Exploring transplant opportunities in Hmong culture: a case report.
A clinical case is used to explore the ethical complexities of solid organ donation and transplantation within the Hmong community in the United States. Although many cultures can present various ethical issues, the challenges of the Hmong belief system are unique and distinctly complex. Ways for the medical team to integrate with the Hmong value system to attempt to create an environment of transcultural respect and appreciation are described.
Neidich
Alon
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California Pacific Medical Center, Department of Transplantation, 2340 Clay, #251, San Francisco, CA, 94115, USA.
Mahanty
Harish D
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Bramstedt
Katrina A
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People / Q000208:ethnology*; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D002140:California; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D054521:Cultural Competency; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000208:ethnology / Q000628:therapy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000941:ethics / Q000208:ethnology*; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D012036:Refugees / Q000523:psychology; D012945:Social Values; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration*