Implicit Bias in Healthcare - Video Lesson

Hey, everybody. Welcome back. In this lesson, we'll delve into implicit bias and its impact on patient care. Understanding implicit bias is critical to providing equitable care to all patients. To begin, it is important to understand that everyone brings their cultural beliefs and practices to the table, including health care professionals. Recognizing how these beliefs can skew and complicate our decision making is crucial in avoiding implicit bias. Implicit bias refers to unconscious prejudices that can influence our decisions and actions. It is important to understand that everyone has internalized prejudices, and in health care, they can adversely affect patient care. Addressing and mitigating these biases ensures that every patient receives fair and equitable care. Not doing so can lead to misunderstandings, reduced trust, and suboptimal care outcomes. Unfortunately, there are many subconscious beliefs.