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CAEP 2021 Academic Symposium: recommendations for addressing racism and colonialism in emergency medicine

Jennifer M Bryan1, Sara Alavian2, Dawn Giffin3

  • 1Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. Jennifer.Bryan@utoronto.ca.

CJEM
|January 12, 2022
PubMed

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This study offers 16 practical recommendations to combat racism and colonialism in Canadian emergency medicine. These steps aim to promote health equity for patients and improve professional development for physicians.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Health Equity
  • Emergency Medicine

Background:

  • Racism and colonialism significantly affect health outcomes, physician advancement, professional development, and medical education in Canada.
  • The Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) has pledged to address health inequities, particularly concerning racism.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop actionable recommendations for mitigating the impacts of racism and colonialism within the field of emergency medicine in Canada.

Main Methods:

  • A comprehensive approach involving a 40-member working group, literature review, community consultation, expert input, and a national survey of emergency physicians.
  • Draft recommendations were presented and discussed at the 2021 CAEP Academic Symposium on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, with feedback gathered via post-session surveys.

Main Results:

  • Sixteen distinct recommendations were formulated.
  • These recommendations address critical areas including patient care, fostering commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) within hospitals and departments, enhancing physician advancement, and improving professional development and medical education.

Conclusions:

  • Emergency physicians play a pivotal role in advancing equity during patient encounters, interactions with colleagues, and in educating learners.
  • The 16 recommendations provide practical strategies for the daily mitigation of racism and colonialism in emergency medicine settings.
Abstract

Keywords:
AnticolonialismAntiracismBIPOCBlackDiversityIndigenous

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