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This episode will introduce physicians to motivational interviewing and how it can help change or improve patient health behavior. Motivational interviewing is a patient-centered, goal-oriented counseling strategy. At the end of this program, the viewer should be able to:
This program explores how to improve skills when taking a patient's sexual health history. In addition, it highlights strategies to improve the health of patients by managing sexual risks and provide the most appropriate care for diverse populations, including gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) patients. At the end of this episode, the viewer should be able to:
This episode provides physicians with an overview of the various resources community resource available for patients to utilize to improve their health behaviors. Resources for smoking cessation, reducing risky drinking, eating healthier, and increasing physical activity are provided. At the end of this program, the viewer should be able to:
This episode explores patient exposure to family violence including child maltreatment, intimate partner violence, and elder abuse. In order for the physician to best intervene, certain steps should be taken in preparation. At the end of this program, the viewer should be able to
This episode discusses the use of unconventional therapy by patients. While many patients use complementary and alternative therapy to treat medical conditions or enhance health, many do not disclose their use to their physicians. At the end of this program, the viewer should be able to:
This program focuses on strategies for physicians to assist their patients in managing their chronic conditions. Self management is one strategy to enhance the health for vulnerable populations, such as racial and ethnic minorities and the elderly. At the end of the segment, the viewer should be able to:
- Recognize the value of self management to manage chronic conditions.
- Apply self-management support strategies to improve the care of patients with chronic conditions.
This episode discusses the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s revised guidelines for all adults, adolescents, and pregnant women to receive HIV screening as part of routine medical care. Universal HIV screening is one strategy to reduce the transmission of HIV, which disproportionately effects racial and ethnic minorities. At the end of this program, the viewer should be able to:
This program addresses the lack of diversity in the medicine, in particular underrepresented minority physicians. In addition, this episode identifies the barriers many minority students face when considering a career in medicine and how these barriers can best be overcome. At the end of this segment, the viewer should be able to:
This episode addresses the health disparity of cardiovascular disease, particularly among African-American patients. Strategies to prevent cardiovascular disease among racial and ethnic minority patients is also discussed. At the end of this program, the viewer should be able to:
This program discusses the public health problem of binge drinking and the role of the medical community. In addition, strategies to reduce a patient’s binge drinking are discussed, including screening with brief intervention. At the end of the segment, the viewer should be able to:
- Provide an overview of the prevalence and consequences of binge drinking.
- Identify strategies to address binge drinking in a clinical setting.
This program describes the role of physicians in reducing high-risk alcohol consumption in the community through environmental and early intervention strategies. Community factors that influence excessive alcohol consumption are also identified. At the end of the program, the viewer should be able to:
- Understand the community role in preventing alcohol problems.
- Identify the steps that effectively address these problems.
- Identify what physicians can do to reduce alcohol problems.
This program identifies the importance of trust in patient-physician communication and how mistrust can contribute to an even wider gap in health disparities. At the end of the program, the viewer should be able to:
- Identify why minority patients sometimes do not trust the medical system and how this mistrust could affect the quality of care a patient receives.
- Discover how to help instill or regain trust among your minority patients.
This program addresses the challenges of race and ethnicity data collection for physicians in the ambulatory setting. At the end of the program, the viewer should be able to:
- Recognize benefits to physicians by providing ways to improve the quality of care for minority patients.
- Understand the framework for data collection introduced by the Health Research and Education Trust, the research affiliate of the American Hospital Association.
This episode explores and explains the impact of the problem surrounding the inability of certain groups to access health information on the Internet, as well as providing physicians with strategies for recognizing and addressing the problems with their patients.
This program presents the controversy about whether or not a signature on a consent form accurately represents a patient’s understanding.
This episode addresses strategies to overcome language barriers and enhance communication between physicians and patients who have limited English proficiency.
This episode provides a broad overview of health care disparities and some strategies for physicians to reduce them within their own practices.
