Indiana Pharmacists AllianceAnnual Meeting

September 17, 2015

Craig K. Svensson, Pharm.D., Ph.D.Dean and Professor

Disclosures for Conflicts of Interest• Employed by Purdue University

Cultural Competency

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Embedding Cultural Competency Throughout the CurriculumCULTURAL COMPETENCY

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In the context of healthcare provision is the ability 1) to interact respectfully and effectively with persons from a background different from one's own and 2) to individualize care to patients with diverse values, beliefs, and behaviors to meet patients’ social, cultural, and linguistic needs. Cultural competence goes beyond awareness of or sensitivity to other culture to include the ability to use the necessary knowledge and skills to provide optimal care to all patients.

Embedding Cultural CompetencySources of Diversity Our Students Will

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Embedding Cultural CompetencyImpact of Diversity on the Patient-Pharmacist Interaction?

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Embedding Cultural CompetencyStatement of Need

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Cultural diversity influences a patient's health beliefs, help seeking activities, interactions with healthcare professionals, adherence to prescribed regimens, and ultimately healthcare outcomes. Healthcare professionals must understand their own cultural values and beliefs, and those of their patients in order to provide optimal patient care. Competent healthcare professionals provide individualized patient centered care which improve health outcomes and access to high quality healthcare, and decreases healthcare expenditures and health disparities.

Embedding Cultural CompetencyDiversity Our Student Body

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5%

17%

67%

3%

8% AA

Asian

Caucasian

Hispanic

International 76%

24%

FemaleMale

(86%)

(9.5%)

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Embedding Cultural CompetencyInstructional Goals - Where Best Learned?

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1. Demonstrate an understanding of cultural diversity and the importance of cultural competence in providing optimal care for all patients.

2. Demonstrate an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of health professionals and interprofessional teamwork in providing culturally competent care to all patients.

3. Be able to assess one's own biases, stereotypes, level of cultural competence.

4. Demonstrate an understanding allow a practitioner's own cultural beliefs may affect the provision of patient care.

Embedding Cultural CompetencyInstructional Goals - Where Best Learned?

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• Discuss how cultural beliefs patients interpretation and experience of the disease(s) and treatment(s).

• Demonstrate an understanding healthcare needs and health disparities of diverse population and develop any necessary interventions taking cultural diversity and account.

• Use appropriate cultural communication strategies patients with limited English proficiency, health literacy, and/or non-verbal styles of communication.

Embedding Cultural CompetencyInstructional Goals - Where Best Learned?

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• Use effective cultural communication strategies when interacting with patients, families, peers, and colleagues.

• Understand and utilize strategies and resources in still cultural competence as a lifelong learning process.

Path to Cultural Competency

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