Implicit Bias: Culturally Sensitive Care for the Seriously Ill and Dying

2530 Eastern Avenue SE,Grand Rapids MI 49507

23 March, 2023

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PURPOSE: Everyone wants and deserves respect and dignity from healthcare providers. When we do not understand another's cultural background, we run the risk of falling short of best practices in caring for those with serious illness or at end-of-life; a situation that does not allow "do-overs." This conference will help participants discover their own implicit bias through self-reflection. You will learn from experts in the field on ways to improve organizational outreach to people with various cultural backgrounds and acquire organizational tools/resources to develop program metrics designed to improve culturally appropriate care. CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES: Define implicit bias behaviors and recognize your own implicit biases Describe the lived experience of culturally insensitive care Identify methods to educate/break barriers in diverse populations regarding palliative and hospice services Identify strategies to decrease and/or remove implicit bias from healthcare organizations and care settings Discuss current implicit bias research and its application to the work setting Discuss measurement approaches for access and delivery of palliative care to communities of opportunity WHO SHOULD ATTEND:This conference is designed for: Physicians, Nurses, Social Workers, Counselors, Educators, Psychologists, Home Health Aides, Hospice Aides, Hospice Personnel, Clergy, Chaplains, Lay Ministers, those caring for people toward the end of life and the general public. This event is pending approval for 3.5 CEU's ***Please bring your license number the day of the event*** AGENDA:0730-0800: Registration, light refreshments, coffee and vendors 0800-0815: Welcome, housekeeping items and CE Requirements 0815-0915: Implicit Bias: What is it and why does it matter in healthcare Speaker: Mr. Terry Rostic; Mary FreeBed Rehabilitation Hospital 0915-0930: Break/Vendors 0930-1100: The Lived Experience: Experts from the field on their past experiences and hopes for the future Panelists: Ms. Sharon Kim, MPA; Associate Director at the U of M Center for Health and Research Transformation (CHRT) Ms. Laura Moody, MSN, BSN, RN; Nursing Professor, member of Grand Rapids and National Black Nurses Association Simin Beg, MD; Medical Director of Spectrum Health Hospice & Palliative Care John Kim, MD; Hospice & Palliative Care Fellow at Trinity Health Saint Mary's 1100-1115: Break/Vendors 1115-1215: "How will I know it when I see it?": Providing culturally appropriate care. (This is the "how to" for your organization) Speakers: Cassie Fancher, BA, MPA; Health Equity & Community Partnerships Coordinator, U of M West Denise Evans, MM, MA; Certified Facilitator- Implicit Bias, Cultural Intelligence, Health Equity Social Justice, Racial Healing Practitioner 1215-1230: Final questions, Wrap up, CE certificates TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE: (200 spots) $35.00 each, with or without the 3.0 CEU's. SPONSORSHIPS: (10 spots)$100 SILVER Sponsor (Includes vendor seat) $150 GOLD Sponsor (Includes vendor seat PLUS TWO FREE TICKETS) QUESTIONS? Reach out to us at: [email protected]