Attention New Jersey Physicians Still Needing to Meet Cultural Competency Requirement...

Attention New Jersey Physicians Still Needing to Meet Cultural Competency
Requirement by June 30

BOSTON, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Manhattan Cross Cultural Group is now offering
at a discounted price, the Quality Interactions(R) 6-hour CME cultural
competency training course for physicians in New Jersey still needing to
complete this requirement for licensure by June 30, 2009. New Jersey
physicians can sign up for the training and receive a 25% discount by
visiting: http://www.qualityinteractions.org/index.new.html and entering the
following Promo Code at checkout: NJ_25.

Quality Interactions(R) highlights the key elements of the nationally
recognized, cross-cultural curriculum published by Drs. Betancourt, Green and
J. Emilio Carrillo in the Annals of Internal Medicine (Cross-Cultural Primary
Care: A Patient-Based Approach. Ann Intern Med. 1999;130:829-834). The
patient-based approach is centered on the idea that the patient themselves is
your best source of information about their own cultural perspective versus
learning a set of cultural traits and characteristics about a particular race
or ethnicity that in turn, could lead to more stereotyping.

Quality Interactions(R) is built with e-learning technology, which is
time-flexible and allows the physician to move at his/her own pace, at a time
that is convenient for them. In addition, it provides personalized, real-time
performance feedback, as well as a summary of key concepts at the conclusion
of the program. The Quality Interactions(R) program has been utilized to train
over 20,000 healthcare professionals around the country.

The program, which is specifically targeted to address the requirements of the
NJ Senate Bill 144, is now available for individual physician sign-up
(http://www.qualityinteractions.org/index.new.html) as well as for hospital
systems (volume pricing discounts available) seeking to make this essential
training available to physicians, nurses and healthcare staff.

About Manhattan Cross Cultural Group: Manhattan Cross Cultural Group is a
training and research organization committed to improving health care to
diverse patient populations and to eliminating health disparities.

CONTACT:
Tessa Misiaszek, MPH
tmisiaszek@qualityinteractions.org
(978)807-1058

SOURCE Manhattan Cross Cultural Group

Tessa Misiaszek, MPH of Manhattan Cross Cultural Group, +1-978-807-1058,
tmisiaszek@qualityinteractions.org