Responding to Microaggressions

Danville, PA US
April 1, 2025
This is an in-person educational activity. A survey of Geisinger residents and fellows show, learners are all too frequently the targets of biased behaviors on the part of patients and their loved ones, as well as on the part of their colleagues on health care teams. This workshop reflects an effort and desire to help learners more effectively navigate these difficult, potentially harmful situations by empowering them with knowledge and skill. However, this workshop is not just an intervention, conceived as a solution to this recurrent, widespread problem. It is also an effort to challenge learners to deepen their awareness of their own usually unconscious (or “implicit”) biases--and of the sometimes silent, but often adverse impact of bias on others and themselves.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for physicians of any specialty who are involved in teaching residents, fellows and students. The workshop is designed to help these educators to improve their own skills in responding to microaggressions, and to pass on knowledge and skills to their learners.  Other learner groups such as all other Geisinger staff would also benefit from this education. 

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this course, the participant should be able to:

  • examine personal biases including unconscious bias
  • practice recognition of bias, discrimination and prejudice in the clinical setting
  • develop and practice responses to a microaggression, with the aim of maintaining relationships with colleagues and patients but lessening the impact of the microaggression
  • improve comfort and skill in leading a team debrief in response to a microaggression
Refund Policy
A full refund will be given for any cancellations received up to one week prior to the course.  No refunds for no-shows. 
 
Course Cancellation Policy
In the unusual circumstance that this course is cancelled, you will be called and/or emailed, and any tuition fees received would be refunded in full.  Geisinger is not responsible for any airfare, hotel or other costs incurred.
 
Attendance
Attendance will be recorded within three to four days of the conclusion of the activity.  Credit will display on your continuing education transcript once the activity evaluation is completed.  
 
 
    Course summary
    Available credit: 
    • 4.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 4.50 Participation Credit
    Course opens: 
    09/16/2024
    Course expires: 
    12/31/2025
    Event starts: 
    04/01/2025 - 8:30am EDT
    Event ends: 
    04/01/2025 - 2:00pm EDT
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    Schedule
    8:30 am - 8:55 am
    Introduction and Overview and Exercises: Get to Know You: Home, Heart, Interesting Things
     
    8:55 am - 9:55 am
    Exploring Diversity and Privilege
    Up/Down - Pairs - First Thoughts, Internalized Oppression
     
    9:55 am - 10:05 am
    Break
     
    10:05 am - 11:00 am 
    Exercise: Speak-Outs Reports of the Experience of Microaggressions in the Workplace
     
    11:00 am - 11:30 am
    Lunch
     
    11:30 am - 1:50 pm
    Boalean theater/Theater of the oppressed:
    • Facilitator does Intro. Learner instructions, set up 2 take-away
    • Sam: Define Boal process
    Participants will become active: start with discussion, move to physical interaction, then participation.
     
    1:50 pm - 2:00 pm
    Debrief, Takeaways and Evaluations
     
    *Topics and Speakers are subject to change. 
     
    Geisinger Education and Medical Simulation (GEMS) Center
    100 North Academy Ave
    Danville, PA 17822
    United States
    Geisinger Faculty
    Daniel Davis, PhD
    Activity Director
    Associate Chief, Clinical Ethics and Healthcare Communication
     
    Kendra Boell, DO 
    Regional Assistant Dean, Central Education 
    Geisinger Medical Center
     
    Samantha Norton, MFA
    HCP Faculty, Education Specialist
    Geisinger Medical Center 
     
    Tanisha Robinson, MD
    Program Director Clinical Skills, Clinical Skills Education
    Geisinger Medical Center
     
    Lisa Schroeder, MD, MA
    Associate, Rheumatology
    Core Faculty, Healthcare Communication
     
    Jonathan Swinden, MD
    Associate, Hospital Medicine
    Core Faculty, Healthcare Communication
     
    Nicki Vithalani Rao, MD
    Associate, Palliative Medicine, Palliative Care
    Geisinger Lewistown Hospital
     
    Content Disclosure
    The faculty has attested that their presentations and/or content are HIPAA compliant.  
     
    Individuals in a position to control educational content for this activity have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. 
     
    CE Committee Members/Content Reviewer(s) have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests. 
     
    *Any/All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.  
     
     

    Accreditation 

    In support of improving patient care, Geisinger College of Health Sciences 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.

     

     

     

    Credit Designation 

    Geisinger College of Health Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity. 

    Disclosure Policy 

    Faculty and all others who have the ability to control the content of continuing education activity sponsored by Geisinger College of Health Sciences must disclose to the program audience whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest or other relationships related to the content of their presentation(s). 

    Commercial Support

    None

    Available Credit

    • 4.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    • 4.50 Participation Credit

    Price

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    This course is for Geisinger employees only.