Discrimination, misinformation, and a lack of healthcare access still pose dangers to the LGBTQ+ patient population—and healthcare providers have a duty to respond. Here are some resources for healthcare providers to better help their LGBTQ+ patients.
While teens can find support and connections online, they can also find things that magnify depression, anxiety, and self-harm. There are plenty of risks to navigate online, even for for adults—cyberbullying, misinformation, impossible standards of beauty and wealth, and toxic or hateful online...
ECRI’s annual report on the top patient safety concerns facing the healthcare industry—and what to do about them—are free online. The 2023 list contains several new issues, including pediatric mental health and uncertainty in maternal-fetal care. And it has several familiar concerns, including...
IHI President Kedar Mate sat down with Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, the chief health equity officer and the senior vice president for the AMA, and Glenn Harris, the president of Race Forward and publisher of Colorlines. Both of their...
One thing often missing from the healthcare equity conversation, Mate said, is the impact of moral injury on the well-being of providers—specifically related to the inability to treat the underlying causes of patients’ suffering.
Members of the LGBTQ+ community often experience discrimination, and that can extend to the realm of healthcare. A community member’s wellness can be put at risk due to healthcare workers’ lack of experience or training, not seeking care out of fear of being stigmatized or discriminated against...
Emergency medicine residents who experience workplace mistreatment are more likely to be burned out than residents who do not experience workplace mistreatment, according to a new ...