Unconscious Bias and Health Care Disparity

Question 1

what kind of ads have proven to affect physicians practices?

Answer 1

presciptions

Question 2

What are typical depictions in the media of latinos and A.A?

Answer 2

Crime (untrustworthy)
Drugs (immoral)
Violence (dangerous)
Poverty (lazy)
Welfare (undeserving)

Question 3

What does the IAT do?

Answer 3

tests response times

Question 4

In the IAT is the implicit biases correlated with explicit?

Answer 4

not really

Question 5

stereotypes are what three things?

Answer 5

normal, functional, adaptive

Question 6

What categories are stereotypes typically used.

Answer 6

race, gender, age

Question 7

In what situations are stereotypes most active?

Answer 7

under stress, time pressure, and multi-tasking

Question 8

Model for stereotypes/biases leading to disparities

Answer 8

Lower expectations for minority patients (e.g. tight control of diabetes)
Less effort spent communicating with minority patients (e.g. influenza vaccine)
Gatekeeper - (e.g. African-Americans with renal failure less likely to be placed on renal transplant list - not related to preference)

Question 9

Implicit Bias among Physicians and its Prediction of Thrombolysis Decisions for Black and White Patients article showed what?

Answer 9

that racial disparities were prevalent in thrombolytic therapy for acute MI, whites were treated far more than blacks

Question 10

Lack of rapport or good communication may be due to (blank) or discomfort and avoidance of patient

Answer 10

unconscious bias

Question 11

The inability for blacks to acquire as many kidneys as whites indicates a flawed system not questioned by nephrologists or others as it only affects (blank)

Answer 11

minorities

Question 12

Unconscious bias may be ingrained into the minds of (blank) also so they don’t question the system

Answer 12

patients