This series is designed to explore opportunities to advance the understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Visit AAPA's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resource Center additional resources.

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Activities

Bias: What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You and Your Patients | 1.0  AAPA Category 1 CME credit
Integrating Race Conversations Into Healthy Patient-Provider Interactions | 1.0  AAPA Category 1 CME credit
Is Mental Health the Forgotten Pandemic? | 1.0  AAPA Category 1 CME credit
The Role of Social Determinants of Health in Clinical Practice and Subsequent Health Outcomes | 1.0  AAPA Category 1 CME credit

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Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of these activities, participants should be able to:

• Discuss issues related to equity in healthcare using shared terms and definitions
• Describe the concept of implicit bias and explain how it can impact the care received by patients
• Reflect on the concepts presented in the activity and identify areas for further exploration using resources recommended by the instructor
• Identify ways to talk about race openly with patients, especially patients of color
• Identify distinct ways they can learn more about patients from BIPOC communities
• Identify individual choices that will co-create positive change within their sphere of influence to increase patient-provider interactions with BIPOC communities
• Explore how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the mental health of patients
• Discuss disparities and barriers surrounding mental health care that were exacerbated by the pandemic
• Discuss new and creative solutions that can be applied to your everyday practice
• Define social determinants of health (SDOH)
• Discuss the effects of SDOH on population health
• Apply SDOH into clinical practice encounters and medical decision-making Recognize the relationship between SDOH and health outcomes