The case of a Somali Muslim patient who was declared “brain dead” after he was hit by a car will be examined during Wednesday’s Schwartz Center Rounds.
The use of the term “brain dead” created cultural complications among health care workers and the patient’s family that had implications for the patient’s care.
At the seminar, a panel discussion will focus on:
- The differences in care when taking cultural considerations into account;
- The intensive care unit team’s comfort level when integrating cultural aspects of care; and
- The importance of team communication when dealing with complex situations.
The panelists are:
- Randeep Jawa, M.D., assistant professor of surgery;
- Theresa Alarcon, a nurse in the adult intensive care unit at The Nebraska Medical Center;
- Russ Terman-White of pastoral care at The Nebraska Medical Center;
- Nancy Saunders, a social worker at The Nebraska Medical Center; and
- Becky Anderson, associate professor in the College of Public Health’s Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health department.
The seminar starts at 11:50 a.m. in the Maurer Center for Public Health, Room 3013. Lunch will be provided for the first 100 attendees.