Don't Get Lost in Translation - A Practical Approach to Cultural Competency

Moderator: Vivyenne Roche MD, Associate Professor, UT Southwestern at Dallas
This workshop focuses on how cultural competency contributes to safe and effective care for frail ethnically diverse elderly patients.

"Lost in Translation"-Cultural Competency from a Micro- and Macro-Perspective
Vivyenne Roche, MD

Ethnogeriatrics Issues in Research
M. Jane Mohler, MSN, MPH, PhD, FNP, Associate Professor, University of Arizona Center on Aging

Cultural Issues in Dementia Care
Timothy Howell, MD, MA, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison

Somos los Cuidadoras - We are the Care Givers
Suzanna M. Waters Castillo, PhD, MSSW, Faculty Associate, University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison

Ethnogeriatric Issues with Chronic Illness
Cynthia X. Pan, MD, AGSF, FACP, Director of Palliative Care, Key Geriatrics Faculty, New York Hospitals-Queens

The Optimal Use of the Medical Interpreter
Carmel Bitondo Dyer, MD, FACP, AGSF, Professor and Director, Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine

How Cultural Dates may Positively and Negatively Affect Clinical Care
Vivyenne Roche, MD