{"product_id":"a-case-of-culture-how-cultural-brokers-bridge-divides-in-healthcare-paperback","title":"A Case of Culture: How Cultural Brokers Bridge Divides in Healthcare - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSnigdha Nandipati\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are three major healing traditions in the world: Western biomedicine, supernatural healing, and holistic healing. In a world of increasingly blended cultures, languages, and traditions, what happens when these contrasting healing practices clash? In \u003cem\u003eA Case of Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, author Snigdha Nandipati delves into the unspoken challenges that immigrant patients face when seeking healthcare in the West, exploring how we can bridge these cultural divides in our healthcare system. The solution? Cultural brokers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, readers will learn how cultural brokers advocate for their patients, enhance the patient-doctor relationship, and build cultural humility in the healthcare setting through stories such as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe hospitalist who revived her unconscious elderly Indian patient by calling her \"Aunty\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Latino Evangelical priest who used his sermon to encourage worshippers to get vaccinated against COVID-19\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe psychiatrist who gained the trust of his Telugu patient with the skillful balance of spirituality and medicine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders will better understand how culture plays a role in the medical care that is provided and how cultural brokers work to fill the growing culture gap in healthcare. This book will speak to healthcare providers and immigrant families alike - those who hope to look at culture and healthcare with fresh eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42705219452991,"sku":"9781637308356","price":18.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f76a3c44dab28baa85f4f5ea228572c3.webp?v=1765035993","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/a-case-of-culture-how-cultural-brokers-bridge-divides-in-healthcare-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}