Activity ID
10602Expires
May 31, 2025Format Type
EnduringCME Credit
0.75Fee
$30CME Provider: American Medical Association
Description of CME Course
This video is an excerpt from the AMA Advancing Equity through Quality & Safety Peer Network session on Health Equity Narrative, Language, and Concepts. In this section, Fernando De Maio, AMA and Philip Alberti, AAMC, discuss the ways in which dominant narratives in medicine and health care perpetuate health inequities. They go on to introduce Advancing Health Equity: A Guide to Language, Narrative, and Concepts, which provides guidance and promotes a deeper understanding of equity-focused, person-first language and why it matters for advancing health equity
Disclaimers
1. This activity is accredited by the American Medical Association.
2. This activity is free to AMA members.
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Educational Objectives
1. Describe the importance of language and narrative to achieving health and health care equity
2. Distinguish components of the "narrative ecosystem" and how words can reflect deeper values
3. Identify ways of challenging dominant narratives in health care
Keywords
Health Inequities, Health Disparities, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Ethics
Competencies
Medical Knowledge, Professionalism
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
DOI
10.1001/ama.2022.0001582
