Making the switch: A new multicultural curriculum for improving clinical care and reducing health disparities

Abstract

With Israel's great cultural diversity, Israeli health professionals must increase their cultural competency so as to improve quality of medical care. This presentation describes efforts to introduce multiculturalism, leading to improved cultural competency, into the curriculum for nursing students in one training school in Israel.

Authors

Nava Zuaretz

Author Details

Nava Zuaretz, MA, BA, RN, Clalit Health Services, Haifa, Israel

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Lead Author Affiliation

Clalit Health Services, Haifa, Israel

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Cultural Competency, Health Equity, Multicultural Curriculum Education

Recommended Citation

Zuaretz, Nava, "Making the switch: A new multicultural curriculum for improving clinical care and reducing health disparities" (2019). INRC (Congress). 175.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2019/posters_2019/175

Conference Name

30th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Conference Year

2019

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