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A Global Perspective on Health Care

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The experiences of receivers and providers of healthcare are unique and different and take place in the context of gender, gender identity, ethnicity, race, skin color, ability, and religion. They vary within our own individual lives as our age, health, socioeconomic, and marital status change. They are impacted by our past experiences and the perceptions we have formed based on our knowledge and life experiences. Those of us who live in First World countries often fail to consider or take for granted the availability of cutting-edge medical care. However, healthcare that takes place in a global context is vastly different for various groups of patients. A global perspective on healthcare and cultural competency is presented in this chapter.

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    Attributed to Professor Lee Wallis, Immediate Past President of the International Federation of Emergency Medicine and Past President of the African Federation of Emergency Medicine.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Section of Emergency Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Lisa Moreno-Walton

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  1. Office for Diversity and Equity and Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    Marcus L. Martin

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Sheryl Heron

  3. Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Lisa Moreno-Walton

  4. Office for Diversity and Equity, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

    Michelle Strickland

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Moreno-Walton, L. (2019). A Global Perspective on Health Care. In: Martin, M.L., Heron, S., Moreno-Walton, L., Strickland, M. (eds) Diversity and Inclusion in Quality Patient Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92762-6_5

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