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Cultural Diversity in Medicine NetWorkA community NetWork focused on making a difference in the lung health of minorities and children. Dear Colleague, The Cultural Diversity in Medicine (CDM) NetWork was originally started as a community NetWork focused on making a difference in the lung health of minorities and children. Over the last few years, it has expanded its scope to two major areas:
At CHEST 2006 in Salt Lake City, the NetWork provided a postgraduate course entitled, "Culturally Competent Health Care: An Education Program for Chest Physicians," and plans to use the course as a resource for pulmonary fellows-in-training as a curriculum on this topic. The NetWork also has made many presentations on cardiopulmonary topics and health and health-care disparities. A presentation at CHEST 2008 is planned to begin addressing some solutions to this extensive problem in US medicine. The CDM NetWork and The CHEST Foundation are involved with the Commission to End Health Care Disparities, co-chaired by the American Medical Association and the National Medical Association, to promote their four areas of interest:
The NetWork is available to all other ACCP NetWorks for further education or needed experts in the field to help address these important issues at upcoming ACCP educational activities. Sign up today to become a member of the NetWork, or contact networks@chestnet.org for more information. NetWork members receive minutes of the conference calls and meetings, as well as information on current activities. In addition, we encourage you to join us for the NetWork open meeting held each year at CHEST. Sincerely, Carlos R. Ortiz, MD, FCCP |
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