Implicit Bias in Medicine and Healthcare: Science and Solutions

Thursday, July 20, 2023, 6:30 AM - Sunday, July 19, 2026, 6:30 PM


This enduring material is an evidence-based interprofessional continuing education activity which focuses on the key concepts of implicit bias, its definition, how it affects behavior and impact the care of patients. This interactive course provides the learner opportunities to examine and reflect one's own biases and the possible effects of these biases on others as well as strategies to mitigate them in the clinical context.

1. Define implicit bias and understand the difference from conscious processes. 4. Identify strategies to mitigate bias in the clinical context.
2. Describe how implicit bias affects behavior, interpersonal interactions, decision making and clinical care
3. Reflect on the possible effects of implicit bias on patients and other members of the healthcare team.
4. Identify strategies to mitigate bias in the clinical context
5. Apply knowledge learned about implicit bias to effectively improve clinical decisions and practices

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by MedStar Health. MedStar Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ Physician (1.00 hours), ASWB Social Worker: Cultural Competence (1.00 hours), Athletic Trainer - BOC (1.00 hours), Dietetic Technicians, Registered (1.00 hours), IPCE (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Member of the Healthcare Team (1.00 hours), Nurse - ANCC (1.00 hours), Pharmacist - ACPE (1.00 hours), Pharmacy Technician-PTCB (1.00 hours), Physician Assistant - AAPA (1.00 hours), Psychologist-APA (1.00 hours), Registered Dietitians - CDR (1.00 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

MedStar Health adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education.

Individuals in a position to control the content of this CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies. An ineligible company is any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All of the relevant financial relationships listed below have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.