Live coverage of the 2021 Institute for Functional Medicine Annual International Conference

Katherine Shagoury

June 7, 2021
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Uncovering implicit bias and microaggressions in healthcare

Everyone has bias, but we can learn to do something about, said Shanta Zimmer, MD, at the 2021 Institute for Functional Medicine Annual International Conference held virtually June 3-5. Zimmer started the session by asking the audience questions about their preferred hobbies and where they grew up. She challenged attendees to consider how these experienced shaped their perspectives and how they view the world.

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Katherine Shagoury

Katherine Shagoury

Katherine Shagoury is the editor of Integrative Practitioner. She brings a decade of experience creating and managing content for national healthcare audiences as a digital editor and professional journalist, including serving as managing editor for a popular medical billing and coding association and as a reporter for the Boston Globe, Boston.com, and USA Today. A certified personal trainer and nutrition coach with the National Academy of Sports Medicine, a certified group fitness instructor with the Athletics and Fitness Association of America, a certified barre instructor, and a TRX qualified trainer, her passion for and commitment to healthy living fuels her enthusiasm for supporting the integrative healthcare community.

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