The document summarizes an international scientific conference on intercultural medical care and interdisciplinary teams. It discusses how cultural differences can affect patients' attitudes towards medical care, understanding of illness, and expectations of treatment. It also influences patient roles and decision making processes.
The document then summarizes a European project from 2008 that developed a model of intercultural education for nurses and other healthcare professionals. The project involved 25 partners from 12 countries and 11 languages. It created tools and resources for teaching cultural competence, communication, compassion, and addressing the needs of elderly migrant caregivers.
2. Say Good morning any time between getting up and noon.
Say Good afternoon any time between noon and 5pm.
Say Good evening any time between 5pm and 9pm as a greeting.
Say Good night any time after 5pm and bedtime as a farewell.
Say Good night any time after 9pm and going to bed.
5. Cultural differences affect patients
attitudes about medical care and their
ability to understand, manage, and cope
with the course of an illness, the meaning of
a diagnosis, and the consequences of
medical treatment, reporting of symptoms,
expectations for how health care will be
delivered, and beliefs concerning
medication and treatments.
In addition, culture specific values
influence patient roles and expectations,
how much information about illness and
treatment is desired, how death and dying
will be managed, bereavement patterns,
gender and family roles, and processes for
decision making.
6. From 2008, we started a project to developed a European model of intercultural education
for nurses , which cover related areas such as cultural communication, cultural
competence, compassionate care, patient safety and was extended to other healthcare
professionals.
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