Health Sciences 2200A/B Lecture 8: Patient Navigators
8 Mar 2017
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They"re like the air traffic controllers in health care . Many names: e. g. patient navigation, peer navigation, nurse navigation, health system navigation. Sometimes done by trained professionals, sometimes by lay people (e. g. peers) Navigators especially active in cancer, but also now some in other areas (e. g. hiv, diabetes) No single model for patient navigation must adapt role of navigator to specific context/conditions. Trend using already trainiend professionals able to take that role. Most use has been in cancer care, definitely have seen it diversify, maybe for hiv, diabetes, etc. Important to remember there are many, many different models. Identify and reduce barriers to quality, timely care: work with individual clients, navigator services depend on specific needs of each client, two kinds of services: logistical services (e. g. appointments, transportation, health information, etc. Informal advocates: often work with marginalized populations. More pronounced, depending on diagnosis, how long you"re living with cancer, whatever the circumstances are.
