This QSS, launched 2024, was written by Jenna MacLaine BSc MRT(R) FCAMRT & Megan Brydon MSc BSc MRT(N) FCAMRT. This course acknowledges that bodies come in many shapes, sizes, configurations, and abilities and that variations in these attributes are normal and broad reaching. It will explore how weight stigma negatively impacts individuals with large bodies and how MRTs can recognize and mitigate harms caused by such stigma. This is accredited for 1.25 Category A/CAMRT credits.
This course seeks to meet the following learning objectives, to allow the learner to:
– Understand the concepts of weight bias
– Challenge misinformation perpetuated by weight bias
– Discuss the historical context of weight bias and intersectionality
– Recognize the harms of weight bias
– Appreciate the context of weight bias in regards to access to care
– Recognize signs of weight stigma in MRT practice
– Recognize factors contributing to weight bias in MRT departments
– Perform a simple weight bias and stigma audit for MRT department
– Identify accommodation strategies in MRT departments
– Identify harm reduction strategies for weight bias as an MRT
– Recognize factors of the “Bariatric Friendly Hospital Initiative”
– Suggest positive changes in departmental policies and practices
This course is applicable to the Ethical Care Provider Micro Certificate: https://www.camrt.ca/micro-certificates/.