Tasmania is home to people from 177 different countries. In fact, 20% of people in Tasmania were born overseas, and 14% speak a language other than English at home. With a rich mix of people from different backgrounds and cultures it is important to consider how we can provide culturally responsive health care to multicultural Tasmanians.
The Primary Health Tasmania multicultural health access program aims to improve the health outcomes and experiences of multicultural Tasmanians by working with partners to ensure that health care is accessible, inclusive and culturally responsive. Our objectives include building capacity in primary care, with integration of resources to enhance health care for multicultural communities.
Presented by the Migrant Resource Centre Tasmania, this 1-hour session will cover cultural diversity in Tasmania, culturally responsive practice in health care and working with interpreters. Working with a qualified interpreter is essential to ensure all patients can access health care regardless of their English language skills. Engaging an interpreter helps you to communicate effectively with your non-English speaking patients, can protect you from professional risk, and is consistent with best practice ethical and professional standards.
Registration and light refreshments starts at 6.15 pm
RACGP accreditation pending.
Learning Outcomes:
- Increase understanding of cultural diversity in Tasmania, including migration pathways
- Increase understanding of culturally responsive practice in health care
- Identify situations where you need an interpreter
- Increase confidence in working with interpreters
- Develop skills to improve cross cultural communication
- Identifying and mitigating unconscious bias
Speaker information:
Aimen Jafri is the training and engagement officer at Migrant Resource Centre Tasmania. She is the former Chair of the Multicultural Council of Tasmania (MCOT), and a multicultural advocate who is passionate about encouraging cross-cultural conversations. Aimen worked and volunteered internationally until moving with her family to Tasmania in 2018.