Publications

The publications and presentations on this page are related to the grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NHLBI/NIH 5K07HL079255. Click below to find out more:

Publications
Presentations

Publications

University of Maryland faculty collaborated with the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) and Dr. Desiree Lie to prepare an online resource guide for use by medical educators interested in cultural competency: Lie D, Carter-Pokras O, Cleveland E. Tool for Assessing Cultural Competence Training (TACCT) Resource Guide. AAMC.
Several manuscripts were prepared for publication in peer-reviewed journals, including: Dogra N, Carter-Pokras O. Stakeholder views regarding cultural diversity teaching outcomes: a qualitative study. BMC Med Educ. 2005 Nov 1;5:37.
Seven small group discussion guides have been developed by Dr. Olivia Carter-Pokras and other members of the National Consortium for Multicultural Education for Health Professionals to accompany the upcoming four-hour documentary series exploring America’s racial and socioeconomic inequities in health: Unnatural Causes. You find the answers and questions to the discussions at the bottom of the page here.
Lie D, Carter-Pokras O, Cleveland E. Tool for Assessing Cultural Competence Training (TACCT) Resource Guide. MedEdPORTAL; 2006. Available from: http://www.aamc.org/mededportal, ID = 325.
Carter-Pokras O. Chapter 1. Cultural Competence Rationale, Context, and Definition. In: Cultural Competency in the Medical Profession. InforMed. 2008. Available at: http://culturalmeded.stanford.edu/pdf%20docs/INFORMED%20NJCC-Final.pdf
Carter-Pokras O. Chapter 2. Patterns of Health Disparities and Strategies to Eliminate Them. In: Cultural Competency in the Medical Profession. InforMed. 2008. Available at: http://culturalmeded.stanford.edu/pdf%20docs/INFORMED%20NJCC-Final.pdf
Carter-Pokras O, Delisser H. Introduction. In: Hark L, DeLisser H, Morrison G (eds). Achieving cultural competency: a case-based approach to training health professionals. Wiley-Blackwell. April, 2009. (ISBN-10:1405180722; ISBN-13:9781405180726). *Also Associate Editor
Zambrana RE, Carter-Pokras O. Role of Acculturation Research in Advancing Science and Practice in Reducing Health Care Disparities Among Latina/os. American Journal of Public Health
In Press (January 2010).
Carter-Pokras O, Acosta DA, Lie D, Bereknyei S, DeLisser H, Haidet P, Gill A, Hildebrandt C, Crandall S, Kondwani K, Glick S. for the National Consortium for Multicultural Education for Health Professionals. Curricular Products from the National Consortium for Multicultural Education for Health Professionals. MDNG: Focus on Multicultural Healthcare. 2009
Dogra N, Reitmanova S, Carter-Pokras O. Twelve tips for teaching diversity and embedding it in the curriculum. Medical Teacher. In Press.
Dogra N, Reitmanova S, Carter-Pokras O. Teaching cultural diversity: current status in U.K., U.S., and Canadian medical schools. JGIM. In Press.

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Presentations

Recognizing the need to obtain broader participation and input in the efforts of the NHLBI cultural competency and health disparities education collaborative, the University of Maryland often took the lead in organizing joint presentations of collaborative members at national and international conferences, including:

Carter-Pokras O, Braddock C, Lie D. Best Practices in Cultural Competence Education. Just Doctoring: How Can Medical Education Address Racial & Ethnic Disparities in Health Care? 10/7/05 (Organizer and Speaker)
NHLBI Cultural Competency and Health Disparities Education Collaborative (Braddock C). Best Practices in Cultural Competence Education and Research. National Leadership Summit on Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health: Embracing a Common Destination: Improving Health Outcomes for All Americans. DHHS Office of Minority Health. Washington DC. 1/9/06. (organizer)
U.S. Perspective. International perspectives on cultural competence training: assessment and evaluation of cultural competence education in the UK, US and Canada. Discussion of Theory and Practice. 12th International Ottawa Conference on Clinical Competence. NY, NY, 5/23/06 (speaker and facilitator)
The Role of Epidemiologists in Cultural Competency Training for Medical Students. Congress of Epidemiology 2006. Seattle, WA. 6/24/06. (breakfast roundtable organizer and leader)
Discussant for film Screening & Discussion of “Unnatural Causes: Is Inequality Making Us Sick?” at 10th anniversary conference of Community-Campus Partnership for Health, Toronto, Canada. 4/12/07.
Led discussion of video “Unnatural Causes: Bad Sugar” during a pre-meeting workshop of the American College of Epidemiology’s Minority Affairs Committee: "Research Ethics in Studying Genes and the Environment in Diabetes among Ethnic Minorities". Tucson, AZ. 9/13/08.
Carter-Pokras O, Acosta D, Lie D. Advances in Curriculum: the National Consortium for Multicultural Education for Health Professionals (A2). Sixth National Conference on Quality Health Care for Culturally Diverse Populations. DiversityRX. Minneapolis, MN. 9/21/08.
Williams S, Carter-Pokras O. Washington Adventist Hospital: Helping Others Breath Better. Third National Leadership Summit on Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health. National Harbor, MD. 2/27/09.
Abstract: The UMCP-SPH’s Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Adventist HealthCare Inc.’s Center for Health Disparities and Montgomery County Government’s Latino Health Initiative and African American Health Program are collaborating to improve asthma outcomes through enhanced evaluation and management of asthma exacerbations in the Emergency Department (ED). Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases, affecting more than 22 million Americans (7.7%) nationwide. About 1.3 million ED visits are attributed to asthma, with non-Hispanic Blacks and Hispanics disproportionately represented. Rates of asthma (7.8% in 2004) and ED visits (65.4 visits per 100,000) in Maryland are similar to the U.S. In Maryland, African Americans have a rate of asthma that is 1.1 times the rate of Whites, and ED visits and hospitalization visits that are 3.8 and 2.5 times that of whites. Between March 2007 and February 2008 there were 1,465 asthma visits to the Washington Adventist Hospital ED, with 25% of those being repeat visits (62% non-Hispanic Black, 14% Hispanic). In June 2008, four 45-minute training sessions were conducted in Washington Adventist Hospital’s emergency department regarding the 2007 National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Guidelines for management of acute exacerbations, community resources, and culturally competent care. Key messages included: asthma is a chronic disease, refer patients to additional resources, discuss discharge plan, know how to access language services, and prescribe affordable asthma control medications. Knowledge of asthma and cultural competency tools was assessed before and after each session. Implementation of new discharge instructions and program referrals are being tracked. ED providers participating in the training improved their knowledge of management of acute exacerbations in the ED, burden of repeat ED visits for asthma, and the importance of the use of medical interpreters. Our pilot results suggest that training ED personnel with the most current information on management of asthma exacerbations and culturally competent care can increase knowledge of personnel. Future studies are planned to expand this continuing education activity to other emergency departments and primary care providers.
Carter-Pokras O. Providing Care to Diverse Populations: A New Trend. Delaware Cultural Competency Series. Delaware Division of Public Health in partnership with the Delaware Nurses Association and the Delaware Academy of Family Physicians. Wilmington, DE. 3/6/09.