Culturally Effective Care for Refugee Populations: Interprofessional, Interactive Case Studies

Interactive Simulation Environment for Interprofessional Education in Critical Care

Interprofessional education is a pedagogical approach which allows health care practitioners to develop a clear understanding and appreciation of the roles, expertise, and unique contributions of their disciplines as well as those of the other participating health care providers. It also helps build effective team relationships which is essential for optimal health care delivery. Currently inte...

Strategies for culturally effective end-of-life care.

As a result of profound worldwide demographic change, physicians will increasingly care for patients from cultural backgrounds other than their own. Differences in beliefs, values, and traditional health care practices are of particular relevance at the end of life. Health care providers and patients and families may not have shared understandings of the meaning of illness or death and may not ...

Effective communication and delivery of culturally competent health care.

Effective communication between patients and health care providers is a critical element to quality health care. Becoming aware of patients' attitudes, beliefs, biases, and behaviors that may influence patient care can help clinicians improve access to and quality of care. Health care providers should develop a strategic plan for improvement, then implement and evaluate the plan to include stru...

Strengthening effective preventive services for refugee populations: toward communities of solution

Refugee populations have unequal access to primary care and may not receive appropriate health screening or preventive service recommendations. They encounter numerous health care disadvantages as a consequence of low-income status, race and ethnicity, lower educational achievement, varying degrees of health literacy, and limited English proficiency. Refugees may not initially embrace the conce...

Surgical Needs of Refugee Populations in the European ::union::: Implications for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery