Hosted by: Negar Jacobs, PhD
Date: Thursday, February 10 , 2021 | 5:30 - 6:30PM (PST)
Registration: Free

There is no charge to participate in the sessions, but pre-registration is required. 

The presentation will discuss levels of racism in medicine, including systemic racism, interpersonally-mediated racism and internalized racism, with a focus on implicit bias and how that bias impacts medical decision making in a manner that contributes toward health care disparities.

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Learning Objectives

Following participation in this course, participants should be able to:

• Define levels of racism in medicine

• Describe implicit bias (aka implicit attitudes or unconscious bias)

• Identify exposures to what may be our own implicit biases

• Summarize how implicit bias relates to medicine and health care disparities

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  Continuing Education Credit

  A maximum of 3.50 hours is available over the course of the 3 sessions.

  Physicians: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and the Nevada Physician Wellness Coalition (NPWC). The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education to physicians.

  The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  Nurses: The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine approves this program for 1.00 hours of nursing continuing education credit.

  Ethics: This program meets the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners' requirement for 2 hour(s) of training related to ethics, pain management, or addiction care during each licensure period.

  Sponsored in part by: Alliance with the Washoe County Medical Society