Key Learning Points
Here are the key learning points for this module:
- Preparation for emergencies becomes paramount in resource limited settings.
- Preparation includes a having a framework for determining priorities.
- Vulnerable groups include: women and female headed households, children (especially if unaccompanied), the elderly, disabled persons, and ethnic and religious minorities.
- The position of vulnerable groups should be strengthened (encouraging equal distribution of jobs and opportunities).
- Uncoordinated referrals may create more harms than good for a vulnerable person.
- Build a diverse network with skilled and supportive health care practitioners.
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Host Closure Video
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Managing a clinic that deals with refugees is never easy, but it is always rewarding and very gratifying. I hope the key points discussed in this module helped you have a better understanding of the role of the manger in the refugee health setting. Thank you very much.
Duration: 15 seconds
Authors
Omar Ezzat, Kevin Pottie, Ayesha Ratnayake, Doug Gruner, Mariella Ferreyra, Kate Merritt
References
- MSF, Refugee Health; an approach to emergency situations. 1997
- The CanMEDS Physician Competency Framework College of Family Physicians of Canada CanMEDS- FMU Undergraduate Competencies from a Family Medicine Perspective November 2009
- Redwood Campbell, Pottie et al. 2010. Ontario Family Medicine Residency Global Health Curriculum Development Project: A Report by the Ontario Global Health Family Medicine Curriculum Working Group.
- Sphere Handbook © 2011 Sphere, Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Disaster Response. Available at http://www.sphereproject.org/
- College of Family Physicians of Canada CanMEDS- FMU Undergraduate Competencies from a Family Medicine Perspective November 2009
- Redwood Campbell, Pottie et al. 2010. Ontario Family Medicine Residency Global Health Curriculum Development Project: A Report by the Ontario Global Health Family Medicine Curriculum Working Group.