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A consistent definition of cultural safety within Australian health professional education: a scoping review

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: This scoping review aims to explore how cultural safety is defined in the Australian literature with health professional learners in clinical interactions. It maps how the components of the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency definition of cultural safety align with this evidence. Databases were systematically searched for original, peer-reviewed research that included Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, health professional learners who were eligible for registration in Australia, teaching and assessment. Many elements of cultural safety lacked Indigenous input and had no patient involvement. General consultation and communications skills were key components of culturally safe interactions. The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency consensus statement on cultural safety provides a consistent definition for teaching and learning cultural safety within health professions in Australia. The findings suggest that developing an approach for cultural safety requires incorporation of Indigenous voices, patient-centred care metrics, patient feedback, learner self-assessment and attitude measures.

Source: AlterNative An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples

DOI: 10.1177/11771801221118950

Authors: Kay Brumpton, Rebecca Evans, Raelene Ward, Tarun Sen Gupta

Institutions: Griffith University, James Cook University, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, University of Southern Queensland

Language: English

Topic: Cultural Competency in Health Care

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4293496083

FWCI: 4.667

Cites: 50

Cited by: 16

Related to: 10