In family medicine we need heart, as well as content knowledge, to work with and apply the
beauty of patient-centred care. 1 To recognize the beauty of patient-centred care, every …

As a patient I feel vulnerable and I find it hard to feel empowered even as a knowledgeable
and assertive person. Although I was born in this country, have always lived here, and I am …

To be a good clinician in 2016 is challenging–not only do we have to ensure that our
biomedical knowledge is up to date, but increasingly we need to practice medicine within …

The patient-centred approach is not new in family medicine. It is 1 of the 6 core procedure
skills in the residency curriculum. 1 Twenty years after groundbreaking work by the late Dr …

For many years, social scientists have been stressing the important role culture plays in the
work of healthcare providers in their clinical settings. 1, 2 This idea now saturates official …

The subject of cross-cultural medicine is an enormous one, and the article by Juckett1 in this
issue of American Family Physician provides a succinct overview of the nation's changing …

The call for cross-cultural communication in health care delivery has become both more
emphatic and more necessary than ever before. In the clinical setting, taking culture into …

The medical community has hailed the recent movement to provide patient-centered care as
a progressive step forward in meeting the needs of the very diverse patient population of the …

With a focus on client-centred care, this book provides an introduction to developing cultural
competence in the health care setting. A unique presentation covering both theory and …

Equality, diversity and inclusivity (EDI) issues in relation to patient care have been reported
from as early as medical school. Indeed, there is evidence that many medical students feel …