This document discusses the influence of culture on pharmacy practice and professionalism. It begins by defining culture and explaining that every social group has its own unique culture defined by factors like geography, language, religion, age, gender and economic status. [NEXT SENTENCE] It then explains how cultural factors influence people's health behaviors, beliefs about illnesses, and responses to medical symptoms and treatment. [NEXT SENTENCE] Finally, it argues that for pharmacists to improve their professional status and effectively serve diverse populations, they must develop cultural competence by gaining awareness, knowledge, skills and the ability to provide empathetic, caring and respectful care to patients from any cultural background.
17. Society
GEOGRAPHIC
Chinese
Generic Indian
Japanese American
Society
Australian Swedish
European African
18. Society
LANGUAGE
Chinese
Generic Hindi
Russian English
Society
Italian Zulu
French Xhosa
19. Society
RELIGION
Muslim
Generic Hindu
Tao Christian
Society
Jew Mormon
Ancestor
Sects
worship
20. Society
AGE and GENDER
Female
Generic Babies
Male Kids
Society
Elderly Teenagers
Mature Early
adults Adults
21. Society
ECONOMIC
Middle class
Generic Upper class
Lower class Super rich
Society
Destitute Rich
Poor Middle
22. Society
SIZE and POWER
Generic
MAJORITY Minority
Minority Minority
Society
Minority Minority
Minority Minority
23. people
people
Therefore
people people
Society
people people
people people
1. No generic cultural groups!
2. Each group has its own culture
24. people
people
people people
Society
people people
Group Culture people people
Group Behaviour
Routine, Predictable
Difficult to change
Prescribed limits
25. people
people
people people
Society
people people
people people
Cultural boundaries
“Right way of doing things”
B.E.V.A.N.S.
26. people
people
Different B.E.V.A.N.S
people people
Society
people people
people people
Beliefs
Expectations
Values
Assumptions & Attitudes
Norms
Symbols
27. people
people
Different B.E.V.A.N.S
people people
Society
people people
people people
Beliefs – what is right and wrong
Expectations – what should happen
Values – priorities, standards
Assumptions & Attitudes – positive/ negative
Norms – traditional way of doing things
Symbols - group identity, convey meaning
31. Cultural symbols
The Five Friendlies
Beibei JingJing Huanhuan Yingying Nini
Bei jing huan ying ni
Fish Panda Olympic Antelope Swallow
Welcome to
flame Beijing
sea forest fire earth sky
32. people
Influence of Culture on Behaviour
people
people people
Society
people people
people people
‘BEVANS’
Routine Qualityo
Beliefs f life
Expectations
Values
Behaviour Outcomes
Attitudes
Norms
Symbols Patterns Quality of
service
33. So:
How does Culture influence
1. Health behaviour?
* Patients?
* Health professionals?
2. Health outcomes?
47. Beliefs – Diagnosis?
Cause of illness?
Stress Evil spell
Yin Yang imbalance Hereditary
Lack of chi Environment
Hot cold Imbalance Bad habits
Punishment for sins Old age
Microbe or Virus
48. How do you respond to Symptoms?
Visit Doctor or Pharmacist
Get a prescription
Self-medicate
Vitamins
Herbal treatments
Rest and relax
49. Response to Symptoms?
Restore balance
Avoid hot / cold
Remove “spell”
Visit Traditional healers
Consult ancestors
50. Conclusions
Culture influences
Signs and Symptoms
– Interpretation different
– Response different
Communication different
67. But:
REAL WORLD - not laboratory
group
Generic
group
group
group Society group
group group
group
68. REAL WORLD IS CHANGING
In the next 20 years . . .
Global drift
more people visiting foreign
countries
Urban rush
60 - 80% will live in town
Population explosion
additional 1.6 billion people on the planet
76. Cultural Competence
Ability of health system to deliver
consistent quality health care to
patients in cross cultural situations
irrespective of the culture of
fellow professionals or
patients.
77. Cultural Challenge
Lo Hi
Incompetent Competent
1. Intolerant 5. Empathy
2. Impatient 6. Concerned
3. Dismissive 7. Caring
4. Judgemental 8. Respect
78. Cultural ladder
Cultural Proficiency
Cultural Competence
Cultural Pre-competence
Cultural Blindness
Cultural Incapacity
Cultural Destructiveness
79. Pre-competence to Competence
COMPETENT
Hi
(Empathy, concerned, caring, respect)
Desire
Encounter
Skill
Knowledge
Awareness
INCOMPETENT
Lo (intolerant, impatient, dismissive, judgemental)
80. Everyone benefits!
Patients - better QoC & QoL
Health professionals - higher esteem
Health system - more cost effective
Medicine - improved use
Employers - Legal protection
- Satisfied staff
- Loyal patrons
81. And Pharmacists improve
professional status!
Hi
Professional
Commitment
Lo
Lo Hi
Cultural
Competence