UNITE Against SUD Stigma - Words Matter: Addressing Bias in Medical Documentation - Recording

Monday, December 18, 2023, 12:00 AM - Tuesday, December 17, 2024, 12:00 AM

The UNITE Against SUD Stigma ECHO is a 5-session lunch and learn series designed for medical professionals and first responders to break down stigma for individuals with substance use disorder (SUD). Each interactive session includes a presentation by experts in the field and opportunities to source questions with leaders in SUD treatment, prevention, and screening.

Launch Date: 12/18/2023

Expiration Date: 12/17/2024

1. Summarize what stigma is and the three main forms of stigma faced by people who use substances in health settings
2. Identify how stigma impacts the care people living with substance use disorder receive their overall health
3. Describe the role and services of a peer recovery specialist
4. Develop and implement strategies to prevent bias and unintended harms towards people living with substance use concerns and co-occurring conditions

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Please note that you are not able to claim credit if you already attended the live activity on November 28, 2023.

 

References

1. J Gen Intern Med. 2018 May; 33(5): 685–691. Published online 2018 Jan 26. doi: 10.1007/s11606-017-4289-2 PMCID: PMC5910343 PMID: 29374357‘Do Words Matter? Stigmatizing Language and the Transmission of Bias in the Medical Record’, Anna P. Goddu, MSc, Katie J. O’Conor, BA, Sophie Lanzkron, MD, MHS, Mustapha O. Saheed, MD, Somnath Saha, MD, MPH, Monica E. Peek, MD, MPH, MSc, Carlton Haywood, Jr., PhD, MA, and Mary Catherine Beach, MD, MPH
2. International Journal of Drug Policy, 2010-05-01, Volume 21, Issue 3, Pages 202-207, Copyright © 2009 Elsevier B.V. ‘Does it matter how we refer to individuals with substance-related conditions? A randomized study of two commonly used terms’, John F. Kelly and Cassandra M. Westerhoff
3. Pain Res Manag. 2018; 2018: 6358624. Published online 2018 Feb 25. doi: 10.1155/2018/6358624 PMCID: PMC5845507 PMID: 29682130 “Brave Men” and “Emotional Women”: A Theory-Guided Literature Review on Gender Bias in Health Care and Gendered Norms towards Patients with Chronic Pain’, Anke Samulowitz, corresponding author Ida Gremyr, Erik Eriksson, and Gunnel Hensing
4. J Exp Soc Psychol. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2013 Nov 1. Published in final edited form as: J Exp Soc Psychol. 2012 Nov; 48(6): 1267–1278. doi: 10.1016/j.jesp.2012.06.003 PMCID: PMC3603687 NIHMSID: NIHMS396358 PMID: 23524616 ‘Long-term reduction in implicit race bias: A prejudice habit-breaking intervention’, Patricia G. Devine, Patrick S. Forscher, Anthony J. Austin, and William T. L. Cox
5. MedEdPORTAL. 2021; 17: 11115. Published online 2021 Mar 2. doi: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11115 PMCID: PMC7970642 PMID: 33768147 ‘Words Matter: An Antibias Workshop for Health Care Professionals to Reduce Stigmatizing Language’, Julia Raney, MD, Ria Pal, MD, Tiffany Lee, MD, Samuel Ricardo Saenz, MD, MPH, Devika Bhushan, MD, Peter Leahy, MD, Carrie Johnson, MBA, Cynthia Kapphahn, MD, MPH, Michael A. Gisondi, MD, and Kim Hoang, MD

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AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.00 hours)

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