Implicit bias is a form of bias in which a person's automatic and unintentional thoughts of another person or group influence either positively or negatively their behavior or the decisions they make. Studies show that healthcare providers have the same amount of bias as any other person and that it can affect patient care. However, in the emergency room, which is fast-paced and there is a high number of patients, implicit bias may be higher. Therefore, this study will look at emergency care center (ECC) providers' willingness to change their implicit bias behaviors. After, it will provide implicit bias education designed for the ECC to the healthcare providers at SMHCS Sarasota campus and assess whether it improved their willingness to change implicit bias behaviors when compared to the providers in the SMHCS Venice campus who did not receive the education.
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Examine emergency care center (ECC) staff's willingness to overcome pre-existing implicit bias.
Timeframe: 6-18 months
Assess whether an educational module on implicit bias designed explicitly for the ECC increases willingness to overcome implicit bias behavior among ECC staff.
Timeframe: 6-18 months
Compare willingness to overcome implicit bias in ECC staff who received education versus staff who were not provided with any education.
Timeframe: 6-18 months