Rural and Remote Health is an International Electronic Journal, Medline Capable
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A new article has been published in Rural and Remote Health:'Seeking
serenity: living with HIV/AIDS in rural Western Canada'
http://www.rrh.org.au/articles/showarticlenew.asp?ArticleID=677
It has been my pleasure to have had early access to this great work in the
preparation phase. I would encourage you to review this and to share this link
with others that you feel would benefit.
In a world that considers journalism supreme, especially the most abbreviated
forms, it is very difficult to understand that there are other approaches to the
effective communication of vital information, approaches that are more likely to
lead to better levels of understanding. Ethnography represents such an approach.
The work is time-consuming and involves a complete immersion in the subjects and
their way of life, while maintaining the ability to observe important
differences and similarities. Good ethnography compares and contrasts. Going
beyond good ethnography takes great perception, analysis, and writing. Great
ethnography brings you into the lives and families and communities of the
subjects to understand their experiences and decisions and more. Hopefully the
authors of "Seeking serenity: living with HIV/AIDS in rural Western Canada" will
expand their works into a book version on a par with "The Spirit Catches You and
You Fall Down" by Anne Fadiman, a similar effort highlighting what is often a
clash of cultures and beliefs among patients, families, communities, and the
medical culture.
Robert C. Bowman, M.D.
North American Regional Editor for Rural and Remote Health
rbowman@unmc.edu
Other recent publications in RRH
What does it take? The influence of rural upbringing and sense of rural
background on medical students' intention to work in a rural environment
Strasser and Somers
http://www.rrh.org.au/articles/showarticlenew.asp?ArticleID=706
A novel resource model for underprivileged health support: Community Medical
Outreach - Florida State
Heravi and Bertram
http://www.rrh.org.au/articles/showarticlenew.asp?ArticleID=668
Making a difference: education and training retains and supports rural and
remote doctors in Queensland
White CD, Willett K, Mitchell C, Constantine S.
http://www.rrh.org.au/articles/showarticlenew.asp?ArticleID=700
A student view of the difference between general practice and rural and remote
medicine
Denz-Penhey H, Murdoch J.
http://www.rrh.org.au/articles/showarticlenew.asp?ArticleID=641
Training emergency medicine doctors for rural and regional Australia: can we
learn from other countries?
Arvier PT, Walker JH, McDonagh T.
http://www.rrh.org.au/articles/showarticlenew.asp?ArticleID=705
The development of the Canadian Rural Health Research Society: creating capacity
through connection
MacLeod MLP, Dosman JA, Kulig JC, Medves JM.
http://www.rrh.org.au/articles/showarticlenew.asp?ArticleID=622