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American
Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics
ASLME provides scholarship, debate, and
critical thought to the community of professionals
at the intersection of law, medicine, and
ethics. Bioethics
Resources on the Web
These bioethics resources were gathered
by the National Institutes of Health. Center
for Health Ethics
This center at the University of Missouri-Columbia
seeks to improve the health of the public
through the development of patient-centered
programs in ethics education, research,
clinical service, and professionalism. Center
for Spirituality and Healing
The Center for Spirituality and Healing
at the University of Minnesota encourages
integrative medicine by bringing together
biomedical, complementary, cross-cultural,
and spiritual care. Center
for the Study of Religion/Spirituality and
Health
This Center at Duke University conducts
research on the effects of religion and
spirituality on physical and mental health.
George
Washington University Institute for Spirituality
and Health
GWish's goal is to establish a more compassionate
and integrated system of health care in
the United States. HealthCare
Chaplaincy
The HealthCare Chaplaincy is a multifaith
community of professionals committed to
the advancement of pastoral care, education,
and research. Healthfinder
Developed by the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, Healthfinder links to
carefully selected information and Web sites
from more than 1,700 health-related organizations.
MEDLINE
plus Health Information
This site's news and information is provided
as a service of the U.S. National Library
of Medicine and the National Institutes
of Health. Midwest
Bioethics Center
The center is dedicated to raising and responding
to ethical issues in health and healthcare.
National
Guideline Clearinghouse: Multicultural Outcomes
This article provides guidelines for understanding
a patient's culture and using that knowledge
to provide competent care. PlainViews PlainViews, an e-newsletter for chaplains
and other spiritual care providers, is grouped
into four areas: Professional Practice,
Advocacy, Education & Research, and Spiritual
Development. University
of Missouri School of Health Professions
MU's School of Health Professions works
to respond to societal needs and health
care priorities in areas of teaching, research,
and service. University
of Missouri School of Medicine
The MU School of Medicine provides postgraduate
medical training in virtually all specialties
and subspecialties. Virtual
Health Care Team
This collection of interdisciplinary case
studies is sponsored by MU's School of Health
Professions and School of Medicine. World
Health Organization Mediacentre
This WHO site provides a vast collection
of fact sheets and multimedia features that
address a wide range of health topics. Readings
Carolyn E. D'Avanzo and Elaine M. Geissler, Pocket
Guide to Cultural Assessment, 3rd edition
(St. Louis: Mosby, 2002).
Geri-Ann Galanti, Caring for Patients from Different Cultures:
Case Studies from American Hospitals,
2nd edition (Philadelphia: University of
Pennsylvania Press, 1997). Lee Gardenswartz and Anita Rowe, Managing Diversity
in Health Care: Proven Tools and Activities
for Leaders and Trainers (San Francisco:
Jossey-Bass, 1999). Rena C. Gropper, Culture and the Clinical Encounter: An
Intercultural Sensitizer for the Health
Professions (Yarmouth, Me.: Intercultural
Press, 1996). Robert M. Huff and Michael V. Kline (eds.), Promoting
Health in Multicultural Populations: A Handbook
for Practitioners (Thousand Oaks, Calif.:
Sage Publications, 1999). Dana E. King, Faith, Spirituality, and Medicine: Toward
the Making of the Healing Practitioner (New York: Haworth Pastoral Press, 2000). Neville A.
Kirkwood, Hospital Handbook on Multiculturalism
and Religion (Harrisburg, Penn.: Morehouse
Publishing, 1998). Harold George
Koenig, Spirituality in Patient Care:
Why, How, When, and What (Radnor, Penn.:
Templeton Foundation, 2002). Harold G. Koenig and Michael E. McCullough, Handbook
of Religion and Health: A Century of Research
Reviewed (New York: Oxford University
Press, 2001). Martha O. Loustaunau and Elisa J. Sobo, Cultural Context
of Health, Illness, and Medicine (Westport,
Conn.: Bergin and Garvey, 1997). Joan Luckmann, Transcultural Communication in Health
Care (Clifton Park, N.Y.: Delmar Learning,
1999). Alister E.
McGrath, Foundations of Dialogue
in Science and Religion (Malden, Mass.:
Blackwell Publishers, 1998). Ronald L. Numbers and Darrel W. Amundsen (eds.), Caring
and Curing: Health and Medicine in the Western
Religious Traditions (New York: Macmillan,
1986). Helen Orchard
(ed.), Spirituality in Health Care
Contexts (Philadelphia: J. Kingsley,
2001). Colin Murray
Parkes, Pittu Laungani, and Bill
Young (eds.), Death and Bereavement
Across Cultures (New York: Routledge,
1996). Joan Parry and Angela Ryan, A Cross Cultural
Look at Death, Dying, and Religion (Chicago:
Nelson-Hall, 1995). Thomas G. Plante and Allen C. Sherman, Faith and
Health (New York: Guilford Press, 2001). Larry D. Purnell and Betty J. Paulanka (eds.), Transcultural
Health Care: A Culturally Competent Approach,
2nd edition (Philadelphia: F.A. Davis, 2003). Anne Rundle,
et al (eds.), Cultural Competence
in Health Care: A Practical Guide (San
Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2002). Rachel E. Spector, Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness,
5th Edition (Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice
Hall, 2000). Lawrence E.
Sullivan (ed.), Healing and Restoring:
Health and Medicine in the World's Religious
Traditions (New York: Macmillan, 1989). Bowen F. White and John A. MacDougall, Clinician's
Guide to Spirituality (New York: McGraw-Hill
Professional, 2001).
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