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February 20, 2023

Cultural Competence in Healthcare Workshop

WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE-QATAR

In-Person Workshop

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Introduction and Pre-questionnaire
  • Assess cultural competence levels.
Speakers:
Ms. Maha Elnashar
Ms. Huda Abdelrahim
Diversity and Cultural Competence in Healthcare
  • Value the impact of diversity in healthcare, particularly in Qatar.
  • Define and differentiate between cultural competence, patient centered care and cultural humility.
  • Describe how culture influences both patients' and providers’ expectations and decision making.
  • Recognize the effect of bias and stereotyping on healthcare quality and describe strategies to reduce them.
Speakers:
Ms. Maha Elnashar
Ms. Huda Abdelrahim
Coffee Break & Prayers
Working with Medical Interpreters
  • Apply basic strategies to work with medical interpreters.
Speakers:
Ms. Maha Elnashar
Ms. Huda Abdelrahim
Know your Patient’s Perspective
  • Identify traditional/ complementary models of common health systems.
  • Explain how traditional beliefs and family dynamics can affect healthcare decisions. 
  • Discuss the impact of health/illness beliefs and cultural perceptions of some diseases on health outcomes. 
  • Recognize some views of Islamic scholars on vital health issues (optional). 
  • Value basic cross-cultural communication attitudes (Respect, Curiosity, Empathy).
Speakers:
Ms. Maha Elnashar
Ms. Huda Abdelrahim
Post questionnaire and conclusion
  • Summarize key learning points and complete the post questionnaire.
Speaker:
Ms. Maha Elnashar