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More than 120 nurses from the Philadelphia Tri-State region took part Sept. 10 and 11 in a symposium to learn more about the cultural diversities of their patients and nursing colleagues. The event, called “Cultural Competence: Beyond Race & Ethnicity,” was the second biannual symposium planned by The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania’s nursing cultural competence committee.

Internationally educated nurses discussed HUP’s Transitioning Internationally Educated Nurses for Success program that helped them successfully transition to American nursing practice environment, along with their migration experiences and cultural challenges they overcame during the journey.

The discussion topics included bloodless medicine; cross-cultural pain management; culture and obstetrical care; gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender healthcare; health literacy; rationale for cultural competence; complementary and alternative medicine; cultural perspectives on death and dying; cultural and linguistic competence; men in nursing; American Indians and healthcare; and the TIENS program.

Faculty members at the symposium included Rita K. Adeniran, RN, MSN, NEA, BC, global nurse ambassador, HUP; Sharisse L. Ajibade, RN, BSN, clinical nurse 3, Staffing for All Seasons, and co-chair of HNCCC; Carolyn Crane Cutilli, RN, MSN, ONC, CRRN, mortality clinical nurse reviewer, CEQI, UPHS; Christopher Lance Coleman, APRN-BC, PhD, MS, MPH, ACRN, FAAN, assistant professor, University of Pennsylvania; Theresa R. David, RN, MSN, CRNP, nurse manager, surgical nursing, HUP; Melanie Gabriel, RN, BSN, clinical nurse 2, intensive care surgery, HUP, and co-chair of the TIENS program; Maureen George, RN, PhD, AE-C, assistant professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing; Salimah H. Meghani, CRNP, PhD, MBE, assistant professor, Penn SON; Larry Purnell, RN, PhD, FAAN, professor, University of Reggio and Emilio, Modena, Italy; Jamille Nagtlon-Ramos, CRNP, MSN, women’s health nurse practitioner, HUP; and Sangsoon Youssef, RN-C, MSN, clinical nurse specialist, women’s health, HUP.

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