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StratiS HealtH Culture Care ConneCtion Resources for Your Clinic Culture Care Connection www.culturecareconnection.org This Minnesota Web site is an online learning and resource center dedicated to supporting Minnesota’s health care organizations in their efforts to provide culturally competent care. The site provides resources to help organizations meet the Office of Minority Health’s national standards on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS), including information on cultural competence concepts, health topics, ethnicities, stakeholder organizations, and resources that reflect the needs of Minnesota’s diverse populations. Minnesota Online Interpreter Roster www.health.state.mn.us/interpreters Locate interpreters by language and location on the Minnesota Department of Health searchable database. The roster includes interpreters representing more than 20 languages with information about interpreter availability, languages spoken, gender, and experience in medical specialty areas. The exchange www.health-exchange.net The Exchange is an online resource to exchange information and health education materials translated in the languages most frequently spoken in Minnesota. Minnesota Health Literacy Partnership http://healthlit.themlc.org Open to Minnesota consumers and health care, social service, and community organizations. Members benefit from regular updates on local and national health literacy efforts, monthly networking and educational meetings, and sharing resources. International Institute of Minnesota http://www.iimn.org A social service organization that serves people in transition and promotes the welfare of all nationalities and races. Center for Victims of Torture http://www.cvt.org/index.php A social service organization that works to heal the wounds of torture for individuals, their families and communities, and to stop torture worldwide. Calendar of events India Fest August 15, 2010 St. Paul, MN Join Asian Indian’s in Minnesota at the annual celebration of India’s rich culture and heritage. Presented by the India Association of Minnesota. More> Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Clinical Practice Forum - Breathing easier: Palliative Care and Advanced Pulmonary Disease September 17-19, 2010 Bloomington, MN Pulmonary disease is one of the top four leading causes of death in America. Life-limiting illnesses, such as advanced pulmonary disease present their own unique challenges for patients living with and dying from advanced pulmonary disease. The 2010 Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association Clinical Practice Forum will demonstrate the integration of palliative care and pulmonary nursing practices for end-of-life care management. More > Many Faces of Community Health 2010 Conference: Time of Transformation – Roots and Redesign October 28-29, 2010, Minneapolis, MN Stratis Health is again a proud sponsor of this year’s fifth annual conference, which explores ways to improve care and reduce health disparities in underserved populations and among those living in poverty. Sessions will examine how community-based primary care will grow, develop, and change under national health reform and Minnesota state reforms already underway. Take this opportunity to assess the impact of health reform on delivery of care to medically underserved populations. More>
StratiS HealtH Culture Care ConneCtion Resources for Your Clinic Minnesota Alliance for Patient Safety 2010 Conference: People and Partnerships November 3-5, 2010, Brooklyn Park, MN Stratis Health is proud to be a sponsor of this year’s conference for health care professionals, leaders, managers, educators, and others interested in improving patient safety in all clinical settings. Working with patients who do not speak English and representing multicultural backgrounds present unique patient safety challenges for health care professionals. The conference will offer practical strategies and tools to enhance and sustain patient safety, with key elements related to technical and cultural changes that drive and lead patient safety improvement. It will go beyond technical fixes to address adaptation, change, and measurement. See a special appearance by Brave New Workshop actors, who will lead compelling improvisations about new ways to understand and tackle patient safety challenges. More> STRATIS HeALTH CONTACT INFORMATION Mary Beth Dahl, RN, CPC, CPHQ, Program Manager mdahl@stratishealth.org 952-853-8546 President and Ceo Jennifer P. Lundblad, PhD, MBA Director, Medical affairs Jane Pederson, MD, MS Mary Montury Program Coordinator mmontury@stratishealth.org 952-853-8541 Board of Directors Kathleen D. Brooks, MD, MBA Huda Farrah, MSc Nancy Feldman William E. Jacott , MD Lucinda Jesson, JD Dee H. Kemnitz Michele Kimball Stephen Kopecky, MD Clint MacKinney, MD, MS Alison H. Page, MS, MHA Michael Spilane, MD Ruth Stryker-Gordon, MA, RN Dale Thompson, board chair DiversityRx 2010 Seventh National Conference on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations October 18-21, 2010 Baltimore, MD The conference will offer 15 preconference trainings, 50 workshops, a film festival, poster sessions, and exhibits. Speakers will address the implications of new standards, health care reform, and other policy initiatives, as well as practice advancements and research on language access, culturally competent care, organizational cultural competence and other strategies to improve health care for minority, immigrant and indigenous communities. www.diversityRxConference.org, Margaret LeDuc Editor mleduc@stratishealth.org 952-853-8578 Stratis Health is a nonprofit organization that leads collaboration and innovation in health care quality and safety, and serves as a trusted expert in facilitating improvement for people and communities. Stratis Health works toward its mission through initiatives funded by federal and state government contracts, and community and foundation grants, including serving as Minnesota’s Medicare Quality Improvement Organization. Stratis Health 2901 Metro Drive, Suite 400 Bloomington, MN 55425-1525 952-854-3306 • 952-853-8503 (fax) Email: info@stratishealth.org www.stratishealth.org
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