Access to Primary Care and Preventative Health Services of Migrants
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat42918
Aldo Rosano, editor.
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Springer
, c2018.
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This salient volume surveys the state of access to primary care and preventive health services by migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers across Europe. Experts in public health and allied fields identify obstacles to healthcare interventions for migrants, including costs, legal status, health-related behaviors and beliefs, and cultural and language barriers. The book includes the latest data concerning access to specific preventive services (e.g., vaccinations, colorectal screenings), specific …
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- Rosano, Aldo
- Responsibility
- Aldo Rosano, editor
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (x, 115 p.) : 3 illus., 1 illus. in color
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in public health
- ISBN
- 9783319736303
- 9783319736297 (print ed.)
- 9783319736310 (print ed.)
- ISSN
- 2192-3698
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Emigrants and Immigrants
- Health Policy
- Health Services Accessibility
- Preventive Health Services
- Refugees
- Transients and Migrants
- Other Subjects
- Europe
- Specialty
- Minority Health
- Abstract
- This salient volume surveys the state of access to primary care and preventive health services by migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers across Europe. Experts in public health and allied fields identify obstacles to healthcare interventions for migrants, including costs, legal status, health-related behaviors and beliefs, and cultural and language barriers. The book includes the latest data concerning access to specific preventive services (e.g., vaccinations, colorectal screenings), specific issues of women and sexual minorities, and the potential for health promotion in prevention. Best practices for improving access are outlined as a basis for public health and policy directives toward reducing health disparities between migrant and native populations. Among the topics covered: Access to medical examination for prevention among migrants Access and barriers to infant vaccinations, female cancer screening and colorectal screening among migrant populations; Provision and policy gap between the primary and preventive care required by and the care provided to LGBTQ+ migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers; Health related lifestyles and intermediate health conditions of migrants; Quality of primary healthcare and preventive health services provided to migrants; Adaptations of primary health care for migrants; Access to primary health care and policies on migration and health at a time of economic crisis. Dedicated to bridging research and policy gaps in this vital area, Primary Care Access and Preventive Health Services of Migrants is intended for an international audience of academics, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners in public health and related disciplines.
- Contents
- 1. Foreword -- 2. Rights to primary care access and health prevention of non-nationals and migrants in the European Union Countries -- 3. Access and barriers to childhood immunization among migrant populations -- 4. Access to medical examination for primary prevention among migrants -- 5. Avoidable hospitalization among migrants and ethnic minorities in western countries -- 6. Female migrants' attitudes and access to cervical and breast cancer screening in Europe -- 7. Access to colorectal screening -- 8. Health-related lifestyles among migrants -- 9. Adaptation of primary health care for migrants: recommendations and best practices -- 10. Health policies, patterns, and barriers to migrants' access to primary health care -- 11. Access to primary care and preventive health services of LGBTQ+ migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers -- 12. Concluding remarks.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Cancer Care in Countries and Societies in Transition : Individualized Care in Focus
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39896
Michael Silbermann, editor.
(1st ed.)
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Springer
, c2016.
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This is a rare compilation of clinically focused chapters on the practice of oncology in more than 25 countries and areas around the world that experience ongoing or intensifying ethnic, religious, and nationalistic conflict. Each chapter is written by an internationally respected local physician or nurse. Topics include the relationship between local culture and the local practice of mainstream modern medicine, critical clinical issues faced by local physicians, and options for when and how to…
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- Silbermann, Michael
- Responsibility
- Michael Silbermann, editor
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxviii, 505 p. : 75 illus., 72 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783319229126
- 9783319229119 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Armed Conflicts
- Developing Countries
- Emigrants and Immigrants
- Medical Oncology - economics
- Medical Oncology - methods
- Refugees
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Abstract
- This is a rare compilation of clinically focused chapters on the practice of oncology in more than 25 countries and areas around the world that experience ongoing or intensifying ethnic, religious, and nationalistic conflict. Each chapter is written by an internationally respected local physician or nurse. Topics include the relationship between local culture and the local practice of mainstream modern medicine, critical clinical issues faced by local physicians, and options for when and how to incorporate palliative care. The book ends with chapters on the United States' current initiatives on promoting cancer care training in these regions, and another on clinical concepts for Western clinicians undertaking oncology practice in emerging countries. The audience includes oncologists around the world: those practicing medicine in similarly extreme circumstances; Western oncologists organizing or preparing for medical missions; and Western oncologists who wish to learn from the experiences of oncologists who practice under radically different conditions.
- Contents
- Medical Care in Countries in Transition -- How to Prioritize Cancer Care for Countries in Transition -- Cancer Trends and Risk Factors in Morocco -- The Magic of Dreams: Conflicts and Quandaries Within Multicultural Societies in Transition -- Modeling Integrative Oncology for the Arab Population in Northern Israel -- Cancer Care in Palestine -- Influx of Foreign Refugees to Jordan and its Overall Burden on Cancer Care -- Caring For Children With Cancer In A Country Conflicted With Massive Refugee Migration: Jordan as an Example -- Challenges and Future Trends for Cancer Care in Egypt -- Cancer Care in Lebanon, New Trends and Challenges -- Cancer Care in an economically torn country: Cyprus -- Cancer Care in a Country Undergoing Transition: Turkey, Current Challenges and Trends for the Future -- Cancer Care in Sudan: Current Situation and Challenges -- Cancer care in Countries in Transition in Africa; the case of Uganda -- Cancer Care in Pakistan -- Cancer Care in India -- Cancer Care in Afghanistan -- Kazakhstan -- An overview of cancer care in societies in transition: Global perspectives--UAE Experience -- Cancer care in countries in transition: The Islamic Republic of Iran -- Cancer Care in Regions/Societies in Transition in the Gulf States: Sultanate of Oman -- Challenges and prospects in cancer care in Georgia -- Romania: Attempting to Catch up the European standards of care for cancer patients -- Recent challenges and achievements in cancer care in Latin American societies -- Caring for Refugees with Cancer: A Case for Training of US Oncology Professionals -- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Experience caring for patients from countries undergoing political-social conflict -- Forty Years Fast Forward: Vietnamese Refugees in the United States with Comments on their Cancer Care -- The current state of cancer care in North America -- Application of genetic testing for childhood cancers in emerging countries -- Cancer Care among Immigrants to North America -- Promoting Cancer Nursing Education, Training and Research in Countries in Transition.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Child, Adolescent and Family Refugee Mental Health : A Global Perspective
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45594
Suzan J. Song, Peter Ventevogel, editors.
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Springer
, c2020.
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This book aims to provide an overview of the latest theoretical insights from research on sociocultural aspects of mental health and connect these with clinical insights from practical mental health care provision. Using strengths-based, resiliency-oriented and family-centered approaches can enrich clinical practice in refugee mental health, but clinicians need to translate the emerging evidence into concrete steps and interventions. This requires additional skills for the assessment and manage…
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- Song, Suzan J.
- Ventevogel, Peter
- Responsibility
- Suzan J. Song, Peter Ventevogel, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xviii, 275 p.) : 7 illus., 6 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030452780
- 9783030452773 (Print ed.)
- 9783030452797 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Adolescent
- Child
- Mental Disorders
- Mental Health Services
- Minority Health
- Refugees - psychology
- Specialty
- Mental Health Services
- Minority Health
- Abstract
- This book aims to provide an overview of the latest theoretical insights from research on sociocultural aspects of mental health and connect these with clinical insights from practical mental health care provision. Using strengths-based, resiliency-oriented and family-centered approaches can enrich clinical practice in refugee mental health, but clinicians need to translate the emerging evidence into concrete steps and interventions. This requires additional skills for the assessment and management of mental health conditions in refugee children and families. The chapters in this book are written by a diverse group of authors using global, multi-disciplinary approaches. The chapters provide examples from various contexts including refugees who are displaced to neighboring countries, refugees ‘on the move’, and refugees and asylum seekers in resettlement settings. This book is therefore a unique resource for clinicians, researchers and policy makers working on mental health issues of refugee children and adolescents around the world.
- Contents
- Part I. Theoretical Approaches to Comprehensive Understanding of Child, Adolescent, and Family Refugee Mental Health -- 1. Bridging the Humanitarian, Academic, and Clinical Fields Toward the Mental Health of Child and Adolescent Refugees -- 2. Children and Adolescents in Conflict and Displacement -- 3. Unpacking Context and Culture in Mental Health Pathways of Child and Adolescent Refugees -- 4. Supporting Mental Health in Young Refugees: A Resilience Perspective -- Part II. Mental Health Assessment of Refugee Children -- 5. Principles of the Mental Health Assessment of Refugee Children and Adolescents -- 6. Conducting the Mental Health Assessment for Child and Adolescent Refugees -- 7. UNICEF Community-Based Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Operational Guidelines -- Part III. Mental Health Symptom Clusters in Refugee Children and Adolescents -- 8. Grief and Loss in Displaced and Refugee Families -- 9. Intervening to Address the Impact of Stress and Trauma on Refugee Children and Adolescents Resettled in High-Income Countries -- 10. Depression and Anxiety in Refugee Children -- 11. Substance Use Among Refugee and Conflict-Affected Children and Adolescents -- 12. Children and Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities in Humanitarian Settings -- 13. Severe Mental Disorders and Neuropsychiatric Conditions in Refugee Children and Adolescents -- Part IV. Transforming Theory into Intervention Programs -- 14. What My Grandmother Would Have Taught Me: Enhancing Resilient Behavior in Unaccompanied Young Males in Denmark – A Pilot Project -- 15. A Family-Centered Approach to Working with Refugee Children and Adolescents -- 16. Engaging Refugee Families in a Family-Strengthening Intervention to Promote Child Mental Health and Family Functioning.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Complicated War Trauma and Care of the Wounded : The Israeli Experience in Medical Care and Humanitarian Support of Syrian Refugees
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat41718
Salman Zarka, Alexander Lerner, editors.
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Springer
, 2017.
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This book presents carefully selected case reports that document some of the most important lessons learned at Ziv Medical Center, the northernmost Israeli hospital responsible for the medical care and support of wounded and patients from the Syrian civil war. The aim is to provide practitioners with new knowledge on effective ways of dealing with the emergencies encountered in the context of such conflicts. The case reports cover in particular the specialties of Trauma and Critical Care, Ortho…
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- Zarka, Salman
- Lerner, Alexander
- Responsibility
- Salman Zarka, Alexander Lerner, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 126 pages) : 101 illus., 63 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319533391
- 9783319533384 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Military Medicine
- Refugees
- Relief Work
- War-Related Injuries - surgery
- Abstract
- This book presents carefully selected case reports that document some of the most important lessons learned at Ziv Medical Center, the northernmost Israeli hospital responsible for the medical care and support of wounded and patients from the Syrian civil war. The aim is to provide practitioners with new knowledge on effective ways of dealing with the emergencies encountered in the context of such conflicts. The case reports cover in particular the specialties of Trauma and Critical Care, Orthopedics, and Surgery, but also relate to Internal Medicine, Ophthalmology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Psychiatric Care. Some of the cases of trauma are of a nature not previously encountered by Western medicine, and include instances in which multidisciplinary care played a vital role. Featuring many informative illustrations, the book will be of value for all who work in emergency and military medicine and related disciplines, from novices to the more experienced.
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- e-Book
- Publication Type
- Case Reports
- Location
- Online
Health Policy and Systems Responses to Forced Migration
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45493
Kayvan Bozorgmehr, Bayard Roberts, Oliver Razum, Louise Biddle, editors.
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Springer
, c2020.
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Forced migration has yet to be sufficiently addressed from the perspective of health policy and systems research, resulting in limited knowledge on system-level interventions and policies to improve the health of forced migrants. The contributions within this edited volume seek to rectify this gap in the literature by compiling the existing knowledge on health systems and health policy responses to forced migration with a focus on asylum seekers, refugees, and internally displaced people. It al…
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- Bozorgmehr, Kayvan
- Roberts, Bayard
- Razum, Oliver
- Biddle, Louise
- Responsibility
- Kayvan Bozorgmehr, Bayard Roberts, Oliver Razum, Louise Biddle, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvii, 249 p.) : 23 illus., 18 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030338121
- 9783030338114 (Print ed.)
- 9783030338138 (Print ed.)
- 9783030338145 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Health Policy
- Health Services Administration
- Human Migration
- Refugees
- Abstract
- Forced migration has yet to be sufficiently addressed from the perspective of health policy and systems research, resulting in limited knowledge on system-level interventions and policies to improve the health of forced migrants. The contributions within this edited volume seek to rectify this gap in the literature by compiling the existing knowledge on health systems and health policy responses to forced migration with a focus on asylum seekers, refugees, and internally displaced people. It also brings together the work of research communities from the fields of political science, epidemiology, health sciences, economics, psychology, and sociology to push the knowledge frontier of health research in the area of forced migration towards health policy and systems-level interventions, while also framing potential routes for further research in this area. Health Policy and Systems Responses to Forced Migration offers unique and interdisciplinary theoretical, empirical, and literature-based perspectives that apply a health policy and systems approach to health and healthcare challenges among forced migrants. It will find an engaged audience among policy makers and analysts, international organizations, scholars in academia, think tanks, and students in undergraduate programs or at the graduate level, for policy, practice, and educational purposes.
- Contents
- 1. Health Policy and Systems Responses to Forced Migration: An Introduction -- 2. The Political Economy of Health and Forced Migration in Europe -- 3. Innovative Humanitarian Health Financing for Refugees -- 4. Health Care Financing Arrangements and Service Provision for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon -- 5. Health Financing for Asylum Seekers in Europe: Three Scenarios towards Responsive Financing Systems -- 6. Understanding the Resilience of Health Systems -- 7. Health Security in the Context of Forced Migration -- 8. Security Over Health: The Effect of Security Policies on Migrant Mental Health in the United Kingdom -- 9. Evidence on Health Records for Migrants and Refugees: Findings from a Systematic Review -- 10. Assessing the Health of Persons Experiencing Forced Migration: Current Practices for Health Service Organisations -- 11. Discrimination as a Health Systems Response to Forced Migration -- 12. Health Systems Responsiveness to the Mental Health Needs of Forcibly Displaced Persons -- 13. Global Social Governance and Health Protection for Forced Migrants.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Intercultural Psychotherapy : For Immigrants, Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Ethnic Minority Patients
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45041
Meryam Schouler-Ocak, Marianne C. Kastrup, editors.
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, c2020.
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This book is intended to sensitise psychotherapists, to strengthen practitioners’ intercultural competence and to encourage them to form psychotherapeutic relationships with people with an immigration background who are suffering from mental health problems. In this context, intercultural psychotherapy refers to the therapeutic work between psychotherapists and patients who hail from different cultural contexts, which often considerably hampers language- and culture-based understanding. In the …
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- Schouler-Ocak, Meryam
- Kastrup, Marianne C.
- Responsibility
- Meryam Schouler-Ocak, Marianne C. Kastrup, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (viii, 376 p.) : 5 illus., 2 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030240820
- 9783030240813 (Print ed.)
- 9783030240837 (Print ed.)
- 9783030240844 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Cultural Characteristics
- Culturally Competent Care
- Minority Groups - psychology
- Psychotherapy - methods
- Refugees - psychology
- Transients and Migrants - psychology
- Specialty
- Minority Health
- Psychotherapy
- Abstract
- This book is intended to sensitise psychotherapists, to strengthen practitioners’ intercultural competence and to encourage them to form psychotherapeutic relationships with people with an immigration background who are suffering from mental health problems. In this context, intercultural psychotherapy refers to the therapeutic work between psychotherapists and patients who hail from different cultural contexts, which often considerably hampers language- and culture-based understanding. In the current context of globalisation and growing crises around the world, an increasing number of people with a migration background require psychotherapeutic treatment as a result, intercultural psychotherapy may well become the rule rather than the exception. Psychotherapists are therefore challenged to adapt to such a context. Overcoming these barriers requires certain competencies such as working with a qualified interpreter. Contributions from international experts from the field of intercultural psychotherapy provide vital insights into the theory and practice of intercultural work with patients suffering from conditions such as PTSD, depression, anxiety, personality disorders and schizophrenic disorders. These interdisciplinary specialists describe their work, share valuable lessons learned, and put forward concrete recommendations.
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- 1. Intercultural Psychotherapy: An Historical Perspective -- 2. The Current Role of Intercultural Psychotherapy -- 3. Standards in Intercultural Psychotherapy -- 4. Using the Cultural Formulation Interview in Intercultural Psychotherapy -- 5. The Significance of Intercultural Psychotherapy in Further Education and Professional Training -- 6. The Role of Language in Intercultural Psychotherapy -- 7. The Role of the Interpreters in Intercultural Psychotherapy -- 8. The Patient--Therapist Relationship in Intercultural Psychotherapy -- 9. Cultural Competence in Psychotherapy -- 10. Adopting an Intercultural Perspective in Mental Healthcare -- 11. Intercultural Balint Work -- 12. Religion and Spirituality in Intercultural Therapy -- 13. Gender-Specific Aspects of Intercultural Psychotherapy for Traumatised Female Refugees -- 14. Ethical Aspects of Psychotherapy in Forced Migrants -- 15. Psychotherapy Using Electronic Media -- 16. Measuring the Outcomes of Intercultural Therapy -- 17. Global Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Intercultural Psychotherapy -- 18. Ethnocultural Diversity in the Mind: Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for Non-Western Immigrants in the Netherlands -- 19. Psychotherapy for Africans with a Migration Background -- 20. Cultural Psychiatry and the Implementation of Transcultural Psychotherapy in China -- 21. Psychotherapy for Latin Americans -- 22. The Challenges of Interpreting in Psychotherapy: Interpreters Stand Apart -- 23. Psychotherapy in Japan -- 24. Psychotherapy for Indonesians -- 25. Psycho Social Interventions in Rehabilitation: An Intercultural Perspective.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Refugee health care : an essential medical guide
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33440
Aniyizhai Annamalai, editor.
--New York:
Springer
, c2014.
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"Refugees arrive in the United States from different parts of the world and their numbers increase every year. Refugees undergo a medical screening soon after arrival, as recommended by the U.S. Department of State, and it is often primary care practitioners or psychiatrists who usually evaluate these patients at this first visit. Though physicians receive a variable amount of training in cross-cultural medicine, virtually none is in the area of refugee evaluations. Refugee evaluations are diff…
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- Annamalai, Aniyizhai
- Responsibility
- Aniyizhai Annamalai, editor
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xv, 250 pages)
- ISBN
- 9781493902712 (electronic book)
- 9781493902705
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Refugees
- Health Status
- Mass Screening
- Minority Health
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Refugees - Medical care - United States
- Refugees - Health and hygiene - United States
- Refugees - Services for - United States
- Refugees - United States
- Delivery of Health Care - United States
- Health Status - United States
- Mass Screening - United States
- Abstract
- "Refugees arrive in the United States from different parts of the world and their numbers increase every year. Refugees undergo a medical screening soon after arrival, as recommended by the U.S. Department of State, and it is often primary care practitioners or psychiatrists who usually evaluate these patients at this first visit. Though physicians receive a variable amount of training in cross-cultural medicine, virtually none is in the area of refugee evaluations. Refugee evaluations are different from routine patient evaluations in several significant ways: (1) They are new immigrants from countries where the disease epidemiology is different from the U.S. (2) Certain infectious disease processes need to be ruled out upon arrival to prevent the spread of communicable diseases (3) The prevalence of mental health disorders in refugees is higher than the local population (4) The medical and psychiatric health problems of refugees are often caused or affected by their past experience with trauma and their current acculturation difficulties and (5) Significant cultural barriers can arise in the accurate evaluation and treatment of these refugees. Books on refugee health usually are written from ecological and public health perspectives and address generic refugee population issues. There are very few clinical textbooks, and most focus only on mental health. Refugee Health Care is a practical guide providing focused information for busy primary care practitioners, and many of the recommendations in the book apply to all immigrants. This concise pocketbook reviews medical and psychiatric conditions that are essential to know in the evaluation and treatment of refugees"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents
- Part I. Introduction and Overview -- 1. Introduction to refugees -- 2. Culturally appropriate care -- 3. Overview of domestic screening -- Part II. Primary Care -- 4. Immunizations and refugees -- 5. Tuberculosis -- 6. Intestinal parasites -- 7. Viral hepatitis -- 8. Malaria -- 9. HIV and other sexually transmitted infections: testing and treatment considerations for refugees -- 10. Chronic disease management in refugees -- Part III. Mental Health -- 11. Risk factors and prevalence of mental illness in refugees -- 12. Mental health screening -- 13. Treatment of mental illness -- 14. Torture and refugees -- Part IV. Special Groups -- 15. Refugee women's health -- 16. Health issues in refugee children -- 17. Medical evaluation of asylum seekers.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Refugee Health Care : An Essential Medical Guide
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat46064
Aniyizhai Annamalai, editor.
(Second edition)
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Springer
, c2020.
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Refugee health is growing as an academic medical discipline. More and more health care providers are coming together to exchange research information, educational curricula and social policies related to refugee health. The number of practitioners attending the annual North American Refugee Healthcare Conference has doubled since 2014. Refugees arrive in the United States from different parts of the world. Refugees undergo a medical screening soon after arrival, as recommended by the U.S. Depar…
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- Annamalai, Aniyizhai
- Responsibility
- Aniyizhai Annamalai, editor
- Edition
- Second edition
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xv, 317 p.)
- ISBN
- 9783030476687
- 9783030476670 (Print ed.)
- 9783030476694 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Minority Health
- Refugees
- Vulnerable Populations
- Abstract
- Refugee health is growing as an academic medical discipline. More and more health care providers are coming together to exchange research information, educational curricula and social policies related to refugee health. The number of practitioners attending the annual North American Refugee Healthcare Conference has doubled since 2014. Refugees arrive in the United States from different parts of the world. Refugees undergo a medical screening soon after arrival, as recommended by the U.S. Department of State, and it is usually primary care practitioners who usually evaluate these patients at this first visit. Psychiatrists and other specialists may also evaluate them soon after arrival.Though physicians receive a variable amount of training in cross-cultural medicine, virtually none is in the area of refugee evaluations. There are several major ways that the field has changed. U.S. refugee policies and refugee admission numbers have changed dramatically in the past four years as has the epidemiology of medical conditions because the demographics of refugees have changed. The CDC guidelines for domestic screening have also been modified significantly as some of the screening tests are no longer recommended. Protocols have also been updated for presumptive treatment received by refugees before departure to the United States of other countries. A new chapter on end of life care for refugees has been added to the book. Now fully revised and expanded, this second edition reflects the many changes that have occurred in the field of refugee health since 2014. Refugee Health Care remains the definitive resource for primary care physicians and mental health practitioners who see and evaluate refugees. It is also relevant for medical, nursing and public health students involved with refugee health as well as resettlement agency workers and public health officials overseeing refugee care.
- Contents
- Part I: Introduction -- 1. Introduction to Refugees -- 2. Culturally Appropriate Care -- 3. Domestic Health Assessment -- Part II: Infectious Diseases -- 4. Immunizations -- 5. Tuberculosis -- 6. Parasitic Infections -- 7. Viral Hepatitis -- 8. Malaria -- 9. HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections -- Part III: Primary Care -- 10. Chronic Disease Management -- 11. Chronic Pain -- 12. Palliative and End-of-Life Care -- Part IV. Mental Health -- 13. Risk Factors and Prevalence of Mental Illness -- 14. Mental Health SCREENING -- 15. Treatment of Mental Illness -- 16. Torture and Violence -- Part V: Special Groups -- 17. Women’s Health -- 18. Pediatric Primary Care -- 19. Medical Evaluation of Asylum Seekers.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Skin Disorders in Migrants
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45476
Aldo Morrone, Roderick Hay, Bernard Naafs, editors.
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, c2020.
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This richly illustrated book is a comprehensive guide to the dermatologic disorders that may be encountered in refugees and other migrants. It will equip readers to diagnose and treat a diverse range of skin diseases and conditions, including, but not limited to, infections caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites, dermatologic manifestations of sexually transmitted diseases, dermatoses associated with malnutrition, pigmentary disorders, bullous diseases, connective tissue diseases, an…
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- Morrone, Aldo
- Hay, Roderick
- Naafs, Bernard
- Responsibility
- Aldo Morrone, Roderick Hay, Bernard Naafs, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (x, 245 p.) : 130 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030374761
- 9783030374754 (Print ed.)
- 9783030374778 (Print ed.)
- 9783030374785 (Print ed.)
- Specialty
- Dermatology
- Minority Health
- Population Health
- Abstract
- This richly illustrated book is a comprehensive guide to the dermatologic disorders that may be encountered in refugees and other migrants. It will equip readers to diagnose and treat a diverse range of skin diseases and conditions, including, but not limited to, infections caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites, dermatologic manifestations of sexually transmitted diseases, dermatoses associated with malnutrition, pigmentary disorders, bullous diseases, connective tissue diseases, and benign and malignant cutaneous neoplasias. Attention is drawn to various neglected tropical skin diseases and to the characteristic signs of torture and genital mutilations. Helpful information is also provided on the significance of skin color and the relevance of ethnic and genetic factors. The clinical chapters are complemented by discussion of the circumstances that give rise to migration, such as poverty, war, and environmental conditions. This enables the reader to gain a more rounded understanding of patients’ circumstances that in turn will positively impact on patient care. This book will be of wide interest to dermatologists, whether experienced or in training, as well as to general physicians and researchers.
- Contents
- 1. What Does It Mean to Be a Migrant, Asylum Seeker, or Refugee: Current Global Situation -- 2. Medical, Social and Civic Needs of Displaced Persons -- 3. Viral Dermatoses -- 4. Bacterial Dermatoses -- 5. Non-venereal Treponematoses -- 6. Fungal Infections -- 7. Protozoan Dermatoses -- 8. Helminthic Dermatoses -- 9. Dermatoses caused by arthropods -- 10. Eczema and Dermatitis -- 11. Maculo-papulo-squamous Dermatoses -- 12. Bullous Diseases -- 13. Connective Tissue Disorders -- 14. Urticaria and Drug-induced Eruptions -- 15. Hair, Nails and Sweat Glands Disorders -- 16. Benign Cutaneous Neoplasms -- 17. Malignant Cutaneous Neoplasms -- 18. Sexually Transmitted Infections and Migration -- 19. Rare Diseases Including NTDs and Their Management -- 20. Abuse, Self-harm, Torture Signs and PTSD -- 21. Female Genital Mutilation -- 22. Right and Agencies (Health) -- 23. Access to Care and Facilities for Care -- 24. Understanding and Working with Traditional Beliefs, Cultures and Practices (Cupping, Coining, and other Ethno-dermatoses) -- 25. What Diseases Occur Where -- 26. Essential Medicines for Immediate Care in Refugee Camps -- 27. How to Recognize Skin Signs of Potentially Life-Threatening or Disabling Diseases (Malnutrition Driven Skin Disorders).
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- e-Book
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- Online
