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MODULE 2: Multicultural communication in multiprofessional health care teams (MMHT)

What are multidisciplinary multicultural health teams?

Multidisciplinary multicultural health teams (MMHT) comprise of individuals from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds and from different disciplines, working together in a healthcare setting , caring for a diverse group of patients.

Effective intercultural communication is necessary when working within a MMHT, to enable staff to communicate effectively and prevent misunderstandings. Good team working can help to ensure better patient safety and avoid incidents.

To read more about MMHT , download the Presentation for module 2 .

Aims and Learning Outcomes

The aims for this Module are to enhance your awareness of:

respecting the different roles within the team including your own;
developing team spirit which includes the virtues of proper friendship, interdependence, concern for colleagues, encouragement and support;
sharing and broadening perspectives on multicultural multiprofessional communication in health care, and then synthesize key issues from the module.

After completing this week's activities you should have enhanced your:

knowledge of multiprofessional team members’ fields of competence;
knowledge of multicultural and multiprofessional teamwork;
skills in negotiating goals and plans for culturally competent and compassionate patient care within the multiprofessional team.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES:

RESOURCES:

Training plan for Module 2: MMHT
Additional resources for Module 2 : MMHT
Papadopoulos I (2012): ). Wearing the same shirt doesn’t make you a team! Patient safety and the challenges of multicultural healthcare teams .
In D. Ingleby, A. Chiarenza, W. Devillé, I. Kotsioni (Eds.) Inequalities in Health Care for Migrants and Ethnic Minorities. COST Series on Health and Diversity, Volume II. Antwerp/Apeldoorn: Garant. ISBN 978-90-441-2932-8. This chapter covers all the issues relevant to this module ie MMHT, intercultural communication and patient safety.

Key outputs

IENE 1, 2008-2010

Research report EN
PTT/IENE Model EN
Report of the survey EN
Good Practice Manual EN

IENE 2, 2010-2012

Transnational Report EN
ToT methodology EN RO FR NL
Strategic Guide EN
Final conference EN
Brochure with project results EN

IENE 3, 2013-2015

Report on education EN
Methodology for creating tools EN
Tools EN
Case studies
Good practice manual EN
Newsletter 1 2 3

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IENE 4, 2014-2016

Report on integrative literature reviews EN
Needs assessment report EN
An European model for the development of role models to promote and support culturally competent and compassionate care EN
Curriculum EN
Report of the Tools EN

IENE 5, 2015-2017

Needs assessment Report EN
Training Model EN RO IT EL DK
Curriculum EN
Handbook for MOOC facilitators EN
MOOC Best Practice Guide EN

IENE 6, 2016-2018

Download the project Outputs at ienerefugeehub.eu/iene6/results/

IENE 7, 2017-2019

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IENE 8, 2018-2021

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IENE 9, 2019-2021

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IENE 10, 2020-2022

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IENE 11, 2021-2023

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