Addressing Bias in Patient Care: Part 1 of 2
Episode 12 of the The EMS Educator podcast, hosted by Prodigy EMS, titled "Addressing Bias in Patient Care: Part 1 of 2" was published on June 11, 2022 and runs 40 minutes.
June 11, 2022 ·40m · The EMS Educator
Summary
How can EMS educators and leaders help prevent bias in patient care? One way is to make the unconscious conscious. We welcome guests Katie O’Connor, EMS Educator and simulation expert in LA County and Washington D.C.’s GWU, and Sahaj Khalsa, Santa Fe (NM) Community College's EMS Program Director. Prodigy's Medical Director Dr. Maia Dorsett also weighs in. Our guests discuss the importance of definitions, why words matter and the prevalence of bias in simulation (racial, age, gender, etc.). They give tips on how to normalize the discussion, destigmatize bias and not always use white male manikins. If you’re an educator, chief, EMS employer, look at your data around this issue. Look at your scenarios and what they are reinforcing. Your clinicians will respond and improve. Look for Part 2, Addressing Bias in Your Agency, to be released in July! Mentioned in the episode: Influence of patient race on administration of analgesia by student paramedics Get in touch with our guests: Sahaj Khalsa: @ssk040 Katie O'Connor: @kathleenoco [email protected] This podcast is sponsored by EMS Gives Life. Would you consider becoming a living organ donor? Visit emsgiveslife.org for more info. Check out the Prodigy EMS Bounty Program! Earn a $1000 reward for your best talks! Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com. Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube & IG.
Episode Description
How can EMS educators and leaders help prevent bias in patient care? One way is to make the unconscious conscious. We welcome guests Katie O’Connor, EMS Educator and simulation expert in LA County and Washington D.C.’s GWU, and Sahaj Khalsa, Santa Fe (NM) Community College's EMS Program Director. Prodigy's Medical Director Dr. Maia Dorsett also weighs in. Our guests discuss the importance of definitions, why words matter and the prevalence of bias in simulation (racial, age, gender, etc.). They give tips on how to normalize the discussion, destigmatize bias and not always use white male manikins.
If you’re an educator, chief, EMS employer, look at your data around this issue. Look at your scenarios and what they are reinforcing. Your clinicians will respond and improve.
Look for Part 2, Addressing Bias in Your Agency, to be released in July!
Mentioned in the episode:
Influence of patient race on administration of analgesia by student paramedics
Get in touch with our guests:
Sahaj Khalsa: @ssk040
Katie O'Connor: @kathleenoco
This podcast is sponsored by EMS Gives Life. Would you consider becoming a living organ donor? Visit emsgiveslife.org for more info.
Check out the Prodigy EMS Bounty Program! Earn a $1000 reward for your best talks!
Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com. Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube & IG.
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