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"Cultural Compentency and Healthcare Adobe PDF Upon completion of this module, you should be able to: Define cultural competency Identify correlates of cultural competency as described in the literature Define stereotyping and bias Discuss the relevance of cultural competency within the healthcare profession Identify specific factors that impact cultural competency within the healthcare profession Explain the dominant belief systems on health, illness and healing among various ethnic groups Define disparities in terms of access to healthcare, economics, and education Explain how disparities affect healthcare outcomes Formulate a plan for addressing cultural competency in clinical practice"

This module on cultural competency is available through the online training for physician assistants at Duke. It is, however, a general module with potentially wide health care worker reach.

The modules consist of 17 activity guides with 4 accompanying PowerPoint presentations. Each activity guide includes a list of further resources.

Good example of a 'learning Object' - animations and small units on Genetics

This is a great place to learn genetics, I tried numerous modules and they all work when you enter the web module, however there were no instructor instructions or student instructions on these tools,... only a screen stating it was under construction, so I would recommend that if you use this site you write clear instructions for your students. I plan to use the site with the nurse practitioners in the Spring. I will require the Genetic counseling one for this group. I hope that they will be intrigued and try some of the other modules, which they may have to do in order to correctly do the genetic counseling.

Quiz show that teaches about minority health issues in the U.S.

This is a good example of what we are trying to acheive with the IOM modules in the iNet Project. This Quiz show module teaches about misconception regarding minority health in the U.S. It is creative, simple, and fun to play. Check it out!

"Health Literacy Upon completion of this module, you should be able to: Define health literacy Identify common concerns related to health literacy Describe low health literacy and its impact on society Review common health literacy assessment tools Formulate a plan to better communicate health information to patients in your practice"

While this health literacy resource was created for physician assistants, it could be used broadly.

Online Continuing Education Modules for Nurse Educators

The program incorporates commonly held cultural beliefs in the Latino community, using them to frame abstinence and condom use as acceptable and effective health strategies.

A search results page for a search engine for free online courses.

I wonder if any of our nursing schools have open courses. Could we put the iNET CEU and IOM modules here?