This presentation reviews key standards, performance measures, and laws related to multicultural health and cultural competence from the US, Australia, and Scotland. Presented at the EU COST ADAPT meeting, Amsterdam, October 2012.
MRC/HIVAN KZN AIDS Forum - 30/10/12 - Challenges and Opportunities for HIV/AI...info4africa
This presentation was given on 30/10/12 at the MRC/HIVAN KZN AIDS Forum.
Co-presented by Kwazi Mbatha (CEGAA Researcher/Trainer) and Mlungisi Vila kasi (TAC Community Mobiliser - uMgungundlovu), this talk was facilitated by Judith King (CEGAA Communications and Advocacy Manager).
For more information on CEGAA please visit their website: http://www.cegaa.org/
This is the Plenary Presentation of CheyLeaphy Heng, Program Team Manager, Rainbow Community Kampuchea (RoCK) on the plenary topic: "UPR as an advocacy strategy for SOGIE-SC issues in Cambodia". This presentation was part of the 14th session of #APCRSHR10 Virtual, on the theme of "Sexual orientation and gender identity and SRHR in Asia Pacific".
Chair: Dr Chivorn Var, Convener of APCRSHR10 and Executive Director of Reproductive Health Association of Cambodia (RHAC)
Plenary Speaker: CheyLeaphy Heng, Program Team Manager, Rainbow Community Kampuchea (RoCK) | "UPR as an advocacy strategy for SOGIE-SC issues in Cambodia"
ABSTRACT PRESENTERS:
* Saroj Tamang | Male-to-Female Transgender Community barrier and challenges in access of Sexual Health Services
* Saritha P Viswan | A review of transgender issues in India
* Sobo Malik | Limited Access to Health Rights Resulting in Increase Self Medication
* Ciptasari Prabhawanti | Sexual Identity, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Risk and Condom Use Behaviors of Clients of Transgender Sex Workers in Jakarta, Indonesia
For further information, visit www.bit.ly/apcrshr10virtual14
Conference website: www.apcrshr10cambodia.org or check out www.bit.ly/apcrshr10virtual
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This is the abstract presentation of Dr Harjyot Khosa, which was made as part of the 12th session of 10th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights (#APCRSHR10) Virtual. This session was held in lead up to #WorldAIDSDay and #16DaysofActivism against sexual and other forms of gender-based violence, on the theme of "HIV/AIDS and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in Asia and the Pacific".
Chair: Jennifer Butler, Director, UNFPA Pacific Sub Regional office based in Fiji
Plenary Speaker: Eamonn Murphy, Regional Director, UNAIDS, Asia and the Pacific | “Solidarity and Accountability: HIV, SRHR and the COVID response”
Abstract Presenters:
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* Jude Tayaben | Successes, Pitfalls, and Moving Forward: Adivayan Youth Health Center- A school-based program addressing Adolescent Sexuality, and Reproductive Health Issues in Benguet, Philippines
* Samreen, Manisha Dhakal | Integrating transgender health into HIV and SRHR programming in Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam
* Harjyot Khosa | Stigma, sex work and non-disclosure to health care providers: Exploring dynamics of anal sex through community led monitoring to bridge gaps in HIV care continuum services
* Angela Kelly Hanku, Agnes K. Mek | I can, I want, I will and Young & Positive: Two visual method projects with young women living with HIV in Papua New Guinea
For more information on the session, please visit
www.bit.ly/apcrshr10virtual12
Official conference website: www.apcrshr10cambodia.org
Thanks
MRC/HIVAN KZN AIDS Forum - 30/10/12 - Challenges and Opportunities for HIV/AI...info4africa
This presentation was given on 30/10/12 at the MRC/HIVAN KZN AIDS Forum.
Co-presented by Kwazi Mbatha (CEGAA Researcher/Trainer) and Mlungisi Vila kasi (TAC Community Mobiliser - uMgungundlovu), this talk was facilitated by Judith King (CEGAA Communications and Advocacy Manager).
For more information on CEGAA please visit their website: http://www.cegaa.org/
This is the Plenary Presentation of CheyLeaphy Heng, Program Team Manager, Rainbow Community Kampuchea (RoCK) on the plenary topic: "UPR as an advocacy strategy for SOGIE-SC issues in Cambodia". This presentation was part of the 14th session of #APCRSHR10 Virtual, on the theme of "Sexual orientation and gender identity and SRHR in Asia Pacific".
Chair: Dr Chivorn Var, Convener of APCRSHR10 and Executive Director of Reproductive Health Association of Cambodia (RHAC)
Plenary Speaker: CheyLeaphy Heng, Program Team Manager, Rainbow Community Kampuchea (RoCK) | "UPR as an advocacy strategy for SOGIE-SC issues in Cambodia"
ABSTRACT PRESENTERS:
* Saroj Tamang | Male-to-Female Transgender Community barrier and challenges in access of Sexual Health Services
* Saritha P Viswan | A review of transgender issues in India
* Sobo Malik | Limited Access to Health Rights Resulting in Increase Self Medication
* Ciptasari Prabhawanti | Sexual Identity, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Risk and Condom Use Behaviors of Clients of Transgender Sex Workers in Jakarta, Indonesia
For further information, visit www.bit.ly/apcrshr10virtual14
Conference website: www.apcrshr10cambodia.org or check out www.bit.ly/apcrshr10virtual
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This is the abstract presentation of Dr Harjyot Khosa, which was made as part of the 12th session of 10th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights (#APCRSHR10) Virtual. This session was held in lead up to #WorldAIDSDay and #16DaysofActivism against sexual and other forms of gender-based violence, on the theme of "HIV/AIDS and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in Asia and the Pacific".
Chair: Jennifer Butler, Director, UNFPA Pacific Sub Regional office based in Fiji
Plenary Speaker: Eamonn Murphy, Regional Director, UNAIDS, Asia and the Pacific | “Solidarity and Accountability: HIV, SRHR and the COVID response”
Abstract Presenters:
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* Jude Tayaben | Successes, Pitfalls, and Moving Forward: Adivayan Youth Health Center- A school-based program addressing Adolescent Sexuality, and Reproductive Health Issues in Benguet, Philippines
* Samreen, Manisha Dhakal | Integrating transgender health into HIV and SRHR programming in Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam
* Harjyot Khosa | Stigma, sex work and non-disclosure to health care providers: Exploring dynamics of anal sex through community led monitoring to bridge gaps in HIV care continuum services
* Angela Kelly Hanku, Agnes K. Mek | I can, I want, I will and Young & Positive: Two visual method projects with young women living with HIV in Papua New Guinea
For more information on the session, please visit
www.bit.ly/apcrshr10virtual12
Official conference website: www.apcrshr10cambodia.org
Thanks
APCRSHR10 Virtual plenary presentation of Eamonn Murphy, Regional Director of...CNS www.citizen-news.org
This is the plenary presentation of Mr Eamonn Murphy, Regional Director, UNAIDS, Asia and the Pacific, on "Solidarity and Accountability: HIV, SRHR and the COVID response”, which was made as part of the 12th session of 10th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights (#APCRSHR10) Virtual. This session was held in lead up to #WorldAIDSDay and #16DaysofActivism against sexual and other forms of gender-based violence, on the theme of "HIV/AIDS and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in Asia and the Pacific".
Chair: Jennifer Butler, Director, UNFPA Pacific Sub Regional office based in Fiji
Plenary Speaker: Eamonn Murphy, Regional Director, UNAIDS, Asia and the Pacific | “Solidarity and Accountability: HIV, SRHR and the COVID response”
Abstract Presenters:
-------------------------
* Jude Tayaben | Successes, Pitfalls, and Moving Forward: Adivayan Youth Health Center- A school-based program addressing Adolescent Sexuality, and Reproductive Health Issues in Benguet, Philippines
* Samreen, Manisha Dhakal | Integrating transgender health into HIV and SRHR programming in Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam
* Harjyot Khosa | Stigma, sex work and non-disclosure to health care providers: Exploring dynamics of anal sex through community led monitoring to bridge gaps in HIV care continuum services
* Angela Kelly Hanku, Agnes K. Mek | I can, I want, I will and Young & Positive: Two visual method projects with young women living with HIV in Papua New Guinea
For more information on the session, please visit
www.bit.ly/apcrshr10virtual12
Official conference website: www.apcrshr10cambodia.org
Thanks
Gender and Essential Packages of Health Services: Exploring the Evidence BaseReBUILD for Resilience
Presented by Val Percival of Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, Canada.
Part of a session - 'Context, gender, and sustainability in introducing and scaling-up essential health care packages in fragile and crisis-affected countries' - at the Fifth Global Symposium for Health Systems Research in October 2018. The essential package of health services is a mechanism for expanding equitable coverage of primary health care and essential hospital services in countries recovering from conflict. The session explores the evidence-base on such healthcare packages in different contexts and prioritizes areas for strengthening research.
The Joint Learning Network in Action: Spotlight on GhanaHFG Project
More and more countries are implementing complex health systems reforms to achieve universal health coverage. The Joint Learning Network (JLN) is a country-driven network of practitioners and policymakers who together develop knowledge products to bridge the gap between theory and practice, with the goal of extending health care coverage to more than 3 billion people.
The JLN community is comprised of leaders from ministries of health, national health financing agencies, and other key government institutions in 27 Asian, African, European, Latin American, and Middle Eastern countries as well as a diverse group of international, regional, and local partners.
On Thursday, September 22, the HFG Project hosted a technical briefing session on the JLN's work on the ground, and about Ghana’s National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) on their collaboration with the JLN and the HFG project. Speakers included: Amanda Folsom (JLN Program Director, Results for Development), Nathaniel Otoo, (Chief Executive, Ghana NHIA), Dr. Lydia Dsane-Selby (Director, Claims, NHIA), and Chris Lovelace (Principal Associate, International Health, Abt Associates).
Stephanie McLean outlines a project which mapped models of access and service delivery for PLHIV. This presentation was given at the AFAO Positive Services Forum in June 2009
The general population HIV prevalence stands at 5.1%(THMIS 2011/12) down from 18% in 1990.
HIV and STIs prevalence are also high among KP's, HIV is 31.4% while other STI has an average of 26% prevalence.
The number of KP's is not known, although there are fledgling groups of KP's which have started advocating for the Right to Health of KP's including protection against HIV infection, care and treatment to PLHIV KP's.
Health system strengthening – what is it, how should we assess it, and does i...ReBUILD for Resilience
This presentation was given to the UK's Department for International Development on 30th July 2019.
Comprehensive reviews of health system strengthening interventions are rare, partly because of lack of clarity on definitions of the term but also the potentially huge scale of the evidence. In our talk, we will reflect on the process of undertaking such an evidence review for DFID recently (attached again), drawing out suggestions on definitions of HSS and approaches to assessment, as well as summarising some key conclusions from the current evidence base. Most HSS interventions have theories of change relating to specific system blocks, but more work is needed on capturing their spill-over effects and their contribution to meeting over-arching health system process goals. We will make some initial suggestions about such goals, to reflect the features that characterise a ‘strong health system’. We will highlight current findings on ‘what works’ but also that these are just indicative, given the limitations and biases in what has been studied and how, and argue that there is need to re-think evaluation methods for HSS beyond finite interventions and narrow outcomes. Clearer concepts, frameworks and methods can support more coherent HSS investment.
Presented by Ghassan Karem.
Part of a session - 'Context, gender, and sustainability in introducing and scaling-up essential health care packages in fragile and crisis-affected countries' - at the Fifth Global Symposium for Health Systems Research in October 2018. The essential package of health services is a mechanism for expanding equitable coverage of primary health care and essential hospital services in countries recovering from conflict. The session explored the evidence-base on such healthcare packages in different contexts and prioritized areas for strengthening research.
2010 CASCON - Towards a integrated network of data and services for the life ...Michel Dumontier
Towards a integrated network of data and services for the life sciences Modern biological knowledge discovery requires access to machine-understandable data that can be searched, retrieved, and subsequently analyzed using a wide array of analytical software and services. The Semantic Automated Discovery and Integration (SADI) framework is a set of conventions to formalize web service inputs and outputs using OWL ontologies that enable the automatic discovery and invocation of Semantic Web services. In this talk, I will walk through a worked example in the design and deployment of chemical semantic web services using the Chemical Development Toolkit, chemical descriptors from the Chemical Information Ontology (CHEMINF), and the Semanticscience Integrated Ontology (SIO) as a unifying, upper level ontology of basic types and relations. I will discuss how one can make use of the SADI-enabled SHARE client to reason about data obtained from Bio2RDF, the largest linked open data project, and automatically invoke chemical semantic web services to determine a chemical's drug-likeness. If you want to see the potential of the Semantic Web being realized, this talk is for you.
APCRSHR10 Virtual plenary presentation of Eamonn Murphy, Regional Director of...CNS www.citizen-news.org
This is the plenary presentation of Mr Eamonn Murphy, Regional Director, UNAIDS, Asia and the Pacific, on "Solidarity and Accountability: HIV, SRHR and the COVID response”, which was made as part of the 12th session of 10th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights (#APCRSHR10) Virtual. This session was held in lead up to #WorldAIDSDay and #16DaysofActivism against sexual and other forms of gender-based violence, on the theme of "HIV/AIDS and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in Asia and the Pacific".
Chair: Jennifer Butler, Director, UNFPA Pacific Sub Regional office based in Fiji
Plenary Speaker: Eamonn Murphy, Regional Director, UNAIDS, Asia and the Pacific | “Solidarity and Accountability: HIV, SRHR and the COVID response”
Abstract Presenters:
-------------------------
* Jude Tayaben | Successes, Pitfalls, and Moving Forward: Adivayan Youth Health Center- A school-based program addressing Adolescent Sexuality, and Reproductive Health Issues in Benguet, Philippines
* Samreen, Manisha Dhakal | Integrating transgender health into HIV and SRHR programming in Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam
* Harjyot Khosa | Stigma, sex work and non-disclosure to health care providers: Exploring dynamics of anal sex through community led monitoring to bridge gaps in HIV care continuum services
* Angela Kelly Hanku, Agnes K. Mek | I can, I want, I will and Young & Positive: Two visual method projects with young women living with HIV in Papua New Guinea
For more information on the session, please visit
www.bit.ly/apcrshr10virtual12
Official conference website: www.apcrshr10cambodia.org
Thanks
Gender and Essential Packages of Health Services: Exploring the Evidence BaseReBUILD for Resilience
Presented by Val Percival of Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University, Canada.
Part of a session - 'Context, gender, and sustainability in introducing and scaling-up essential health care packages in fragile and crisis-affected countries' - at the Fifth Global Symposium for Health Systems Research in October 2018. The essential package of health services is a mechanism for expanding equitable coverage of primary health care and essential hospital services in countries recovering from conflict. The session explores the evidence-base on such healthcare packages in different contexts and prioritizes areas for strengthening research.
The Joint Learning Network in Action: Spotlight on GhanaHFG Project
More and more countries are implementing complex health systems reforms to achieve universal health coverage. The Joint Learning Network (JLN) is a country-driven network of practitioners and policymakers who together develop knowledge products to bridge the gap between theory and practice, with the goal of extending health care coverage to more than 3 billion people.
The JLN community is comprised of leaders from ministries of health, national health financing agencies, and other key government institutions in 27 Asian, African, European, Latin American, and Middle Eastern countries as well as a diverse group of international, regional, and local partners.
On Thursday, September 22, the HFG Project hosted a technical briefing session on the JLN's work on the ground, and about Ghana’s National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) on their collaboration with the JLN and the HFG project. Speakers included: Amanda Folsom (JLN Program Director, Results for Development), Nathaniel Otoo, (Chief Executive, Ghana NHIA), Dr. Lydia Dsane-Selby (Director, Claims, NHIA), and Chris Lovelace (Principal Associate, International Health, Abt Associates).
Stephanie McLean outlines a project which mapped models of access and service delivery for PLHIV. This presentation was given at the AFAO Positive Services Forum in June 2009
The general population HIV prevalence stands at 5.1%(THMIS 2011/12) down from 18% in 1990.
HIV and STIs prevalence are also high among KP's, HIV is 31.4% while other STI has an average of 26% prevalence.
The number of KP's is not known, although there are fledgling groups of KP's which have started advocating for the Right to Health of KP's including protection against HIV infection, care and treatment to PLHIV KP's.
Health system strengthening – what is it, how should we assess it, and does i...ReBUILD for Resilience
This presentation was given to the UK's Department for International Development on 30th July 2019.
Comprehensive reviews of health system strengthening interventions are rare, partly because of lack of clarity on definitions of the term but also the potentially huge scale of the evidence. In our talk, we will reflect on the process of undertaking such an evidence review for DFID recently (attached again), drawing out suggestions on definitions of HSS and approaches to assessment, as well as summarising some key conclusions from the current evidence base. Most HSS interventions have theories of change relating to specific system blocks, but more work is needed on capturing their spill-over effects and their contribution to meeting over-arching health system process goals. We will make some initial suggestions about such goals, to reflect the features that characterise a ‘strong health system’. We will highlight current findings on ‘what works’ but also that these are just indicative, given the limitations and biases in what has been studied and how, and argue that there is need to re-think evaluation methods for HSS beyond finite interventions and narrow outcomes. Clearer concepts, frameworks and methods can support more coherent HSS investment.
Presented by Ghassan Karem.
Part of a session - 'Context, gender, and sustainability in introducing and scaling-up essential health care packages in fragile and crisis-affected countries' - at the Fifth Global Symposium for Health Systems Research in October 2018. The essential package of health services is a mechanism for expanding equitable coverage of primary health care and essential hospital services in countries recovering from conflict. The session explored the evidence-base on such healthcare packages in different contexts and prioritized areas for strengthening research.
2010 CASCON - Towards a integrated network of data and services for the life ...Michel Dumontier
Towards a integrated network of data and services for the life sciences Modern biological knowledge discovery requires access to machine-understandable data that can be searched, retrieved, and subsequently analyzed using a wide array of analytical software and services. The Semantic Automated Discovery and Integration (SADI) framework is a set of conventions to formalize web service inputs and outputs using OWL ontologies that enable the automatic discovery and invocation of Semantic Web services. In this talk, I will walk through a worked example in the design and deployment of chemical semantic web services using the Chemical Development Toolkit, chemical descriptors from the Chemical Information Ontology (CHEMINF), and the Semanticscience Integrated Ontology (SIO) as a unifying, upper level ontology of basic types and relations. I will discuss how one can make use of the SADI-enabled SHARE client to reason about data obtained from Bio2RDF, the largest linked open data project, and automatically invoke chemical semantic web services to determine a chemical's drug-likeness. If you want to see the potential of the Semantic Web being realized, this talk is for you.
RKB – A Semantic Knowledge Base For RNA (RNA ontology consortium meeting)Michel Dumontier
Increasingly sophisticated knowledge about RNA structure and function requires an inclusive knowledge representation that facilitates the integration of independently-generated information arising from such efforts as genome sequencing projects, microarray analyses, structure determination and RNA SELEX experiments. While RNAML, an XML-based representation, has been proposed as an exchange format for a select subset of information, it lacks machine-understandable semantics that make it arbitrarily user-extensible, as is the case for formal logic based languages. Here, we describe an RNA knowledge base (RKB) for structure-based knowledge using RDF/OWL Semantic Web technologies. RKB contains basic terminology for nucleic acid composi-tion along with context/model-specific representation of structural features such as sugar conformations, base pairings and base stackings. RKB is populated with RNA PDB entries and MC-Annotate structural annotation. The use of semantic web technologies addresses the reality of diverse interests of the RNA Ontology Consortium and supports knowledge discovery over independently-published RNA knowledge.
Traditional Risk Assessments use "heat maps", or risk matrices, to develop rankings, leading to decision making on projects, operations. Risks are ranked from larger to lower, sometimes splitting them into three or more classes of criticality.
Those approaches may be complaint with ISO31000, ONR49000, COSO, but they are not the best you can do!
As we will show in this paper, they actually lack in focus and transparency. Ingenious methods allow to reuse those data, however, and make far better decisions based on rational and sustainable rankings.
Chemical biology and drug discovery seek to uncover the relationship between chemical structure and function. In the context of the emerging life science semantic web, we have previously investigated multiple strategies for the representation and reasoning of chemical structure, functional groups and chemical attributes using RDF, OWL, SWRL and so-called Description Graphs. Here, we continue our investigation on the representation of molecular structure using class-based approach to infer molecular symmetry and specialization of atomic connectivity. This work provides new design patterns towards representing and reasoning about structured objects
Managing Diversity:Using the CLAS Standards to guide organizational changediversityRx
Reviews the evolution of the National Standards on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in health care, with discussion of three case studies.
Addressing culture in health care delivery: policy, practice and researchdiversityRx
An overview of practice, policy and research on cultural competence in health care delivery. Delivered to the National Science Foundation workshop on intercultural systems design, May 2009.
Improving Health Care for Foreigners in Japan: Stories, Data and Policy ModelsJulia Puebla Fortier
This presentation reviews the challenges faced by foreigners seeking health care in Japan, summarizes key points from a national survey, and analyzes how the US CLAS standards could offer a framework for addressing cultural and linguistic needs in Japan.
Presentation to the Japan Academy of Nursing Evaluation, Tokyo, March 15, 2015.
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National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically
Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Health and Health Care
The National CLAS Standards are intended to advance health equity, improve quality, and help eliminate health care
disparities by establishing a blueprint for health and health care organizations to:
Principal Standard:
1. Provide effective, equitable, understandable, and respectful quality care and services that are responsive to diverse
cultural health beliefs and practices, preferred languages, health literacy, and other communication needs.
Governance, Leadership, and Workforce:
2. Advance and sustain organizational governance and leadership that promotes CLAS and health equity through policy,
practices, and allocated resources.
3. Recruit, promote, and support a culturally and linguistically diverse governance, leadership, and workforce that are
responsive to the population in the service area.
4. Educate and train governance, leadership, and workforce in culturally and linguistically appropriate policies and
practices on an ongoing basis.
Communication and Language Assistance:
5. Offer language assistance to individuals who have limited English proficiency and/or other communication needs, at
no cost to them, to facilitate timely access to all health care and services.
6. Inform all individuals of the availability of language assistance services clearly and in their preferred language,
verbally and in writing.
7. Ensure the competence of individuals providing language assistance, recognizing that the use of untrained individuals
and/or minors as interpreters should be avoided.
8. Provide easy-to-understand print and multimedia materials and signage in the languages commonly used by the
populations in the service area.
Engagement, Continuous Improvement, and Accountability:
9. Establish culturally and linguistically appropriate goals, policies, and management accountability, and infuse them
throughout the organization’s planning and operations.
10. Conduct ongoing assessments of the organization’s CLAS-related activities and integrate CLAS-related measures into
measurement and continuous quality improvement activities.
11. Collect and maintain accurate and reliable demographic data to monitor and evaluate the impact of CLAS on health
equity and outcomes and to inform service delivery.
12. Conduct regular assessments of community health assets and needs and use the results to plan and implement
services that respond to the cultural and linguistic diversity of populations in the service area.
13. Partner with the community to design, implement, and evaluate policies, practices, and services to ensure cultural
and linguistic appropriateness.
14. Create conflict and grievance resolution processes that are culturally and linguistical.
C. Godfrey Jacobs Legislative Updates ILSC 2013SandyPham
C. Godfrey Jacobs, Program Manager Health Determinants & Disparities Practice SRA International, discusses Legislative Updates - CLAS Standards & What They Mean for Hospitals and Interpreters
A report on a project which aimed to increase the capacity of HIV services and organisations to work with culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities, and to increase the inclusion of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) from CALD backgrounds in the strategic planning of HIV/AIDS services. This paper was presented by Nandini Ray from the Multicultural HIV/AIDS and
Hepatitis C Service at the AFAO HIV Educators Conference 2008.
The delivery of culturally competent healthcare is expected of all healthcare practitioners in an orderly functioning pluralistic society. The Healthcare Cultural Competency Council (HC3) ensures the delivery of safe and quality care across multiple cultural groups' beliefs regarding health and wellness.
MRC/info4africa KZN Community Forum | October 2012info4africa
Kwazi Mbatha, a CEGAA Researcher/Trainer for the BMET project,was joined by a member of TAC’s uMgungundlovu District community mobilisation team to discuss challenges and opportunities for HIV/AIDS and TB budget monitoring at local levels in South Africa. Relating primarily to CEGAA’s Budget Monitoring and Expenditure (BMET) project, conducted in partnership with the Treatment Action Campaign and entitled "Giving power to the community: Community monitoring of HIV/AIDS and TB spending in two districts in South Africa", this project worked towards increasing the delivery, accessibility, affordability and quality of treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS and TB, thus ensuring that ARVs and TB treatments are available as life-saving and prevention mechanisms. The pilot and secondary phase of the project sought to achieve the above by empowering communities and citizens towards a common understanding of health care delivery and budget issues and collaborative corrective action for optimal health care services at local level.
Tom Selleck Health: A Comprehensive Look at the Iconic Actor’s Wellness Journeygreendigital
Tom Selleck, an enduring figure in Hollywood. has captivated audiences for decades with his rugged charm, iconic moustache. and memorable roles in television and film. From his breakout role as Thomas Magnum in Magnum P.I. to his current portrayal of Frank Reagan in Blue Bloods. Selleck's career has spanned over 50 years. But beyond his professional achievements. fans have often been curious about Tom Selleck Health. especially as he has aged in the public eye.
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Introduction
Many have been interested in Tom Selleck health. not only because of his enduring presence on screen but also because of the challenges. and lifestyle choices he has faced and made over the years. This article delves into the various aspects of Tom Selleck health. exploring his fitness regimen, diet, mental health. and the challenges he has encountered as he ages. We'll look at how he maintains his well-being. the health issues he has faced, and his approach to ageing .
Early Life and Career
Childhood and Athletic Beginnings
Tom Selleck was born on January 29, 1945, in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in Sherman Oaks, California. From an early age, he was involved in sports, particularly basketball. which played a significant role in his physical development. His athletic pursuits continued into college. where he attended the University of Southern California (USC) on a basketball scholarship. This early involvement in sports laid a strong foundation for his physical health and disciplined lifestyle.
Transition to Acting
Selleck's transition from an athlete to an actor came with its physical demands. His first significant role in "Magnum P.I." required him to perform various stunts and maintain a fit appearance. This role, which he played from 1980 to 1988. necessitated a rigorous fitness routine to meet the show's demands. setting the stage for his long-term commitment to health and wellness.
Fitness Regimen
Workout Routine
Tom Selleck health and fitness regimen has evolved. adapting to his changing roles and age. During his "Magnum, P.I." days. Selleck's workouts were intense and focused on building and maintaining muscle mass. His routine included weightlifting, cardiovascular exercises. and specific training for the stunts he performed on the show.
Selleck adjusted his fitness routine as he aged to suit his body's needs. Today, his workouts focus on maintaining flexibility, strength, and cardiovascular health. He incorporates low-impact exercises such as swimming, walking, and light weightlifting. This balanced approach helps him stay fit without putting undue strain on his joints and muscles.
Importance of Flexibility and Mobility
In recent years, Selleck has emphasized the importance of flexibility and mobility in his fitness regimen. Understanding the natural decline in muscle mass and joint flexibility with age. he includes stretching and yoga in his routine. These practices help prevent injuries, improve posture, and maintain mobilit
Prix Galien International 2024 Forum ProgramLevi Shapiro
June 20, 2024, Prix Galien International and Jerusalem Ethics Forum in ROME. Detailed agenda including panels:
- ADVANCES IN CARDIOLOGY: A NEW PARADIGM IS COMING
- WOMEN’S HEALTH: FERTILITY PRESERVATION
- WHAT’S NEW IN THE TREATMENT OF INFECTIOUS,
ONCOLOGICAL AND INFLAMMATORY SKIN DISEASES?
- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ETHICS
- GENE THERAPY
- BEYOND BORDERS: GLOBAL INITIATIVES FOR DEMOCRATIZING LIFE SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROMOTING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE
- ETHICAL CHALLENGES IN LIFE SCIENCES
- Prix Galien International Awards Ceremony
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Ethanol (CH3CH2OH), or beverage alcohol, is a two-carbon alcohol
that is rapidly distributed in the body and brain. Ethanol alters many
neurochemical systems and has rewarding and addictive properties. It
is the oldest recreational drug and likely contributes to more morbidity,
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(DSM-5) integrates alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence into a single
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Title: Sense of Smell
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the primary categories of smells and the concept of odor blindness.
Explain the structure and location of the olfactory membrane and mucosa, including the types and roles of cells involved in olfaction.
Describe the pathway and mechanisms of olfactory signal transmission from the olfactory receptors to the brain.
Illustrate the biochemical cascade triggered by odorant binding to olfactory receptors, including the role of G-proteins and second messengers in generating an action potential.
Identify different types of olfactory disorders such as anosmia, hyposmia, hyperosmia, and dysosmia, including their potential causes.
Key Topics:
Olfactory Genes:
3% of the human genome accounts for olfactory genes.
400 genes for odorant receptors.
Olfactory Membrane:
Located in the superior part of the nasal cavity.
Medially: Folds downward along the superior septum.
Laterally: Folds over the superior turbinate and upper surface of the middle turbinate.
Total surface area: 5-10 square centimeters.
Olfactory Mucosa:
Olfactory Cells: Bipolar nerve cells derived from the CNS (100 million), with 4-25 olfactory cilia per cell.
Sustentacular Cells: Produce mucus and maintain ionic and molecular environment.
Basal Cells: Replace worn-out olfactory cells with an average lifespan of 1-2 months.
Bowman’s Gland: Secretes mucus.
Stimulation of Olfactory Cells:
Odorant dissolves in mucus and attaches to receptors on olfactory cilia.
Involves a cascade effect through G-proteins and second messengers, leading to depolarization and action potential generation in the olfactory nerve.
Quality of a Good Odorant:
Small (3-20 Carbon atoms), volatile, water-soluble, and lipid-soluble.
Facilitated by odorant-binding proteins in mucus.
Membrane Potential and Action Potential:
Resting membrane potential: -55mV.
Action potential frequency in the olfactory nerve increases with odorant strength.
Adaptation Towards the Sense of Smell:
Rapid adaptation within the first second, with further slow adaptation.
Psychological adaptation greater than receptor adaptation, involving feedback inhibition from the central nervous system.
Primary Sensations of Smell:
Camphoraceous, Musky, Floral, Pepperminty, Ethereal, Pungent, Putrid.
Odor Detection Threshold:
Examples: Hydrogen sulfide (0.0005 ppm), Methyl-mercaptan (0.002 ppm).
Some toxic substances are odorless at lethal concentrations.
Characteristics of Smell:
Odor blindness for single substances due to lack of appropriate receptor protein.
Behavioral and emotional influences of smell.
Transmission of Olfactory Signals:
From olfactory cells to glomeruli in the olfactory bulb, involving lateral inhibition.
Primitive, less old, and new olfactory systems with different path
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2. Julia Puebla Fortier
Executive Director
DiversityRx – Resources for Cross Cultural Health Care
www.diversityRx.org
3. DiversityRx:
Improving health care for a diverse world
Policy development Working with:
Research Hospitals and health departments
Information dissemination Universities
Education and training Philanthropic foundations
Government agencies
International organizations
4. Migrants Indigenous people
Foreign workers
Refugees
Minorities
Medical tourists
Foreign brides
International students
Expat professionals
5. Policy tools:
Laws and regulations, standards, resolutions,
performance measures, accountability frameworks
U.S. – CLAS Standards, Joint Commission, health reform
State laws and regulations: California
Australia: Cultural responsiveness framework
Scotland: Policy tools and lessons learned
6. U.S. CLAS Standards (2001)
Categories of interventions
Culturally Sensitive Interventions
Cultural competence education
Race, ethnic and linguistic concordance
Community health workers and culturally competent
health promotion
Language Assistance
Bilingual services, oral interpretation, translated
written materials
7. Categories of interventions (con’t)
Organizational Supports for Cultural Competence
Management and policy strategies
Community engagement
Information and data for planning and evaluation
Appropriate ethics and conflict resolution processes
8. Review and enhancement process
(2010-12)
Review process: literature review, national public comment
period, advisory committee
Revised objective of standards:
advance health equity
improve quality
help eliminate health care disparities by providing a blueprint to
implement culturally and linguistically appropriate services
9. Expanded definitions
Culture: integrated pattern of thoughts, communications, actions,
customs, beliefs, values, and institutions associated, wholly or
partially, with racial, ethnic, or linguistic groups, as well as with
religious, spiritual, biological, geographical, or sociological
characteristics.
Health: including physical, mental, social, and spiritual well-being
Targeted audience: health care settings, such as hospitals, clinics,
and community health centers, as well as organizations that
provide behavioral and mental health, public health, emergency,
and community health services
10. New Standard:
Governance and Leadership
CLAS should be integrated throughout an organization.
Requires a bottom-up and a top-down
Organizational governance and leadership are key to
ensuring the successful implementation and
maintenance of CLAS.
11. The Joint Commission
Required accreditation process
Early interest in cultural, linguistic issues
Comparison of CLAS standards and JC standards
Hospital, Language and Culture study
Standards and implementation guide released in 2011
12. National Committee for
Quality Assurance
Voluntary standards and accrediting body for managed care plans
Test waters with CLAS awards program – highlight best practices
Multicultural Health Standards released this year
Focus on data collection, staff diversity/ cultural competence,
language services
13. National Quality Forum
Comprehensive voluntary framework and preferred
practices for measuring and reporting cultural
competency
45 preferred practices in 6 domains:
Leadership
Integration into management systems
Patient-provider communication
Care delivery structures
Workforce diversity and training
Community engagement
14. Performance measures for cultural
competence and disparities reduction
NQF endorsement of 12 performance measures, August 2012
Workforce development
Performance evaluation
Leadership commitment
Individual engagement
Cross cultural communication
Language services
Screening for and receipt of language services
Health literacy
Overall organizational cultural competence
(Race, ethnicity and language data collection toolkit previously
endorsed
Disparities reduction measures in late 2012
15. California state law and regulations:
SB 853 (2003)
Health plans (insurance schemes) required to:
periodically evaluate the linguistic needs of their enrollee
populations
maintain policies and procedures on access language assistance
services
instruct staff on the use of the language assistance services
monitor operations and services to ensure compliance
submit a one-time "Cultural Appropriateness Report”
16. Lines of accountability
State law >>
Department of Managed Health Care >>
Health Plans (insurance schemes) >>
In house or contracted
hospitals, clinics, services,
group practices, individual
providers
17. Audit (2011)
State Department of Managed Health Care is legally
required to audit implementation and report to the
legislature
43 health plans, ranging in size from 10,000 enrollees to
more than 1 million
Used survey audit tools to evaluate compliance
Reviewed consumer complaints
18. Findings
Ongoing need to educate health plans and their
providers about the requirements
Language services meet proficiency standards
Services made available at provider offices and
hospitals
Services are offered to all even when friends or family
can interpret
Educate enrollees about their rights to language
services and health plan obligations to provide them
19. Deficiencies
The failure to properly train provider groups and offices
on the plan’s language assistance program
requirements
The failure to arrange for the provision of language
assistance at all points of contact
The failure to ensure the proficiency of the interpreter
services provided to plan enrollees
20. Small and specialized plans (dental
and vision)
Majority of deficiencies
Smaller enrollment and fewer resources; proportionately more
individual provider offices
Need to
educate providers on their obligation to provide language
assistance
inform the public of the availability of language assistance
coordinate the arrangement of qualified interpreter services
within the plans’ health care delivery system
oversee and ensure the quality and timeliness of those services.
21. Compliance monitoring
Significant improvements needed:
Improve oversight of the proficiency of bilingual
office staff
Refine criteria used in audit tools to verify proficiency
Ensure that providers comply with the plan’s
language assistance program
22. Are services getting to the patients?
Patients have ability to directly request interpreters
when making appointments, but mostly do not
Health plan pilot project:
Web based appointment system for providers, direct
link to booking interpreter
Of 100 providers, only 6 agreed to try it
2 of these reported positive outcomes and
satisfaction
Only 20 came to a luncheon to report results and
promote the system
23. State of Victoria, Australia:
Cultural responsiveness framework (2009)
Link access & equity and quality &
safety
Embed cultural responsiveness
into core planning
Different levels of intervention:
systemic, organisational,
professional and individual
http://www.health.vic.gov.au/cald
24. Six Standards
A whole-of-organisation approach
Leadership demonstrated
Accredited interpreters available
Inclusive practice in care planning, eg: dietary, spiritual,
family, attitudinal, and other cultural practices
Consumer/community involve in the planning,
improvement
Staff professional development opportunities to
enhance their cultural responsiveness
25. Link to quality and safety
Four domains of quality and safety as per the Victorian
clinical governance policy framework (2009)
Organisational effectiveness
Risk management
Consumer participation
Effective workforce
26. Lessons learned
Consultation and testing the draft framework and
standards with health services prior to implementation
Drawing from an international research and evidence
base
Setting standards to work towards over time
Linking standards to existing reporting requirements
Building upon successful practices and integrated with
key policy and legislative frameworks
Aspiration can foster motivation
27. Opportunities and challenges
Achievements are a foundation to build upon
Some standards are aspirational measures and sub-
measures used to guide achievement
Data: some not currently collected or recorded
Coordination with other cultural diversity reporting
criteria and requirements across health service
Implementing a whole-of-organisation training
approach
28. Achievements and promising
practices
Alignment of cultural responsiveness with quality and safety in
health care delivery.
Promoted a higher standard of planning for culturally responsive
healthcare.
Health services have a 3-4 year Cultural Responsiveness Plan linked
to strategic plan and other policy and reporting frameworks.
Significantly, many health services have exceeded the minimum
requirements by additionally addressing all sub measures within
the framework.
29. Achievements and promising
practices
Legitimisation and contextualisation of cultural responsiveness as
a core health service activity
Monitoring of standards and development of benchmarks over
time
Adaptation of framework by a variety of health care organisations
Development of innovative research activities and service delivery
models and resources at a health service level.
30. Scotland: Policy tools
2000 Race Relations Amendment Act
a duty to demonstrably promote equality by
publishing both plans and progress
Ethnicity and Health (Fair for All) Policy
Energizing the organization, leadership
Demographics, understanding the populations under
consideration.
Access and adaptation of service delivery
Human resources, equality in employment
Community engagement
31. Scotland: Policy tools (con’t)
National Resource for Ethnic Minority Health (2003-08) >>>
Directorate of Equalities and Planning
Merged into overall NHS structure
Integrating the issue of ethnic disparity with other equality strands
such as age, gender, religion, sexual orientation and disability.
Checking for Change, Case Studies for Change
Organization-level performance measurement toolkit, progression
from basic to advanced level
Model practices collected from around the country
Equity Impact Assessment
Performance of NHS regional boards
32. Successes Challenges
Strong and clear policy framework Implementation
with performance measures
Insufficient monitoring
Robust data collection, analysis
and research Sparse budgets
Free interpretation services Competing priorities
Targets for diversifying workforce Mainstreaming projects into
routine service
Staff training opportunities
Maintaining engagement between
Patient accommodations: menus, the statutory and voluntary sectors
religions spaces, signage
Altering service delivery
Community outreach programs,
population-specific interventions Winning hearts and minds.
33. Observations
Transferability across different contexts: paradigms, resources,
politics, social attitudes, level of development
Find balance between highly specific and streamlined approaches,
different tools for different tasks
Dangers of the checkbox mentality
How to affect the intangibles
Does what’s being measured relate to desired outcomes
Mainstreaming v. combined approach v. targeted agenda
Rules or suggestions: the need for accountability
Leadership imperative
Good morning. It’s a great honor to be in Australia for this conference, and to have the opportunity to share some reflections with you about improving the quality of health care for culturally diverse populations through standards and policy development. I’ve decided to use the metaphor of a journey to talk about this topic today, although the journey is also a real and personal one. Over the last 15 years, I’ve had the opportunity to take a literal and philosophical trip through the health policy world of several continents, from the U.S. to Europe to Japan. I’ve been fortunate to observe or participate in policy development in many settings, and witness the evolution of multicultural health from an obscure marginal topic to one that is on the agenda of many national governments and international organizations. Today I will share some insights and offer a global context for the important work you are doing here in Australia.
My name is Julia Puebla Fortier, and I am the executive director of the non governmental organization DiversityRx – Resources for Cross Cultural Health Care. In many ways, I am an example of the multicultural world that many of our patients come from: I’m the child of a Mexican immigrant mother and 2 nd generation American father. I grew up in the United States, and have lived in England, Switzerland, France, and now Japan.
The mandate of DiversityRx is to improve the accessibility and quality of health care for a diverse and globalized world. We support those who develop and provide health services that are responsive to cultural and linguistic differences presented by mobile, minority and indigenous populations. Active in the United States, Europe and now Asia, DiversityRx has worked with hospitals, universities, philanthropic foundations, government agencies and international organizations to develop policy, raise awareness and develop strategic collaborations. Through research, conferences and the internet, we collect and disseminate information about model programs and policies around the world.
What happens when a person gets sick outside their own country or home town is an increasing global phenomena. The impact is faced by every hospital and health care provider, sometimes multiple times a day. There are 214 million international migrants – that would be the 5 th most populous country in the world. 922 million business and recreational travellers. 10.5 million refugees and 27 million internally displaced people. Millions of men and women who leave their homes to work or get married in another country. Increasing incentives to develop services for medical tourists. And because they speak different languages or have different cultural practices, minorities and indigenous people often experience the same barriers as mobile populations. Now, I’d like to make a distinction between vulnerable populations and more privileged populations. There may be more incentive to service some populations groups and disincentives to serve others. But many of the needs are the same, and can be met by some of the same interventions. This is the globalized patient. And as health care providers, policymakers, researchers and advocates, we are called to serve them.
The key to long-term improvements in the delivery of care to to the globalized patient lies in formal systems of programs and policies in mainstream health organizations, as opposed to ad hoc, short term individual projects. These strategies must engage health staff from all disciplines and areas of responsibility, and address all levels of health planning, service delivery, management, and governance. There is an emerging field of policies being implemented around the world that address these issues, from professional accreditation to policies and regulations to international initiatives. Let’s look at a few examples.
Patchwork regullatory strructure in the US – some public, some private and required, some private and voliuntary. Leads to fragmentation and lack of clarity, but not static and so open to innovation and experimentation, and eventual integtation into binding policy structures.
Thank you for your attention today. I would be very happy to discuss your own experiences and questions about how to adapt health systems for the globalized patient. Please feel free to contact me by email at [email_address] And don’t forget to download the resource document.