Conclusion

Abstract

Abstract The concluding chapter accomplishes three aims. First, it summarizes the main argument presented in the book, revisiting some of the key cases discussed and highlighting the moral dimensions of the project. Whereas the previous chapter provided strategies for avoiding microaggressions in healthcare settings, this chapter provides practical tips for healthcare professionals (or anyone) when they realize that they have committed a microaggression. Finally, it outlines a number of areas in microaggression research that have received little or no attention in academic literature (e.g., microaggressions against people with disabilities, elderly people, and children) and on the basis of this discussion, outlines some further areas for research on microaggressions in medicine.