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9780071443319

Medical Management of Vulnerable & Underserved Patients: Principles, Practice, Population

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  • ISBN13:

    9780071443319

  • ISBN10:

    0071443312

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-08-31
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical
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Summary

This is the only reference currently available that focuses on the treatment of patients living with chronic diseases in poor and minority populations.

Author Biography

Talmadge E. King, Jr., MD - Chief, Medical Services, San Francisco General Hospital

Margaret Wheeler, MD, Alicia Fernandez, MD, Dean Schillinger, MD, Andrew Bindman, MD, Kevin Grumbach, MD, Teresa Villela, MD - all of University of California, San Francisco

Table of Contents

SECTION I: PRINCIPLES

Overview Of Vulnerability

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health and Health Care

The Health Care System and Vulnerable Populations: Nets and Gaps

Clinical Epidemiology and the Poor

Doctor/Patient Communication: The perpetuation of inequity or the bond that heals?

Ethical Issues in the Care of Vulnerable Patients

Physician as Advocate

SECTION II: PRACTICE

Core Competencies

Accounting for Literacy in Clinical Practice

Key Concepts and Skills in Cross-Cultural Communication

Navigating Language Barriers in Clinical Care

Understanding Disability

Assessing and Promoting Medical Adherence

Principles of Effective Patient Education

Principles of Behavioral Change

Addressing Work Place Issues in Clinical Care

Principles of Harm Reduction

Vulnerable Populations

Obesity as a Clinical and Social Problem

Challenges in the Care of Patients with Chronic pain

Principles of Caring for Substance Users

Violence as a Medical Problem

Approaches to Prisoners in Clinical Care

Care of the Homeless Patient

Issues in Care of Immigrant Patients

Sexuality as a Vulnerability: The Care of Gay and

Lesbian Patients

The Hidden Poor: The Care of The Elderly

Chronic Illness and Poverty

Medical Care of the Mentally Ill

Reproductive issues in Poor Women

Treating Underserved Children: Preventing Chronic Illness

SECTION III: SPECIAL TOPICS

Systems of Care

Quality Improvement in the Public System

Disease Management in Vulnerable Patient

Multidisciplinary Care: A Necessary Competence

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