Words Matter: An Antibias Workshop for Health Care Professionals to Reduce Stigmatizing Language

• Main Authors: Julia Raney (Author), Ria Pal (Author), Tiffany Lee (Author), Samuel Ricardo Saenz (Author), Devika Bhushan (Author), Peter Leahy (Author), Carrie Johnson (Author), Cynthia Kapphahn (Author), Michael A. Gisondi (Author), Kim Hoang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Association of American Medical Colleges, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction Biased language influences health care providers' perceptions of patients, impacts their clinical care, and prevents vulnerable populations from seeking treatment. Training clinicians to systematically replace biased verbal and written language is an essential step to providing equ...