Satellite Broadcast

Advancing Quality Health Care for a Culturally Diverse Female Population:
A Cultural Competency Education Initiative for Obstetrician-Gynecologists

Free satellite broadcast presented by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists District II/NY in collaboration with the School of Public Health

Originally aired April 28, 2005

Program Highlights:

At the conclusion of this program, the attendee should be able to:

• Effectively integrate principles of cultural competency in an ob-gyn practice to help reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health care
• Communicate more effectively with patients of diverse cultural backgrounds
• Know how to work more effectively with trained interpreters

Speaker: Lisa Eng, DO, FACOG, Residency Educational Coordinator, Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

This program was developed by the ACOG District II/NY Ad Hoc Task Force on Cultural Competency. This project was generously sponsored by the Aetna Regional Community Grants Program.