Understanding Culture, Faith and Diversity in Patient Care Management
Salt Lake Interfaith Roundtable
This session will explore the experiences of three members in our community with differing cultures, ethnicity and faith beliefs when seeking and receiving healthcare assistance. Discussion will include but not be limited to, applying for and receiving insurance coverage, making appointments, language and interpreter services, respect for cultural norms, understanding of medication regimes, follow up direction, and general courtesies extended when receiving care. Audience questions and participation is encouraged.
Presented at the 11th Annual HSR/ PCOR Conference: Partnering for Better Health: Bringing Utah's Patient Voices to Research 2016
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Understanding Culture, Faith and Diversity in Patient Care Management
1. Tuesday March 15, 2016
Understanding Culture, Faith and
Diversity in Patient Care Management
2. Salt Lake Interfaith Roundtable
The Salt Lake Interfaith Roundtable
organization promotes love, harmony and
understanding among people of all faith
traditions, cultures, and belief systems in
the spirit of the 2002 Olympic Winter
Games. Together we work to facilitate
interfaith respect, dialogue and
collaboration to overcome religious
division, with a goal toward achieving
world peace.
3. Speaker Panel
• Indra Neelameggham: Hindu
A teacher of Computer technology and well recognized leader
and representative of the Hindu Community in Utah
• Lydia Herrera: Hispanic
Came to the United States from Mexico 20 years
ago and today is the Director of Hildegarde’s Pantry,
a very busy regional food bank
• Suhad Khudhair: Muslim
Highly respected Lead Case manager for the resettlement
clients with Catholic Community services and was herself
a refugee from Iraq ten years ago
4. Discussion
1. How have healthcare providers taken time to
understand your personal, cultural and faith
background?
– i.e. medical interpreter, male/female physician
option, dietary restrictions, etc.
5. 2. How are your children treated? Please
describe some notable differences between
your care and theirs—such as quality of care,
time spent with the doctor during a visit,
level of accommodation for
dietary/cultural/faith based needs, etc.
6. 3. Has there been a time when you left an
appointment unsure of how to manage your
medication or maintain your health?
– What could providers or the healthcare system
do differently for you to manage your health?