Diverse name? No Problem: Frameworks for combating name-based microaggressions in clinical setting

Overview:

Diverse name? No Problem: Frameworks for combating name-based microaggressions in clinical setting
Emmanuel C Ohuabunwa, MD, MBA

Microaggressions are significant predictors of physician burnout. Name-based microaggressions are a subset that capture the subtle discriminatory actions against those with ethnically-distinct names. As we strive to increase diversity in medicine, there will be an inevitable increase in the number of physicians with ethnically-distinct names. Working to understand and avoid name-based microaggressions and the potential for differential use of formality is essential. Attendees will understand the definition of name based microaggressions and its effects on colleagues and patients; review results of Dr Ohuabunwa’s most recent qualitative study and; practice various strategies to address name-based microaggressions from the perspective of the target, the source, the bystander, and the institution.

After this presentation, attendees will be able to:

1.      Define microaggressions, its name-based subtype and the impact on individuals and society.

2.      Describe the importance of names and their meanings in different cultures

3.      Recognize how name-based microaggressions can impact professional growth, turnover, and burnout

4.     Review strategies for overcoming name-based microaggressions both personally and professionally.

Presenter:

Emmanuel C Ohuabunwa, MD, MBA

Assistant Professor – Emergency Medicine

UT Southwestern, Dallas

 

Financial Disclosures:

Emmanuel Ohuabunwa, MD/MBA, has no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

The Family & Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee members (Mark Nadeau, MD, MBA; Nehman Andry, MD; Maria Del Pilar Montanez Villacampa, MD, Stacy Ogbeide, PsyD; Yun Shi, MD, PhD; Marcy Wiemers, MD; Christine Song, DO; Gabriela Gibson-Lopez, PsyD; Margaret Finley, MD; Richel Avery, MD; Khorshid Amirkhosravi, MD; Jeff Svec, MD; Oralia Bazaldua, Pharm D; Kelsi Sexton Barajas, MA, MEd) have no financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

The Family & Community Medicine Professional Development and Grand Rounds Committee member Carlos Roberto Jaén, MD has disclosed he receives royalties from General Practice and Family Medicine for being UpToDate Editor-in-Chief.

Credits:

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (1.00 hours)

Target Audience:

Specialties – Primary Care; Family Medicine
Faculty, residents, other health care providers and staff from our department; physicians and health care providers from San Antonio and South Texas; and medical students in our third-year clerkship and fourth year rotations.

Accreditation:

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio designates this live activity up to a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses and other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Attendance. For information on applicability and acceptance, please consult your professional licensing board.

For activity related questions, please contact:
Name: Kelsi Sexton Barajas- FCM Grand Rounds Coordinator
Email: sextonk@uthscsa.edu

For CME general questions, please contact
Ph: (210) 567-4445
Email: cme@uthscsa.edu