Race and associated racial categories are social constructs. Assumptions about patients’ biological characteristics and socioeconomic status based on race can introduce and/or reinforce racial bias in clinical practice leading to systemic differences in care and poorer patient outcomes. This education session will focus discussion on the theoretical underpinnings of the social construction of race and associated social determinants of health with context of the impact of race-based diagnostic decision making in laboratory medicine and clinical practice.

Faculty/Authors

Christina Pierre, PhD, DABCC, FAACC
Lois E. Rockson, PhD, MPH, MAEd, SCT(ASCP)

Physician Competencies: Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Professionalism, Interpersonal Skills Communication

CME/CMLE Credit: 1.0
Estimated Completion Time: 1 hour
Format: Online Educational Activity

Accreditation Statement: The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).

Credit Designation Statement: The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) designates this journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Instructions

To claim CME/CMLE credit for the exercise, do the following:

1. Review the Technical Considerations.
2. Review the Faculty Disclosures.
3. Click Go to Course to view an overview of the modules in this course.
4. Click Access to begin the course.
5. Submit the course Evaluation.
6. Enter the maximum number of credits offered and click Claim CME to register credit.

Faculty Disclosure

Technical Considerations

Release Date: 09/04/2024
Review Date:
Expiration Date: 03/06/2025