Striving for Health Equity and Reducing Implicit Bias in Primary Care

Overview

Primary care clinicians have the great privilege of longitudinally caring for people of all backgrounds and walks of life. How we engage our patients around their health goals, needs, and barriers plays a critical role in building rapport and advancing health equity. This session outlines a holistic approach for maintaining affirmative communication and cultural humility to address key drivers of health outcomes.

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The session titled "Striving for Health Equity and Reducing Implicit Bias in Primary Care" (0.75 hour) is designed to satisfy CE (NP Only) requirements on the topic of Cultural Competency & Humility - Implicit Bias and is also approved for Medical Ethics and/or Professional Responsibility in TX.

Learning Objectives

• Develop a holistic approach to primary care, screening for and addressing key social and structural drivers of health outcomes
• Uphold affirmative communication and avoiding stigmatizing language to build trust and strengthen rapport
• Maintain cultural humility to avoid making assumptions related to our patients' health goals, beliefs, and access to resources
• Discuss what drives health outcomes beyond medical care
• Discuss what is the whole person care model and how can it support patients in achieving optimal health outcomes