Question

A 45-year-old Cree woman with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes living in a remote community reports repeated experiences of being dismissed and spoken down to in urban healthcare settings. She has missed several specialist appointments. As her new family physician, which initial approach best reflects cultural safety and CanMEDS Communicator and Health Advocate roles?

Accepted Answer

Acknowledge her experiences, explore their impact, and collaborate on culturally safe care plans, including involving Indigenous health workers if available

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Advise her to ignore perceived discrimination and focus on her diabetes control

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Inform her that racism is unlikely in the healthcare system

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Avoid discussing her experiences and focus only on biomedical issues

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Tell her to change her behaviour so staff treat her differently

Practice question