Learning to unveil: tackling implicit bias in pain recognition through education.

Cognitive bias and conclusions drawn from a patient’s appearance can affect medical students’ diagnostic decision making related to pain detection and treatment decisions. This Italian study finds that a brief evidence-based educational intervention to raise student awareness of implicit racial bias improved perception of pain-related cues, showing potential to support more equitable pain recognition and management. However, future studies should investigate whether the effects of the training have long-term impact.