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Area of Science:

  • Health equity
  • LGBTQ+ health
  • Medical education

Background:

  • Healthcare providers (HCPs) often possess theoretical knowledge of cultural competency but struggle with practical application.
  • Queer women patients report a disconnect between HCPs' stated principles and their clinical experiences.
  • Patricia Benner's Dreyfusian model of skill acquisition provides a framework for understanding this gap.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the experiences of queer women patients with primary health care providers (HCPs) in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
  • To identify the gap between HCPs' theoretical "cultural competency" and patients' lived experiences.
  • To apply Benner's model to understand the transition from "knowing-that" to "knowing-how" in anti-heteronormative clinical practice.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative study involving interviews with queer women patients and their HCPs.
  • Analysis drawing on Patricia Benner's Dreyfusian model of skill acquisition.
  • Focus on understanding the dissonance between anti-heteronormative principles and clinical practice.

Main Results:

  • A significant gap exists between HCPs' theoretical understanding of cultural competency and the practical realities experienced by queer women patients.
  • HCPs' expressed anti-heteronormative principles are not consistently translated into skilled clinical practice.
  • This dissonance suggests a failure to fully grasp the complexities of the clinical practice field.

Conclusions:

  • Achieving skilled anti-heteronormative clinical practice requires moving beyond "knowing-that" to "knowing-how."
  • This transition is crucial for improving patient care and ethical practice for queer women.
  • Understanding skill acquisition is key to addressing health inequities in LGBTQ+ healthcare.