Cultural competence in health care: a guide for profesionals

"Cultural Competence in Health Care" provides a balance between a theoretical foundation and clinical application. Because of the focus on basic principles, this book will be useful not only in the United States, but throughout the world as Cultural Competence is intending to fill the cultural competence gap for students and practitioners of medicine and related health sciences, by providing knowledge and describing the skills needed for culturally relevant medical care of patients of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. INDICE: Cultural and Medical Practice: Basic Orientation.- Cultural and Clinical Assessment.- Cultural and Medical Care.- Culture and Special Medical Issues.-Culture and Certain Medical Diseases.-Medial Issues Relating to Ethnic Groups in the United States.- Health Care by Various Professionals.- CulturallyCompetent Medical Practice: Final Remarks and Suggestions.

• ISBN: 978-0-387-72170-5
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 138
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés