Around the Globe for Women's Health: A Practical Guide for the Health Care Provider

ISBN-13: 9781441982575 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 144 str.

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Opis

In the increasingly globalized twenty-first century, cross-cultural communication and knowledge of culturally informed health practices are critical skills for women s health providers. Around the Globe for Women s Health is a concise, culturally sensitive, and clinically relevant guide that aims to increase health equity through prevention and improved clinical care for women around the world. Case-based chapters highlight clinical issues (such as obstetric fistula, malaria, and postpartum hemorrhage) and barriers to care (the unmet need for family planning, or limited radiotherapy in low-resource countries, for example). Around the Globe for Women's Health is a must-have resource not just for physicians considering working in another country, but all providers seeking to provide better care for diverse populations of women within the United States."

Recenzje

From the reviews:

"This book covers common women's health issues that obstetrics/gynecologists face in different areas around the world ... . The intent is to highlight the challenges in women's healthcare globally. This is certainly a worthwhile goal and the authors do a good job of achieving it. The book is intended for residents and physicians who plan to participate in global initiatives. ... This is an interesting book on global women's health issues for obstetricians and gynecologists." (Anthony Shanks, Doody's Book Reviews, November, 2013)

Spis treści

1. Maternal Mortality: The Greatest Health Divide in the World

Carolina Bibbo, Taraneh Shirazian

 

2. Postpartum Hemorrhage in a Conflict Setting

Nichole Young-Lin, Maya Garala, Erin Gertz

 

3. Obstetric Fistula

Salma Rahimi, Tracy Capes, Charles Ascher-Walsh

 

4. Diagnosis and Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy

Veronica Ades

 

5. The Unmet Need for Family Planning

Kate A Shaw, Jessica M Atrio, Paul D Blumenthal

 

6. Anesthesia in Action at a Global Health Site

Andrew M. Perez MD, Ram Roth MD, Elizabeth A.M. Frost MD

 

7. At Your Cervix: Preventing Cervical Cancer using a Single Visit Approach

Deborah Landis Lewis, Miriam Cremer

 

8. The Challenge of Global Cervical and Breast Cancer Prevention, Detection, and Treatment

Annekathryn Goodman, MD, MS

 

9. Radiation Therapy: A Privilege, not a Right – Treatment of Cervical Cancer with Limited Radiotherapy in Low-Resource Settings

Jessica Ton, Linus Chuang, MD

 

10. Interested in Volunteering Abroad? Considerations When Choosing a Global Health Opportunity      

Michael Brodman, MD

O autorze

Dr. Taraneh Shirazian is the Director of Global Health in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, NY. She is also the cofounder and Medical Director of Saving Mothers (www.savingmothers.org), a nonprofit dedicated to reducing maternal morbidity and mortality and improving the lives of women through prevention, education, training of local providers, and clinical outreach.

Dr. Erin Gertz is the first Global Health Fellow in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She attended medical school at the University of Hawaii John A Burns School of Medicine and completed her residency training in Ob/Gyn at the Beth Israel Medical Center in New York.