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Cultural competency. Learn about cultural competency and health disparities that may arise when treating patients of different backgrounds. Related Resources. Discover more insights, stories, and resources to keep you informed and inspired. View all.…
Building cultural competency; Treating and accommodating patients under the ADA, part two (CME); Unnecessary surgery; Failure to monitor warfarin prescription; TMLT board election 2017. Related Resources.…
How artificial intelligence (AI) will affect our lives and work — even our intellectual and cultural development — fuels ongoing (and fascinating) debate.…
Provide cultural competency education. Train staff on proper documentation procedures. Maintain ongoing assessment of communication protocols. Related Resources. Discover more insights, stories, and resources to keep you informed and inspired. View all.…
Kittrell, MD; 10 medical liability myths; Cultural competence in health care (CME); Failure to diagnose Churg-Strauss Syndrome; Failure to timely review lab results; 2011 TMLT board election. Related Resources.…
Be considerate of the different cultural or social class circumstances that affect each patient. Practice empathy, try to connect with the patent through shared human experiences, and avoid objectifying the patient.…
Failure to follow up on wound culture. A 46-year-old man came to a general surgeon for treatment of inguinal and umbilical hernias. Reviewed March 13, 2026. By Laura Hale Brockway, ELS, Vice President of Marketing and.…
With regard to obtaining consent for medical interventions, competence and decision-making capacity are often confused. A patient’s competence or incompetence is a legal designation determined by a judge.…
Rule 185.14(b) states: "It is the obligation of each team of physician(s) and physician assistant(s) to ensure that: the physician assistant's scope of practice is identified; delegation of medical tasks is appropriate to the physician assistant's level of competence…
Creating an appealing workplace culture is often the foundation for attracting high-quality candidates.…