Question

A 28-year-old Inuit man presents to an urban emergency department after travelling from a remote community for chest pain and shortness of breath. He has type 2 diabetes and smokes. He describes previous occasions when he felt dismissed by health professionals. According to CPS and Indigenous cultural safety guidance, which physician behaviour best promotes culturally safe care and reflects the CanMEDS Communicator role?

Accepted Answer

Invite him to share prior experiences with the health system, acknowledge potential racism, and collaboratively plan his care

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Focus only on biomedical assessment and avoid discussing his past experiences

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Assume that mistrust is due to non-compliance and emphasise personal responsibility

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Avoid using interpreters or family supports to prevent bias

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Explain that everyone is treated the same and that culture is irrelevant in clinical care

Practice question