Emma McIlveen-Brown1, Judy Morris2, Rodrick Lim3, Kirsten Johnson4, Alyson Byrne5, Taylor Bischoff6, Katrina Hurley7, Miriam Mann8, Isabella Menchetti9, Alim Pardhan10, Chau Pham11, Gillian Sheppard12, Ayesha Zia9, Teresa M Chan13. 1. Discipline of Emergency Medicine, Memorial University, 300 Prince Phillip Drive, St. John's, NL, A1B3V6, Canada. emma.j.m.brown@gmail.com. 2. Department of Family and Emergency Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada. 3. Western University, London, ON, Canada. 4. Department of Emergency Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada. 5. Memorial University, St. John's, NL, Canada. 6. Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. 7. Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada. 8. Stratford General Hospital, Western University, London, ON, Canada. 9. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. 10. Division of Emergency Medicine, Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. 11. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada. 12. Discipline of Emergency Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, Canada. 13. Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Gender inequities are deeply rooted in our society and have significant negative consequences. Female physicians experience numerous gender-related inequities (e.g., microaggressions, harassment, violence). These inequities have far-reaching consequences on health, well-being and career longevity and may result in the devaluing of various strengths that female emergency physicians bring to the table. This, in turn, has an impact on patient healthcare experience and outcomes. During the 2021 Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) Academic Symposium, a national collaborative sought to understand gender inequities in emergency medicine in Canada. METHODS: We used a multistep stakeholder-engagement-based approach (harnessing both quantitative and qualitative methods) to identify and prioritize problems with gender equity in emergency medicine in Canada. Based on expert consultation and literature review, we developed recommendations to effect change for the higher priority problems. We then conducted a nationwide consultation with the Canadian emergency medicine community via online engagement and the CAEP Academic Symposium to ensure that these priority problems and solutions were appropriate for the Canadian context. CONCLUSION: Via the above process, 15 recommendations were developed to address five unique problem areas. There is a dearth of research in this important area and we hope this preliminary work will serve as a starting point to fuel further research. To facilitate these scholarly endeavors, we have appended additional documents identifying other key problems with gender equity in emergency medicine in Canada as well as proposed next steps for future research.
OBJECTIVES: Gender inequities are deeply rooted in our society and have significant negative consequences. Female physicians experience numerous gender-related inequities (e.g., microaggressions, harassment, violence). These inequities have far-reaching consequences on health, well-being and career longevity and may result in the devaluing of various strengths that female emergency physicians bring to the table. This, in turn, has an impact on patient healthcare experience and outcomes. During the 2021 Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) Academic Symposium, a national collaborative sought to understand gender inequities in emergency medicine in Canada. METHODS: We used a multistep stakeholder-engagement-based approach (harnessing both quantitative and qualitative methods) to identify and prioritize problems with gender equity in emergency medicine in Canada. Based on expert consultation and literature review, we developed recommendations to effect change for the higher priority problems. We then conducted a nationwide consultation with the Canadian emergency medicine community via online engagement and the CAEP Academic Symposium to ensure that these priority problems and solutions were appropriate for the Canadian context. CONCLUSION: Via the above process, 15 recommendations were developed to address five unique problem areas. There is a dearth of research in this important area and we hope this preliminary work will serve as a starting point to fuel further research. To facilitate these scholarly endeavors, we have appended additional documents identifying other key problems with gender equity in emergency medicine in Canada as well as proposed next steps for future research.
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