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The Ethics of Responding to Microaggressions and Discriminatory Requests | South Central MIRECC

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This recorded, non-accredited webinar provides an overview of the impact of microaggressions on clinical practice. It describes how to respond to various types of microaggressions and discriminatory requests by applying a legal and ethical framework.

At the end of this webinar, learners should be able to:

  • Describe the range of microaggressions.
  • Identify microaggressions in clinical practice.
  • Understand foundational concepts of microaggressions.
  • Apply legal/ethical framework for healthcare workers when facing discriminatory requests.

This webinar was originally presented by Drs. Ali Abbas Asghar-Ali and David Wittkower in April 2021. It is not accredited for continuing education (CE) credit. You will not receive CE for viewing this recorded webinar.

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About the Presenters

Dr. Ali Abbas Asghar-Ali is a geriatric psychiatrist at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center where his clinical work focuses on delivery of electroconvulsive therapy. He serves as the Associate Director for Education at the South Central MIRECC. He is also an Associate Professor at the Baylor College of Medicine where he is the geriatric psychiatry fellowship director. His educational scholarship focuses on geriatric psychiatry, culturally attuned psychiatric practice, and faculty development.

Dr. David Wittkower is an IQUEST Health Professions Education Evaluation and Research Advanced Fellow. He works on creating and evaluating the implementation of educational products for Veterans and healthcare professionals. He enjoys taking high-level concepts and research and transforming them into easily digestible concepts to improve the well-being and education of audiences.

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