Webinar: How Clinicians Can Establish Trust During Racially Discordant Clinical Encounters

Webinar titled "Can the Clinician See You Now? Content and Connection in Racially Discordant Clinical Encounters" provides an overview of best practices clinicians can use during racially discordant clinical encounters to facilitate a positive connection with patients. The content discussed includes defining concepts of culture, cultural competency, and critical consciousness and discussing how these are relevant to medical encounters. The speaker also examines the relationship between cultural attitudes, perceptions, and bias. He follows by reviewing the available data on racial/ethnic discordant patient encounters and explores examples of practical approaches that can facilitate connection and communication during personal and professional encounters. The webinar is 60 minutes in length and available in English here: Can the Clinician See You Now? Context and Connection in Racially Discordant Clinical Encounters | National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF).