Working With Burmese Patients: Understanding Historical and Cultural Contexts to Improve Health Care Access and Health Status.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Burmese patients resettled in the United States as refugees constitute one of the country's largest refugee populations. As health inequities within the wider Asian and Asian American population have garnered more attention, medical professionals have worked to better understand how to provide care to Burmese and Burmese American patients. This workshop addresses the pressing need to provide culturally responsive care to this growing population.

Methods

Our interactive 60-minute workshop was developed to increase the knowledge and confidence of health care providers and trainees regarding the specific needs of Burmese communities in the United States. It was implemented once in person and twice virtually. The workshop included a PowerPoint presentation and case

SUBMITTER: Wang T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9195358 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature