The field of palliative care is growing in acceptance and sophistication globally. No longer considered just for patients at end-of-life, palliative care is now being incorporated early in the disease trajectory. Despite professional guidelines supporting early palliative care, there are few models that have been created that can be translated into practice cross-culturally. In the United State...

There is a paucity of research exploring the needs of older immigrants in Canada in general and specifically of those who have settled in smaller urban centers in the Eastern region of Canada. Recently Newfoundland implemented an immigration strategy to attract more immigrants to address the skilled labor shortages, to increase the population that has been shrinking due to outmigration and to r...

Background The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada specifies both respect for diversity as a requirement of professionalism and culturally sensitive provision of medical care. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the perception of preparedness and attitudes of medical residents to deliver cross-cultural care. Methods The Cross Cultural Care Survey was sent via e-mai...

INTRODUCTION Telehealth may be a cost effective modality in healthcare delivery, but how well used or how appropriate it is for the care of Indigenous peoples is unclear. This review examines the evidence for telehealth in facilitating chronic conditions management with Indigenous peoples. METHODS Databases were systematically searched for qualitative or quantitative primary research studies ...

Disparities in the quality of health care for black population have been apparent many decades, evidenced by high mortality and morbidity rates black/African American community. Major organizations recognized that a culturally diverse nursing workforce is essential to improve this Recruitment prenursing students from vital building diversified sensitive community's needs. In recent years, innov...

BACKGROUND Among US medical schools, demand for Global Health (GH) programs continues to grow. At the same time, cultural competency training has become a priority for medical students who will care for an increasingly diverse US patient population. We describe a pilot period for a new GH Selective designed to introduce medical students to global medicine and enhance culturally-sensitive commun...

OBJECTIVE Aboriginal Australians are disproportionately affected by hepatitis C (HCV). There are a range of barriers to HCV care, often beginning with poor diagnosis experiences. Little research exists on the experiences of Aboriginal Australians living with HCV. This study aimed to describe their patterns of HCV care and treatment with specific emphasis on the impact of their being informed of...

This article discusses the First Nations sample of a larger study on dementia care decisions and knowledge sharing.The purpose is to enhance understanding of the process of knowledge sharing among health care practitioners(HCPs), care partners, and persons with dementia (PWDs) within a rural First Nations community. A constructivist grounded theory methodology was used. Nineteen interviews were...