but the stop this vernacular has and you
turn it through the Webster for hours a
moment they bombard me the words like
xanax cephalosporin amoxicillin all
these names giving me a strange son of
yourn I don’t know the doctor comes in
looking down at my shot
none of those long pauses got me feeling
like I’m turning into a corpse and not
some shot asks questions from a
barrister new doctor the nurses they
change their gloves in front of me I
know the policy is doing no harm but
knowledge is power not for the public
health is wealth and I’m from an
impoverished so I gotta axe for my life
I need some clarification on some topics
so I’m gonna ask questions until I know
the ins and outs speak up when I know
something’s wrong I can’t keep secrets
in this house and know my medications I
know exactly why they don’t sue because
you get one life don’t get two you see
we used to be in experiments and that
Tuskegee experiments is hard to wash
away I’m here to tell us all I’ll be
ashamed ask for it the research shows
racial disparities in healthcare no
matter your tax bracket and that day is
just tragic
so although doctors and clinicians that
may or mean one but I’m addressing is
something deeper but not so different
I’m addressing is implicit so how many
of us out there for like he’ll be a
how many of us like our doctors who
doesn’t don’t worry I’m not going I’m
not going somewhere but it all series is
right the third leading cause of death
in America is preventable medical error
and in 1966 dr. Martin Luther King said
of all injustice inequality and health
care is the most shocking and inhumane
maybe it was here today he would see
sadly not much has changed in New York
City alone
african-american women died I raised 12
tons besides white women while pregnant
african-american patients receive less
pain medication for their injuries
Nova Royal doctors to spend less time it
was actually a study proven that people
falling into the medical field believe
that black people have higher pain size
and that’s a fallacy that has
historically to present day always had a
negative impact and when I think of that
stuff I really ask myself what’s going
on but then I started to brainstorm what
could be done to alleviate the impacts
of bias on patient and with that goal in
mind I could recreate the wheel we’ll
put a spin on some important tools that
can be used to help anyone who uses them
yeah a lot to be done on a medical
profession sigh but I thought why not
empower the people affected by right as
you give a person a meal and they eat
for a day but you teach them how to cook
they eat forever now that’s not exactly
but I thought I would break things down
to the simplest level for me to
understand right your relationship with
your doctor in your health care team is
exactly that a relationship so treat you
like one and share decision-making is
crucial to the success of any
relationship but sadly the world’s been
conditioned to accept stereotypes none
of which I’m right and when it comes to
health care they’ve affected life for
being stolen bodies that thrown in
prisons we were the experiments inspired
by the distance from some skeevy to the
heinous acts of Jai Marion sins there’s
no wonder by historically African
Americans see doctors and have a hard
time putting their trust in them but
people we must still room said so even
when we stumble you see nationwide
african-american women died I raised
three to four times as high it’s white
women just bring a life on earth
now that’s poor middle class or rich
these disparities cover us all like
blame it’s statements that have so
slightly transcended the ages we have
yet to turn these pages for the so quick
to grab a notebook
I’m not write our own see implicit bias
to infiltrate us or our lack of
perfection makes us all prone so speak
up in that doctor’s office switch
clinicians if you have to because when
it comes to receiving better health care
outcomes you’ll be glad care
decision-making is common sense in any
relationship
around breaking but he has been aching
so wildly item asking for a second
opinion doesn’t mean you disregarded
your Bible so partner in your health
care said thoughts women it’s all true
don’t let decisions be made that
confused and troubling you say
decision-making you’re comfortable is a
so my three-times at Adelphi University
on the night States I will walk around
the campus and I will see the students
going through their routines and I’m it
brought me back to when I was in college
but specifically for this I remember
being in a trigonometry class right now
and having absolutely no idea with the
professor what topic they want don’t
even get me started on what their answer
was and why mines they look anything
like this but that’s beside the point
right I look at all those opportunities
as miss ones because I didn’t ask
questions
I could have easily asked how I made
sure I was able to understand what was
being taught to me and never is my mind
in a long run I suppose would be quiet
it’s like this weird feeling like like
the professor’s world was law right
you didn’t question that you just happy
to do what they say they kept moving I
could’ve easily had the confidence from
you exhale make sure I didn’t leave
until I was able to teach back the
process give it to me
but I didn’t I /a questioning can be
like forward I was at a cultural
competency workshop and we were watching
a video on helpless and during the video
was a bunch of people giving it personal
testimonies about their experiences and
once suck out some it was a woman she
was having an issue with her body so she
goes to the doctor or the doctor
we could fix that he was great
she doesn’t max how what’s gonna be done
she doesn’t any question of paperwork
even though it’s a bit intimidating she
signs it she hasn’t received you that’s
for some follow up right and she walks
into the doctor’s office and the nurse
Isis her she goes so how do you feel
such a hysterectomy and she said
eternally a Georgia because she had no
clue that’s what happens or you see when
it comes to your health I wouldn’t feel
so comfortable taking the same as I did
in the classroom because you may not get
a makeup I would look at that doctor’s
appointment that visit whatever as a
symbol but Sona needs to learn but not
for an exam before healthier life and
just being there ain’t enough see now we
got some work to do write down what you
made forgive and what Berta’s your mind
look at yourself in this moment like a
bottle of wine because you age this fine
and the pass is not so fun
whether you’re attended 24 a sensational
66 in elite 18 or just a question mark
candle on the cake of ice cream partner
in your health care by any means you see
I had a dream that one day racial
disparities would be wiped clean and no
more bias ripped us apart and tears at
the seams
how could we ever win and assists them
in to build up so few and oppress the
race but I want to give you all to try
this on my chest
imagine being told you got access your
anxieties awoken from
that’s all before you get attached
because you can access better any
question on that sets and they’ll be
obliged to address book a zoom a
deserving of no less a symbol that’s see
me break someone that we go up to bat
for you with dreams of Grand Slams
because medical errors are more
expensive than ballpark solders chicken
fingers and fries open your eyes and
realize that you should be in the
driver’s seat of your life we’ve come so
far so don’t let bias and toxicity of
stereotypes stay in your life whatever
that doctor says that you’re confused so
ahead and recycle because we drive in
but sometimes we need the doctor to get
the GPS right break away from that help
strength stop living your best life
take notes make sure you get your
diagnosis right so partnering oh
so whilst we’re paying for this I wanted
to make sure I was providing vitamins
and not painkillers actually working
towards the solution and not delaying
the problem you see empowering pause
lives people often manifest itself in
many different ways
well there would be legislative
initiatives financial simulation all the
way down and just simply educating
yourself on an issue that you may not
personally have been following and
that’s perfectly fine because we got one
body right no matter the shape size oil
blemishes reside we got so many choices
to make so many things to be fearful of
from problematic policies on the fluence
pop mainstream racist rhetoric you see
social conditioning has done a number on
us all
but don’t relinquish your agency let
your confidence be a form of advocacy
whether you’re in your local supermarket
or your doctor’s office that should
easily the tools you use to gain clarity
and let your voice be the instrument you
use to create a more equitable future
not to see you a family thank you so much