Elimination of Bias – What Workers’ Comp Lawyers and Judges Need to Know About Potential Racial Bias in a Claimant’s Medical Diagnosis or Treatment for Pain Management

This session includes a fireside chat with Dr. Clarence Shannon in conversation with Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals Judge Kathy Hipp Carlson. Dr. Shannon will provide insight into the potential for racial bias in medical diagnoses and treatment for pain management. Then civil litigator and diversity, equity and inclusion trainer Amran Farah will discuss implicit bias and consider the potential impact of instances of this kind of bias on claimants in matters handled by workers’ compensation lawyers and on the administration of justice.

– Honorable Kathryn Hipp Carlson; Minnesota Workers’ Compensation Court of Appeals
– Amran A. Farah; Greene Espel PLLP
– Clarence Shannon, MD; Director of the Comprehensive Pain Clinic for the University of Minnesota; Executive Medical Director of Pain Management for M Health, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Minnesota

Webcast also included in the following webcast package:
June Webcast Extravaganza

Attendees of the 2024 Workers' Compensation Institute (in-person or replay) may attend this webcast for FREE.
Instructions on how to register for free will be distributed to attendees at the Institute.