Healthcare Challenges in Diverse Populations

Friday, 11 July 2008: 8:30 AM-9:45 AM
Moderator:
Saira Amir Ali Khimani, BScN
8:30 AM
Self-Care for Medication Use in Older Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Porntip Malathum, RN, PhD, Mahidol University; Panida Krainara, RN, MNS, Mahidol University; Surakit Nathisuwan, PharmD, BCPS, Mahidol University; Theerasuk Kawamatawong, MD, Mahidol University
8:50 AM
Barriers and Facilitators in Sexual History Taking
Nafeesa N. Dhalwani, Aga Khan University School of Nursing
9:10 AM
Barriers to Hypertension Control among Underserved Blacks in the United States and South Africa
Cheryl R. Dennison, RN, ANP, PhD, The Johns Hopkins University; Krisela Steyn, MD, University of Cape Town; Naomi S. Levitt, MD, University of Cape Town; Lee Bone, RN, MPH, Johns Hopkins University; David Levine, MD, Johns Hopkins University; Martha N. Hill, RN, PhD, The Johns Hopkins University