Society guideline links: Diversity, equity, and inclusivity in medicine

Introduction — 

This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Canada

●Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't prescribe medications or recommend a management plan where there are financial and social barriers that might make the plan impractical for patients (2024)

●Equitable Preventive Praxis Initiative in Canada: Preventive care recommendations to promote health equity (2023)

United States

●American Medical Association (AMA): Center for health equity

●Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC): Diversity and inclusion toolkit resources

●Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Health equity – For health care providers

●American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG): Committee opinion on health disparities in rural women (2014, reaffirmed 2024)

●ACOG: Committee statement on addressing social and structural determinants of health in the delivery of reproductive health care (2024)

●ACOG: Committee statement on racial and ethnic inequities in obstetrics and gynecology (2024)

●American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Policy statement on eliminating race-based medicine (2022)

●AMA: Updated guidance on the reporting of race and ethnicity in medical and science journals (2021)

●American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM): Disparities in access to effective treatment for infertility in the United States – An Ethics Committee opinion (2021)

●American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA): Statement on reducing maternal peripartum racial and ethnic disparities in anesthesia care (2021)

●Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM): A policy statement on tackling racism in medical education – Reflections on the past and a call to action for the future (2021)

●American College of Physicians (ACP): A policy statement on racism and health in the United States (2020)

●SGIM: Position statement on internists' role in social determinants of health (2020)

●AAP: Policy statement on the impact of racism on child and adolescent health (2019)

●American Psychological Association (APA): Guidelines for psychological practice for people with low-income and economic marginalization (2019)

●US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): National healthcare quality and disparities report (2019)

●US Department of HHS: Pain management best practices inter-agency task force report – Updates, gaps, inconsistencies, and recommendations (2019)

●Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM): Position paper on racism and its harmful effects on nondominant racial-ethnic youth and youth-serving providers – A call to action for organizational change (2018)

●American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), American Cancer Society (ACS), American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), and National Cancer Institute (NCI): A position statement on charting the future of cancer health disparities research (2017)

●APA: Multicultural guidelines – An ecological approach to context, identity, and intersectionality (2017)

●American Thoracic Society (ATS): An official statement on health disparities in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension – A blueprint for action (2017)

●SAHM: Position paper on promoting equity and reducing health disparities among racially/ethnically diverse adolescents (2013)

●AAP: Technical report on racial and ethnic disparities in the health and health care of children (2010)

United Kingdom

●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Quality standard for promoting health and preventing premature mortality in black, Asian, and other minority ethnic groups (2018)