S19AP - Culturally Responsive Care in Veterinary Medicine

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

8:00 AM – 8:50 AM

Location: Mandalay Bay, Oceanside B, Level 2

Earn 1 CE Hours

MULTICULTRAL VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Co-Presenter(s)

Marie Sato Quicksall, DVM, CVA (she/her/hers)

Past President
Multicultural Veterinary Medical Association
Silverdale, WA, United States
Melody Martinez, CVT (she/her/hers)

President
Portland, OR, United States

Moderator(s)

Erin M. Johnson, MBA, DVM

Canonsburg, PA, United States

The demographics of the US, and its animal owning population, is becoming more and more diverse. To meet the needs of our diversifying clientele, veterinary medicine needs to provide culturally responsive care, defined as “the ability of healthcare professionals to deliver care that is safe, respectful and responsive to the health beliefs and practices, and the cultural and linguistic needs of their patients” (Te et al, 2019), or in our case, clients. Join the Multicultural Veterinary Medical Association speakers and learn how to incorporate components of cultural responsiveness into your practice and how it will benefit both your clients and your practice.

Learning Objectives:

Define cultural responsiveness and its main components
Identify the benefits for culturally responsive care for both clients and veterinary professionals
Identify the causes for increasing importance of culturally responsive care in relation to current demographic shifts