Recognizing and Countering Anti-Fat Bias in Healthcare
In this episode of MedEd Thread, we talk with Dr. Alison Reiheld, Professor of Philosophy and medical ethicist at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, about how anti-fat bias impacts patient care and clinical decision-making. Dr. Reiheld shares why assumptions about body size can lead to delayed treatment, missed diagnoses and diminished trust—and offers strategies to counter these biases through patient-centered communication and systemic change. They discuss why conditioning care on weight loss is ethically problematic, how common scripts perpetuate stereotypes and what clinicians…
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