cultural competence common ground for partnerships in health care

Ngày tải lên: 17/03/2014, 17:20

... implement culturally competent interventions and improve the quality of health care DEFINING CULTURAL COMPETENCE Cultural competence in health care describes the ability of systems to provide care ... field of cultural competence in health care has emerged in part to address the factors that may contribute to racial/ethnic disparities in health care Cultural competence in health care describes ... benefits of culturally competent care DEFINING CULTURAL COMPETENCE The literature review yielded various working definitions for cultural competence, with nearly all touching upon the need for health...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 21:20

... Improvement in Health Care (the National Quality Strategy) sets a course for improving the quality of health and health care for all Americans It serves as a blue print for health care stakeholders ... affordable health care system for all Americans (www.innovations.cms.gov) Long-Term Goals for Making Quality Care More Affordable: Ensure affordable and accessible high quality health care for ... National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care Working with communities to promote wide use of best practices to enable healthy living Making quality care more affordable for individuals,...

Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 15:20

... in a health- care setting and the specific measures to reduce this risk HCWs receive various types of training; therefore, combining training for TB infection control with other related trainings ... TB Infection-Control Surveillance HCW Screening Programs for TB Support Surveillance and Clinical Care TB screening programs provide critical information for caring for individual HCWs and information ... setting Investigating Conversions in Test Results for M tuberculosis Infection in HCWs: Known Source in the Health- Care Setting An investigation of a test conversion should be performed in collaboration...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 04:20

... retained Not retained Note anot retained in the final model by multivariate logistic regression analyses Conclusion This study showed that some workplaces in health care facilities in Thailand increase ... tuberculosis in health care workers, particularly in the in- and outpatient units Policy development regarding tuberculosis infection control programs focused on workplace prevention in health care facilities ... (8.3%) worked at inpatient, outpatient, intensive care, operating room, and laboratory units Of the subjects who worked in the inpatient, outpatient, intensive care, and operating room units 34.6%,...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 00:20

... individuals whose main function in the health care setting is something other than interpreting These individuals may work within health care or outside it They provide interpreting services as a ... an employee acting as interpreter, or a full-time staff interpreter In the health care setting, linguistic competence in each language must include a strong command of health care vocabulary ... and Health in the 1990s, H Siem and P Bollini, (Eds.)), 30:121-29, 1992 discusses three distinct roles for bilinguals working in health care settings More general standards for communicating...

Ngày tải lên: 22/10/2013, 12:15

... preventive interventions, including strategies for maintaining wellness, and early interventions for mental health disorders Incorporate this information into specific training programs for both informal ... the Health Data Warehouse, BC Ministry of Health Planning and BC Ministry of Health Services 10 BC Ministry of Health and Ministry Responsible for Seniors, Continuing Care Division and Interministry ... indirect care for elderly people with consultation regarding program development or environmental mental health problems approaches to care; education and training for formal and informal caregivers;...

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 18:20

... schedule for periodically evaluating on-the-job performance and providing refresher training when indicated Such training is needed because unfortunately, the effects of training not last forever Forgetting ... effectiveness in protecting HCWs [health care workers] from M tuberculosis transmission in health care settings has not been determined Information concerning the transmission of M tuberculosis is incomplete ... Each Use Inspection During Cleaning vii 28 28 28 28 30 Cleaning, Repairing, and Storing Respirators Used For Protection Against TB Introduction Cleaning A Disassembly B Cleaning and Sanitizing C...

Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 22:20

... disparities in healthcare Finding 4-1: Bias, stereotyping, prejudice, and clinical uncertainty on the part of healthcare providers may contribute to racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare While indirect ... Understanding Patient-Level Influences on Care, 237 Understanding the Influence of Healthcare Systems and Settings on Care for Minority Patients, 237 Understanding the Roles of Non-Physician Health ... law define discrimination in varying ways, some focusing on intent and others emphasizing disparate impact Finally, in defining racial and ethnic minority groups, the committee uses the definitions...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 23:20

... Resources for Health 2009, 7:53 Background There is growing evidence that informal payments are, in many low- and middle-income countries, the main source of health care financing [1] In this paper, informal ... health worker through the entire episode of illness This was the main demotivating factor for health workers in accepting informal payments The health care workers reported that sometimes informal ... not in line with their needs and workload Informal fees, while increasing financial incentives, may at the same time lower motivation In fact, informal payments are a particular form of financial...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 17:20

... have either trained formally in the caring professions, including health, or have informally become so-called "patient Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of the International ... primary interest is to promote, restore or maintain health [8] Health systems include a mother caring for a sick child at home, private providers, behaviour change programmes, health insurance ... "Treat, Train and Retain" initiative, echoing the important lead of UNESCO/EI-EFAIDS in supporting teachers living with HIV [18] The GIPA statement requires investment in people with HIV in order...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 08:20

... HIV Posting relevant policies, handwashing procedures or other critical information in key areas in the health care setting enables health workers to maintain better quality of patient care Policy ... action in a given facility and also as an evaluation tool Another tool for training health care workers is: Reducing Stigma and Discrimination Related to HIV and AIDS: Training for Health Care ... consequences within health facilities The paper begins by defining stigma and discussing how stigma manifests in the health care setting and its effects on patients, staff and the health care facility...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 08:20

... counselling, providing detailed information about coping with HIV, approaches to maintaining health, and de-stigmatizing HIV This suggests that hospitals and health providers may be preparing to ... suggestions and counselling I felt nothing has happened to me (Rajesh, p3) The beginning of compassionate health care Although health care has been criticized as often discriminatory against people with ... daily for the medicine, but I had to come once a week It was easy for me (Sapan, p21) Sapan's case indicates that stigma might be decreasing in health care settings Doctors seem to be considering...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 08:20

... study analysing neoadjuvant treatment of rectal carcinoma J Clin Oncol 2008, 26:2866-4868 Phillips KA, Maddala T, Johnson FR: Measuring preferences for health care interventions using conjoint analysis: ... oral and insulin therapies, and 11% of patients did not receive either oral or insulin treatment Diabetes was known for 1-5 years in 38% of patients, for 6-10 years in 25% of patients, for 11-15 ... represent two types of decision making We recommended considering both types of data for policy decisions in health care The report of the Institute of Medicine on Comparative Effectiveness Research...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... underlying the incidence of delirium associated with the combination of sertraline (or paroxetine) and benztropine are currently unclear Recent findings suggest that sigma-1 receptors might be involved ... Ely EW: Delirium in the intensive care unit Crit Care 2008, 12(Suppl 3):S3 Maldonado JR: Delirium in the acute care setting: characteristics, diagnosis and treatment Crit Care Clin 2008, 24:657-722 ... may be involved in the fluvoxamine's mechanisms of action, although further study will be necessary In this study, in all patients a low dose of flunitrazepam was used for the treatment of insomnia...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 23:21

... Discussion in smaller groups Information received through an information meeting Conducting an information meeting Execute an information meeting with plenary information on influenza and influenza ... of information on influenza vaccination (information received or not, route of information, and whether information has been sufficient or not), opinion towards various routes of receiving information, ... vaccinated Informing HCWs about influenza vaccination Having HCWs informed on influenza vaccination HCW level Presence of chronic illness No objective set due to limited changeability Working in...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 10:23

... social interaction competence Background Those attempting to implement qualitative changes in health care settings often find that intervention efforts progress in surprising ways and outcomes of interventions ... enable the sensemaking and learning needed for an intervention to be successful For instance, after formal training sessions for the use of an intervention, time can be allotted for informal conversations ... locally-occurring, informal conversation as one aspect of communication and discuss conversation's role in improving and inhibiting the sensemaking and learning required for successful interventions in health...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 05:21

... monitoring) The CWG continues to be involved in this phase to assist researchers in interpreting feedback from the evaluation process Training Training of selected staff members at participating ... sustain the intervention (e.g., incorporation into job duties, securing funding, and training new personnel), re-customizing intervention delivery as circumstances change, and preparing the refined ... the business case for investing in the REP implementation framework Health plans face barriers to implementing evidencebased interventions because of the lack of financial incentives for doing so...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 05:22

... social interaction competence Background Those attempting to implement qualitative changes in health care settings often find that intervention efforts progress in surprising ways and outcomes of interventions ... enable the sensemaking and learning needed for an intervention to be successful For instance, after formal training sessions for the use of an intervention, time can be allotted for informal conversations ... locally-occurring, informal conversation as one aspect of communication and discuss conversation's role in improving and inhibiting the sensemaking and learning required for successful interventions in health...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:20

... monitoring) The CWG continues to be involved in this phase to assist researchers in interpreting feedback from the evaluation process Training Training of selected staff members at participating ... sustain the intervention (e.g., incorporation into job duties, securing funding, and training new personnel), re-customizing intervention delivery as circumstances change, and preparing the refined ... the business case for investing in the REP implementation framework Health plans face barriers to implementing evidencebased interventions because of the lack of financial incentives for doing so...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:20