Weight bias in the healthcare industry has many repercussions, from inaccurate diagnoses to body discrimination. But how can medical professionals prevent weight bias in the industry? Here are some tips!
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This journey of identifying and challenging fatphobia began as a personal one, but I realized that this was knowledge that my fellow medical students needed too. We are the next generation of health professionals, but our education on the treatment of larger bodies is being informed by the current establishment. If something is to change, it needs to start with us.
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Earlier this month a group of Canadian doctors published Obesity in adults: a clinical practice guideline, "intended to improve the standard of, and access to, care for individuals with obesity in all regions of Canada". The National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA) believes that, upon close examination, these guidelines present no new information and perpetuate the myth that fat bodies are diseased simply because they are fat.
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