EQH420
Implicit Bias and Decision-Making
Implicit or unconscious bias significantly affects decision-making in healthcare, impacting patient care, treatment choices, and interactions among healthcare professionals. Biases create stereotypes, leading to discrimination and exclusion, which harm both staff and patients. In this course, you'll learn how biases influence perceptions, actions and outcomes. You'll reflect on your own biases and ways to mitigate them, strengthen your ability to work effectively with diverse populations, and learn to identify and address microaggressions. You will also develop your skills in critical thinking and communication, including how to give feedback that supports equity, regardless of your role.
Overview
Location: Online
Format: Self-paced within deadlines set by instructor
Duration: 6 weeks
Tuition: $599
Can be applied to:
Equity in Healthcare Certificate
Automatically applies to:
Equity Essentials in Healthcare Microcertificate
Upcoming Offerings
- Wed, Oct 29 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Nov 5 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Nov 12 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Nov 19 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Nov 26 (self-paced all week)
- Wed, Dec 3 (self-paced all week)
What you will learn
After completing this course, you鈥檒l be able to do the following:
- Recognize your explicit and implicit biases and how they impact your decision-making
- Evaluate the role your experiences have played in shaping your behaviours, assumptions, interactions and relationships
- Identify and intervene when microaggressions happen
- Apply practical strategies to reduce bias
- Give feedback in ways that support equity
How you will learn and be evaluated
- Prepare to spend three to four hours per week on coursework
- Expect reading and other assignments on a weekly basis
- Plan to access the course at least once every few days to keep up with your work and group assignments
You will be evaluated on:
- Assignments
- Participation in online discussions
Learning Materials
No textbook is required. We will provide all course materials online.
Technical Requirements
For online courses, you will need a computer with audio and microphone that is connected to the internet. Canvas is the online system that will be used for the course. For more information and online support, visit Online Learning.