The purpose of this module is to teach health care providers about implicit associations, introduce a valid assessment tool to measure implicit associations, as well as provide evidence-based activities that care providers can practice to alter any implicit associations they may hold regarding LGBTQ clients.

The following learning outcomes guide the content of the Implicit Association and LGBTQ Healthcare e-learning module. By the end of the module, learners should be able to:

  • Describe implicit associations.
  • Describe the ways in which implicit association can affect clients' healthcare.
  • Describe strategies to change implicit associations.

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the Minnesota Medical Association and Rainbow Health. The Minnesota Medical Association (MMA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Minnesota Medical Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The members of the faculty and planning committee for this course have indicated that they have no relevant financial relationships to disclose related to the content of the CME activity.

MINNESOTA BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Minnesota Board of Social Work Continuing Education (CE) Providers guidelines. Rainbow Health Initiative is a pre-approved continuing education provider and was issued the following CEP approval number by the Minnesota Board of Social Work: CEP-727.

This live activity was approved for a maximum of 2 continuing education hours. Participants should claim only the hours commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Start Here!

    • Getting Started
  • 2

    Pre-Assessment

    • Evaluating What You Already Know

    • Pre-Assessment Quiz
  • 3

    Assessing Our Individual Implicit Biases

    • Establishing a Baseline Measurement of Implicit Association

    • Enter Your Results From Project Implicit Here
  • 4

    What Are Implicit Associations?

    • Understanding Your Results from Project Implicit

    • What Are Implicit Associations?
  • 5

    The Science Behind Implicit Associations

    • State of the Science and Designing Assessment Tools
  • 6

    What Does This Mean for LGBTQ Healthcare?

    • Recognizing that Implicit Associations Do Affect Healthcare

    • Effects of Implicit Associations on LGBTQ Healthcare
  • 7

    So, How Do We Change Implicit Associations?

    • Addressing Implicit Associations

    • Strategies to Reduce Implicit Associations

    • Additional Resources
  • 8

    Strategy: Perspective-Taking

    • Try This Out!

    • Using Videos for Perspective-Shifting
  • 9

    Post-Assessment

    • Evaluating What You Learned

    • Post-Assessment Quiz
  • 10

    Course Evaluation

    • How Useful Was This Course For You?

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