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Take 5 - Microaggressions in Health Care Settings
This video from Healthcare Humanized™ introduces the concept of microaggressions and examines how subtle forms of racism, stereotyping, and discrimination can affect patients, healthcare professionals, and healthcare environments.
Microaggressions are brief verbal, behavioural, or environmental indignities that communicate hostile, negative, or exclusionary messages to individuals or groups, whether intentional or unintentional. While a single instance may appear minor, repeated experiences can contribute to emotional distress, burnout, mistrust, and reduced feelings of belonging.
Through practical examples and case studies, this video explores the cumulative impact of microaggressions in healthcare and highlights strategies for addressing them, including education, open dialogue, active listening, and responding to feedback with humility and a willingness to learn.
Please be aware that the examples discussed in this video address racism, discrimination, stereotyping, and exclusion. Some viewers may find the content emotionally challenging.
Healthcare Humanized™. (2024). Microaggressions: The Hidden Battles of Everyday Racism and Discrimination in Healthcare. YouTube. Retrieved July 8, 2026, from https://youtu.be/GOxIkW39tY0https://youtu.be/GOxIkW39tY0