Effectiveness of an evidence-based quality improvement approach to cultural competence training: The veterans affairs’ “Caring for Women Veterans” program

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 96-103

  Fox, Annie B ^a   Hamilton, Alison B ^b,c   Frayne, Susan M ^d,e   Wiltsey Stirman, Shannon ^a,f   Bean Mayberry, Bevanne ^b,g   Carney, Diane ^d   Di Leone, Brooke A L ^h   Gierisch, Jennifer M ^i,j   Goldstein, Karen M ^i,j   Romodan, Yasmin ^d   Sadler, Anne G ^k,l   Yano, Elizabeth M ^b,m   Yee, Ellen F ^n,o   Vogt, Dawne ^a,f  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^k VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁿ NEW MEXICO VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^o UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Author keywords

Culture diversity cultural competence; Evaluationeducational intervention; Evidence based quality improvement; Implementation science; Mixed methods; Workplace learning

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPLOYEE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE CENTER; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LEADERSHIP; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VETERAN; WORKPLACE; ADULT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARDS; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TEACHING; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS;

EID: 84978843643     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CEH.0000000000000073     Document Type: Article

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