AHECWW supports interprofessional training activities by providing continuing education for professionals in these eight HRSA Core Topic areas:

• Interprofessional education
• Behavioral health integration
• Social determinants of health
• Cultural humility
• Connecting communities
• Virtual learning and telehealth
• Practice transformation
• Current and emerging issues

We focus on supporting Allied Health Professionals such as Community Health Workers, Substance Use Disorder Professionals, Medical Assistants, Counselors, Administration Staff and more.

Continuing Education Opportunities for Professionals

Training Resources

Approaches and Strategies to Educate Healthcare Providers about Implicit Bias

Implicit and explicit biases contribute to disparities in health and health care. Approaches and strategies to educate healthcare providers about implicit bias can have mitigating effects as discussed a New England Journal of Medicine op-ed by Dr. Janice Sabin, UW CHWS investigator and Research Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education.

While acknowledging that implicit bias is hidden and difficult to recognize, especially in oneself, Dr. Sabin suggests ways to increase awareness of one’s personal biases, and ways to address the impact of implicit bias on healthcare both at the individual level (i.e., using non-biased language in chart notes) and organizational levels (i.e., bias reporting systems). The article gives recommendations for healthcare systems and clinicians to begin or continue the process of reducing or eliminating the harms caused by implicit bias in health care. Dr. Sabin also has been leading several studies for UW CHWS investigating the effect of implicit bias training on bias awareness, the lasting effect of implicit bias training, and the effect of implicit bias training among physician assistant preceptors and trainees. Read the full story on University of Medicine’s The Huddle.