Promoting Culturally Sensitive Communication with Diverse Patient Populations

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Features| April 2023 Promoting Culturally Sensitive Communication with Diverse Patient Populations Fritz-Gerald Charles, MD, CNMT; Fritz-Gerald Charles, MD, CNMT Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Nada Ismaiel, MD, MSc, FRCPC; Nada Ismaiel, MD, MSc, FRCPC Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Cynthia Khoo, MD, PhD Cynthia Khoo, MD, PhD Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ASA Monitor April 2023, Vol. 87, 18–19. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000924972.71020.9e Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Search Site Citation Fritz-Gerald Charles, Nada Ismaiel, Cynthia Khoo; Promoting Culturally Sensitive Communication with Diverse Patient Populations. ASA Monitor 2023; 87:18–19 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000924972.71020.9e Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search Topics: cultural sensitivity, world health, surgical procedures, operative, terminally ill The old adage “You never get a second chance to make a first impression” applies daily in the practice of anesthesiology. The field is marked by brief encounters with patients during some of their most stressful life events: before the birth of a child, before a major surgery, or in the face of critical illness. Imagine the same interactions from the patient's perspective occurring in a foreign land. Global health encompasses medical care, education, research, and policy with the goal of promoting health equity for all. As a field, global health transcends geographical borders to apply to diverse patients of various cultural, ethnic, religious, and socioeconomic backgrounds at home and abroad. Engagement in global health can facilitate culturally sensitive communication and help anesthesiologists quickly establish rapport during the preoperative evaluation and consent process, especially since the approach to informed consent and medical decision-making varies greatly across cultures. Since communication and... You do not currently have access to this content.