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SUMMARY:Reducing Weight Stigma & Bias in Healthcare- October 1st NEW COURSE
DESCRIPTION:Building Inclusive and Affirming Interactions at UW Medicine \n\n\n\nReducing Weight Stigma and Bias in Healthcare – As part of UW Medicine’s ongoing efforts to reduce bias in healthcare\, this new course explores bias related to body weight. Framed around patient stories\, this course aims to increase empathy related to weight stigma by offering a better understand of the history of society’s relationship with weight\, as well as explore contemporary research that challenges stereotypes in society about health and one’s body size. This course also focuses on skills we can use in healthcare to decrease bias and improve interactions with people related to their body. Objectives:1. Increase empathy through adult patient stories related to weight stigma. 2. Understand the history of society’s relationship with weight. 3. Increase knowledge of recent research on weight’s impact on health\, weight loss interventions\, and the success at maintaining weight loss. 4. Learn skills to decrease bias and improve interactions with people related to their body.  \n\n\n\nAll are welcome to this training.
URL:https://equity.uwmedicine.org/event/reducing-weight-stigma-bias-in-healthcare-october-1st-new-course/
CATEGORIES:EDI Foundational Trainings,Weight Stigma
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SUMMARY:Gender and Sexual Diversity (3) September 30th
DESCRIPTION:Course Objectives \n\n\n\n\nAppreciate the range of gender diversity and variations in sexual identity.\n\n\n\nRecognize the importance of having both competence from the standpoint of medical knowledge as well as having a culturally informed approach with patients and/or colleagues with life experience and identities that differ from your own.\n\n\n\nApply trauma-informed principles when providing medical care for patients and be aware that some have experienced trauma in healthcare settings.
URL:https://equity.uwmedicine.org/event/gender-and-sexual-diversity-3-september-30th-2/
CATEGORIES:EDI Foundational Trainings,Gender and Sexual Diversity
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250927T090000
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SUMMARY:Doctor for A Day: Dermatology Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Doctor for a Day from the University of Washington\, School of Medicine is excited to host this free in-person event with hands-on activities focusing around learning about medicine and healthcare professions. Talk with current medical students\, residents\, and attendings to learn more about a future career in medicine. Bring all of your questions! Free swag and food provided! \n\n\n\nLearn from physicians in dermatology\, surgical oncology\, and radiation oncology through a Q&A panel and interactive activities! Lunch and swag bags provided. \n\n\n\nRSVP Required: Click Here to RSVP \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDoctor for a Day is dedicated to increasing the numbers of people from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups in the healthcare field. DFAD focuses on students from 7th grade all the way up to college level students. Reach out for more information\, and follow us to learn more about future Doctor for a Day events on Instagram at @UW_DFAD.  \n\n\n\nIf you have any questions please email dferede@uw.edu or rsanche3@uw.edu.
URL:https://equity.uwmedicine.org/event/doctor-for-a-day-dermatology-workshop/
LOCATION:UW Health Sciences Education Building\, Room 101\, 1607 NE Pacific St\, Seattle\, Washington\, 98195\, United States
CATEGORIES:WIHSE Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250927T080000
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SUMMARY:The Italian Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Italian Festival is September 27-28\, 2025 at the Armory Food & Event Hall and Fisher Pavilion. The festival is part of the Seattle Center Festál series. 
URL:https://equity.uwmedicine.org/event/the-italian-festival/
LOCATION:Seattle Center Armory Food & Event Hall\, 305 Harrison St\, Seattle\, Washington\, 98109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250924T140000
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SUMMARY:Bias & Microaggressions (5) September 24th
DESCRIPTION:Course Objectives \n\n\n\n\nDefine key terms related to bias and microaggressions.​\n\n\n\nExplain how microaggressions are harmful and associated with bias.​\n\n\n\nDescribe four psychological processes that fuel biased actions.​\n\n\n\nDescribe helpful ways to respond to microaggressions based on my typical role in these incidents (as a leader\, bystander\, target\, or offender).
URL:https://equity.uwmedicine.org/event/bias-microaggressions-5-september-24th/
CATEGORIES:EDI Foundational Trainings,Interrupting Bias and Microaggressions
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