Implicit Bias in Healthcare 1-Hour Compliance Training

This activity provides an interprofessional educational experience focused on understanding and addressing implicit bias in healthcare. Through case examples and evidence-based strategies, participants will examine how bias—particularly related to race, gender, and socioeconomic status—can affect individuals with intersecting identities. Learners will gain tools to identify, interrupt, and mitigate bias in clinical practice. The activity fulfills implicit bias training requirements for licensed professionals in Illinois (Section 1130.500), California (AB 2319), and New Jersey (Bill A1079).

Target Audience

This activity is designed for an interprofessional audiences in all states, for all professions licensed or registered under the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation under Section 1130.500, for all individuals licensed under Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code who provide perinatal care​ in California and meets criteria for AB 2319, for healthcare professionals in New Jersey who provide prenatal or perinatal care, including physicians, physician assistants, nurses, certified nurse midwives, certified professional midwives, and certified midwives, as outlined in New Jersey Bill A1079.

Learning Objectives

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  • Differentiate between implicit and explicit biases and explain how they impact individuals with intersecting identities..
  • Identify the causes, formation, effects, and harms of implicit bias, particularly as they relate to race, gender socioeconomic status, and other intersecting identities.
  • Identify and apply strategies to recognize, interrupt, and mitigate implicit bias in interactions with individuals from diverse and intersecting identity groups.

Commercial Support
There is no commercial support for this activity.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Technician
  • 1.00 ADA CERP
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 APA
  • 1.00 ASWB
  • 1.00 Attendance
  • 1.00 CDR
  • 1.00 COPE
Course opens: 
05/01/2025
Course expires: 
06/30/2026
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0

DISCLOSURES

Name

Relationship

Commercial Interest

Joanna Nolte, APRN, MSN, ANP-BC, FNP-BC

N/A

Nothing to disclose

Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN

President, AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare

N/A

Nothing to disclose

Bernadette Makar, MSN, APRN-BC, NP-C (planner/reviewer)

N/A

Nothing to disclose

Dorothy Duffy, RPh (planner/reviewer)

N/A

Nothing to disclose

Broc Pollinger, MSW, LSW, OSW-C, (planner/reviewer)

N/A

Nothing to disclose

Michele Bielarski, RN (planner/reviewer)

N/A

Nothing to disclose

AKH Inc Staff and Planners

N/A

Nothing to disclose

Renew Now CE Staff and Planners

N/A

Nothing to disclose

All of the relevant financial relationships listed for these individuals have been mitigated.

 

It is the policy of AKH Inc. to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, scientific rigor, and integrity in all of its continuing education activities. The author must disclose to the participants any significant relationships with ineligible companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in the activity or with the commercial supporter of this continuing education activity. Identified conflicts of interest are mitigated by AKH prior to accreditation of the activity. AKH planners and reviewers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use and Investigational Product 
This educational activity may include discussion of uses of agents that are investigational and/or unapproved by the FDA. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Disclaimer 
This course is designed solely to provide the healthcare professional with information to assist in his/her practice and professional development and is not to be considered a diagnostic tool to replace professional advice or treatment. The course serves as a general guide to the healthcare professional, and therefore, cannot be considered as giving legal, nursing, medical, or other professional advice in specific cases. AKH Inc. specifically disclaim responsibility for any adverse consequences resulting directly or indirectly from information in the course, for undetected error, or through participants misunderstanding of the content. If you would like to opt out from future communications from AKH please send an email to [email protected] with your information with "Opt Out" in the subject line.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and Renew Now CE. AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

 

Physicians
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity

Pharmacists/Pharmacy Technicians
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this continuing education activity for 1.0 contact hours.

Physician Associates
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until 6/30/2026. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

 

Dentists
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.

AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this activity for 1.0 continuing education credits.

Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider, or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.

Psychologists
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibly for the content of the programs.

Optometrists
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this asynchronous activity for a maximum of 1.0 COPE credit hours. Optometrists should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

                                Activity number :130618  Course number: 97671-PB

Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. AKH Inc. Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 culture competence continuing education credits.

Dietitians

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy Technician
  • 1.00 ADA CERP
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 APA
  • 1.00 ASWB
  • 1.00 Attendance
  • 1.00 CDR
  • 1.00 COPE

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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