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These unique
trigger films follow patients and families faced with critical
medical decisions, as they navigate their way through the health
care system. Filmed in patients' homes, neighborhoods and places of
worship, as well as hospital wards and community clinics, Worlds
Apart provides a balanced yet penetrating look at both the patients'
cultures and the culture of medicine. This series is an invaluable
tool for raising awareness about the role sociocultural barriers
play in patient-provider communication and in the provision of
healthcare services for culturally and ethnically diverse patients.
- Justine Chitsena needs
surgery for a congenital heart defect, but her mother and
grandmother, refugees from Laos, worry that the scar left by the
operation will damage her in her next reincarnation. They want to
seek advice from the local Buddhist temple. (11
Minutes)
- Mohammad Kochi, a devout
Muslim from Afghanistan, had surgery for stomach cancer, but is
now refusing the chemotherapy recommended by his physician. His
daughter thinks he may fear that the kind of chemotherapy offered
will prevent him from observing daily prayer, and wonders if a
professional translator might have avoided misunderstandings.
(14 Minutes)
- Robert Phillips, a health
policy analyst who is African-American, believes he's likely to
wait twice as long as a white patient for the kidney transplant he
needs. He's looking for a new nephrologist — someone who will be
more sensitive to his concerns. (10 Minutes)
- Alicia Mercado, a Puerto
Rican immigrant, has strong beliefs about using natural home
remedies rather than prescription medications. Her diabetes,
hypertension, asthma and depression have been aggravated by her
recent eviction from her apartment of eighteen years, which has
also disrupted the continuity of her care. Her son worries about
the "assembly line" care he feels she is receiving.
(13 Minutes)
The
interactions between these patients and their healthcare providers
reveal a great deal about both problems and opportunities in
cross-cultural healthcare. The study guide for this documentary
series was designed by cross-cultural medicine educators Drs.
Alexander Green, Joseph Betancourt, and Emilio Carrillo. The series
consists of four videos, ranging from 10 to 14 minutes each; total
combined running time is 47 minutes.
This series
is highly recommended. The scenarios are all "real-life" and the
video taping shows multiple perspectives from patients, families and
providers. The department of Family Medicine owns a copy of the
video series. Please contact Margaret Kirkegaard, MD at
mkirke@midwestern.edu
for information on borrowing the videos. |
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This resource may be available on reserve and/or available for
check-out at the
Midwestern University Library. If you
are an MWU preceptor and are interested in borrowing a copy from the
library, please contact Margaret Kirkegaard. You should include
your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and the name of the
resource you are interested in. |
