168426 Assessing Attributes of Patient-Provider's Relationships in Two Global Health Communities

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Rhondda Waddell, PhD , Office of Interdisciplinary Education, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Gina Murray, MPH , Office of Interdisciplinary Education, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Richard A. Davidson, MD, MPH , Director, Office of Interdisciplinary Education, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
  
ABSTRACT

In order to prepare future leaders in global health, there is a need to develop an interdisciplinary focused health curriculum in health professional training programs with regard to the global communities' needs, cultural issues in regards to care, and to stress the importance of preventive health.

The purpose of this case study was to evaluate the effects of global health projects on student learning experiences with host communities. Social work investigators conducted a case study during trips to the Dominican Republic and the Yucatan to: (1) describe attributes that characterized patient-provider interactions; (2) explore patient satisfaction factors; (3) identify host communities' health and social resource needs. Data collection included unobtrusive clinic observations, and patient, health care provider, and community key informant interviews to create strategies for future sustainable global health efforts. Six main themes emerged which included interdisciplinary, cultural sensitivity, language, pharmacy, clinic location, and time related issues.

Learning Objectives:
1. Discuss a qualitative case study approach for exploration of health issues related to two global health communities. 2. Analyze the multifactors that affect patient-provider health relationships in two global health student projects. 3. List six pertinent shared health issues that affect the health outcomes of two global health communities.

Keywords: Global Education, International Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Rhondda Waddell, Ph., L.C.S.W. serves as an Assistant In and Associate Program Director for the Vice President Health Affairs Office at the University of Florida Health Science Center, where she co-directs the Interdisciplinary Family Health program, which teaches preventive medicine in the context of community-based experiences for medical, dental, pharmacy, and health profession students. Additionally she provides curriculum development and evaluation through quantitative and qualitative research methods. She has promoted interdisciplinary health professions education and practice through her professional publications and presentations.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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