The Impact of Skin Color and Ethnicity on Clinical Diagnosis and Research is a 4-part webinar series brought to you by the Skin of Color Society Foundation, NEJM Group, and VisualDx.
Join clinical experts, thought leaders, and advocates for a collaborative discussion on the issues of health disparities, structural racism, and medicine as we examine specific dermatologic diseases in a series of four free and open educational webinars.
- Racism and Racial Bias in Medicine: Wednesday, October 28, 1:00-2:15 PM ET
- Hair Disorders in People of Color: Thursday, November 12, 1:00-2:15 PM ET
- Pigmentary Disorders and Keloids: Wednesday, November 18, 1:00-2:15 PM ET
- Covid-19 Comorbidities and Cutaneous Manifestations of Systemic Diseases in Adults and Children: Wednesday, December 2, 1:00-2:15 PM ET
Implicit bias and structural racism play a central role in the development of health care disparities. One of the critically important areas in medicine is the misdiagnosis of disease in people with darker skin types due to implicit bias and the lack of awareness among physicians in recognizing the disease pattern. Clinicians in primary care, emergency medicine, hospital medicine, surgery, pediatrics, and other medical specialties can deliver improved care if they can recognize and diagnose medical conditions based on skin findings in patients of color. This four-part series aims to improve diagnosis in people of color, describe pathogenesis and treatment of diseases, develop cultural competency, and impact change in health care policy so more is done to reduce racial bias in medical practice and medical research. Providing this education, in turn, will ultimately help reduce health disparities and improve the lives of underrepresented minority populations.
