Section: Module 11: Lesson 8: Disability, Health, and Healthcare | Humanism in Health and Healthcare | NextGenU.org

  • Learning Objectives:
    Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
    • Articulate the social and humanistic factors affecting the health of patients who are living with disability.
    • Describe different models used for understanding disability and the advantages and disadvantages that come with seeing disability in terms of each of these models.
    • Demonstrate critical thinking about the clinical needs of patients who are living with disabilities and articulate creative approaches to clinical care that are sensitive to the challenges they face.
    Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 1 hour and 33 minutes.

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    • Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read the content under the headings from "1. Models of Disability" until "1.3 Models, Decisions, and Policies". (18 minutes)

      The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - 2022

    • Read the entire article. (13 minutes)

      AMA Journal of Ethics: Illuminating the Art of Medicine - 2018

    • Recommended Additional Readings
    • Read the entire report. (13 minutes)

      Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - 2016