Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Healthcare: From Knowledge to Practice

Author: Khosa MD MBA TI FFRRCSI FRCPC DABR, Faisal

Edition: 1

ISBN: 9780443132513

Release Date: 15-11-2024

Package Dimensions: 9.0 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches

Languages: English

Binding: paperback

Number Of Pages: 284

Details: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Healthcare: From Knowledge to Practice offers a comprehensive text on the landscape of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in the health professions. Each chapter is dedicated to a health profession and is authored by an expert in EDI and workforce diversity in their respective discipline (such as medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, physiotherapy, and so on). Chapters characterize the present state of workforce diversity in the discipline, chronicle historical developments, provide rationale for systemic action, and include possible solutions and interventions in an evidence-based manner.

By serving as an all-in-one reference text, this resource is meant for students, healthcare professionals, and organizational leadership who wish to understand and implement EDI in the health professions. Presents a characterization of the present state of workforce diversity Provides a review of the longitudinal trends in EDI developments (e.g., improvement, decline, or stagnation of minority group representation) Introduces a rationale for systemic action, accompanied by solutions, interventions, and possible programs/initiatives to tackle disparities