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Edited By
Patricia Walker, MD, DTM&H, MD, DTM&H, Medical Director, HealthPartners Center for International Health, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
William Stauffer, MD, MSPH, DTM&H
Elizabeth Barnett, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine
James Jaranson
Description
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.
Audience
Infectious Disease Specialists, Primary Care Providers, Health Care Administrators, Government Programs, Public Health Programs, Health Policy
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). . . . .
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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
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 784 pages, publication date: OCT-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-03454-8
ISBN-10: 0-323-03454-3
Imprint: SAUNDERS
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Last update: 25 Nov 2009
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