“Building Culturally Competent Health Care Organizations”

The Center continues to address the lack of nursing diversity in Colorado through innovative initiatives supported through Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).  The Center is pleased to announce its 3^rd Annual Diversity Summit.  This year’s theme will help nurses reflect on their personal and professional cultural competency and explore different tools that can help their organizations become more culturally competent and inclusive.  This Summit will address various dynamics of cultural competency such as:

• Understanding equity versus equality
• Exploring benefits of culturally competent health care organizations
• Developing personal and professional cultural competency
• Becoming aware of implicit bias and its impact on nursing care
• Overcoming barriers to nursing education for diverse populations
• Exploring holistic review and admissions to nursing school
• Recognizing organizational challenges and opportunities

We are honored to welcome our guest speakers Maria Velasco and Gurudev Khalsa to this year's Diversity Summit. Maria is the Program Manager of the Intercultural Training and Consulting Program for the Spring Institue for Intercultural Learning. She has 15 years experience designing and facilitating training on building cultural awareness and promoting inclusivity in the workplace.  Gurudev is the Principal Consultant to the Spring Institue for Intercultural Learning and a former member of its senior management team. As President of Trilight Development, he has provided strategic training and consulting services across cultural lines for 25 years, including substantial work in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. 

CE’s will be offered for this Summit. Register today and join the Center in making diversity a priority in nursing. The deadline for registration is March 30, 2017.  However, please register as soon as possible as spots are limited

Cancellation Policy:  If a participant cancels 30 or more days prior to an event, they will receive a 95% refund, less a 5% administration fee. If a participant cancels 15-29 days prior to the workshop, they will receive a 90% refund, less a 10% administration fee. If a participant cancels 14 days or less prior to the workshop, all fees are completely non-refundable. If the Center cancels a workshop all fees will be refunded 100%.

 

This project is supported by funds from the Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) under grant number D19HP28485, titled "Colorado Collaborative for Increasing Nursing Student Diversity." This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by the BHPr, HRSA, DHHS, or the U.S. Government