- PB-AI and Optometry: How Autonomous Technology is Changing the Way Diabetic Retinopathy and Macular Edema are Diagnosed
- PB-Basics of Infection Control
- PB-Focus On Vision & Health Promotion For I.D. Athletes
- PB-Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, and Patient Education in an Optometric Practice - An Interprofessional Approach
- PB-Improving Patient Communication: What Does Culture Have to Do with It?
- PB-Infection Control: Implementation in a Clinical Practice
- PB-Marijuana and Driving: Your Retina and Brain
- PB-Population Health The Changing Healthcare System and Why Optometry Needs To Know
- PB-The Opioid Epidemic and Drug Diversion
- PB-The Perils of Physician Bias: What It Means and What We Need to Do About It
PB-Can Implicit Bias Affect the Optometric Exam?
Description:
This course will examine how unintentional bias (also known as implicit bias) can impact the optometric exam. We will review clinical situations where implicit bias is most likely to occur in patient care and methods to minimize its impact on patient care and health outcomes.
Course Code:
AOA211-PB
Speaker(s):
Greg Waldorf, O.D.
grwaldorf@gmail.com
Credits:
1
AOA Expiration Date:
3/3/2025
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