 | + Also see Religious Diversity |
| Church Teaching |
 | Directive 10 (23K)
Pastoral care personnel - professional preparation and understanding of ERDs |
| Directive 20 (24K)
Sacraments and persons not in full communion with the Catholic Church.
Keywords: Eucharist, Penance, Anointing |
| Directive 21 (23K)
The role of bishops in appointing Pastoral Care personnel |
| Directive 22 (23K)
Non-Catholic members of Pastoral Care staffs |
| Module 24 Ethical and Religious Directives (26K)
Directives 11, 20, & 22 |
| Article/Commentary |
| 06/06/05 Cultural Competence: Caring for Your Muslim Patients
(Medical Economics Journal) Stereotypes & misunderstandings addect the care of patients from the Middle East & other parts of the Islamic world. |
| 09/10/05 Rate of Premature Birth Hits New High in U.S.
Potential causes of premature births: high rates of induced births, C-sections, and the use of fertility drugs... |
| African American Muslims
Muslim American Society
"Closing the Health Gap for African Americans," by Bambade Sahkoor-Abdullah. Park Ridge Center Bulletin |
| African Americans and Organ Donation
From the Upper New York Organ Donation Services, Inc.
Keywords: African, American |
| Asian immigrants and mental health
Care at Odds
Asian immigrants and mental health
by M. L. Codman-Wilson |
 | Catholic Social Teaching: Thinking Through Diversity and Inclusion (66K)
CHE resource: Applies Catholic social teaching to practical requirments for diversity and inclusion |
| Clinicans' Spiritual atitutdes
A Spiritual Biopsy
Examining practitioner attitudes about religion
by David H. Smith and Judith A. Granbois
in Park Ridge Center Bulletin |
| Confidentialiity and Islam
Confidentiality in an Extended Family
Cultural, by Javeed Akhter. Park Ridge Center Bulletin |
| Cultural Competence
Beyond Cultural Competence
Applying humility to clinical settings
by Linda M. Hunt in Park Ridge Center Bulletin |
| Cultural Diversity and Health Care
A Changing Medical Landscape
Religious pluralism and competent care
by Linda Barnes and Grove Harris |
| Do Doctors Eat Brains?
Section form Anne Fadiman's The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down that addresses the religious perspetive of the Hmong people of Laos |
| Haitian Immigrants and American Health Care
Bioethics from the Margins : Haitian immigrants and American Health Care,
by Paul Brodwin. Park RIdge Center Bulletin
Keywords: Haitians |
| Japanese and Health Care
Elder Care and Kokoro
Spiritual healing in San Franciso's Japanese community
by Ronal Y. Nakasone in Park Ridge Center Bulletin |
| Methodists Tradition: Religious Beliefs and Healthcare Decisions (670K)
Part of Park Ridge Center's series of handbooks on religious traditions and health care. Copyright permission granted for posting. |
| Minority Patients Need Culture Brokers
Examines the ethical need to address diversity by training and employing physicians and nurses from diverse backgrounds. Focuses on the Latino population |
| Module 24 Children and Religious Objections to Treatment
From the Parkridge Center |
| Module 24 Cultural Competence in Medicine |
| Module 24 The Right to Refuse Treatment |
| Orthodox Christianity
From the Cultural Sensitivity Manual of Alexian Brothers Health System |
| Presbyterian Church Tradition: Religious Beliefs and Healthcare Decisions (1M)
Part of Park Ridge Center's series of handbooks on religious traditions and health care. Copyright permission granted for posting. |
| Second Class Care - Discrimination Against Older Patients
This AARP article asks if it is ethical to withhold treatment because, "At your age, I don't want to put you through this." Does it reflect concern or ageism? |
| Seventh-day Adventist Tradition: Religious Beliefs and Healthcare Decisions (764K)
Part of Park Ridge Center's series of handbooks on religious traditions and health care. Copyright permission granted for posting. |
| The Church and Diversity
May-June 2003 - Catholic social teaching offers health care institutions guidance in achieving diversity. Health Progress |
| The Provider's Guide to Quality & Culture
Web resource 'designed to assiste health care organizations throughout the US in providing high quality, culturally competent services to multi-ethnic populations.' |
| Two Health Systems - Black and White
A NEJM study finds that inferior qualifications and less access to resources among doctors who treat black patients may contribute to racial disparities in the quality of U.S. health care. CNN.com
Keywords: race, disparity |
| United Church of Christ: Religious Beliefs and Healthcare Decisions (791K)
Part of Park Ridge Center's series of handbooks on religious traditions and health care. Copyright permission granted for posting. |
| Law/Policy |
| AMA - Sexual Diversity and Gender Identity
Position Statement of the American Medical Association |
| Module 24 Sources-Cultural Competency (32K) |
| Web Resource |
| American Indian Health
National Library of Medicine Website about 'health & well-being of American Indians.' |
| Module 24 Sources in Competency (32K)
Additional Sources in Cultural Competency |
| Religious Views on Organ Donation
From the Upper New York Transplant Services, Inc. |
| Case |
| Hmong and shamanism
Among the Hmong:
Bridging the Gap between Shamanism and Medicine,
by Charles Numrich
Keywords: Cases |
| Module 24 Belief Can Compliment Medical Cure
From Park Ridge Center Bulletin that examines case of woman who refuesdialysis on relgious basis |
| Module 24 Three Case Studies
Keywords: Cases, China, Arabia |
