Invisible Disabilities Should Not Mean Invisible Patients
Updated: 2024-05-14 09:00:08
Skip to content Journal Latest Top Categories Global Health Book Reviews CFPs and Conference Reports Interviews Issue Index Submissions About Invisible Disabilities Should Not Mean Invisible Patients Posted on May 14, 2024 by Chris Pak Blog by Rebecca Zickerman When doctors fail to communicate effectively with their patients , quality of care is impacted on the patient side , communication barriers such as language , health literacy , and disabilities interfering with information processing may all contribute to detrimental health effects . Health-care providers need more training on how to communicate effectively with patients who have disabilities , especially those whose disabilities are not immediately . apparent We should recognize that there is not just one definition of a disability
: Skip to content Journal Latest Top Categories Global Health Book Reviews CFPs and Conference Reports Interviews Issue Index Submissions About Ethical Guidelines for Antiracism Work in Medicine : Lessons from the Antiracist Healing Collaborative Posted on April 24, 2024 by Chris Pak Article Summary by Rupinder Legha Racism is a centuries-old public health crisis that has devastated countless lives . Up until recently , it did not garner much attention in healthcare . The worldwide racial reckoning that transpired in 2020 in the midst of the COVID pandemic and George Floydâ s lynching changed that . An explosion of antiracism efforts has followed , often under the umbrella of diversity , equity , and inclusion , but without any ethical guidelines to preserve the integrity of this work .