Meeting
Abstract Number: 52
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Worldwide, the number of refugees continues to increase. By the end of 2017, there were an estimated 68.5 million individuals forcibly displaced worldwide due to persecution, conflict, or generalized violence. Refugees have unique and complex health care conditions and needs. Most physicians receive limited, if any, training on providing medical care to refugees. The aim […]
Abstract Number: 102
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: In 2016, the United States resettled 96,900 refugees. In addition to its share of US resettled refugees, New Mexico was among the 10 states with the largest share of undocumented migrants (85,000) in 2014. As a humanitarian effort, refugee resettlement programs give priority to the most vulnerable cases, leading to a community in need […]