The Bureau of Professional Licensing (BPL) within the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) revised the Michigan Public Health Code – General Rules last year and now require implicit bias training for licensure. The requirements apply to both new applicants as well as those renewing their existing licenses or registrations starting on June 1, 2022.
The requirement for Implicit Bias Training was added to the Public Health Code – General Rules in 2021 per Executive Directive 2020-07. The rule was subsequently updated in March 2023. The rule defines implicit bias as “an attitude or internalized stereotype that affects an individual’s perception, action, or decision making in an unconscious manner and often contributes to unequal treatment of people based on race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, socioeconomic status, age, disability, or another characteristic. (Rule 338.7001(c)) Training on Implicit Bias is required as a condition for initial licensure or registration as well as license or registration renewal. Unlike the human trafficking training requirement, this is not a “one-time” training. Implicit Bias training is required every time you renew your license. The training can be taken live or asynchronistic through a home study format.
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Michigan Pharmacy Implicit Bias Training
To register for the Implicit Bias Home Study register today
Description:
At the end of this activity, participants should be able to describe implicit bias, how it is acquired and how it affects our beliefs about others; explain how an individual health care provider’s implicit biases could affect the quality of patient care provided and subsequent patient health outcomes; examine how implicit biases can lead to discrimination and health inequities among different patient populations; and discuss strategies to identify, reflect on and minimize implicit bias.
2 Contact Hours
0112-0000-22-118-H04-P and 0112-0000-22-118-H04-T
Application-based Program
Released: 2022-02-26, Expires: 2025-02-26
Learning Objectives:
- Describe implicit bias, how it is acquired, and how it affects our beliefs about others.
- Explain how an individual healthcare provider’s implicit biases could affect the quality of patient care provided and subsequent patient health outcomes.
- Examine how implicit biases can lead to discrimination and health inequities among different patient populations.
- Discuss strategies to identify, reflect on, and minimize implicit bias.
If you would prefer to attend the live virtual format or have already taken our original Implicit Bias training course, please see the MPA Education Events Calendar for live training dates for:
Implicit Bias 2.0 Education, Practice and Teams
Description:
At the end of this activity, participants should be able to describe implicit bias, how it is acquired, and how it affects our beliefs about others, explain how an individual health care provider’s implicit biases could affect the quality of patient care provided and subsequent patient health outcomes, examine how implicit biases can lead to discrimination and health inequities among different patient populations and discuss strategies to identify, reflect on and minimize implicit bias.
2 Contact Hours
0112-0000-23-118-L04-P and 0112-0000-23-118-L04-T
Application-based Program
Released: 2023-02-25, Expires: 2026-02-25
Target Audience Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician
Learning Objectives:
- Describe implicit bias, challenges in how we have been taught in pharmacy education, and how it affects health care.
- Identify clinical disparities in healthcare settings.
- Explain the impact of implicit bias in a health care team.
- Discuss strategies to minimize implicit bias in healthcare education, practice, and interprofessional teams.
Current Live Sessions
Dec. 11 – Register here or scan QR code
Implicit Bias Training 3.0
Current Live Sessions
Feb. 24, 2024 – NOTE: This session is part of the Michigan Pharmacists Association Annual Convention and Exposition, held at the Detroit Marriott at Renaissance Center. There is currently an in person-only offering for convention attendees. Register for the Annual Convention and Exposition here.