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Cultural Competency Lecture Series

Cultural competence in health care is being sensitive to issues related to culture, race, gender, sexual orientation, social class, and economic situation among other factors.

This series sponsored by the Center for Diversity and Multicultural Affairs presents speakers on a variety of cultures and subcultures. Each title links to the recorded presentation.

Presentations are typically from noon to 1p.m. at the OHSU Hospital UHS8B60. All are welcome.

Lecture Title (requires Real Player to view)	Presenter	Date Presented
The Culture of Disability	Dean Westwood, M.S.W. Director, OHSU Center for Self-Determination Oregon Institute on Disability and Development	November 19, 2008
Latino Culture: Implications for Research, Education, and Health Care	Maria Elena Ruiz, PhD, MS, CFNP, RN Assistant Professor, OHSU School of Nursing Oregon Master Public Health Program/ Primary Health Care & Health Disparities track	October 22, 2008
Ramadan	Anthony Cull, MD Assistant Professor, OHSU Department of Psychiatry Faculty, OHSU Intercultural Psychiatry Program (IPP)	September 17, 2008
Planting Seeds of Hope in the Democratic Republic of Congo	Lou Radja Executive Director, EduCongo Co-sponsored by OHSU Risk Management, OHSU Diversity Council and EduCongo	June 18, 2008
Health Care for Muslim Patients	Mike "Abudharr" Branch Board Member, Islamic Social Services of Oregon State	April 16, 2008
The Roadmap to the New Horizon: Linking Asians to Improved Health & Wellness	Asian Health & Service Center (Holden Leung, Director; Christine Lau, Chief Operating Officer; Gemma Kim, Public Health Program Manager) Siobhan Maty, Ph.D., Portland State University School of Community Health	January 16, 2008
Competent Care for LGBTI Patients	April Lewis, MPA Diversity Manager for Kaiser Permanente, NW Region	June 14, 2007
Folk Medicine in Latino Communities	David Acosta, MD, FAAFP	May 16, 2007
Ayurveda: The Science of Life - Ancient Secrets for Modern Day Living	Vaidya Priyanka Ayurvedic and Marma therapy healer	April 12, 2007
Roma Culture	Dr. Carol Silverman Professor of Cultural and Folklore Anthropology Diana Smith Student, University of Oregon	March 23, 2005
Health and Acculturation: An African American Perspective	Fred Miller MS Director, OHSU African American Dementia & Aging Project	January 26, 2005
Native American Traditional Health Practices	Larry Murillo DPH, MS Assistant Professor, OHSU Public Health and Preventive Medicine Research Assistant, One Sky Center	November 17, 2004
Roma (Gypsy) Culture in the Hospital Setting	Barbara Glidewell MBS, CEC Director, OHSU Department of Patient Relations, Patient Advocate/Ombudsman	October 27, 2004
A Hispanic/Latino Cultural Perspective	Jose David Cardona-Mendez MD Adjunct Instructor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, OHSU School of Medicine	September 29, 2004
An Introduction to Cultural Competency	James Mason PhD Director of the Office of Multicultural Health, State of Oregon	August 26, 2004