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""Cultural Competence in Sports Medicine"" is a must-have resource for health care professionals who work with athletes and patients of diverse cultural backgrounds. This unique text stresses the importance of recognising different cultural attitudes, beliefs and expectations so that behaviour can be modified accordingly to reflect sensitivity to their patients' needs. The ultimate aim is a comfortable and positive health care experience for patients. ""Cultural Competence in Sports Medicine"" defines the concept, explains why it is important and uses examples specific to professionals working with athletes.

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[This] is a pioneering textbook in sports medicine that should spur much-needed conversation and advance learning. --Doody's Book Review

[This] is a pioneering textbook in sports medicine that should spur much-needed conversation and advance learning. --Doody's Book Review

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Lorin A. Cartwright, MS, ATC, is assistant principal and athletic director at Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. As a teacher and the school's head athletic trainer for more than 15 years, she has extensive experience with all aspects of instruction of student athletic trainers. Rene Revis Shingles, PhD, ATC, is the director and associate professor in the department of physical education and sport at Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant. Revis Shingles has presented extensively on cultural competence and diversity and has over 20 years of experience in teaching at the collegiate level.

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