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ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2018

The Individual and Organizational Role of Physicians in Mitigating the Biological, Psychological and Social Health Consequences of Displacement.

Timothy S H Kwok, David S Sands

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Article in Journal of immigrant and minority health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Timothy S H KwokFaculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Roger Guindon Hall, 451 Smyth Road, Room 2046, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8M5, Canada. Timothy.Kwok@uottawa.ca.
David S SandsFaculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Roger Guindon Hall, 451 Smyth Road, Room 2046, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8M5, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The number of Internally Displaced People is growing globally with a significant number travelling to countries such as Canada. These individuals have unique health care needs that are significantly impacted by several social determinants of health, which provides a challenge to the physician as they must address the biological, psychological and social factors in order to effectively improve the health of this population. The physician must work at the individual, national, and international levels and collaborate with other health care workers in order to effectively address these complex health care issues. Some recent strategies that show promise in targeting these complex care issues include knowledge sharing among medical professionals, specialized treatment approaches including treatment through telemedicine as well as political advocacy. The application of strategies such as these, along with increased awareness and commitment from physicians, will work to improve health care and prevent negative health outcomes in this growing population.

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Emigrants and ImmigrantsHealth StatusPhysician's RoleCanadaCooperative BehaviorDelivery of Health CareHumansInformation DisseminationMental HealthPoliticsPopulation HealthPsychological TraumaSocial Determinants of HealthStress, PsychologicalTelemedicineVulnerable PopulationsDeterminants of heathDisplacementPolitical unrestSocial unrest

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