Something to Talk About: Challenges with Diversity and Inclusion in Healthcare

Diversity, equity, and inclusion is related to compassion in healthcare in the following way:*
- Diversity, equity and inclusion have little to no relationship to compassion in healthcare.
- Focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion diminishes efforts to increase compassion in healthcare.
- Focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion supports efforts to increase compassion in healthcare.
- Focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion distracts from efforts to increase compassion in healthcare.
Possible benefits of openly discussing issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion include:*
- Increased awareness and understanding of issues experienced by historically marginalized groups.
- Affirmation of the experiences of historically marginalized groups in healthcare.
- Encouragement for others to share their experiences in healthcare.
- All of the above.
Possible risks of openly discussing issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion include*
- Painful experiences are brought to the surface for participants
- Some may believe that the experiences of some groups are being seen as more important that the experiences of other groups
- Confidence in progress on diversity, equity, and inclusion issues can be challenged.
- All of the above.
Potential obstacles to providing diversity, equity, and inclusion group discussions include:*
- No one is truly interested in these discussions.
- Sharing personal diversity, equity, and inclusion experiences can be painful and uncomfortable.
- Recruiting participants not feasible as few are willing to share about their experiences.
- Providing a safe and supportive environment for these discussions is unrealistic in the healthcare setting.

Something to Talk About: Challenges with Diversity and Inclusion in Healthcare

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Something to Talk About: Challenges with Diversity and Inclusion in Healthcare

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