| May 26 opportunity to talk about institutional racism |
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Structural and Unintentional Racism in Medicine
12:30 pm - 4:30 pm May 26, 2010 At MAHEC, 501 Biltmore Ave, Asheville Audience: Health and human service professionals What Are We Doing Wrong? How can it be that health and human service professionals
and organizations, all with good intentions, are failing in our
efforts to provide the highest quality of care and services to all
our patients and clients? The evidence amassed over the past
decades is unmistakable; racial and ethnic health disparities
are pervasive and deeply troubling. This four hour course will
be a first step for those attending to understand healthcare
disparities and to realize the power each of us has to influence
personal and organizational change to bring equity to health
and healthcare for all. This program is intended to begin
addressing institutional racism, not personal transformation.
It is designed for community members to participate as members of
institutions.
Objectives Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to: 1. Explain institutional racism and provide at least one example of how institutional systems can grant access or create barriers to access for different patients and clients 2. Explore how the everyday culture and organizational practices contribute to the formation of health disparities 3. Begin to recognize “how power works,” and list at least one example of each of the following: • Consensual power
• Productive power
• Coercive power
Faculty Elizabeth Herskovits Castillo, MD, PhD Director Geriatric Medicine Fellowship MAHEC Reverend Willard Bass, Jr., MDiv Executive Director Institute for Dismantling Racism J. Nelson-Weaver, DrPH Executive Director HealthPartners Jorge Zeballos Latino Community Coordinator International Student Advisor Guilford College Credit MAHEC designates this continuing education activity as meeting the criteria for .4 CEUs as established by the National Task Force on the Continuing Education Unit. You must attend the entire workshop to receive CEUs. 4.0 contact hours. Sponsored by: “Part of the North Carolina AHEC Program” Diversity Education In collaboration with: HealthPartners $10.00 MAHECRegistration: 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm Wednesday, May 26, 2010 |
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