SCCM Resource Library-Increasing Inclusion in the ICU Workforce

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The document discusses the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in critical care settings, especially in intensive care units (ICUs). It highlights the significance of visible diversity efforts, healthcare equity, and inclusion as crucial components for improving patient care outcomes. The lack of diversity in healthcare professionals can negatively impact patient care, emphasizing the need to increase representation in critical care settings. Strategies to address workforce discrimination include focusing on internal improvements, enhancing communication, and engaging with diverse communities. The document stresses the importance of incorporating DEI principles into the education and recruitment of ICU clinicians to create a more inclusive and equitable work environment. Efforts to attract underrepresented groups to critical care professions are vital through mentorship and pathway programs. Lastly, the need for a culture change towards inclusion and equity, starting from leadership and educators with DEI training, is emphasized to ensure a welcoming and equitable ICU care environment for all communities. The ultimate goal is to foster creativity, productivity, and a patient-centered approach in ICUs through DEI initiatives.

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Professional Development and Education, 2024, 00:08:51

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"This article was first published in the Spring 2024 issue of Critical Connections.

Intensive care unit (ICU) teams have long known the importance of developing an inclusive work environment by embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) principles into daily ICU rounding practices. The Society of Critical Care Medicine has long espoused multiprofessional, team-based ICU rounds in which each member of the ICU team provides valuable input to a patient’s recovery. But what might critical care teams need to know about DEI today?

Critical Connections, the critical care industry’s only newsmagazine, provides information on cutting-edge topics in critical care useful to the entire multiprofessional team."

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