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Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 7	QF-EHEA: Second Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 7

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

UNI371

Course Name:

Health Care in Multicultural Societies

Semester:

Spring

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

English

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

University Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:7. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:Second Cycle

EQF-LLL:7. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

E-Learning

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Öğr. Üy. EMİNE NUR KAHRAMAN

Course Lecturer(s):

Ass. Proff. Emine Nur Kahraman

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

The aim of the course "Healthcare in Multicultural Sciences" is to educate healthcare science students and professionals about the impacts of cultural diversity on healthcare and to enhance their ability to provide culturally sensitive patient care. This course equips students with the necessary knowledge and skills for effective communication and patient care, while also promoting an attitude of respect and understanding towards cultural diversity. It emphasizes that cultural differences can give rise to healthcare inequalities and encourages the consideration of cultural diversity with respect and empathy.

Course Content:

This course examines health disparities among different cultures, addressing the reasons for variations in health outcomes and strategies to reduce these inequalities. It provides students with cultural sensitivity training to enhance their skills in effectively communicating with patients from diverse cultural backgrounds.

The course also covers topics such as access to healthcare services for immigrant populations, the health issues specific to immigrant communities, and the development of healthcare policies tailored to these groups.

Furthermore, it explores the interaction between traditional medical practices in different cultures and modern medicine, equipping students with the ability to understand and integrate various treatment methods.

Emphasizing the richness of cultural diversity, the course encourages the respectful and empathetic handling of cultural differences.

These content components aim to equip students with the ability to work in the healthcare field more sensitively, knowledgeably, and effectively.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Understanding Health Disparities: Students will comprehend the disparities in health outcomes among diverse cultures and identify the underlying causes.
2) Cultural Sensitivity and Effective Communication: Develop skills in cultural sensitivity to facilitate effective communication with patients from various cultural backgrounds.
3) Access to Healthcare for Immigrant Populations: Understand the challenges and barriers that immigrant populations face in accessing healthcare services
4) Health Issues Specific to Immigrant Communities: Recognize and analyze the health issues that are specific to immigrant communities and their unique healthcare needs.
5) Integration of Traditional and Modern Medical Practices: Gain the ability to study and integrate traditional medical practices from different cultures with modern medical approaches.
6) Promoting Cultural Diversity as an Asset: Emphasize the value of cultural diversity and promote an attitude of respect and appreciation for cultural differences.

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction and Course Objectives	Bhopal, R. S. (2007). Ethnicity, race, and health in multicultural societies: foundations for better epidemiology, public health, and health care. Oxford University Press.
3)	Cultural Sensitivity and Communication Skills	Bhopal, R. S. (2007). Ethnicity, race, and health in multicultural societies: foundations for better epidemiology, public health, and health care. Oxford University Press.
4)	Practical Applications and Scenarios for Effective Communication	Bhopal, R. S. (2007). Ethnicity, race, and health in multicultural societies: foundations for better epidemiology, public health, and health care. Oxford University Press.
5)	Health Disparities: Causes and Consequences	Bhopal, R. S. (2007). Ethnicity, race, and health in multicultural societies: foundations for better epidemiology, public health, and health care. Oxford University Press.
6)	The Impact of Cultural Differences on Health	Bhopal, R. S. (2007). Ethnicity, race, and health in multicultural societies: foundations for better epidemiology, public health, and health care. Oxford University Press.
7)	Access to Healthcare for Immigrant Populations	Bhopal, R. S. (2007). Ethnicity, race, and health in multicultural societies: foundations for better epidemiology, public health, and health care. Oxford University Press.
8)	midterms	Ritter, L. A., & Hoffman, N. (2009). Multicultural health. Jones & Bartlett Publishers.
9)	Healthcare Policies and Strategies for Immigrants	Bhopal, R. S. (2007). Ethnicity, race, and health in multicultural societies: foundations for better epidemiology, public health, and health care. Oxford University Press.
10)	Traditional Medical Practices and Diversity	Bhopal, R. S. (2007). Ethnicity, race, and health in multicultural societies: foundations for better epidemiology, public health, and health care. Oxford University Press.
11)	The Relationship between Modern and Traditional Medicine	Bhopal, R. S. (2007). Ethnicity, race, and health in multicultural societies: foundations for better epidemiology, public health, and health care. Oxford University Press.
12)	Integration of Traditional and Modern Medical Practices	Bhopal, R. S. (2007). Ethnicity, race, and health in multicultural societies: foundations for better epidemiology, public health, and health care. Oxford University Press.
13)	Evaluation and Emphasizing the Value of Cultural Diversity	Bhopal, R. S. (2007). Ethnicity, race, and health in multicultural societies: foundations for better epidemiology, public health, and health care. Oxford University Press.
14)	Health Issues of Immigrant Communities	Bhopal, R. S. (2007). Ethnicity, race, and health in multicultural societies: foundations for better epidemiology, public health, and health care. Oxford University Press.
15)	case based practices	Bhopal, R. S. (2007). Ethnicity, race, and health in multicultural societies: foundations for better epidemiology, public health, and health care. Oxford University Press.
16)	final week	Ritter, L. A., & Hoffman, N. (2009). Multicultural health. Jones & Bartlett Publishers.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Bhopal, R. S. (2007). Ethnicity, race, and health in multicultural societies: foundations for better epidemiology, public health, and health care. Oxford University Press.
References:	Bhopal, R. S. (2007). Ethnicity, race, and health in multicultural societies: foundations for better epidemiology, public health, and health care. Oxford University Press.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5	6
Program Outcomes
1) The graduate integrates the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviours acquired from basic and clinical sciences, behavioural sciences, and social sciences in the form of competencies and uses them for the provision of rational, effective, safe health care services in accordance with quality standards in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and rehabilitation processes, and during the process considers protection of both patient’s health and healthcare workers health including her/his own.
2) The graduate shows a biopsychosocial approach in patient management that considers the sociodemographic and sociocultural background of the individual without discrimination of language, religion, race, and gender.
3) The graduate prioritizes the protection and development of the health of individuals and society in the provision of health care services.
4) The graduate, considering the individual, social, public, and environmental factors affecting health; works towards maintaining and improving the state of health.
5) In the provision of health care services, the graduate considers both the changes in the physical and socioeconomic environment on a regional and global scale that affect health, as well as the changes in the individual characteristics and behaviours of the people who apply to her/him.
6) The graduate recognizes the characteristics, needs and expectations of the target population and provides health education to healthy/sick individuals and their relatives and other health care workers.
7) While carrying out her/his profession, the graduate fulfils her/his duties and obligations with determined behaviours to provide high-quality health care within the framework of ethical principles, rights and legal responsibilities and good medical practices, considering the integrity, privacy, and dignity of the patient.
8) The graduate evaluates and improves her/his own performance in professional practices in terms of emotions, cognitive characteristics, and behaviours.
9) The graduate physician advocates improving the provision of health services by considering the concepts of social reliability and social commitment to protect and improve public health.
10) To protect and improve health, the graduate physician can plan and carry out service delivery, training and consultancy processes related to individual and community health in cooperation with all components.
11) The graduate physician evaluates the impact of health policies and practices on individual and community health indicators and advocates increasing the quality of health services.
12) The graduate physician attaches importance to protecting and improving her/his own physical, mental, and social health, and does what is necessary for this.
13) During the provision of health care, the graduate shows exemplary behaviours and leads within the health team.
14) The graduate uses the resources cost-effectively, in the planning, implementation, execution, and evaluation processes of the health care services in the health institution she/he manages, for the benefit of the society and in accordance with the legislation.
15) The graduate communicates positively within the health team with whom she/he provides health care services, being aware of the duties and obligations of other health workers and shows appropriate behaviours to assume different team roles when necessary.
16) The graduate works harmoniously and effectively with her/his colleagues and other professional groups in her/his professional practice.
17) The graduate communicates effectively with patients, patient relatives, health care workers and other professional groups, institutions, and organizations, including individuals and groups that require a special approach and have different sociocultural characteristics.
18) The graduate shows a patient-centred approach in the protection, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and rehabilitation processes that involve the patient and patient’s caregivers as partners in the decision-making mechanisms.
19) When necessary, the graduate plans and implements scientific research for the population she/he serves, and uses the results ontained and/or the results of other research for the benefit of the society.
20) The graduate reaches the current literature information related to her/his profession, evaluates critically, and applies the principles of evidence-based medicine in the clinical decision-making process.
21) The graduate uses information technologies to improve the effectiveness of her/his work in health care, research, and education.
22) The graduate effectively manages individual study and learning processes and career development.
23) The graduate demonstrates the ability to acquire, evaluate, integrate new knowledge with existing knowledge, apply it to professional situations, and adapt to changing conditions throughout professional life.
24) The graduate chooses the right learning resources to improve the quality of the health care service she/he provides, organizes her/his own learning process.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	The graduate integrates the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviours acquired from basic and clinical sciences, behavioural sciences, and social sciences in the form of competencies and uses them for the provision of rational, effective, safe health care services in accordance with quality standards in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and rehabilitation processes, and during the process considers protection of both patient’s health and healthcare workers health including her/his own.
2)	The graduate shows a biopsychosocial approach in patient management that considers the sociodemographic and sociocultural background of the individual without discrimination of language, religion, race, and gender.
3)	The graduate prioritizes the protection and development of the health of individuals and society in the provision of health care services.
4)	The graduate, considering the individual, social, public, and environmental factors affecting health; works towards maintaining and improving the state of health.
5)	In the provision of health care services, the graduate considers both the changes in the physical and socioeconomic environment on a regional and global scale that affect health, as well as the changes in the individual characteristics and behaviours of the people who apply to her/him.
6)	The graduate recognizes the characteristics, needs and expectations of the target population and provides health education to healthy/sick individuals and their relatives and other health care workers.
7)	While carrying out her/his profession, the graduate fulfils her/his duties and obligations with determined behaviours to provide high-quality health care within the framework of ethical principles, rights and legal responsibilities and good medical practices, considering the integrity, privacy, and dignity of the patient.
8)	The graduate evaluates and improves her/his own performance in professional practices in terms of emotions, cognitive characteristics, and behaviours.
9)	The graduate physician advocates improving the provision of health services by considering the concepts of social reliability and social commitment to protect and improve public health.
10)	To protect and improve health, the graduate physician can plan and carry out service delivery, training and consultancy processes related to individual and community health in cooperation with all components.
11)	The graduate physician evaluates the impact of health policies and practices on individual and community health indicators and advocates increasing the quality of health services.
12)	The graduate physician attaches importance to protecting and improving her/his own physical, mental, and social health, and does what is necessary for this.
13)	During the provision of health care, the graduate shows exemplary behaviours and leads within the health team.
14)	The graduate uses the resources cost-effectively, in the planning, implementation, execution, and evaluation processes of the health care services in the health institution she/he manages, for the benefit of the society and in accordance with the legislation.
15)	The graduate communicates positively within the health team with whom she/he provides health care services, being aware of the duties and obligations of other health workers and shows appropriate behaviours to assume different team roles when necessary.
16)	The graduate works harmoniously and effectively with her/his colleagues and other professional groups in her/his professional practice.
17)	The graduate communicates effectively with patients, patient relatives, health care workers and other professional groups, institutions, and organizations, including individuals and groups that require a special approach and have different sociocultural characteristics.
18)	The graduate shows a patient-centred approach in the protection, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and rehabilitation processes that involve the patient and patient’s caregivers as partners in the decision-making mechanisms.
19)	When necessary, the graduate plans and implements scientific research for the population she/he serves, and uses the results ontained and/or the results of other research for the benefit of the society.
20)	The graduate reaches the current literature information related to her/his profession, evaluates critically, and applies the principles of evidence-based medicine in the clinical decision-making process.
21)	The graduate uses information technologies to improve the effectiveness of her/his work in health care, research, and education.
22)	The graduate effectively manages individual study and learning processes and career development.
23)	The graduate demonstrates the ability to acquire, evaluate, integrate new knowledge with existing knowledge, apply it to professional situations, and adapt to changing conditions throughout professional life.
24)	The graduate chooses the right learning resources to improve the quality of the health care service she/he provides, organizes her/his own learning process.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments	1	% 40
Final	1	% 60
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Preparation for the Activity	Spent for the Activity Itself	Completing the Activity Requirements	Workload
Course Hours	14	1	2		42
Study Hours Out of Class	16	1	3		64
Midterms	1	5	1		6
Final	1	9	1		10
Total Workload					122