Does one workshop on respecting cultural differences increase health professionals’ confidence to improve the care of Australian Aboriginal patients with cancer? An evaluation

Does one workshop on respecting cultural differences increase health professionals’ confidence to improve the care of Australian Aboriginal patients with cancer? An evaluation

Abstract Background Aboriginal Australians have worse cancer survival rates than other Australians. Reasons include fear of a cancer diagnosis, reluctance to attend mainstream health services and discrimination from health professionals. Offering health professionals education in care focusing on Ab...

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Main Authors: Angela Durey, Georgia Halkett, Melissa Berg, Leanne Lester, Marion Kickett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Aboriginal people
Education
Cancer
Cultural differences
Mixed-methods
Health professional
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2599-z

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