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Cultural Competency in Capacity Building [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Discusses different capacity building approaches to improving cultural competency that are informed by community participation and multicultural organizational ...
Anushka Fernandopulle   +2 more
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The role of culturally competent communication in reducing ethnic and racial healthcare disparities. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Promoting culturally competent communication at the provider, care institution, health plan, and national levels is likely to contribute to success in reducing racial and ethnic disparities in the receipt of high quality care.
Lurie, Nicole, Taylor, Stephanie L
core   +1 more source

Defining Roles in Pediatric Palliative Care: Perspectives From Oncology and Palliative Care Teams

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Early integration of pediatric palliative care (PPC) is associated with improved symptom management, quality of life, and healthcare utilization for children with cancer. Despite this, variation persists in how PPC is understood, operationalized, and integrated within pediatric oncology programs. In particular, ambiguity surrounding
Leeat Granek   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of Qatari and Canadian Pharmacy Students Learning Together about Cultural Competency using Videoconference Educational Activities

open access: yesINNOVATIONS in Pharmacy, 2016
Background: Pharmacists are under pressure to provide patient centered care within increasingly culturally diverse settings. Pharmacy schools play an important role in educating learners regarding culture and its impact on patient care.
Derek Jorgenson   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cultural competency: professional action and South Asian carers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Inequality and exclusion are characteristic of the experience of UK South Asian communities. In health care, community needs are often not addressed by health and social welfare services.
Mir, G., Tovey, P.
core   +1 more source

Sequence determinants of RNA G‐quadruplex unfolding by Arg‐rich regions

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We show that Arg‐rich peptides selectively unfold RNA G‐quadruplexes, but not RNA stem‐loops or DNA/RNA duplexes. This length‐dependent activity is inhibited by acidic residues and is conserved among SR and SR‐related proteins (SRSF1, SRSF3, SRSF9, U1‐70K, and U2AF1).
Naiduwadura Ivon Upekala De Silva   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Addressing Health Disparities Through Organizational Change - Evaluation Report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
In the coming decades, racial and ethnic minorities will constitute more than 50% of many states' populations -- including that of Colorado. Individuals of racial and ethnic minority status are disproportionally affected by disease and disability and ...
Kien Lee, LaKeesha Woods
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The (Glg)ABCs of cyanobacteria: modelling of glycogen synthesis and functional divergence of glycogen synthases in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We reconstituted Synechocystis glycogen synthesis in vitro from purified enzymes and showed that two GlgA isoenzymes produce glycogen with different architectures: GlgA1 yields denser, highly branched glycogen, whereas GlgA2 synthesizes longer, less‐branched chains.
Kenric Lee   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

PELATIHAN ASUHAN KEPERAWATAN PEKA BUDAYA EFEKTIF MENINGKATKAN KOMPETENSI KULTURAL PERAWAT

open access: yesJurnal Keperawatan Indonesia, 2018
Seorang perawat dituntut untuk memiliki kompetensi kultural sehingga memiliki kepekaan terhadap kebutuhan budaya pasien. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk memberikan gambaran peningkatan kompetensi kultural perawat yang masih rendah melalui program Pelatihan ...
Enie Novieastari   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating cultural competency and patient satisfaction in an urban dermatology clinic. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Cultural competency continues to gain increased attention in medicine. Not only does it play a significant role in the delivery of health care and patient outcomes, but it also remains a major determinant of patient satisfaction.
Keller, Matthew   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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