The Impact of Skin Color and Ethnicity on Clinical Diagnosis and Research.

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The Impact of Skin Color and Ethnicity on Clinical Diagnosis and Research.

October 28, 2020

Skin of Color Society Foundation, NEJM Group, and VisualDx. October 28--December 2, 2020.

Diagnostic decision making can be affected by implicit racial bias. This 4-part series explored tools and techniques to improve diagnosis in patients of color. Topics covered included structural racism, explicit analysis of disease patterns and treatments, cultural competency, and policy improvement.

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