Building Relationships in the Diverse Hospital Community: Understanding
Our Patients, Ourselves and Each Other
This is an updated version of our culturally competent care curriculum includes information on racial and ethnic disparities in health care and guide lines for interacting with people with disabilities. This program will provide a forum for staff to learn about the impact of culture in our lives in interactions with patients, families and co-workers. Additional topics include understanding and defining the importance of culture, the principles of cultural competency, understanding the dynamics of difference; the culture of Western biomedicine, and the appropriate use of language services. A variety of interactive exercises help to illustrate the concepts presented in class. Contact hours will be awarded
Contact Hours:
Massachusetts General Hospital (OH-239/10-1-08) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Ohio Nurses Association (OSN-001-91), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Criteria for successful completion include attendance at the entire event and submission of a completed evaluation form. |
