The Situation at the U.S.- Mexican Border: Caring for Undocumented Patients

The Situation at the U.S.- Mexican Border: Caring for Undocumented Patients is organized by Baptist Health South Florida.,,Course opens: 04/01/2022,Course expires: 09/30/2023,,Overview:,Immigration levels are at a historic high and immigration is now the main driver of U.S. population growth, which contributes significantly to a host of healthcare problems within our borders. In this course, Rabbi Claudio J. Kogan, M.D. discusses the ethics of clinical care to documented and undocumented immigrant patients.,,Learning Objectives:,• Describe the current humanitarian crisis near the U.S. border and the significant impact it has on providing care to immigrant patients. ,• Apply appropriate ethical principles – autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence and justice – to address the complex healthcare issues immigrant patients face. ,• Implement case-based discussion recommendations to improve the care of undocumented immigrants dealing with mental health issues, including depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.