Topic Category: Cultural considerations

Articles Cultural competency in the delivery of health services for Indigenous people (Bainbridge et al., 2015) Our culture affects the way we look after ourselves. It should shape the health care we receive, too (Gupta & Tang, 2019) Understanding cultural competency (HumanServicesEDU.org, n.d.) Cultural competence education for health professionals (Horvat et al., 2014) Practice resources […]

Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine (ASLM). (n.d.). Shared Medical Appointments (SMAs). Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine (ASLM). https://lifestylemedicine.org.au/shared-medical-appointments Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). (2016). Australian Standard Classification of Cultural and Ethnic Groups (ASCCEG), 2016 (1249.0). https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/1249.0Main+Features12016?OpenDocument Australian Government. (n.d.). Our people. https://info.australia.gov.au/about-australia/our-country/our-people Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council (AHMAC). (2017). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health […]

Presented by A/Prof John Stevens, RN, BA(Hons), PhD, FACN, FASLM Download the slides for this presentation here: Cultural considerations Presentation

Required reading Shared medical appointments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men (Stevens et al., 2016) Medical yarn ups: Sharing the caring (Mackee, 2018) Links may expire – If you find any links are not working, please let us know via info@lifestylemedicine.org.au.

Demonstrate how to apply cultural competence in the clinical setting Identify cultural sensitivities and relevance Summarise culturally appropriate practice models Describe techniques to manage groups of multiple cultures