Pharmacy Practice Faculty Presentations
Culturally-Sensitive Medication Use in Under-Served Populations
Document Type
Conference Presentation
Event Date
4-6-2014
Conference/Event
Ohio Pharmacists Association Annual Conference
Location
Columbus, OH
Abstract
Delivering medical care to under-served populations, especially in resource-limited countries, holds the potential for meeting significant and, in many cases, long-standing needs. However, such also holds the potential for inducing significant harm if our western health-related beliefs, values, manners of communication, standards of practice and economic norms are ignorantly applied. More than simply having a skilled language translator, health care professionals need to carefully assess the manner in which various care initiatives may affect the patient, his/her family and their entire community. Strategically scaling our care delivery back from that which we “can do” to that which we “ought to do” is critical to care planning.
Keywords
Medication, cultural sensitivity, under-served populations
Recommended Citation
Lewis, Jeffrey D., "Culturally-Sensitive Medication Use in Under-Served Populations" (2014). Pharmacy Practice Faculty Presentations. 613.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/pharmacy_practice_presentations/613
