Optimising clinical practice in cancer genetics with cultural competence: lessons to be learned from ethnographic research with Chinese-Australians

2004 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-248 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurice Eisenbruch ◽  
Soo See Yeo ◽  
Bettina Meiser ◽  
David Goldstein ◽  
Kathy Tucker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Cancer Genetics ◽  
Ethnographic Research

The Facets of Cultural Competence

2001 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 842-849 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa A. Suzuki ◽  
Mary B. McRae ◽  
Ellen L. Short
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Counseling Psychology ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Current Clinical Practice ◽  
Multidimensional Model ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Innovative Thinking ◽  
Definition Of

Sue’s proposed model is based on a critique of the Eurocentric assumptions underlying current clinical practice and reflects his innovative thinking and unique synthesis of past research. The specific areas addressed in this article focus on an examination of the multidimensional model of cultural competence (MDCC) and issues related to the definition of competence and its measurement. Areas of needed elaboration in the model include complexities related to power hierarchies (i.e., authority, authorization, and leadership) and implications for training and practice. Particular emphasis is placed on the complexities of cultural competence and the important contributions of Sue’s MDCC as an important step in making cultural competence a reality in the practice of counseling psychology.

Cultures and their roles: An overview

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dinesh Bhugra ◽  
Antonio Ventriglio ◽  
Kamaldeep S. Bhui
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Race And Ethnicity ◽  
World View ◽  
Belief Systems ◽  
Good Clinical Practice ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Change Culture

Cultures are an integral part of our being. We are born in cultures, which mould our behaviours, attitudes, and cognitions. Culture is a system of meanings and knowledge, belief systems, and morals as well as laws. Culture is acquired, and people change in response to culture and, in return, individuals change culture. Culture informs our world view and offers symbols with specific meanings, not only for individuals in that particular culture but also for others looking in. Culture needs to be differentiated from race and ethnicity. Furthermore, for migrants there are stages in the process of migration that affect their processes of acculturation, which can result in different types of adjustment in the new country, including assimilation, biculturalism, and deculturation. The response of the new country is also important in welcoming or rejecting migrants whatever their reason for migration. Cultural competence is a part of good clinical practice.

scholarly journals Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Lubiński ◽  
Rolf H Sijmons ◽  
Rodney J Scott
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Hereditary Cancer ◽  
Cancer Genetics ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Illustrative Case ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
Journal Citation Reports ◽  
New Genes ◽  
Thomson Reuters

We are proud to announce the re-launch of Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice (HCCP). Moving from a classical printed journal, first published in 2003, to the open access, online format of BioMed Central will allow for a quicker and much wider distribution of published articles. Further improving exposure of articles, the journal has also been accepted for indexing by PubMed, and is now on track to receive it's first Impact Factor in 2010 after being accepted for inclusion in Thomson Reuters' Science Citation Index Expanded and the Journal Citation Reports. In addition, the Editorial Board of the journal has been expanded in acknowledgement of the continuing growth of the field of clinical cancer genetics. Much has changed since December 2003 when the first paper issue of HCCP was published. New genes and syndromes have been identified, more molecular pathways have been unraveled, and new knowledge on therapeutic and preventive options has been gained. However, the reasons for publishing HCCP remain unchanged: to contribute to the improvement of care for individuals and families who are genetically predisposed to develop cancer. As before, this journal will try to cover relevant topics from multiple perspectives, including those of researchers and medical practitioners from different parts of the world who may have different scientific interests and medical priorities. We also remain dedicated to support the international discussion on important topics by sending out questionnaires to the field and publishing their results. We invite you and your colleagues to submit your manuscripts to HCCP, ranging from small but illustrative case reports to larger scientific studies. In addition to these types of articles, the reader may expect to see meeting reports, reviews and commentaries to highlight new developments and existing controversies in the field. We hope you will enjoy reading the new Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice.

Cultural competence in clinical practice

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 2226-2226
Author(s):  
D. Bhugra
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Good Clinical Practice ◽  
The Core ◽  
Potential Sources ◽  
Values And Beliefs ◽  
Practice Skills

With increasing globalisation it is inevitable that along with goods, people will move too. Certain psychiatric disorders are more common among some groups of migrants. It is inevitable that there may be a degree of mismatch between the cultural values and beliefs of patients in comparison with their psychiatrists. Every individual has certain cultural values and it is vital that mental health professionals are not only aware of these values but are also conscious of their own values, prejudices and both strengths and cultural weaknesses. Cultural competence is at the core of good clinical practice. Skills and knowledge about other cultures can be learnt and clinicians also need to be aware of potential sources of conflict and sources from where they can gather information and then utilise it appropriately.

scholarly journals Translating genomics: cancer genetics, public health and the making of the (de)molecularised body in Cuba and Brazil

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sahra Gibbon
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Cancer Genetics ◽  
Personalised Medicine ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Community Genetics ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Contemporary Politics ◽  
Genetics Services ◽  
Similarities And Differences

Abstract This article examines how cancer genetics has emerged as a focus for research and healthcare in Cuba and Brazil. Drawing on ethnographic research undertaken in community genetics clinics and cancer genetics services, the article examines how the knowledge and technologies associated with this novel area of healthcare are translated and put to work by researchers, health professionals, patients and their families in these two contexts. It illuminates the comparative similarities and differences in how cancer genetics is emerging in relation to transnational research priorities, the history and contemporary politics of public health and embodied vulnerability to cancer that reconfigures the scope and meaning of genomics as “personalised” medicine.

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