Cultural Aspect in Health Care for Vietnamese American Elderly

University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine

Product ID: 20790

Abstract:

This lecture presentation focuses on caring for Vietnamese geriatric patients.

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Educational objectives:

To raise awareness of cultural effects in health care for Vietnamese American seniors, and
To emphasize the importance of culturally appropriate approach for health care in a diverse society.

Date posted:

Thu, 07/28/2011

Date last updated:

Thu, 09/30/2010

CME credits available:

Has this product been peer reviewed?:

Geriatrics topic areas:

Approach to the Geriatric Patient

Communication

Discipline/specialty:

Family Medicine

Internal Medicine

Preventive Medicine

ACGME competency checklist:

Interpersonal and Communication Skills

Practice-Based Learning and Improvement

Systems-Based Practice

Learning resource types:

Lecture/Presentation

Intended learner audience:

Fellow

Medical Student Pre-Clerkship

Medical Student Clinical

Practicing Physician/CME

Resident

Minimum geriatric competencies:

3. Document a patient’s complete medication list, including prescribed, herbal and over-the-counter medications, and for each medication provide the dose, frequency, indication, benefit, side effects, and an assessment of adherence.

15. Accurately identify clinical situations where life expectancy, functional status, patient preference or goals of care should override standard recommendations for screening tests in older adults, noting that risk/benefit, not age alone is not a basis for withholding standard screening or treatment.

16. Accurately identify clinical situations where life expectancy, functional status, patient preference or goals of care should override standard recommendations for treatment in older adults.

Authors:

Dr. Chinh Le

Creative Commons License:

NLM Citation:

Le, C. Cultural Aspect in Health Care for Vietnamese American Elderly. POGOe - Portal of Geriatric Online Education; 2011 Available from: http://www.pogoe.org/productid/20790

APA Citation:

Le, C. (2011). Cultural Aspect in Health Care for Vietnamese American Elderly. POGOe - Portal of Geriatric Online Education. Retrieved January 12, 2012 from http://www.pogoe.org/productid/20790

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