Curriculum Block

Objectives

• Groups will engage in a thoughtful discussion about the anti-oppressive theoretical framework and its relevance for medical practitioners.
• Groups will identify their own social location and the ways that privilege manifests.
• Groups will explore behaviours that reflect anti-oppressive medical practices.

• Employ value constructs foundational to the practice of medicine and the delivery of health care, including constructs related to vulnerable and marginalized populations and to the recognition of cultural diversity (using a broad definition and understanding of culture).
• Justify how knowledge from the social sciences and humanities contributes to medical practice.
• Identify the diverse factors (ie. sociocultural, psychological, institutional, economic, occupational, environmental, technological, legal, political and spiritual) that contribute to the systemic marginalization of vulnerable populations and impact health and health care delivery.
• Analyze the influence of gender on health concerns and health care provision.
• Summarize different “ways of knowing” about the body and how these ways affect the clinical encounter.
• Illustrate the difference between disease and illness, and plan an approach to understanding the patient’s illness experience.
• Demonstrate skills for critical intersectional analysis.
• Analyze and critically reflect on how the impact of physician power and privilege may contribute to disparities through biased care.
• Recommend responses to key social and cultural factors that lead to poor health outcomes for individuals, families, and communities.

Assessments

• End of MF 2

• End of MF 1

• End of MF 1

Tags

Part 1 Professional Competencies 1 Week 8 Part 1 Week 11 Indigenous Health Black or African American Indigenous Health Priority Groups Indigenous Health Providing anti-oppressive health care Effective Communication Social, Cultural and Humanistic Dimensions of Health 2.5 Apply principles of socio-behavioural sciences to the provision of patient care, including assessment of the impact of psychosocial and cultural influences on health, disease, care-seeking, care concordance, care adherence and barriers to and attitudes toward care. 4.1 Communicate effectively with patients, families, and the public, as appropriate, across a broad range of socioeconomic and sociocultural backgrounds 5.2 Demonstrate compassion, integrity, and respect for others 5.5 Demonstrate sensitivity and responsiveness to a diverse patient population, including all dimensions of diversity such as those that are included in human rights legislation and federal and provincial law. 5.6 Demonstrate a critical understanding of personal, professional and institutional power and privilege and utilize anti-oppressive practice to create patient experiences where marginalization and oppression are minimized. 6.2 Identify aspects of the healthcare system that serve as barriers and enablers of providing healthcare to and optimizing the health of patients and the population 6.3 Advocate for quality patient care and optimal patient care systems that support patient- and population-centred care that is safe, timely, efficient, effective, and equitable 6.4 Apply concepts of global health and social medicine to the health of individual patients and populations using the ecology, economy, equity framework 6.8 Participate in identifying system-level gaps and errors and, where appropriate, identify, implement or participate in potential system-level solutions 8.4 Demonstrate awareness and acceptance of different points of view Attitude of Health Personnel [N05.300.100] Black or African American [M01.686.477.625.594.594] Colonialism [I01.696.116] Diversity, Equity, Inclusion [I01.076.201.450.350.500] Healthcare Disparities [N05.300.493] Homeless Persons [M01.325] Humanities [K01] Indigenous Canadians [M01.270.968.500.600.375] Indigenous Canadians [M01.270.968.500.600.375] Indigenous Peoples [M01.270.968] Minority Health [N01.400.512] Prejudice [F01.145.813.550] Prejudice [F01.829.595] Racism [F01.145.813.629.625] Sexism [F01.145.813.629.750] Sexual and Gender Minorities [M01.270.988] Social Discrimination [F01.145.813.629] Social Sciences [I01] Professional Competencies Yes