Course: Addressing Violence Through Patient Care

(If you have just finished our course called Global Health, Conflict and Violence, you have already gone through the chapter Basic Concepts in Medical Peacework. In this case, you can …

Thursday is Sarah’s day at the Pediatric outpatient clinic and she meets refugee children. In the video above Dr Eva Schwienhorst-Stich talks about some of the challenges that affect health …

After watching the video, please share your opinion on the questions provided below. When refugees need health care in your city/district: Is it feasible for health care providers in your …

In this video, Dr Ziegler gives another example of how language problems can create barriers to proper health care. Have you ever experienced any encounters between patients and health professionals …

Medical peace work is a vast field of practice, and this course will give you a brief overview of the principles. Although medical peace work is not strictly a medical …

Dr. Gisela Penteker is a Family physician and expert on refugee health. As the example she gives in this video illustrates, there are many barriers to mental health care for …

In the video Dr. Sandra Parisi talks about how a leprosy patient she met had been handled by other health professionals. It may seem like their response was exaggerated. But …

After the briefing with the Head of Department and reading a bit more about refugees’ right to health, Sarah joins Dr Uwe Ziegler at the Infectious disease outpatient clinic and …

Sarah thinks: “Finally it´s here, my first day in the Refugee health team in the Department of Tropical Medicine, I´m so excited. I´m glad that the Head of Department has …

Spend a few minutes watching this interview with Dr Davina Kaur Patel as she explains referral pathways for domestic violence patients in UK. Reflection point Do a quick search about …

Spend a few minutes watching this interview with Dr Davina Kaur Patel as she explains how the Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC conference) is conducted in UK.

Spend a few minutes watching this interview with Dr Anne Berit Lunde from the Oslo Emergency Ward in Norway, as she talks about the two obligations to report cases of …

Spend a few minutes watching this interview with Dr Davina Kaur Patel as she explains the domestic violence risk assessment tool used in the UK. Several different tools are available …

Spend a few minutes watching Dr Davina Kaur Patel as she talks about issues around the disclosure of domestic violence. Reflection point Once a patient has disclosed the occurrence of …

Spend a few minutes watching the interaction between Dr Marc and patient Zara, and focus on the following questions. How does Dr Marc react when he becomes aware of possible …