Event
Date: Thursday, June 13,
2024
Event Time: 1:00 - 2:30 pm EST
Please Note:
All times are Eastern. Webinars begin at 1:00 pm Eastern /
12:00 pm Central / 11:00 am Mountain / 10:00 am Pacific.
Description
This program is to educate and inform healthcare professionals and diabetes community care coordinators on some of the unique health beliefs that can influence people from different cultural backgrounds when providing diabetes care and prevention education, identify some of the potential cultural challenges and how to overcome them, and increase desirable cultural competency skills that promote effective communication when educating diverse populations.
Learning Outcome
Participants will be able to state the importance of cultural competency, identify their own biases and demonstrate they understand effective communication.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this presentation,
participants will be able to:
• Describe the challenges of providing diabetes care and prevention education to diverse populations and how to overcome them.
• Recognize how health beliefs can influence behavior of people from different cultural backgrounds.
• Develop teaching strategies for providing education using Cultural Competence Model.
• Illustrate cultural competence skills that promote effective communication.
Activity Type
This is a knowledge-based learning activity. This
90-minute online session includes a presentation followed by a question-and-answer period.
Learning
Format
Live
Activity
Intended Audience
This activity is designed for
individual or groups of diabetes care and education specialists, including nurses,
dietitians, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, nurse practitioners, physicians, PAs, social workers, and other health
care providers interested in staying up to date on current practices of care
for people with diabetes and other related conditions.