Full Description
Drawing on the knowledge and expertise of an international team of influential and respected editors, contributors, and advisors, Anti-Racist Medicine: An Essential Guide to Advancing Equity in Medical Education, Research, Technology, Policy, and Practice provides an up-to-date, evidence-based resource for guidance in this challenging area. This first-of-its-kind textbook addresses increasingly important questions associated with race, ethnicity, and medicine-specifically designed for those in medical education, leadership, research, and practice-in one accessible, practical, and objective resource.
Provides up-to-date coverage divided into three major sections: Background and Theoretical Foundations (historical, scientific, and wider societal perspectives); Racism in Medicine (clinical care, education, and workforce); and practical considerations for Delivering Anti-Racist Healthcare (leadership, medical workforce, clinical care, research, and technology)
Covers key topics such as cultural humility, intersectionality, active bystander training, international medical graduates, climate change, migrant health, the NHS 10-year plan, artificial intelligence, and much more
Contains numerous case studies to reinforce key points and aid application to common clinical scenarios
Includes the latest evidence-base references throughout, and offers a blueprint for future curriculum for medical students and health professions
Offers concise, real-world guidance appropriate for medical educators, healthcare leaders, students, and early career stage doctors and health professionals
An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
Contents
Part A Background and Theoretical Foundations
SECTION 1 What is Race?
Chapter 1 Origins
Chapter 2 Genetics
Chapter 3 Physiology
Chapter 4 Skin
Chapter 5 Pathology
Chapter 6 Pharmacogenomics
SECTION 2 History of Racism in Medicine
Chapter 7 Knowledge
Chapter 8 Research
Chapter 9 Clinical Practice
SECTION 3 Racism, Society and Health
Chapter 10 Race, Ethnicity, and Health in the United Kingdom
Chapter 11 Socioeconomic Deprivation and Racism
Chapter 12 Eugenics
Chapter 13 Climate Change
Chapter 14 Culture, Religion, and Health
Chapter 15 Migrant Health
Chapter 16 Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller Communities
Chapter 17 Intersectionality
Chapter 18 Health Impacts of Racism
Chapter 19 Racial Discrimination and the Law
Part B Racism in Medicine
SECTION 4 Clinical Care
Chapter 20 Adult Medicine and Surgery
Chapter 21 Sexual and Reproductive Health
Chapter 22 Children and Young People
Chapter 23 COVID-19
Chapter 24 Mental Health
SECTION 5 Medical Education and Workforce
Chapter 25 Medical School: Admission and Progress
Chapter 26 Workforce and Leadership
Part C Delivering Anti-Racist Healthcare
SECTION 6 Leadership
Chapter 27 Recruitment, Staff Development, and Leadership
Chapter 28 Committees and Networks
SECTION 7 Medical Education
Chapter 29 Curriculum
Chapter 30 Assessments
Chapter 31 Supporting Medical Students and Applicants
SECTION 8 Medical Workforce
Chapter 32 Disciplinary Action and Professional Investigation
Chapter 33 International Medical Graduates
Chapter 34 Cultural and Religious Needs in the Workplace
Chapter 35 Racist Encounters
Chapter 36 Active Bystander Training
SECTION 9 Clinical Care
Chapter 37 Cultural Humility and Relationship-Centred Care
Chapter 38 Diagnostic and Treatment Decisions
Chapter 39 Public Health and Delivery of NHS Services
Chapter 40 Interpreting and Translation Services
SECTION 10 Research and Technology
Chapter 41 Research and Technology Prioritisation
Chapter 42 Research Participation
Chapter 43 Artificial Intelligence
Chapter 44 Racist Historical Scientific Records
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