Course Description

TThis course focuses on implicit bias training. Implicit biases, often negative and unintentional, impact clinician perceptions and contribute to health disparities by affecting patient-provider interactions, treatment decisions, and overall access to care. Implementing implicit bias training is crucial to raise awareness among healthcare providers about this modifiable risk factor associated with health disparities. 

 

 

Contact Hours: 2
Text Course Format: Text
Target Audience:
Instructional Level: Beginner

Accreditation Information:

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Course Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course focuses on implicit bias training. Implicit biases, often negative and unintentional, impact clinician perceptions and contribute to health disparities by affecting patient-provider interactions, treatment decisions, and overall access to care. Implementing implicit bias training is crucial to raise awareness among healthcare providers about this modifiable risk factor associated with health disparities.

Learning Outcomes: 

After completing this course, the learner will be able to:

  • Identify the areas of the brain that are involved in unconscious thought and biases.
  • Differentiate implicit and explicit biases. 
  • Identify factors that contribute to the development of biases. 
  • Recognize the effects of implicit bias within healthcare. 
  • Evaluate the relationship between implicit bias and healthcare disparities. 
  • Recognize strategies to remedy the negative impact of implicit biases when providing within healthcare. 

Disclosures:

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Text courses are viewed on your web browser if the online version is purchased, or sent via mail if the physical copy is purchased.

Contact Hours: 2 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state-specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience: Nurses

Criteria for Completion: Criteria for Completion: A score of 75% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 75% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved.

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial- Candace Pierce DNP, RN, CNE, COI is employed and receives a salary. She received payment from Colibri Healthcare, LLC for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

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Authors:

Candace Pierce DNP, RN, CNE, COI

Dr. Pierce is a nurse leader committed to ensuring nurses are well prepared and offered abundant opportunities and resources to enhance their skills acquisition and confidence at the bedside. With 15 years in nursing, she has worked at the bedside, in management, and in nursing education. She has demonstrated expertise and scholarship in innovation and design thinking in healthcare and education, and collaborative efforts within and outside of healthcare. Scholarship endeavors include funded grants, publications, and presentations. As a leader, Dr. Pierce strives to empower others to create and deploy ideas and embrace their professional roles as leaders, change agents, and problem solvers. In her position as the lead nurse planner for Elite, she works as a project engineer with subject matter experts to develop evidence-based best practices in continuing education for nurses and other healthcare professionals. 

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