Health Care Leadership Tweet Chat #HCLDR
Recently, a conversation took place on twitter that focused on three topics involving health care leadership. AMWADoctors and WomenSurgeons invited members of the community to tweet responses and feelings surrounding the importance of diversity in health care. Members of the chat were also encouraged to submit comments about how to encourage women and other underrepresented minorities to pursue careers in non-traditional fields. Finally, the conversation asks participants how we can stop discriminatory behavior in the healthcare setting. Overall, the conversation was encouraging and enlightening, as members submitted tweets discussing the changing face of medicine. Minerva Romero Arenas, MD moderated the weekly tweetchat. Check out highlights from the chat below!
T1: How important/beneficial is diversity in health care?
T1: Globalization =increasingly diverse patients – important to bridge language & cultural difference for effective care #hcldr
— Minerva (@minervies) May 14, 2014
T1: Without exposure to diversity in healthcare, how can providers fully appreciate the pts they are serving? #hcldr
— Lauren Nosanov (@laurenbnosanov) May 14, 2014
@hcldr T1: Diversity plays a big role in fostering > empathy & I think empathy is a key driver for identifying the need of patients. #hcldr
— Kartini Mistry (@KartiniRN) May 14, 2014
T1 A #healthcare professional must reconcile how they feel about gender, age, ethnicity and diverse backgrounds to give care to all. #hcldr
— Andrew Lopez, RN (@nursefriendly) May 14, 2014
T2: How can we encourage women and other underrepresented minorities to pursue careers in medicine/surgery or any non-traditional field?
T2 Value them because of the skills they bring to the profession – not just because they are a tickbox on the diversity chart #hcldr
— Pat Rich (@cmaer) May 14, 2014
T2: Create a healthy work culture that embraces diversity and does not alienate those whose culture, gender, beliefs are different #hcldr
— Minerva (@minervies) May 14, 2014
T2 It really matters for women to have other women ahead of them ~to show them the way.Woman surgeons in senior positions R a rarity~#hcldr
— Bernadette Keefe (@nxtstop1) May 14, 2014
T3: What can we, as healthcare leaders, do to stop discriminatory comments/behaviors in healthcare, esp. to women docs, minorities?
T3: starts w leadership setting an example #hcldr
— Jane Zhao (@jzhao3) May 14, 2014
T3 – Promote professionalism, courtesy and respect. Proper credentials, mutual respect. Work and act like a team. #hcldr
— Camea (Kamiya) (@Kamiyamay) May 14, 2014
T3 step one: stop tolerating discriminatory behavior. Point it out where it exists. #hcldr
— Robert Mahoney (@mahoneyr) May 14, 2014
T3: Create a culture that discourages discrimination & does not punish whistle-blowers #hcldr
— Minerva (@minervies) May 14, 2014
Closing thoughts
CT: We cannot all succeed if half of us are held back.– Malala Yousafza #hcldr
— Minerva (@minervies) May 14, 2014
