What an IDEA! Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access in the Spinal Cord Injury Community

Health disparities are preventable differences in health outcomes experienced by socially disadvantaged populations. The Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals (ASCIP) is actively promoting Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) within its organization. The IDEA Committee aims to increase awareness and encourage meaningful change in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as it relates to SCI/D.

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  Explicit bias can be minimized by developing awareness of the problem and establishing policies.
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  Implicit bias can be minimized by developing cultural competencies and implementing implicit bias awareness training.
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  Implicit racial bias of SCI/D medicine physicians was associated with worse life satisfaction, social integration, and depression.