Cultural Competence in Healthcare and Healthcare Education

• Other Authors: Constantinou, Costas S (Editor), Andreou, Panayiota (Editor), Nikitara, Monica (Editor), Papageorgiou, Alexia (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Public health & preventive medicine; interpreters; medical education; educational and health outcomes; cultural competence; leadership; healthcare leadership; leadership development; healthcare education; curriculum; equality; diversity and inclusion; NHS; Delphi study; diversity competence; training objectives; competence prioritisation; health professionals; migrant health; minority health; further education; cultural asymmetries; patient's mother tongue; health professionals' perceptions; dominant language; minoritized; structural competency; access to healthcare; migration; medical training; diversity; health equity; primary health care; qualitative research; sociology; anthropology; psychology; curriculum development; health inequalities; critical incident; hidden curriculum; disciplinary knowledge; global health; neglected diseases; black populations; participatory research; decolonization; advocacy; social production; health policy; public health; human rights; communication; hospitals; voluntary termination of pregnancy; n/a
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Cultural competence has been acknowledged as an important set of skills and mindset for working effectively with diverse patients and for reducing social disparities in healthcare. In this Special Issue cultural competence was approached as an umbrella term and submissions relating to the whole spec...