Cultural Competency & Implicit Bias: How They Contribute to Medical Errors in Nutrition - Dietitian CPE Continuing Professional Education, Medical Errors, 2 CEU

Certified for 2 CPEUs in Medical Errors

CPE Type: Online Course

Here's How Simple It Is:

1. Read the material online
2. Complete the quiz online
3. Get your certificate of completion immediately and earn CPE towards your license renewal
   

Course Outcome

≥93% of participants will strengthen their ability to recognize how cultural misunderstandings and unconscious biases can affect the quality and safety of nutrition care.

Course Objectives

After completing this course, the participant will be able to:

• Explain how cultural beliefs and communication styles shape food choices and client engagement.
  
• Identify ways that unconscious bias can influence clinical decisions, documentation, and access to care.
  
• Apply culturally responsive assessment techniques to reduce the risk of nutrition-related medical errors.
  
• Integrate ethical documentation and equity-based strategies into everyday dietetic practice.

Who Should Enroll? 

• Florida Dietitians and Nutrition Counselors: Nutrition professionals seeking to reduce disparities in care and improve outcomes for clients from diverse cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
  
• Public Health and Clinical Nutrition Providers: Practitioners working in hospitals, outpatient clinics, long-term care, and community health settings who want to deliver safer, more inclusive, and culturally responsive nutrition care.