Bias & Trust in Healthcare Today
- Valerie Sutherland, MD
- Jul 10, 2021
- 3 min read
Have you ever heard a healthcare practitioner assume excess weight was simple to lose and the cause of all of a person's symptoms or healthcare conditions? Have you ever heard of that leading to someone avoiding going to the doctor? Have you ever heard of a person receiving disrespectful remarks from a healthcare practitioner that should know better and it leading to negative feelings about one's body that led to negative health related behaviors?