Advancing Health Equity: Reducing Bias in Healthcare
Learn to recognize and address bias in healthcare to improve patient outcomes and promote health equity.
Learn to recognize and address bias in healthcare to improve patient outcomes and promote health equity.
This course provides an interactive bias training for healthcare professionals, focusing on advancing health equity and reducing bias in healthcare delivery. Designed for an increasingly diverse healthcare landscape, it challenges participants to examine their awareness, values, and actions regarding implicit and unconscious bias. The course covers four core concepts: Community Orientation, Organizational Awareness, Professionalism, and Accountability, Change Leadership, and Strategic Orientation. Through interactive 360-video experiences, case studies, and reflective exercises, learners engage with real-world healthcare scenarios that highlight bias at multiple levels of the healthcare system. The course aims to equip healthcare workers with the skills to recognize the connection between biases and healthcare management and policy, ultimately contributing to improved patient care and outcomes.
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What you'll learn
Recognize the connection between biases and healthcare management
Understand the impact of bias on patient care and health outcomes
Develop skills to identify and address implicit and unconscious biases
Explore strategies for promoting health equity in healthcare organizations
Enhance leadership skills for driving change and accountability in healthcare
Apply concepts of emotional intelligence to improve healthcare delivery
Skills you'll gain
This course includes:
3 Hours PreRecorded video
4 assignments
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There are 4 modules in this course
This course on Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Reducing Bias in Healthcare covers four key modules: Community Orientation, Organizational Awareness, Professionalism, and Special Topics including Accountability, Change Leadership, and Strategic Orientation. Through these modules, learners explore the impact of bias on healthcare delivery and patient outcomes, examine power structures in healthcare organizations, and develop skills to recognize and address microaggressions and harmful biases. The course employs a variety of learning methods including video lectures, case studies, interactive experiences, and self-assessment tools to provide a comprehensive understanding of health equity issues and strategies for bias reduction in healthcare settings.
Community Orientation
Module 1 · 3 Hours to complete
Organizational Awareness
Module 2 · 2 Hours to complete
Professionalism
Module 3 · 2 Hours to complete
Special Topics: Accountability, Change Leadership, and Strategic Orientation
Module 4 · 2 Hours to complete
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Advocate for Health Equity and Leadership in Public Health
Dr. Ebbin Dotson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Management and Policy at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, where he also serves as the Faculty Director for the UM Summer Enrichment Program and leads the Health Equity Leadership Pipeline Collaborative. His research encompasses a range of topics, including organizational theory, health equity, leadership competencies, workforce diversity, and health literacy. Dr. Dotson is dedicated to addressing healthcare disparities and enhancing community health through innovative leadership and policy initiatives. He teaches courses focused on organizational behavior and health equity management, aiming to equip future leaders with the skills necessary to foster inclusive healthcare environments.In addition to his academic roles, Dr. Dotson actively supports recruitment and retention programs for underrepresented students in public health and advises the Public Health Student of African Descent organization. His previous experience includes serving as Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health. Dr. Dotson holds a PhD in Health Services and Policy Analysis from UC Berkeley and has a strong commitment to mentoring youth, particularly young men, in his community. His course, "Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Reducing Bias in Healthcare," reflects his passion for promoting equitable healthcare practices through education and community engagement.
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