Equity, Inclusion, and Leadership Series: Part IV of IV Overcoming Bias from Patients and Their Families

June 23, 2022

Diversity and Inclusion has become an increasingly dominant part of everyday discussion. This need for action comes on the tails of increasing public outcry with recent events and tragedies in the country. However, discrimination, whether it be based on race, sex, disability, sexual orientation, or any other protected class, has been prevalent for years in both overt and covert ways.

Because of the growing need for awareness and education, we have formed a collaboration and are conducting a quarterly development series by the Departments of Surgery, Otolaryngology, and Plastic Surgery to address and discuss these issues with the goals of becoming more well-rounded departments that foster an environment in which everyone feels included and allowed to thrive.

In part I of this series, we provided a snapshot of the current climate with the general, otolaryngology and plastic surgery departments as it relates to diversity and inclusion and determined that there are multiple areas for improvement including enhancing diversity of faculty/trainees and increasing awareness of the negative effects of microaggressions/implicit bias on the experiences of faculty/trainees. Part II, focused on building an inclusive environment by high lighting factors that lead to lack of inclusion and sharing practical tools/suggestions as well as engaging in discussion to foster inclusivity across our departments at all levels. Part IV will explore patient biases. 

Target Audience

Faculty, Fellows, and Residents of the Departments of Surgery and Otolaryngology are invited.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.50 Attendance
Course opens: 
01/01/2022
Course expires: 
12/31/2022
Event starts: 
06/23/2022 - 6:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
06/23/2022 - 7:30pm EDT

6:00-6:50     Lecture by Dr. Colin Margin
6:50-7:30     Q&A from the audience Moderators: Dr. Ramonell/Diego
7:30              Adjournment 
 

Live Virtual Conference

Virtual Conference held Microsoft TEAMS.

Dr. Colin Martin, Ph.D. 
Surgical Director
UAB/Children's of Alabama Center for Advanced Intestinal Rehabilitation

Emilia Diego, MD
Vice-Chair for Diversity and Inclusion & Section Chief, Breast Surgery 

Kimberly M. Ramonell, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Division of Endocrine Surgery

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh 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.

Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.50 Attendance
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Faculty, Fellows, and Residents of the Departments of Surgery and Otolaryngology are invited. Those attending will receive CME credit You do not want to miss the second part of this series!

This event will be a safe space. 
o Keep an open mind, listen carefully, do not interrupt
o Support an atmosphere of learning and growth
o Respect the speaker
o Speak for yourself, do not generalize your thoughts to an entire group
o Challenge privilege and your assumptions

For more information, contact Justin Wideman at widemanjm@upmc.edu.

Participation of all individuals is encouraged. Advance notifications of any special needs will help us provide better service. Please notify us of your needs at least two weeks in advance of the program by emailing Justin Wideman at widemanjm@upmc.edu.