First Steps in Diversity, Cultural Humility, and Patient Care

This session will shine a light on health disparities in the U.S. and ways to overcome them by embracing diversity, combatting bias, and employing cultural competency to improve patient-provider communication. These valuable tips can ultimately enhance healthcare for your patients of all races, ethnicities, and cultures.

Learning Objectives

  • Explain diversity and inclusion.

  • Define race, ethnicity, and culture.

  • Evaluate health disparities in the U.S.

  • Distinguish major social determinants of health.

  • Assess cultural humility with regard to patient communication skills.

Additional Information

Partner: 
Pri-Med Institute
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AANP Contact Hours
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Course opens: 
09/08/2021
Course expires: 
12/06/2025
Rating: 
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Charles Vega, MD, FAAFP 

Health Sciences Clinical Professor
UC Irvine Department of Family Medicine
Assistant Dean for Culture and Community Education
Executive Director, UC Irvine Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community
UC Irvine School of Medicine
Irvine, CA

Gregory L. Hall, MD

Associate Professor of Integrative Medical Sciences, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH
Assistant Clinical Professor in Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Accreditation Statement

Pri-Med Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement

Pri-Med Institute designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AANP

Accreditation Statement

Pri-Med Institute is accredited by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education. Provider Number 040308.

Designation Statement

This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hour of continuing education, which includes 0.00 hours of pharmacology.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AANP Contact Hours
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
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