Portland Community College | Portland, Oregon

CEU3870 Cultural Competency for Health Professionals

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Culturally competent health professionals understand patients' diverse values, beliefs, and behaviors, customizing treatment to meet the patients' social and cultural needs. Gain essential cultural agility healthcare tools.

Explore cultural humility and discover essential tools for healthcare professionals to better connect with patients and clients! Research demonstrates that cultural competency results in more successful patient education, increases health care-seeking behavior, yields fewer diagnostic errors, and ensures greater adherence to medical advice.

Have fun and increase your cultural agility to better customize treatments and meet the diverse values, beliefs, and behaviors of your patients!

This course is taught via Zoom for 4 hours, with a brief follow-up exercise.

This course fulfills the Cultural Competency CEU requirements for many professionals.

Learn more at www.pcc.edu/climb/health/mental/cultural-competency Email amy.evans3@pcc.edu with any questions. Note: 0.40 credits = 4 hours of professional CEUs

Credits: 0 CEU

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Class types:

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• In-person: classes take place at specific times and locations. Attendance in person is required.
• Online: classes do not have meeting times. Regular online interaction is required and there are weekly assignments.
• Remote: classes take place at specific times online. Students must be logged in during class meeting times.
• In-person and remote: classes meet both in-person and remotely. Attendance at both is required.
• In-person and online: classes meet in-person with additional online activities required.
• Remote and online: classes meet remotely with additional online activities required.