A review of the books in the Doorway Thoughts series was recently published in the Healthcare and Aging newsletter, a division of the American Society on Aging. Read the complete review here.
"Each chapter of Doorway Thoughts includes case studies that illustrate the unique challenges and opportunities that arise during interaction with members of each culture. The book’s most important contribution might be its emphasis on cultural competence as an approach rather than a technique. Such an approach to intercultural communication makes Doorway Thoughts a useful text for physicians and medical students. In an effort to train physicians and physicians-to-be to communicate effectively with a population that simultaneously grows older and more diverse, the American Geriatrics Society has crafted an important text that addresses both population trends at once."
Review in the Journal of the National Medical Association
August, 2004
"This slim volume provides a wealth of valuable information to health care clinicians. The information provided is succinct and the case studies reinforce the information. I teach adult learners, all home health care providers, and this is an excellent resource for them."
Alice Facente
Ledyard Public Health Nursing Service
"The growing cultural diversity of the elderly in the US makes it increasingly important for clinicians to develop an understanding of different ethnic groups. This succinct guide for practitioners includes an opening chapter on the issues and concerns relevant to treating an elderly patient from any minority cultural group, followed by individuals chapters on American Indians and Alaska Natives, and Americans of African, Asian Indian, Chinese, Hispanic, Japanese, and Vietnamese descent. Each chapter is written by a clinician or educator who is either from the same background or works extensively with that particular cultural group, and includes discussion of the pertinent beliefs, traditions, and customs followed by two case studies."
—Jane Erskine
Editor, Book News, Inc.