Raising questions about the cultural competence of health professionals and services

Melissa Sweet; Marie McInerney; Wendy Edmondson; Courtney Ryder

Raising questions about the cultural competence of health professionals and services

Melissa Sweet (Editor), Marie McInerney, Wendy Edmondson, Courtney Ryder

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Abstract

The importance of developing culturally competent health professionals and services was explored at Congress Lowitja in Melbourne recently.

Marie McInerney reports:

Evidence of why we need culturally competent health professionals and services may be found in preliminary research which is showing different rates of unspecified diagnoses in major hospitals between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous patients.

Original language	English
Number of pages	7
Specialist publication	Croakey Health Media
Publisher	Croakey - The Crikey Health Blog
Publication status	Published - 27 Mar 2014

Keywords

health professionals
cultural competency
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

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Raising questions about the cultural competence of health professionals and services

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