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Learning Objectives
Discuss the changing demographic trends that contribute to the United States' multicultural landscape.
Define the importance of cultural competence when working with patients and families around end-of-life issues.
Compare and contrast Western and non-Western sociocultural values surrounding end-of-life topics.
Describe cultural belief systems, values and norms for various racial and ethnic minority groups around death and dying issues including discussing death, attitudes towards death and dying, death rituals, grieving and bereavement, advance directives, palliative care, and other end-of-life issues.
Discuss culturally sensitive communication strategies when discussing death and dying and end-of-life issues with racial and ethnic minority patients and families, including the role of interpreters.
Identify best practice guidelines that reflect ethical cultural competence and sensitivity when working with racial and ethnic minority patients and families around issues related to the end of life.