2015, Number 4
Medical education for intercultural inclusion based on a case study of a Mbya-guarani child
Piñeiro AE
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Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: it’s a mistake to see the disease as something only somatic, it must be seen in the macro-cultural context that the medical expert must understand and interpret. Understanding this relationship is crucial for the formation of health professionals. Cross-cultural understanding of health, both to manage public policies to move towards a holistic understanding is necessary. The aim of this study was to highlight this need through an illustrative case study.Methods: congenital heart disease affected Guarani -using qualitative case study methods case study Julian, a child from a community Mbya addressed. The information sources used were unstructured interviews, documentary footage and information from the mass media.
Results: the serious implications and disorders occurring in health care case study and community relations was highlighted. The case is analyzed from an anthropological approach that emphasizes the importance of intercultural domain by health personnel and the importance of this kind of knowledge is included in the training plans of these professionals.
Conclusions: the neglect of due respect and understanding cultural differences can cause serious difficulties in the health care community and minorities. Training that emphasizes the need to deepen the methodological relativism and the interpretation of cultural differences on health is imperative.
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