12:00pm to 1:00pm
Abstract: Attendees will discuss the presence of stigmatizing and biased language in electronic medical record notes. They will examine cases involving the use of such language and how it may impact patient care.
No prior reading is necessary, however for those interested, the following documents will be pertinent to the discussion:
- Sun M, Tomasz O, Peek ME, Tung EL. Negative Patient Descriptors: Documenting Racial Bias In The Electronic Health Record. Health Affairs. 2022; 41(2). https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01423
- Park J, Saha S, Chee B, Taylor J, Beach MC. Physician Use of Stigmatizing Language in Patient Medical Records. JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(7):e2117052. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34259849/
Continuing medical education credit will be available for those in attendance.
The Center for Bioethics & Health Law Clinical Ethics Forum brings together Pitt faculty (including law, medicine, nursing, and philosophy scholars), Pitt students, trainees, and UPMC staff for ethics discussions including journal clubs, policy discussions, and case conferences.
Location and Address
Online