Donini-Lenhoff F G, Hedrick H L
Medical Education Products, American Medical Association, 515 North State Street, Chicago, IL 60610, USA.
J Allied Health. 2000 Winter;29(4):241-5.
Even as the importance of improved communication between health professionals and patients grows, the factors making it more difficult continue unabated--everything from expanding medical technology and increased subspecialization to America's ever-increasing cultural diversity. This article looks at some of the ways health care professionals, administrators, accreditors, and educators across the continuum of medical and health-related professions are seeking to increase the cultural competence skills of current and future practitioners. Many of these efforts, however, are still too recent and limited to produce measurable results. Data on the implementation of educational standards and curricula need to be collected, analyzed, and disseminated to begin to identify the degree to which standards and educational materials are being developed and implemented and what, if any, impact they are having on the delivery of culturally effective care.
尽管医疗专业人员与患者之间加强沟通的重要性日益凸显，但导致沟通变得更加困难的因素仍未减弱——从不断扩展的医疗技术、日益增加的专科细分到美国持续增长的文化多样性等各种因素。本文探讨了医疗及与健康相关专业领域的医护人员、管理人员、评审机构和教育工作者为提高当前及未来从业者的文化能力技能所采用的一些方法。然而，其中许多努力仍为时过短且范围有限，难以产生可衡量的结果。需要收集、分析和传播有关教育标准和课程实施情况的数据，以便开始确定标准和教育材料的制定与实施程度，以及它们对提供具有文化适应性的有效护理产生了何种影响（若有影响的话）。
