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The importance of cultural awareness for patient-centred practice is commonly highlighted during health professional education and workplace orientation. As part of this process a number of interrelated terms might be used, such as cultural sensitivity, cultural appropriateness, cultural safety and cultural competence.
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Croker, B., Tvedten, O.G. (2016). Collaborating Across Different Healthcare Cultures. In: Croker, A., Higgs, J., Trede, F. (eds) Collaborating in Healthcare. Practice, Education, Work and Society. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-806-8_12
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