Internet CME Course: DocCom Module 15: Understanding Difference and Diversity in the Medical Encounter – Communication Across Cultures

Activity ID

1696

Expires

December 31, 2024

Format Type

Internet

CME Credit

Fee

$25-$95

CME Provider: Drexel University College of Medicine

Description of CME Course

In this module, we invite you to envision difference and diversity as resources for improving patient care. We delineate skills that can bridge differences and lower the anxiety that accompanies straying outside your cultural “comfort zone.”

Diplomate Engagement

Self-assessment questions tailored to each specific module topic are required upon module completion. Multiple choice questions required; open-ended discussion questions are optional.

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Educational Objectives

Describe how cultural differences affect patient-clinician relationships.
Demonstrate skills of curiosity, empathy, and respect in cross-cultural encounters.
Demonstrate skills of "empathic, curious confrontation" and "respectful explanation" in management of uncomfortable cross-cultural encounters.
Reflect on your own cultural influences and explore how they affect medical interviewing.

Keywords

Online, Communication, Videos, Evidence-Based, Patient-Centered, Professionalism, Interpersonal Skills, Medical Knowledge, Brain Injury, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Neuromuscular Development, Pediatric Rehabilitation, Spinal Cord, Sports, Pain Medicine

Competencies

Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Professionalism

CME Credit Type

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit

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Efficiencies in Medical Practice

Practice Setting

Academic Medicine, Inpatient, Outpatient, Rural, Urban, VA/Military

National Quality Strategies and/or Quadruple Aim Care Processes

Communication Skills, Assessment, Quality Improvement, Professionalism, Physician-Patient Relationship