Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Time: 10-11am PDT/12-1pm CTD/1-2pm ET
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Providing culturally competent services has the potential
to improve health outcomes, increase the effectiveness of clinical and support
staff, and result in greater client and patient satisfaction. The surge of
immigrants into the United States over the past three decades has brought a
proliferation of foreign languages and cultures, thus increasing the demand for
culturally competent healthcare services.
Research proves that racial and ethnic minorities are
burdened with higher rates of disease, disability, and death, and tend to
receive a lower quality of healthcare than non-minorities, even when
access-related factors, such as insurance status and income, are taken into
account. Health disparities related to socioeconomic disadvantage can be
alleviated, in part, by creating and maintaining culturally competent
healthcare systems that can at least overcome the communication barriers which
may prevent appropriate diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. Cultural
competence is an essential ingredient in quality healthcare today.
Attendees will walk away with:
• Defining
cultural competence in healthcare and the role of language and culture
• Program ideas
that reflect the cultural diversity of the community served
• Tips for
linguistically and culturally appropriate health education materials
• Cultural
competency training strategies for healthcare providers
Featuring:
• Karen Donovan,
VP of Healthcare, VIA
• Riikka
Salonen, MA, Manager, Diversity & Inclusion, Oregon Health & Science
University
• Moderator:
Scott Herber, EVP Sales, VIA
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