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Challenges Of Refugee Health Care: Perspectives Of Medical Interpreters, Case Managers, And Pharmacists, Fabiana Kotovicz, Anne Getzin, Thy Vo Feb 2018

Challenges Of Refugee Health Care: Perspectives Of Medical Interpreters, Case Managers, And Pharmacists, Fabiana Kotovicz, Anne Getzin, Thy Vo

Fabiana Kotovicz, MD

Purpose: Our objective was to identify perceived challenges in the provision of health care for refugees from the perspective of medical interpreters, case managers, and pharmacists working with refugee patients in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Methods: Two 60-minute focus groups were performed exploring challenges in refugee health care using a literature-based semi-structured protocol. Focus groups were transcribed and de-identified prior to independent analysis by two of the investigators. Using a memoing-process qualitative approach, major concepts, cross-cutting themes, and subthemes were established and ultimately developed a narrative. The project protocol was approved as not human subject research by the local institutional review board. …


Every Word, Every Gesture, Dennis J. Baumgardner Jan 2018

Every Word, Every Gesture, Dennis J. Baumgardner

Dennis J. Baumgardner, MD

Two nonverbal patients teach a novice clinician the power and often hidden impact of the physician-patient relationship.


Did You Hear What I Meant To Say?, Dennis J. Baumgardner Jun 2017

Did You Hear What I Meant To Say?, Dennis J. Baumgardner

Dennis J. Baumgardner, MD

The author introduces Volume 4, Issue 1 of Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews by acknowledging the importance of communication between patient and caregiver in the clinical setting. Failure to communicate effectively can have a negative impact on a patient's well-being, therefore efforts to improve communication skills among clinicians, researchers and health practice administrators should be undertaken with regularity.


An Exploration Of Patients' Trust In Physicians In Training, Denise Bonds, Kristie Foley, Elizabeth Dugan, Mark Hall, Pam Extrom Feb 2014

An Exploration Of Patients' Trust In Physicians In Training, Denise Bonds, Kristie Foley, Elizabeth Dugan, Mark Hall, Pam Extrom

Elizabeth Dugan

Several characteristics associated with patient trust are identified. To determine the level of trust patients from disadvantaged circumstances have in their primary care resident physician, and to determine patient and physician characteristics that predict trust, we administered a survey to randomly selected primary care patients of an academic medical center staffed by internal medicine residents after a visit to their primary care provider. Participants were adults. The group was racially diverse (50% non-white), English-speaking, and from lower socioeconomic groups. The 10-page survey consisted of 7 sections (Physician Trust Scale, Patient Demographics, Patient Health and Well-Being, Patient-Physician Relationship Characteristics, Global Doctor …