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Transcending Principles of Street Medicine and Its Role in Healing

Transcending Principles of Street Medicine and Its Role in Healing

FromDMH UCLA Public Mental Health Partnership


Transcending Principles of Street Medicine and Its Role in Healing

FromDMH UCLA Public Mental Health Partnership

ratings:
Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Mar 31, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The fundamental approach of Street Medicine is to engage people experiencing homelessness exactly where they are and on their own terms to maximally reduce or eliminate barriers to care access and follow-through. This lecture will describe the fundamental principles of street medicine and its role as an instrument of peace to an excluded population. How to maximize provider scope of practice and patient outcomes will be discussed, as well as practical approaches to care in specific disease processes.
Released:
Mar 31, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Our mission: In partnership with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, the Public Mental Health Partnership at UCLA aims to realize a vision for excellence in care for vulnerable populations that incorporates typically marginalized perspectives and builds capacity to foster health equity. Visit our website for more information: pmhp.ucla.edu