Training physicians about caring for persons with disabilities: "Nothing about us without us!".

摘要: According to the World Report on Disability, physicians worldwide generally lack training about caring for persons with disabilities, thus frequently compromising their health care experiences and outcomes. Many U.S. are similarly untrained critical aspects of providing perhaps contributing disparities in care. Recognizing these inadequacies, medical educators beginning develop core competencies trainees relating patients including understanding patients' perceptions quality life skills patient-centered Having today's physicians, even when genuinely well-intentioned, retain control over designing disability-related programs future doctors may miss issues empathically effectively disabilities. Involving disabilities identifying needs implementing curricula offer important opportunities ensuring competency provide