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Single Perspective Instinct

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Generalization Instinct

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PROJECT IMPLICIT

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Costs/Wastes:
$130 billion/year
(due to racial bias alone!)

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What is implicit bias? NYT/POV's Saleem Reshamwala unscrews the lid on the unfair effects of our subconscious.

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Topic of racism triggers strong emotional response.

Similar with privilege.

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How can I address my biases if I don’t know that I have them?

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Assumptions of individuals and groups can cause medical providers to not use an individual’s circumstances or objective data to guide clinical management.

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Executive directive Implicit Bias Training

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Step 1: AWARENESS

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Whitmer: Health workers must get ‘implicit bias’ training

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Some good news...
Bias is universal and health professionals are not immune!

1. It’s normal, and it doesn’t make us bad people!

2. They are malleable, the implicit associations that we have formed can be gradually unlearned and replaced with new associations.

3. There are evidence-based strategies we can use to control or prevent our implicit responses and behaviors.

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Implicit biases often directly oppose one’s explicitly held values.

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Blindspot:
Implicit bias among health professionals impacts patient-provider interactions which leads to disparities in health outcomes.

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Implicit Bias Training

MI Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order in July 2020, requiring implicit bias training to renew or obtain health care license.