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Author:   Gregory L. Hall
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Second Edition 2025
ISBN:  

9783031957734

ISBN 10:   3031957733
Pages:   337
Publication Date:   28 August 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Why is Patient-Centered Culturally Competent Care important?.- Chapter 2 Establishing Trust When Many African Americans Mistrust Healthcare.- Chapter 3 Bias and its Impact on Clinical Decision-Making.- Chapter 4 How Emotional and Cultural Intelligence Can Improve Your Clinical Care Delivery.- Chapter 5 Important Differences in Cardiovascular Care.- Chapter 6 Important Differences in Diabetes Care and Obesity.- Chapter 7 Important Differences in Cancer.- Chapter 8 Important Differences in Renal Disease.- Chapter 9 Important Differences in Rheumatological Diseases.- Chapter 10 Important Differences in Pulmonary Diseases.- Chapter 11 Important Differences in Laboratory Results and Hematological Diseases.- Chapter 12 Sickle Cell Disease.- Chapter 13 Important Differences in Gastrointestinal Diseases.- Chapter 14 Dietary Differences and Ways to Impact Care.- Chapter 15 Important Differences and Disparities in Pain.- Chapter 16 Connecting with Stories: Improving Patient Adherence.- Addiction Medicine and the African American.- An Oath and a Responsibility.

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A native of Cleveland, Ohio, and graduate of Williams College, Gregory L. Hall, MD, is an internal medicine physician and expert in African American health.  He is a Clinical Associate Professor at Case Western Reserve University’s School of Medicine and an Associate Professor in both the Internal Medicine and Integrative Medical Sciences departments at Northeast Ohio Medical University.  Dr. Hall was a governor-appointed member of the Ohio Commission on Minority Health and was Chairman for many years.  He is the Board President of the Cuyahoga County Board of Health, the second largest in Ohio.  Dr. Hall wrote “Patient-Centered Clinical Care for African Americans: A Concise, Evidence-Based Guide to Important Differences and Better Outcomes,” which was the first comprehensive book detailing the optimal clinical care of African Americans.  He hosts “Bridging the Gap,” a continuing medical education (CME) lecture series for the Pri-Med CME organization, which recently received an award for “Best Practice in Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Medical Education” from the National Association of Medical Education Companies (NAMEC).   He established the non-profit National Institute for African American Health. It mentors Black pre-med and medical students in their studies, facilitates research initiatives in partnership with academic institutions and provides an online resource for consumer health education. Dr. Hall also hosts the podcast “Better Black Health,” which interviews Black medical specialists regarding certain diseases, approaches to treatment for the Black community, and patients who discuss their personal health journeys. At University Hospitals (UH), Hall was awarded the Edgar B. Jackson, Jr., MD Endowed Chair for Clinical Excellence & Diversity and works on hospital-wide equity and diversity initiatives.  He is the Medical Director of University Hospitals’ Cutler Center for Men, which takes a multidisciplinary approach to improving all men’s health.

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