3057.0 Women's Health: : Abuse, neglect, and unequal services

Monday, October 31, 2011: 8:30 AM
Oral
This session will examine the differences in care for women. Some of these differences are perceived differences by female patients themselves, others are actual differences. There are also differences in pharmacy services and these issues will be discussed. As well, there will be a discussion of sex trafficking of girls and women that will be explored.
Session Objectives: List four barriers to obtaining mental health care for minority women. Discuss four reasons why disparities in mental health care exist between minority populations and the general population in the US Compare differences by gender in satisfaction with pharmacy services, under different health plans' models for providing pharmacy services. Identify barriers to medical care for women and girl victims of sex trafficking.
Moderator:
Amal Khoury, PhD, MPH

8:30 AM
Inadequate prenatal care in Texas: What we can learn about improving access in the coming expansion of Medicaid
Stephen Borders, PhD and Rachel Wiltse, BS
     
8:50 AM
Gender differences in rating pharmacy services in a large urban Medicaid health plan, 2008-2010
S. Rae Starr, MPhil, MOrgBehav and Susan Leong, RPh
     
  
9:10 AM
Acculturation, discrimination and health service seeking for Latina and Asian American Women: Results from the National Latino Asian American Study
Hoa B. Appel, PhD, MPH, Bu Huang, PhD and Amy Ai, PhD
     
9:30 AM
Sex Trafficking of Women and Girls in Three Major Cities in the United States: Implications for Local Health Systems
Wendy Macias Konstantopoulos, MD, MPH, Roy Ahn, MPH, ScD, Elaine Alpert, MD, MPH, Elizabeth Cafferty, MSc, Deanne Munroe, JD, MSN, APNBC, Judith Palmer Castor, PhD, Timothy Williams, MSW, MSc, Nadya Wolferstan, MA and Thomas F. Burke, MD
     

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Organized by: Medical Care
Endorsed by: Socialist Caucus, Women's Caucus

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)

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