Empathy and Equity Flashcards

In a CASPer scenario involving a patient with limited health literacy, an equitable approach includes:

Answer: Using plain language, visual aids, and checking for understanding

Plain language and comprehension checks are evidence-based strategies for reducing health disparities related to literacy.

When a CASPer prompt involves a patient who is homeless, an empathic practitioner would first:

Answer: Acknowledge the complexity of their situation and address immediate medical needs while connecting them with relevant supports

Acknowledging social complexity while meeting immediate medical needs and connecting patients with resources reflects holistic, equity-centered care.

Intersectionality, as it applies to a CASPer equity scenario, refers to:

Answer: How multiple aspects of identity (race, gender, class) interact to shape unique experiences of discrimination

Intersectionality recognizes that overlapping marginalized identities create compounded, unique experiences that cannot be addressed by examining each identity separately.

In CASPer, which approach BEST demonstrates empathic engagement with a grieving patient?

Answer: Sit with the patient, acknowledge their loss, and allow them to lead the conversation

Presence, acknowledgment, and patient-led conversation respects the pace of grief and validates the patient's experience.

In a CASPer scenario, a colleague claims that focusing on equity means lower-quality care for advantaged patients. The best response is:

Answer: Acknowledge their concern and explain that equity expands overall system quality without reducing care for others

Equity-focused care improves population health outcomes and system quality overall; it is not a zero-sum reduction in care for advantaged groups.

A CASPer prompt shows a student from a low-income background who lacks access to preparation resources for professional programs. An equity-minded perspective would suggest:

Answer: Systemic barriers require targeted institutional support to level the playing field

Systemic barriers to preparation reflect structural inequity, not individual deficiency, and require institutional response.