#90 (Part 1): David Hunt of Critical Measures on Diversity & Cultural Competency

Summary: Diversity. Cultural competency. We live in a diverse world and with that comes challenge and opportunity.  This week, we bring you a two-part conversation on the broad topic of diversity.  Our guest, David Hunt, is a leading expert on the subject of diversity. Part one of our conversation focuses on diversity and cultural competency. We're back on Thursday, February 23rd with part two! Enjoy the conversation. Note:  You can hear part two of our conversation with David by visiting this link. About David Hunt & Critical Measures David Hunt is one of the nation’s leading experts on cultural competence in healthcare and diversity-related issues in law and business. Prior to entering the diversity field, David worked for national public policy think-tanks on health policy matters and practiced law as an employment law and civil rights attorney. A sought-after national speaker on issues of racial and ethnic disparities in health care and the legal aspects of providing culturally and linguistically appropriate care, David recently published a chapter on The Law of Language Access in Immigrant Medicine, the first international medical textbook on refugee medicine. Together with physician partners from the Harvard Medical School, David helped create, market and sell the nation’s first e-learning program on cross-cultural medicine. (This product has since become the nation’s leading software program for training doctors and nurses on cultural competence in health care.) More recently, David created a new e-learning program on The Law of Language Access in healthcare to assist physicians, hospitals and health plans to comply with federal and state language access laws. Critical Measures is a corporate training and management consulting firm that assists employers in harnessing the power of diversity to create more productive, profitable and inclusive organizations. We specialize in cross-cultural health care, diversity and global business issues and anti-harassment training and coaching. We provide our clients with cutting-edge knowledge and skills to manage differences, and work effectively across cultures. Founded in 2001, Critical Measures quickly gained a national reputation in the diversity and inclusion field with prestigious national clients in business, banking, health care, K-12 and Post-Secondary Education, law, government and the non-profit sector. Signature clients have included: Aetna, the NCAA, the Minnesota Supreme Court, Microsoft, Manpower, the Mayo Clinic, the Kohler Company, HealthPartners and the American Medical Association. Images courtesy of David Hunt and Critical Measures, LLC. © All rights reserved. Used with permission. The Conversation Hub is produced by BassClef Productions. Content © 2012 BassClef Productions/Marc Vaillancourt