scholarly journals Austin Health Celebrates Collaboration with Aboriginal People during NAIDOC Week in 2006

2006 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Shirley Firebrace ◽  
Daryl Nayler ◽  
Penny Bisset
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Torres Strait Islander ◽  
Aboriginal People ◽  
Culturally Appropriate ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
Austin Hospital ◽  
Major Teaching ◽  
Austin Health ◽  
The University

Austin Health is one of Victoria's largest health care providers. It is a 950-bed major teaching and research hospital affiliated with the University of Melbourne. Austin Health employs more than 6,500 staff over three sites (the Repatriation Hospital, the Royal Talbot, and the Austin Hospital), and is renowned for providing high quality, comprehensive public health services. These services are provided to a significant number of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) population. Throughout Australia, Aboriginal people are dying at almost three times the rate of other Australians and have a life expectancy 17 years lower than the rest of the population. All State-funded hospitals are required to give special attention to the needs of ATSI people by ensuring services are provided in a culturally appropriate way and meet the needs of ATSI people.

scholarly journals A Qualitative Study Exploring the Experiences and Perspectives of Australian Aboriginal Women on Oral Health during Pregnancy

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (15) ◽  
pp. 8061
Author(s):  
Ariana Kong ◽  
Michelle Dickson ◽  
Lucie Ramjan ◽  
Mariana S. Sousa ◽  
Joanne Goulding ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Torres Strait Islander ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Aboriginal Health ◽  
Health Staff ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Aboriginal Women ◽  
Torres Strait

The aim of this study was to explore whether oral health was an important consideration for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women during pregnancy, whether oral health could be promoted by Aboriginal health staff, and strategies that would be appropriate to use in a new model of care. A qualitative descriptive methodology underpinned the study. All participants in this study identified as Aboriginal, with no Torres Strait Islander participants, and were from New South Wales, Australia. The interviews were analysed using inductive thematic analysis. From the data, two themes were constructed. The first theme identified that oral health was not always the first priority for participants as poor accessibility alongside other competing commitments were challenges to accessing oral health services. The second theme highlighted how relationships with personal networks and healthcare providers were essential and could be used to support maternal oral health during pregnancy. Effective strategies to promote oral health during pregnancy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women should involve key stakeholders and health care providers, like Aboriginal Health Workers, to facilitate culturally safe support and tailored oral health advice.

Creating Academic and Health Care Partnerships that Impact Public Health

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 378-384
Author(s):  
Peter W. Grandjean ◽  
Burritt W. Hess ◽  
Nicholas Schwedock ◽  
Jackson O. Griggs ◽  
Paul M. Gordon
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Research Partnerships ◽  
Local Health Care ◽  
Training Community ◽  
The University

Kinesiology programs are well positioned to create and develop partnerships within the university, with local health care providers, and with the community to integrate and enhance the activities of professional training, community service, public health outreach, and collaborative research. Partnerships with medical and health care organizations may be structured to fulfill accreditation standards and the objectives of the “Exercise is Medicine®” initiative to improve public health through primary prevention. Barriers of scale, location, time, human resources, and funding can be overcome so all stakeholder benefits are much greater than the costs.

Medicine use of elderly Chinese and Vietnamese immigrants and attitudes to home medicines review

2012 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lesley White ◽  
Christiane Klinner
Keyword(s):  
Focus Groups ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Public Health Services ◽  
Elderly Chinese ◽  
Chinese Group ◽  
Home Medicines Review

There is a paucity of research into the perceptions of elderly Australian ethnic minorities towards public health services related to quality use of medicines. Among the six fastest growing ethnic groups in Australia, the Mandarin-speaking Chinese and Vietnamese constitute the largest elderly populations with poor English skills. This paper investigates the relationships of elderly Chinese and Vietnamese migrants with medicines, general practitioners and pharmacists, and how these relationships influence their awareness and attitudes of the home medicines review (HMR) program. Two semi-structured focus groups were held with a total of 17 HMR-eligible patients who have never received a HMR, one with Chinese and one with Vietnamese respondents, each in the respective community language. Confusion about medications and an intention to have a HMR were pronounced among all participants although none of them had heard of the program before participating in the focus groups. Respondents reported difficulties locating a pharmacist who spoke their native language, which contributed to an increased unmet need for medicine information. The Chinese group additionally complained about a lack of support from their general practitioners in relation to their medicine concerns and was adamant that they would prefer to have a HMR without the involvement of their general practitioner. Our results indicate a distinct HMR need but not use among elderly Chinese and Vietnamese eligible patients with poor English skills. Home medicines review service use and perceived medication problems are likely to improve with an increasing availability of bilingual and culturally sensitive health care providers.

The CTSA Mandate: Are We There Yet?

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn M. Sampselle ◽  
Kenneth J. Pienta ◽  
Dorene S. Markel
Keyword(s):  
Community Engagement ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
National Institutes Of Health ◽  
Health Priorities ◽  
University Of Michigan ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Front Line ◽  
The University ◽  
Bidirectional Flow ◽  
Flow Of Information

The ultimate aim of the National Institutes of Health Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) initiative is to accelerate the movement of discoveries that can benefit human health into widespread public use. To accomplish this translational mandate, the contributions of multiple disciplines, such as dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, public health, biostatistics, epidemiology, and bioengineering, are required in addition to medicine. The research community is also mandated to establish new partnerships with organized patient communities and front line health care providers to assure the bidirectional flow of information in order that health priorities experienced by the community inform the research agenda. This article summarizes current clinical research directives, the experience of the University of Michigan faculty during the first 2 years of CTSA support, and recommendations to enhance the effectiveness of future CTSA as well as other interdisciplinary initiatives. While the manuscript focuses most closely on the CTSA Community Engagement mission, the challenges to interdisciplinarity and bidirectionality extend beyond the focus of community engagement.

scholarly journals Development and evaluation of a culturally appropriate hypertension education (CAHE) training program for health care providers

PLoS ONE ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. e0178468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennita G. Meinema ◽  
Joke A. Haafkens ◽  
Debbie A. D. C. Jaarsma ◽  
Henk C. P. M. van Weert ◽  
Nynke van Dijk
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Culturally Appropriate ◽  
Care Providers

Protecting frontline workers and their patients from infection

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (12) ◽  
pp. 714-715
Author(s):  
Alan Glasper
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Emeritus Professor ◽  
Frontline Workers ◽  
The University

Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, discusses the strategies used by health care providers to protect frontline workers and their patients from infection

Finding Space and Place: Using Narrative and Imagery to Support Successful Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in Enabling Programs

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clair Andersen ◽  
Ann Edwards ◽  
Brigette Wolfe
Keyword(s):  
Torres Strait Islander ◽  
Aboriginal People ◽  
Word Meaning ◽  
Space And Place ◽  
Torres Strait Islander People ◽  
Entry Level ◽  
Whole Person ◽  
Low Expectations ◽  
Torres Strait ◽  
The University

‘Riawunna’ is an Aboriginal word meaning ‘a place of learning’ for Aboriginal people, from entry level to tertiary studies, at the University of Tasmania (UTAS) and operates on Hobart, Launceston and Burnie campuses. The Riawunna Centre was established to encourage Aboriginal people to aspire to higher levels of education, and to support them to be successful in their chosen course of study. One strategy developed to support the participation, retention and success of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is the Murina program. During the four year period between 2010 and 2013 every student at UTAS who graduated from the Murina program and chosen to enrol in undergraduate studies has been successful in completing their courses. One of the tools used to achieve this result is the strong use of narrative and images in our teaching. This whole-person approach to teaching resonates culturally with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, but is also applicable to any student of any culture, especially those who come to university tentatively and with low expectations of what they can achieve.

scholarly journals One Institution - 2 Podcasts - Our experience

2019 ◽  
pp. 01-09
Author(s):  
Tony R Tarchichi ◽  
Jessica Garrison ◽  
Kishore Vellody
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Hospital Medicine ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Pediatric Hospital ◽  
University Of Pittsburgh ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University

Objectives: Podcasts have increased in popularity since the early 2000s. The number of medical podcasts created by physicians for patients and/or health care providers is increasing. With the increase in podcasts' popularity and their convenience, podcasts have significant potential for use as an educational tool. Methods: Faculty at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC have created two podcasts, the Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) podcast and the Down Syndrome Center (DSC) of Western Pennsylvania Podcast. This paper is a descriptive review of both podcasts. The PHM podcast was created for health care providers who care for hospitalized children. The DSC podcast was started as a source of reliable information for parents of children with Down syndrome. Results: The PHM podcast has over seventeen thousand downloads in over sixty-seven countries. The DSC podcast has over twenty-three thousand downloads in over sixty-nine countries. The PHM podcast has an option for listeners to get CME credit after they listen to the podcast if they click on a link at the University of Pittsburgh website and answer a few questions. Data from responses to these questions demonstrates that 83% of the respondents reported that the podcast either highly or very highly enhanced their knowledge of the subject matter, and 86.8% reported that the content of the podcast was highly or very highly relevant to their work. Conclusion: These results suggest podcasts are a popular and useful tool for disseminating information to families and health care professionals.

scholarly journals Angioplasty Used to Treat Multiple Sclerosis Patients: A Potential Revolution in Health Care Technology

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Andre Guerra
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Vascular Surgeon ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
Care Technology ◽  
Multiple Sclerosis Patients ◽  
The University

Multiple sclerosis (MS) has long been labeled as a neurological disease with a high incidence among Canadians, women in particular. The disease first manifests itself in young adulthood (between the ages of 15 and 40 years). Areas of demyelination with a proliferation of astrocytes are found scattered in the white matter of MS patients, this leads to muscle weakness, numbness, disequilibrium, sphincter disturbance and other neurological dysfunctions. Recently Dr. Paolo Zamboni, a vascular surgeon at the University of Ferrara in Italy, found that many multiple sclerosis patients have a narrowing of some of the neck veins responsible for draining blood from the brain. According to Dr. Zamboni, this narrowing of the blood vessels leads to the deposit of iron in the defected veins, which restricts blood flow and is responsible for some of the MS complications. Dr. Zamboni achieved unblocking of the veins through angioplasty, a procedure normally used to open arteries affected by atherosclerosis. In one of his trials, 65 patients were given the procedure, which decreased the rate of occurrence of lesions, from 50% to 12% in patients. There was an improvement in mental and physical quality of life in most of the patients in this trial. Ethical questions are also discussed in this review. Dr. Zamboni`s studies suggest a genetic inheritance of factors that may lead to MS. Should health care providers institute a screening procedure in newborns? Would these screenings be mandatory? Would the screenings be free? 

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