The second Episode of Reflections 2020: Inequities will focus on the delegitimizing of pain in women and people of color. We capture the voice of Dr. Susan Moore whose living and dying experience with COVID-19 is reflected in a Facebook posting from her hospital bed and commentary by Drs  Camara Phyllis Jones, a family physician and former president of the American Public Health Association and Joia Crear-Perry, president of the National Birth Equity Collaborative. We are also providing a link to a John Oliver segment done with Wanda Sykes and Larry David titled “Bias in Medicine” from August 2019, focused on gender and racial bias.

John Oliver’s work is replete with humor, satire and language choices not always appropriate for children and elders- so be cautious. While the humor may feel incongruent with our current world, this segment reflects history, the poignant experience of patients and grieving families linking to the voice of Dr. Moore who brings us to “now.”

In the words of Dr. Crear-Perry, there are “through lines” within the Dr. Moore and “Bias in Medicine” videos that we discuss in our second episode which is posted on –

http://www.seriousillnessconversations.org/.

As always, the intention of these conversations is to honor patients and families who have shared aspects of their lives which invite us to teach each other and learn from their voices, enrich our work – the tone and depth of our voice and actions. We intend for these short discussions (20 minutes) to stand on their own so please join whether or not you have time to view the videos.

We reference the following videos and also provide a link to a physician who “fact checks” the 2019 video of John Oliver – an internet celebrity who adds further context.