Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

International Orthopaedic Diversity Alliance (IODA)
@OrthoDiversity. 
Championing diversity, equity and inclusion in orthopaedics worldwide.

Orthopaedic Diversity Leadership Consortium 
@OrthoLeaderDEI. 
Othopaedic Diversity Leadership Consortium: advancing our diversity leadership through networking, strategic planning, and professional development

Orthopaedic Diversity 
@diverse_ortho.
A small badge for a big idea.

CDC OMHHE
@CDCHealthEquity.
The official account for CDC’s Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE) which aims to achieve health equity.

Health Equity Initiative (HEI) 
@HlthEquityInit.
A member-driven non-profit organization building and sustaining a global community that engages across sectors and disciplines to advance health equity.

Institute for Diversity and Health Equity 
@IFD_AHA.
Part of the American Hospital Association: Committed to eliminating disparities and advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in health care.

The Diversity Gap
Bethaney Wilkinson explores the gap between good intentions and good impact as it relates to diversity, inclusion and equity. The podcast covers a wide variety of topics and deep discussion on diversity issues such as racial isolation, the racial equality gap, and justice at work. Covering business, society, and culture, the podcast is actively challenging not only how to change people’s intentions when it comes to increasing diversity, but also how to truly make an impact.

Inclusion Works
The Inclusion Works podcast explores the secrets of building an inclusive culture at work and in the community. They are joined by leaders, experts and activists all working to bring fresh thinking to the inclusion debate.

reWorked
Host Rachael Wilson speaks to leaders in diversity and inclusion, discussing best practice and wellbeing tips. Learn how you can rework your company culture to make it more inclusive.

Diverse & Inclusive Leaders
‘Diverse & Inclusive Leaders’ is hosted by Leila McKenzie and centres around conversations with successful and inspiring leaders in business. In each episode, McKenzie is joined by a leader who shares their leadership story, with a strong focus on how they look to achieve and inspire diversity and inclusion, as well as how to overcome challenges along the way. The podcast has a positive and inspirational tone throughout which makes for optimistic and uplifting conversations that leave the listener feeling positive about the future of diversity and inclusion, and how seriously leaders everywhere are taking the issue.

King's Fund
A podcast about big ideas in health and care. They talk with experts from The King’s Fund and beyond about the National Health Service, social care, and all things health policy and leadership.  There are a wealth of excellent episodes, however a few select ones are:

• Women’s health inequalities
• LGBTQ+ health inequalities
• COVID 19, racism and the roots of health inequality
• Race and health inequalities

DOCUMENTS

Ensuring equality, diversity and inclusion in Academic Surgery – a document by the American Surgical Association (ASA)
Available at https://americansurgical.org/equity/

Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS) Diversity Review 2021
Available at https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/about-the-rcs/about-our-mission/diversity-review-2021/

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BOOKS

Gladwell M, Blink: The power of thinking without thinking, 1st ed. New York, NY: Back Bay Books; 2006
Available to purchase from Amazon UK

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PAPERS

Islam, S., Small, N. An annotated and critical glossary of the terminology of inclusion in healthcare and health research. Res Involv Engagem 6, 14 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-020-00186-6

Pearson A, Srivastava R, Craig D et al. Systematic review on embracing cultural diversity for developing and sustaining a healthy work environment in healthcare. Int J Evid Based Healthc. 2007 Mar;5(1):54-91. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1479-6988.2007.00058.x

Day MA, Owens JM, Caldwell LS, et al. Breaking Barriers: A Brief Overview of Diversity in Orthopedic Surgery. Iowa Orthop J. 2019;39(1):1–5. PMCID: PMC6604536

Islam, S., Small, N. An annotated and critical glossary of the terminology of inclusion in healthcare and health research. Res Involv Engagem 6, 14 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-020-00186-6

Pearson A, Srivastava R, Craig D, Tucker D, Grinspun D, Bajnok I, Griffin P, Long L, Porritt K, Han T, Gi AA. Systematic review on embracing cultural diversity for developing and sustaining a healthy work environment in healthcare. Int J Evid Based Healthc. 2007 Mar;5(1):54-91. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1479-6988.2007.00058.x

Kalaitzi, S., Czabanowska, K., Fowler-Davis, S. and Brand, H. (2017), "Women leadership barriers in healthcare, academia and business", Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Vol. 36 No. 5, pp. 457-474. https://doi.org/10.1108/EDI-03-2017-0058

Acholonu RG, Oyeku SO. Addressing Microaggressions in the Health Care Workforce—A Path Toward Achieving Equity and Inclusion. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(11):e2021770. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.21770 

Warner NS, Njathi-Ori CW. The GRIT (Gather, Restate, Inquire,Talk It Out) Framework for Addressing Microaggressions. JAMA Surg. 2020;155(2):178–179. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2019.4427

Ahmed M, Hamilton LC. Current challenges for women in orthopaedics. Bone Jt Open. 2021;2(10):893-899. https://doi.org/10.1302/2633-1462.210.BJO-2021-0089 

Samora JB, Denning J, Haralabatos S, Luong M, Poon S. Do women experience microaggressions in orthopaedic surgery? Current state and future directions from a survey of women orthopaedists. Current Orthopaedic Practice. 2020;31(5):503–507 https://doi.org/10.1097/BCO.0000000000000909 

Gianakos AL, LaPorte DM, Mulcahey MK, Weiss JM, Samora JB, Cannada LK. Dear Program Director: Solutions for Handling and Preventing Abusive Behaviors During Surgical Residency Training. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2021 Dec 16. https://doi.org/10.5435/JAAOS-D-21-00630

Stroumsa D. The state of transgender health care: policy, law, and medical frameworks. Am J Public Health. 2014 Mar;104(3):e31-8. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2013.301789

Harvard Implicit Association Test | University of Virginia, USA
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatouchtest.html

Reasonable Adjustments and Support | BMA
https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/your-wellbeing#reasonable-adjustments

Avoiding unconscious bias | Royal College of Surgeons
https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/standards-and-research/standards-and-guidance/good-practice-guides/avoiding-unconscious-bias/

Born Into It | Quinn Capers IV | TEDxOhioStateUniversity
Dr. Quinn Capers, IV is an interventional cardiologist, professor of medicine, and transformational leader in academic medicine. He is a passionate advocate for diversity enhancement in medicine as a strategy to reduce healthcare disparities. 

The power of diversity within yourself | Rebeca Hwang | TEDx
Rebeca Hwang is co-founder and managing director of Rivet Ventures, investing in solutions for women and empowering their choices. In this personal talk, Hwang reveals the endless benefits of embracing our complex identities.

How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly towards them | Vernā Myers | TEDx
Diversity advocate Vernā Myers looks closely at some of the subconscious attitudes we hold toward out-groups and discusses how to challenge the inherent biases we hold within us.

Our fight for disability rights | Judith Heumann | TEDx
Judith Heumann is a lifelong advocate of disabled rights and helped to lead a ground-breaking protest called the Section 504 sit-in, in which disabled-rights activists occupied a federal building, demanding greater accessibility for all. 

The problem with race-based medicine | Dorothy Roberts | TEDx
Dorothy Roberts is a gobal scholar, University of Pennsylvania civil rights sociologist and professor of law. Roberts lays out the lingering traces of race-based medicine and provides solutions for delivering equitable healthcare.

How racism makes us sick | David R Williams | TEDx
David R. Williams is a public health sociologist. He presents how factors like implicit bias, residential segregation and negative stereotypes create and sustain inequality and provides evidence of programs in the US that are working to dismantle discrimination.

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Inclusion for less able workers | BBC Business Daily

Ageing Surgeons | BOA congress 201