Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Healthcare for Advanced Practice Clinicians - Activity ID 3271

Course Instructions

Thursday, June 30, 2022, 12:00 AM - Monday, June 30, 2025, 12:00 AM


AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.50 hours), Contact Hours (ANCC) (0.50 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (0.50 hours)

Diversity, equity, and inclusion of all patients can lead to better health outcomes in the community in which we work. Creating a culture of inclusion and understanding our own biases, will help us improve patient care. It is important to understand how we are the same and how we are different in language, education, race, ethnicity, gender, gender identify, sexual orientation, age, social class, physical ability, religion, political beliefs, and morals. Ensuring equity creates fair and just opportunities to receive and benefit from healthcare. In addition, deliberately including all peoples creates a welcoming and respectful environment for our patients.

Providers may not be aware of how diversity, equity and inclusions problems can hinder their care and relationships with patients. Some states are requiring all clinical professionals to have continuing education on cultural and linguistic competency and implicit bias.

Learning Outcome Statement: Learners will demonstrate an increase in knowledge related to cultural competency and implicit bias by scoring 80% or higher on a post-test.

To obtain credit and a certificate of completion, learners must complete a program evaluation.

Learning Objectives apply to all professions.

1. Evaluate the impact of diversity in your practice
2. Assess the levels of implicit and explicit bias in your practice
3. Implement/improve the collection of race, ethnicity, language, sexual orientation, and gender identity demographic data
4. Develop an action plan to make your practice a more welcoming environment for everyone

The Doctors Company is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. The Doctors Company designates this activity for a maximum of 0.5 nursing contact hours. Learners should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The Doctors Company is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical educational activities for physicians. The Doctors Company designates this activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclaimer
The information and guidelines contained in this activity are generalized and may not apply to all practice situations. We recommend that legal advice be obtained from a qualified attorney for specific application to your practice. The information is intended for educational purposes and should be used as a reference guide only.

State Requirements for Continuing Education
Please see your state licensing organization for continuing education requirements for your profession and specialty.

Accessibility
The Doctors Company is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods, and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008. If you have needs that require special accommodation, please contact the program coordinator or our CPE Coordinator.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

No individual in a position to influence the content of this program has disclosed ineligible financial relationships with commercial interests.