ADA National Network Learning Session: Health Equity and Disability: Impacts of Unconscious Bias and Diagnostic Overshadowing

Event Date/Time: 

Thursday, April 27th, 2023
11:30 AM PDT - 1:00 PM PDT

Location: 

Online

Description: 

Registration for this session will open Friday, April 14

While everyone has unconscious biases as a result of our own experiences and histories, biases towards individuals with disabilities can result in inequitable healthcare and poorer health outcomes for these patients. Diagnostic overshadowing is rooted in unconscious bias and occurs when new symptoms are attributed to pre-existing conditions. This can cause misdiagnosis, delayed or unnecessary treatments, and/or poor health outcomes. This presentation will review a variety of case study examples of the impact of biases and diagnostic overshadowing on patients with disabilities, how patient biases may impact healthcare outcomes, and strategies to address and overcome biases in healthcare.

Learning objectives:

  • Describe the impacts of biases and diagnostic overshadowing on healthcare outcomes for patients with disabilities.
  • Understand the impacts of potential patient biases on the healthcare experience.
  • Describe strategies and steps to mitigate biases and diagnostic overshadowing in healthcare.

Presenter:

Holly Darnell, MS OTR/L, ADAC, is an ADA Coordinator with UCHealth in Colorado. Her role is focused on accessibility, healthcare access and equity for patients and visitors with disabilities at outpatient medical clinics.

General Accommodations: 

Open or Closed Captions

From the Sponsor: 

Region 9- Pacific ADA Center, ADA National Network

Audience: 

People with Disabilities, State and Local Government, Family Member of Person With Disability, Medical Professional

Topic: 

Public Accommodations (ADA Title III), Disability Awareness/Education, Medical Assistance

Credit: 

Attendance

Registration: 

Required

Cost: 

$ 0.00

Registration Deadline: 

Wednesday, April 26, 2023