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Session: Improving Access to Health Care: Getting Individuals the Services They Need
3055.1: Monday, November 8, 2004: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Oral
Improving Access to Health Care: Getting Individuals the Services They Need
Access to and utilization of health care services can be daunting especially for those in emergency situations. This panel provides insight into how individuals can get the service they need. Barriers to health care services include lack of knowledge, lack of financial resources, and lack of faculties in the immediate future.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, participants will be able to (1) identify barriers to getting quality health service; and (2) discuss an alternative approach to improving access using technology.
Moderator(s):Andrea Eschen, MPH
8:30 AMIntroductory Remarks
8:35 AMPatient barriers to seeking emergency care for obstetric hemorrhage in Upper Egypt  [ Recorded presentation ]
Ashraf Mohammed Shawat, MD, MSc, Khaled Hassan Nada, MD, MSc, MA, Ossama Mohamed Wassef, MD, MSc, PhD, Reginald F. Gipson, MD, MPH
8:50 AMEthiopian Nomads Speak About Indicators Impacting Health Care Delivery in a Migratory Environment  [ Recorded presentation ]
Lonna T. Milburn, PhD, Gemetchu Megerssa, PhD, Yasmin Yusuf, Netsanet Walelign
9:05 AMBarriers to Trichiasis Surgery in Two Trachoma Endemic Districts in Tanzania  [ Recorded presentation ]
Kevin D. Frick, PhD, Anna J. Sanyiwa, MD, MMed, Edith M. Ngirwamungu, MD, MPH, Gretchen A. Jacobson, MS, Peter Kilima, MD, MSc
9:20 AMWithdrawn -- Evaluation of impact of MHOs and IEC campaign on maternal health service utilization
Kimberly Smith, MPA, Tania Dmytraczenko, PhD, Caroline Quijada, MHS
9:35 AMWithdrawn -- Factors influencing the infrastructure and business model for a telemedicine system that improves access to care for patients in remote regions of Ecuador
Jenny E. Hapgood, MS, Paul Heinzelmann, MD
9:50 AMConcluding Remarks
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:International Health
Endorsed by:Public Health Education and Health Promotion
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 132nd Annual Meeting (November 6-10, 2004) of APHA