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The Efficacy of an Antioppression Curriculum for Health Professionals.

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Wu, D; Saint-Hilaire, L; Pineda, A; Hessler, D; Saba, GW; Salazar, R; Olayiwola, N
Published in: Fam Med
January 7, 2019

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Health professionals increasingly recognize the role that social determinants play in health disparities. However, little focus is placed on how health care professionals themselves contribute to disparities through biased care. We have developed a curriculum based on an antioppression framework which encourages health professionals to evaluate their biases and combat health care disparities through an active process of allyship. METHODS: Teaching methods emphasize skill building and include lectures, guided reflections, and facilitated discussions. Pre- and postsurveys were administered to assess participants' confidence level to recognize unconscious bias and to be an ally to colleagues, patients, and staff. In total, we conducted 20 workshops with a total of 468 participants across multiple disciplines. RESULTS: The survey response rate was 80%. Using a paired t-test, the mean difference in the pre- and postsurveys revealed a statistically significant improvement across all measures. Participants showed the greatest improvements (large effect size d>0.8) in their understanding of the process of allyship, their ability to describe strategies to address, assess, and recognize unconscious bias, and their knowledge of managing situations in which prejudice, power, and privilege are involved. CONCLUSIONS: Results show that an antioppression curriculum can enhance health professionals' confidence in addressing bias in health care through allyship. For those who value social justice and equity, moving from the role of bystander to a place of awareness and solidarity allows for one's behaviors to mirror these values. Allyship is an accessible tool that all health professionals can use in order to facilitate this process.

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Fam Med

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1938-3800

Publication Date

January 7, 2019

Volume

51

Issue

1

Start / End Page

22 / 30

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Social Justice
  • Prejudice
  • Inservice Training
  • Humans
  • Healthcare Disparities
  • Health Personnel
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • Educational Measurement
  • Curriculum
 

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Wu, D., Saint-Hilaire, L., Pineda, A., Hessler, D., Saba, G. W., Salazar, R., & Olayiwola, N. (2019). The Efficacy of an Antioppression Curriculum for Health Professionals. Fam Med, 51(1), 22–30. https://doi.org/10.22454/FamMed.2018.227415
Wu, Diana, Lamercie Saint-Hilaire, Andrew Pineda, Danielle Hessler, George W. Saba, René Salazar, and Nwando Olayiwola. “The Efficacy of an Antioppression Curriculum for Health Professionals.Fam Med 51, no. 1 (January 7, 2019): 22–30. https://doi.org/10.22454/FamMed.2018.227415.
Wu D, Saint-Hilaire L, Pineda A, Hessler D, Saba GW, Salazar R, et al. The Efficacy of an Antioppression Curriculum for Health Professionals. Fam Med. 2019 Jan 7;51(1):22–30.
Wu, Diana, et al. “The Efficacy of an Antioppression Curriculum for Health Professionals.Fam Med, vol. 51, no. 1, Jan. 2019, pp. 22–30. Pubmed, doi:10.22454/FamMed.2018.227415.
Wu D, Saint-Hilaire L, Pineda A, Hessler D, Saba GW, Salazar R, Olayiwola N. The Efficacy of an Antioppression Curriculum for Health Professionals. Fam Med. 2019 Jan 7;51(1):22–30.

Published In

Fam Med

DOI

EISSN

1938-3800

Publication Date

January 7, 2019

Volume

51

Issue

1

Start / End Page

22 / 30

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Social Justice
  • Prejudice
  • Inservice Training
  • Humans
  • Healthcare Disparities
  • Health Personnel
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • Educational Measurement
  • Curriculum