Medical Facilities for Refugees in Europe: Creating a Consultation for Resettled Syrian Families

The wave of migration that has hit Europe in recent years has led to several changes in the organization of asylum systems and medical care provided to migrants. Previous studies indicate that asylum seekers and refugees face multiple barriers in accessing health care. For that reason, adapted struc...

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Autores principales: Nahema El Ghaziri, Jeremie Blaser, Mary Malebranche, Brigitte Pahud-Vermeulen, Teresa Gyuriga, Joan-Carles Suris, Mario Gehri, Patrick Bodenmann
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:dc356dba1b3242dd935adaf7e4dc9d802021-12-01T07:39:29ZMedical Facilities for Refugees in Europe: Creating a Consultation for Resettled Syrian Families2296-858X10.3389/fmed.2021.728878https://doaj.org/article/dc356dba1b3242dd935adaf7e4dc9d802021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.728878/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-858XThe wave of migration that has hit Europe in recent years has led to several changes in the organization of asylum systems and medical care provided to migrants. Previous studies indicate that asylum seekers and refugees face multiple barriers in accessing health care. For that reason, adapted structures are needed. In this context, a family consultation service was implemented in our medical center in Lausanne, Switzerland. It aimed at addressing the unique health care needs of recently resettled families from Syria, which has been the leading source country for refugees since 2014. This intervention, developed through collaboration between the University Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté) and the Children's Hospital of Lausanne (HEL) involved a multidisciplinary team comprising a pediatrician, a general practitioner and a pediatric nurse. Bringing together a multidisciplinary team optimized care coordination, facilitated communication between care providers and enabled a more global vision of the family system with the aim of enhancing quality of care.Nahema El GhaziriJeremie BlaserMary MalebrancheBrigitte Pahud-VermeulenTeresa GyurigaJoan-Carles SurisJoan-Carles SurisMario GehriPatrick BodenmannFrontiers Media S.A.articlerefugees and asylum seekersSyrian crisisfamily consultationinterdisciplinary projectsinnovationMedicine (General)R5-920ENFrontiers in Medicine, Vol 8 (2021)
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topic refugees and asylum seekers
Syrian crisis
family consultation
interdisciplinary projects
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Syrian crisis
family consultation
interdisciplinary projects
innovation
Medicine (General)
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Nahema El Ghaziri
Jeremie Blaser
Mary Malebranche
Brigitte Pahud-Vermeulen
Teresa Gyuriga
Joan-Carles Suris
Joan-Carles Suris
Mario Gehri
Patrick Bodenmann
Medical Facilities for Refugees in Europe: Creating a Consultation for Resettled Syrian Families
description The wave of migration that has hit Europe in recent years has led to several changes in the organization of asylum systems and medical care provided to migrants. Previous studies indicate that asylum seekers and refugees face multiple barriers in accessing health care. For that reason, adapted structures are needed. In this context, a family consultation service was implemented in our medical center in Lausanne, Switzerland. It aimed at addressing the unique health care needs of recently resettled families from Syria, which has been the leading source country for refugees since 2014. This intervention, developed through collaboration between the University Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté) and the Children's Hospital of Lausanne (HEL) involved a multidisciplinary team comprising a pediatrician, a general practitioner and a pediatric nurse. Bringing together a multidisciplinary team optimized care coordination, facilitated communication between care providers and enabled a more global vision of the family system with the aim of enhancing quality of care.
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author Nahema El Ghaziri
Jeremie Blaser
Mary Malebranche
Brigitte Pahud-Vermeulen
Teresa Gyuriga
Joan-Carles Suris
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Mario Gehri
Patrick Bodenmann
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Jeremie Blaser
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Teresa Gyuriga
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Mario Gehri
Patrick Bodenmann
author_sort Nahema El Ghaziri
title Medical Facilities for Refugees in Europe: Creating a Consultation for Resettled Syrian Families
title_short Medical Facilities for Refugees in Europe: Creating a Consultation for Resettled Syrian Families
title_full Medical Facilities for Refugees in Europe: Creating a Consultation for Resettled Syrian Families
title_fullStr Medical Facilities for Refugees in Europe: Creating a Consultation for Resettled Syrian Families
title_full_unstemmed Medical Facilities for Refugees in Europe: Creating a Consultation for Resettled Syrian Families
title_sort medical facilities for refugees in europe: creating a consultation for resettled syrian families
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