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Medical Examiner and Issues of Culture

The King County Medical Examiner's Office at Harborview Medical Center (HMC) in Seattle, WA hosted a series of meetings to improve cross-cultural communication and competency in their work with members of local refugee and immigrant communities. The following information comes from those conversations.

Issues of Culture and the Role of Medical Examiner

Medical Examiner Dialogue - Ethiopian Orthodox Christian

Medical Examiner Dialogue - Somali

Medical Examiner Dialogue - Vietnamese Buddhist



Cultural Perspectives on End of Life

Death in Cambodian Buddhist Culture

Death and Suicide in Sri Lanka

Somali Funeral Traditions

Death Rituals in Vietnamese Society

Clinical Pearls and Journal Articles

Clinical Pearl

End of Life Care

 

Journal Articles

Understanding Cultural Difference in Caring for Dying Patients

Cross Cultural Medicine A Decade Later. The Effect of Values and Culture on Life-Support Decisions