Episode of Series “Australian mosaic”.
This video examines the problems encountered by First Nations and overseas-born Australians when dealing with the health care system. Health care professionals discuss the importance of providing interpreting services, of the need for cross-cultural communication training, and the need for health services to encourage the employment of staff from a variety of cultural backgrounds. The video dramatises some of the drastic consequences of doctors and health professionals not communicating effectively with patients from other cultural backgrounds.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
303440
Language
English
Subject categories
Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Medical care
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Immigrants - Medical care
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medical care - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)