eMagazine August 2023
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OUR PEOPLE,<br />
OUR MISSION<br />
Global Health<br />
<strong>eMagazine</strong><br />
<strong>August</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
Highlights<br />
Spotlight<br />
Clinical Case of the Month<br />
Reflections<br />
Global Mental Health<br />
I will finish with a story about a scene I observed while examining a patient.<br />
The rooms are set up with around 8 beds, so at any time, there are 16 or more<br />
people in a room for hours on end. They end up developing a sort of support<br />
system for each other. I notice they listen to each other’s medical directions<br />
and help other family members move patients or tell the doctor something<br />
they noticed. In this particular instance, there was a patient in the room I was<br />
in with encephalitis and was very agitated. She had been digging her nails into<br />
her hands so her mother had been holding her hand to stop her from harming<br />
herself. While her mother was running an errand, she continued to clench her<br />
hand, so a patient who was about to be discharged and his family member<br />
held her hands and calmed her down. They tried to soothe her, even though<br />
they did not know her beforehand. I was touched by this demonstration of<br />
compassion and realized that in the wards, there is a sense of community and<br />
a willingness to help each other. Provider time is so limited with these patients<br />
and so they all step in to do what they can.<br />
I was really grateful I got to experience that moment and I have a greater<br />
appreciation for how important the role of family members are as part of the<br />
caretaking team.<br />
Hispanic/Latinx Communities<br />
Voices of Ugandan Students<br />
Our Beautiful Planet<br />
Innovation and Technology<br />
Nursing Division<br />
Art to Remind Us of Who We<br />
Can Be<br />
Article of the Month<br />
Video of the Month<br />
Dr. Menn Memorial<br />
Among the Letters<br />
Congratulations<br />
Welcome<br />
Calendar<br />
Global Health Family<br />
Photo News<br />
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