Cultural Competence and Preventing Health Disparities for All Healthcare Providers - 2024-2026
Self-paced
2 credits
Full course description
Cultural Competence and Preventing Health Disparities for All Healthcare Providers:
STOP! Are you a Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician, Medical Imaging Technologist, Dentist, Dental Assistant, or Physician? If so, please follow the link below to the course for your profession.
- Pharmacy (ACPE for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians)
- Medical Imaging Technologists (OBMI/ARRT for Radiological Technologies)
- Dental Professionals (Dentists, Dental Assistants, etc.)
- Medical Professionals (CME) (Physicians)
Health disparities are an ongoing issue in the American healthcare system. These health disparities often occur because systematic barriers make accessing health care more difficult for some groups. This program looks at the social determinants of health and some ways culture affects health beliefs. The goal of this training is to expose the learner to these ideas and tools to prevent health disparities.
Topics include:
- Factors that Cause Disparities in Health and Health Care
- Equality, Equity, and Justice: What's the Difference?
- Culture and Subculture
- Social and Cultural Determinants of Health
- Race and Ethnicity
- What's the difference?
- Past and Present Health Disparities
- Ways to Improve
- Disability
- Definitions and Misconceptions
- Barriers and Special Considerations
- Gender Identity and Orientation
- Terminology
- Statistics
- Concerns for Accessing Care
- Ways to Improve
Course Information:
This course is approved by the Oregon Health Authority’s Office of Equity and Inclusion as an educational training for all healthcare professionals.
Available Accreditation:
This program is available for continuing education credits through select accreditation boards. If you are a healthcare provider eligible for continuing education credits, please follow the appropriate link on the left to register.
Contact Information:
If you need help registering or have questions regarding the course, please contact the OSU College of Pharmacy.
Browser Requirements:
The following browsers are supported for enrollment and completion of this course. If you are completing the course on a phone or tablet, it is recommended to utlize the Canvas app available in the Apple or Google app store.
- Chrome 102 and 103
- Firefox 100 and 101 (*extended releases are not supported)
- Edge 101 and 102
- Respondus Lockdown Browser (supporting the latest system requirements)
- Safari 14 and 15 (Macintosh only)
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