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Health equity in hospital medicine : foundations, populations, and action / Sujatha Sankaran.

This timely and thought-provoking book addresses the full range of health equity issues that impact the practice of hospital medicine, offering a fresh and comprehensive examination of the topic. Drawing from vast clinical experience, as well as from the latest evidence-based literature, the well-pu...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Sankaran, Sujatha (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2023.
Subjects:
Hospital care.
Hospital care > Social aspects.
Hospital patients > Social conditions.
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Part I: Foundations of Health Equity
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 What Is Health Equity?
  • Chapter 2: History of Social Medicine
  • 2.1 The History of Social Medicine
  • Chapter 3: Social Determinants of Health and Social Needs Screening
  • 3.1 A Case
  • 3.2 Social Determinants of Health and Social Needs Screening
  • Chapter 4: Current State of Health Disparities in the United States
  • 4.1 A Case
  • 4.2 Current State of Health Disparities in the United States
  • 4.3 Clinical Pearls
  • Chapter 5: Social Medicine and Hospital Medicine
  • 5.1 A Case
  • 5.2 Social Medicine and Hospital Medicine
  • 5.3 Clinical Pearls
  • Chapter 6: Patient Safety, Quality Improvement and Health Equity
  • 6.1 A Case
  • 6.2 Patient Safety, Quality Improvement and Health Equity
  • 6.3 Clinical Pearls
  • Chapter 7: Care of Patients in Each Phase of Care
  • 7.1 A Case
  • 7.2 Care of Patients in each Phase of Care
  • 7.3 Clinical Pearls
  • Part II: Specific Populations
  • Chapter 8: Race in Hospital Medicine
  • 8.1 A Case
  • 8.2 Race in Hospital Medicine
  • 8.3 Clinical Pearls
  • Chapter 9: Limited English Proficiency and Immigration
  • 9.1 A Case
  • 9.2 Limited English Proficiency and Immigration
  • 9.3 Clinical Pearls
  • Chapter 10: The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Hospitalized Patients
  • 10.1 A Case
  • 10.2 The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Hospitalized Patients
  • 10.3 Clinical Pearls
  • Chapter 11: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Hospital Care
  • 11.1 A Case
  • 11.2 Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Hospital Care
  • 11.3 Clinical Pearls
  • Chapter 12: Substance Use and Hospital Care
  • 12.1 A Case
  • 12.2 Substance Use and Hospital Care
  • 12.3 Clinical Pearls
  • Chapter 13: Pain Management and End of Life Care and Equity
  • 13.1 A Case
  • 13.2 Pain Management and End of Life Care and Equity
  • 13.3 Clinical Pearls
  • Chapter 14: The Rural-Urban Divide
  • 14.1 A Clinical Case
  • 14.2 The Rural-Urban Divide
  • 14.3 Clinical Pearls
  • Chapter 15: Incarcerated Patients in the Hospital
  • 15.1 A Case
  • 15.2 Incarcerated Patients in the Hospital
  • 15.3 Clinical Pearls
  • Chapter 16: Geriatric Patients and Inpatient Health Equity
  • 16.1 A Case
  • 16.2 Geriatric Patients and Inpatient Health Equity
  • 16.3 Clinical Pearls
  • Chapter 17: Environmental Health and Its Effects on Health Equity
  • 17.1 A Case
  • 17.2 Environmental Health and Its Effects on Inpatient Health Equity
  • 17.3 Clinical Pearls
  • Chapter 18: Disparities in Technology Use for Hospitalized Patients
  • 18.1 A Case
  • 18.2 Disparities in Technology Use for Hospitalized Patients
  • 18.3 Clinical Pearls
  • Chapter 19: Interpersonal Violence and Its Effect on Hospitalized Patients
  • 19.1 A Case
  • 19.2 Interpersonal Violence and Its Effect on Hospitalized Patients
  • 19.3 Clinical Pearls

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