Customized Ob/Gyn Management for Diverse Populations provides tailored options of management for optimal clinical care of the major preventive and interventive Ob/Gyn issues. Case scenarios highlight and discuss the need for customized care and inclusive protocols that depend on each woman's race, gender, sexual orientation, culture and socio-economic factors. As health disparities adversely affect groups of people who have systematically experienced greater social and economic obstacles to health based on their racial or ethnic group, socioeconomic status, gender, sexual orientation or other characteristics historically linked to discrimination or exclusion, this book provides a welcomed resource.The book highlights the fact that in order to change the current scenario the health care community needs more information and awareness of health care data regarding diverse groups, population health and well-being.
- Provides a framework for patient care based on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundations Culture of Care, moving cultural aspects of medical care into health delivery
- Discusses tailored options of management for the optimal clinical care of diverse populations
- Presents case studies that discuss the same problem in various women from different races, backgrounds, cultures and sexual orientation
1. Introduction: Addressing Racism, Bias in the Clinical Setting2. The routine annual gyn visit, including contraception and family building3. The routine annual visit for the adolescent patient4. The routine annual visit for the aging woman5. The routine prenatal visit and when to order genetic counselling6. Identifying the high risk prenatal visit and when to refer7. Peripartum mood disorders and how to manage8. Common pathologies (fibroids, ovarian masses/cysts, ectopic pregnancy, endometriosis/pelvic pain, vulvodynia and vulvar lesions)9. Bladder health and how to address prolapse, incontinence, dysuria and other lower urinary tract symptoms10. How to evaluate for sexually transmitted infections/vaginitis/ pelvic inflammatory disease11. Collaborative care with other members of the health care team and the community
Gloria Bachmann is a Professor and Associate Dean of Women's Health at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, USA. She has moved womens health to the next level in many areas that include menopause, perinatal issues and obstetrical safety, sexual health, gynecologic pain syndromes, and LGBT wellness. For recognition of her expertise in mentoring and teaching, she was inducted into the Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Master Educators Guild. Dr. Bachmann has been instrumental in commencing the One Health Initiative in New Jersey, which looks at a global approach to species preservation and wellness including human health, animal health, and the environment. She also has been a leader in organizing the regional One Health Initiative with Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. She has published over 200 articles in many journals including The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology and the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Juana Hutchinson-Colas, MD, is an Associate Professor and Division Chief of Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, USA. She has over 30 years of experience in the medical field and is certified in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery. She graduated from New York State University, College of Medicine - Downstate medical school in 1990. She is affiliated with medical facilities such as Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and Centrastate Medical Center.
