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Mr T ony Clayson Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon 2022 BOTA Annual Congress 2022 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Training Tuesday 22 NovemberThanksWho ? What ? Why ? How ?Mr Tony Clayson Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon North West Pelvic, Acetabular and Young Adult Hip Service Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh Foundation NHS Trust BOTA President 1992-92 Consultant Lead for Staff Well Being BOTA/BOA DEI Champion Trust Lead Schwartz Round Lead/ Mentor POCF Compassionate Leadership Instructor Foundation Programme Well Being LeadCompassionate LeadershipTwo thinking systems !BOA Well Being Steering GroupEDI – PROTECTED CHARACTERISTICS • “Treating a person or particular group of people differently, especially in a worse way from the way in which you treat other people, because of their skin colour, sex, sexuality, etc.” • It is against the law to discriminate against someone because of (protected characteristics, Equality Act 2020): • Age • Sex • pregnancy and maternity • disability • gender reassignment • marriage and civil partnership • race • religion or belief • sexual orientation• BOA/BOTA EDI Champions 2022 • Consultants, Trainees and SAS doctorsRecognizing and Reckoning with Unconscious Bias: It matters for us all !Who ? What ? Why ? How ?Examples A Riddle A father and son are in a horrible car crash that kills the dad. The son is rushed to the hospital; just as he’s about to go under the knife, the surgeon says, “I can’t operate—this boy is my son!” Explain.Unconscious/Implicit Bias about this person?ssumptions do you haveWho ? What ? Why ? How ?Over Six Feet Tall 100 90 80 70 60 50 58 40 % of category 30 20 10 14.5 0 U.S. men Fortune 500 CEOs We tend to associate height with leadership. Tall men benefit from advantages throughout their career trajectory that track them into executive positions. Over Six Feet Tall 100 Source for graph: Gladwell M. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking. 90 New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company; 2005, p. 87. 80 70 60 50 58 40 % 30 category 20 10 14.5 0 U.S. men Fortune 500 CEOs Womenin AcademicMedicinein theUnitedStates2013-2014 47 Medical school matriculants Medical Residents 46 Associate Professors 34 Professors 21 15 Chairs 16 Deans 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 % FemaleUnconscious Bias If you are treating/promoting/appointing based on your 'gut feeling' you are likely to be acting on the basis of unconscious bias! Prejudices and stereotypes individuals have about certain groups of people that they aren’t consciously aware of having. The best way to prevent yourself from succumbing to these unconscious biases is to become aware of them and take action to prevent them !Who ? What ? Why ? How ?We all experience unconscious bias !Who ? What ? Why ? How ?4 Steps for Busting Unconscious Bias: • Be aware • Slow down • Find you trigger • Do one small thing differentlyCompassionate LeadershipWe can all do this ! “Consistent, appropriate affirmationof others can spread from one personto another—potentially raising morale andproductivity. It helps everyone, menand women, people of color andCaucasians. It appears to be particularly helpful for department heads, and anyone who is senior to another person, to model affirming behavior .” the International Ombudsman Association 2008;1(1). Available Mary Rowe at: http://ombud.mit.edu/sites/default/files/documents/micro- MIT Ombudsperson affirm-ineq.pdf. Diversity in T&O and facing challenges Ms Kohila Vani Sigamoney (TIG Hand Surgery Fellow), Ms Hannah Sevenoaks, Mr. Anthony Clayson, Mr. Theophilus Asumu BOA/BOTA Culture and Diversity Champions for the North West ‘Trainees Survey 2022’NW BOT A/BOA DEI Champions Trainee Sessions Manchester and Mersey Presentation to STC CST EDI training Feb 2023 STC EDI training Spring 2023 Plans for engaging SAS/LED colleagues•Times are changing •We all have a part to play •We all have our biases !Thank you LINKS unconscious bias in recruitmen(highspeedtraining.co.uk)Unconscious Bias | Recruitment Guide Below are links to three videos on unconscious bias: - 17 minutes long but it is the most comprehensive. It explains the biology around why unconscious bias happens, what negative effect this can have on people and what to do about it https://youtu.be/GP-cqFLS8Q4 - Quick tips on how to tackle unconscious bias https://youtu.be/K-n7el87Dmo - Explores how we speak to male and female children – how we encourage our children further into gender ‘norms’ e.g. boys are good at engineering, girls are good at making things look pretty and neat: Recognizing Unconscious Bias: How to avoid unconscious bias - Bing video