Cultural Aspects of Health Care-E2
| Numbering Code | U-LAS40 20033 LE26 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Second semester | |
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| Number of Credits | 2 | Course Type | Lecture | |
| Target Year | All students | Target Student | For all majors | |
| Language | English | Day/Period | Tue.3 | |
| Instructor name | ANAGNOSTOU，Despoina (Graduate School of Medicine Associate Professor) | |||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
Culture has an important influence on many aspects of people's lives, such as beliefs, behaviors, emotions, religion, ritual, diet, body image, attitudes to illness, pain and other symptoms. This module explores the way that cultures have different systems of health beliefs to explain what causes illness, how it can be cured or treated, and who should be involved in the process. This module explores the cultural influences from the perspective of the individual( personal health beliefs and behaviors) but also from society perspective ( governments and health care systems) Specifically, it explores the influence of different religions, cultures, beliefs, and ethnic customs on how patients understand health concepts, how they take care of their health, and how they make decisions related to their health. It also provides knowledge with regards to the interplay between culture and health care structures and of their consequences to clinical practice. Moreover, this course looks at the cultural perspectives to population health, health inequalities and current health challenges such as organ donation and management of epidemics. Finally, it explores the concept of cultural competence in care provision, with a focus on multi-cultural societies. |
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| Course Goals |
To understand the interplay between culture and health care To explore how the different cultural contexts may influence perceptions and behaviors in relation to health, illness and organization of health care To explore the impact of different cultural ideas of body image and the various representations of a health body in different times in history. To understand the influence of socio-economic factors to population health. To explore different approaches to health issues that carry stigma in different cultural contexts (i.e. disability, AIDS) To understand the current debates of providing care, considering patients cultural backgrounds |
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| Schedule and Contents |
Session 1: Introduction to the module Session 2: Definition and different approaches to culture and health Session 3: Culture and wellbeing; its implications on the industry of wellness across the world Session 4: Migration, globalization and health Session 5: Socio-economic factors and health inequalities- the examples of UK and US Session 6: Informal caregiving in an aging society: the unspoken reality of care in the 21st century Session 7: The body: cultural definitions of body image and health Session 8: Social approaches to disability Session 9: Cultural aspects of stress and suffering Session 10: Cultural approaches to pain and pain management Session 11: Cultural competency in health care Session 12: the AIDS pandemic and different country approaches Session 13: Cultural approaches to organ donation and the impact of globalization to organ trafficking Session 14-15: Presentations- feedback |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy | Students will be evaluated based on their final course oral presentations. | |||
| Course Requirements | None | |||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Preparation is required for the final course oral presentations (10-15min, PPTx) | |||
| Textbooks | Textbooks/References | E-resources,published papers and and e-textbook chapters will be introduced during the course. | ||
| References, etc. | References will be provided during the course. All material will be saved on the PANDA page of the course for students to access | |||
