In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Essentials and Standards the following The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) policy applies to Assembly Bill 1195.
Policy: The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons provides activities and/or materials (for CME activities in California) that promote culturally competent and linguistically appropriate care for patients. Compliance with AB 1195 shall be ensured by including cultural and linguistic elements into the educational content of the activity and/or by distributing cultural and linguistic resources to CME program attendees.
Definitions:Â California Assembly Bill 1195 requires continuing medical education activities with patient care components to include curriculum in the subjects of cultural and linguistic competency.
Cultural competency is defined as a set of integrated attitudes, knowledge, and skills that enables health care professionals or organizations to care effectively for patients from diverse cultures, groups, and communities.
Linguistic competency is defined as the ability of a physician or surgeon to provide patients who do not speak English or who have limited ability to speak English, direct communication in the patient’s primary language.
Background: In September 2005 the State of California passed AB 1195 which requires all CME providers in California to include cultural and linguistic competencies in all CME activities delivered in California. While the Society has few CME activities in California, the ACCME requires that all providers based in California have a policy to ensure compliance with AB 1195.
Recommendation: The Society of Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons should compile a list of cultural and linguistic resources to be distributed on the SAGES website and to all CME attendees at activities delivered in California. This will meet the minimum requirement of the ACCME.
STATEMENT APPROVED BY THE SAGES BOARD OF GOVERNORS – 4/9/08
Cultural and Linguistic Competency Resources
- The Office of Minority Health
Toll Free: 1-800-444-6472
Fax: 301-251-2160
https://www.omhrc.gov/
Cultural Competency
https://www.omhrc.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlID=107
Training Tools for Physicians
https://www.omhrc.gov/templates/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlID=12 - California Academy of Family Physicians
Tel: 415- 345-8667
Fax: 415- 345-8668
https://www.familydocs.org/multicultural_health.php - Kaiser Permanente National Linguistic and Cultural Programs
Tel: 510-271-6386
Fax: 510-271-5757
https://kphci.org/resources/links.html - Institute for Medical Quality
Tel: 415-882-5151
Fax: 415-882-5149
https://www.imq.org/ - The Network for Multicultural Health
Tel: 415-476-8181
Fax: 415-476-4113
https://futurehealth.ucsf.edu/TheNetwork/Default.aspx?tabid=387 - English-Multilanguage Dictionary
https://www.ectaco.com/English-Multilanguage-Dictionary - Medi-Flag Foreign Language Assessment Guide
Tel: 866-352-4215
https://www.medi-flag.com/ - National Council on Interpreting in Health Care
Fax: 518-459-3443
https://www.ncihc.org/mc/page.do - Diversity Rx
https://www.diversityrx.org/ - National Center for Cultural Competence
Tel: 800-788-2066
Fax: 202-687-8899
https://gucchd.georgetown.edu//nccc - The Center for Cross-Cultural Health
Tel: 651-209-8999
Fax: 651-209-8998
https://crosshealth.com/ - Multicultural Health Clearinghouse
https://www.mckinley.uiuc.edu/multiculturalhealth/ - California Interpreter
Tel: 866-868-4318
Fax: 626-915-8930
https://www.ca-interpreter.com/ - Medscape- A Surgeon General’s Perspective on Cultural Competency
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/512289_2 - National Alliance on Mental Illness-Mulitcultural Action Center
Tel: 703-524-7600
Fax: 703-524-9094
https://www.nami.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Find_Support/
Multicultural_Support/Cultural_Competence/Cultural_Competence.htm - Cultural Competence Online
Tel: 510-846-5616
https://www.culturalcompetence2.com/