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Immigrant Medicine Patricia Frye Walker

Immigrant Medicine By Patricia Frye Walker

Immigrant Medicine by Patricia Frye Walker


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A comprehensive guide to caring for immigrant and refugee patient populations, this book synthesizes the practical and clinically relevant information and presents it in an easy-to-access format. It is useful for front-line clinicians and other healthcare professionals, public health officials, and policy makers.

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Immigrant Medicine by Patricia Frye Walker

Immigrant Medicine is the first comprehensive guide to caring for immigrant and refugee patient populations. Edited by two of the best-known contributors to the growing canon of information about immigrant medicine, and written by a geographically diverse collection of experts, this book synthesizes the most practical and clinically relevant information and presents it in an easy-to-access format. An invaluable resource for front-line clinicians and other healthcare professionals, public health officials, and policy makers, Immigrant Medicine is destined to become the benchmark reference in this emerging field.

Table of Contents

James M. Jaranson, MD, MA, MPH, Consultant, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; and William M. Stauffer, MD, MSPH & DTMH, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease & International Medicine, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Section 1: Introduction to Immigrant Medicine 1. An Introduction to the Field of Refugee and Immigrant Healthcare (Walker & Barnett) 2. Compassion (Shlim) 3. Health and Well-being of Immigrants:The Healthy Migrant Phenomenon (Fennely) 4. Action Steps to Improve the Health of New Americans (Ohmans & Smith) 5. Language Assistance for Limited English Proficient Patients: Legal Issues (Hunt) 6. Communicating with Limited English Proficient Patients: Interpreter Services (Berg & van Dyke) 7. Multicultural Medicine (Culhane-Pera & Borkan) 8. Cultural Competence: A Patient-Based Approach to Caring for Immigrants (Green, Betancourt & Carillo) 9. Cultural Competence: Healthcare Disparities and Political Issues (Betancourt, Green, Carillo and Park) Section 2: Medical Screenings and Immunizations for New Immigrants 10. Overseas Medical Screening for Immigrants and Refugees (Maloney, Ortega and Cetron) 11. US Medical Screening for Immigrants and Refugees: Public Health Issues.(Cochran, O'Fallon and Geltman) 12. US Medical Screening for Immigrants and Refugees: Clinical Issues.(Seybolt, Barnett & Stauffer) 13. Immunizations for Immigrants.(Barnett) Section 3: Epidemiology of Diseases and Disorders in Immigrants (edited by Dr. W Stauffer) 14. Differential Diagnoses of Ill Immigrants by Organ System. (Neild & Rothenberger) 15. Diseases by Country of Origin (Wilson) 16. Diseases by Race/Ethnicity .(Summer & Stauffer) 17. Diseases with Long Latency Periods .(Boulware) 18. Emerging Infectious Diseases of Immigrant Patients .(Sellman & Pederson) Section 4: Major Diseases and Disorders in Immigrants 19. Tuberculosis . (Bernardo) 20. Intestinal Parasites . (Mody) 21. Eosinophilia . (Kim & Nutman) 22. Hepatitis B: Global Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Prevention . (Amstrong, Goldstein) 23. Management of Chronic Hepatitis B . (Ricci) 24. HIV Infection . (Crosby, Piwowarczyk & Cooper) 25. Skin Problems . .(Keystone) Section 5: Additional Diseases and Disorders in Immigrants 26. Chagas' Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) (Maguire) 27. Taenia Solium and Neurocysticercosis .(White Jr and Yancey) 28. Echinococcosis . (Moro & Schantz 29. Giardiasis . ((Barnett)... 421 30. Helicobacter Pylori. (Gebhard & Gebhard) 31. Hepatitis C. .(Amstrong & Williams) 32. Hookworm Infection. (Hotez) 33. Leishmaniasis . .(Juckett) 34. Leprosy . (Joyce) 35. Loiasis . .(Barnett) 36. Lymphatic Filariasis .(Barnett) 37. Malaria . (Stauffer) 38. Onchocerciasis . (Barnett) 39. Schistosomiasis . (Posey & Stauffer) 40. Strongyloides .(Boulware) Section 6: Chronic Illness in Immigrants 41. Preventive Healthcare in Children . (Mody) 42. Preventive Healthcare and Management of Chronic Diseases in Adults. (Walker) 43. Women's Health Issues (Bruce) 44. Women's Reproductive Health . (Gagnon, Merry & Robinson) 45. Dental Diseases and Disorders. . (Cote & Singh) 46. Anemia and Red Blood Cell Disorders. (Hurley) Section 7: Mental Health and Illness in Immigrants (edited by Dr. J Jaranson) Overview of the Mental Health Section 47. Epidemiology and Risk Factors. (Jaranson, Ekblad, Kroupin & Eisenman) 48. Screening for Mental Health Problems and History of Torture .(Eisenman) 49. Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Illness. (Kinzie, Jaranson & Kroupin) 50. Survivors of Torture: A Hidden Population .(Wenzel, Kastrup & Eisenman) 51. Interpersonal Violence Towards Women . (Ekblad, Kastrup, Eisenman & Arcel) 52. Children and Adolescents . (Ellis & Betancourt) Section 8: Special Issues in Immigrant Medicine 53. Religion and Spirituality in the Lives of Immigrants in the United States (Barnes) 54. School Readiness and Bilingual Education .(Augustyn) 55. Vocational Considerations . (Piwowarczyk, Clark & Caballes) 56. Health Literacy. (Larsen) 57. Healthcare for Migrant Workers. (Piper-Jenks, Nolon & Dubois-Adach) 58. Visiting Friends and Relatives. .(Keystone) Index

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CIN0323034543G
9780323034548
0323034543
Immigrant Medicine by Patricia Frye Walker
Used - Good
Paperback
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
20071015
784
N/A
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