Anti-Racist Medicine, 1st Edition

by Zeshan Qureshi, BM, BSc (Hons), MSc, MPhil, MRCPCH, Mehrunisha Suleman, MA, MSc, BMBCh, DPhil, MFPH, FHEA, ‘Alimiyya and Joseph L. Graves Jr, PhD

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ISBN: 9780443123580

Page Count: 350

Imprint: Elsevier

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Drawing on the knowledge and expertise of an international team of influential and respected editors, contributors, and advisors, Anti-Racist Medicine: An Essential Guide to Advancing Equity in Medical Education, Research, Technology, Policy, and Practice provides an up-to-date, evidence-based resource for guidance in this challenging area. This first-of-its-kind textbook addresses increasingly important questions associated with race, ethnicity, and medicine—specifically designed for those in medical education, leadership, research, and practice—in one accessible, practical, and objective resource.

Key Features
- Provides up-to-date coverage divided into three major sections: Background and Theoretical Foundations (historical, scientific, and wider societal perspectives); Racism in Medicine (clinical care, education, and workforce); and practical considerations for Delivering Anti-Racist Healthcare (leadership, medical workforce, clinical care, research, and technology)
- Covers key topics such as cultural humility, intersectionality, active bystander training, international medical graduates, climate change, migrant health, the NHS 10-year plan, artificial intelligence, and much more
- Contains numerous case studies to reinforce key points and aid application to common clinical scenarios
- Includes the latest evidence-base references throughout, and offers a blueprint for future curriculum for medical students and health professions
- Offers concise, real-world guidance appropriate for medical educators, healthcare leaders, students, and early career stage doctors and health professionals
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows access to all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
Contents

Part A Background and Theoretical Foundations

SECTION 1 What is Race?
Chapter 1 Origins
Chapter 2 Genetics
Chapter 3 Physiology
Chapter 4 Skin
Chapter 5 Pathology
Chapter 6 Pharmacogenomics

SECTION 2 History of Racism in Medicine
Chapter 7 Knowledge
Chapter 8 Research
Chapter 9 Clinical Practice

SECTION 3 Racism, Society and Health
Chapter 10 Race, Ethnicity, and Health in the United Kingdom
Chapter 11 Socioeconomic Deprivation and Racism
Chapter 12 Eugenics
Chapter 13 Climate Change
Chapter 14 Culture, Religion, and Health
Chapter 15 Migrant Health
Chapter 16 Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller Communities
Chapter 17 Intersectionality
Chapter 18 Health Impacts of Racism
Chapter 19 Racial Discrimination and the Law

Part B Racism in Medicine

SECTION 4 Clinical Care
Chapter 20 Adult Medicine and Surgery
Chapter 21 Sexual and Reproductive Health
Chapter 22 Children and Young People
Chapter 23 COVID-19
Chapter 24 Mental Health

SECTION 5 Medical Education and Workforce
Chapter 25 Medical School: Admission and Progress
Chapter 26 Workforce and Leadership

Part C Delivering Anti-Racist Healthcare

SECTION 6 Leadership
Chapter 27 Recruitment, Staff Development, and Leadership
Chapter 28 Committees and Networks

SECTION 7 Medical Education
Chapter 29 Curriculum
Chapter 30 Assessments
Chapter 31 Supporting Medical Students and Applicants

SECTION 8 Medical Workforce
Chapter 32 Disciplinary Action and Professional Investigation
Chapter 33 International Medical Graduates
Chapter 34 Cultural and Religious Needs in the Workplace
Chapter 35 Racist Encounters
Chapter 36 Active Bystander Training

SECTION 9 Clinical Care
Chapter 37 Cultural Humility and Relationship-Centred Care
Chapter 38 Diagnostic and Treatment Decisions
Chapter 39 Public Health and Delivery of NHS Services
Chapter 40 Interpreting and Translation Services

SECTION 10 Research and Technology
Chapter 41 Research and Technology Prioritisation
Chapter 42 Research Participation
Chapter 43 Artificial Intelligence
Chapter 44 Racist Historical Scientific Records

Index
Authors

Zeshan Qureshi, BM, BSc (Hons), MSc, MPhil, MRCPCH, History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge, Paediatric Registrar, London, UK, Mehrunisha Suleman, MA, MSc, BMBCh, DPhil, MFPH, FHEA, ‘Alimiyya, Associate Professor and Director of Medical Ethics and Law education, Ethox Centre, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, UK and Joseph L. Graves Jr, PhD, Department of Biology, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC, USA
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