Families live in between cultures and often want care that respects heritage and values. Caregivers who create an atmosphere ...

The Joint Commission has updated its monograph, Advancing Effective Communication, Cultural Competence and Patient- and Family-Centered Care With The Joint Commission. The monograph was developed to ...

Enhancing cultural competency in medical education A pathway to improved patient care The Importance of Cultural Competency in Healthcare Cultural ...

The case of Farhad Tabrizi presents several challenging yet familiar issues vis-à-vis the provision of culturally competent care to Muslim immigrants. The patient here experiences profound ...

Having an ethnic concordant relationship with one's doctor allows the patient to feel more involved in decision making. Feeling part of decision making translates into greater patient satisfaction and ...

Origin & Oak Creative, a marketing and communications agency specializing in culturally competent, community-centered messaging, officially launched today to address a growing nee ...

The development of cultural intelligence and intercultural competence has emerged as a critical focus within higher education, addressing the growing need for graduates who can navigate and contribute ...

The primary issue that presents itself vividly in this case is that of interpretation, and the central role communication plays in our lives. While the health care setting today boasts numerous ...

ReCAP: Economic Evaluation Alongside a Clinical Trial of Telephone Versus In-Person Genetic Counseling for BRCA1/2 Mutations in Geographically Underserved Areas Surgical providers reported treating ...