Human Mobility and Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department: A contribution to the knowledge of invisible flows
This article provides a full report of the results of a feasibility study for a project based on the combination of clinical figures with socio-economic data on human mobility within the metropolitan area of Rome. Acknowledging that Accident and Emergency (A&E) Departments represent privileg...
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Société Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of Geography
2015-12-01
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| author | Beatrice Bertazzoni Giuliano Bertazzoni Armando Montanari |
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| description | This article provides a full report of the results of a feasibility study for a project based on the combination of clinical figures with socio-economic data on human mobility within the metropolitan area of Rome. Acknowledging that Accident and Emergency (A&E) Departments represent privileged observatories of health issues of a given territory, the point of departure of this study is the patient register dataset of the A&E Department of the Policlinico Umberto I for the period 2000-2013. The data analysis reveals the existence of a specific relationship between diagnostic groups and certain ethnicities immigrated to Rome. Through a multidisciplinary approach, the analysis undertaken aims to improve the medical practice of the personnel working in facilities for immigrants. The knowledge acquired from the study can be in fact useful to quickly detect specific clinical patterns, overcoming any cultural barrier or linguistic obstacle. Moreover, the analysis can provide suggestions to improve health policies, creating, together with the relevant healthcare facilities, pathways for prevention and care of certain diseases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ca331150d9e04af0bc32054896bca6f32022-12-21T23:02:47ZengSociété Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of GeographyBelgeo1377-23682294-91352015-12-01410.4000/belgeo.17623Human Mobility and Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department: A contribution to the knowledge of invisible flowsBeatrice BertazzoniGiuliano BertazzoniArmando MontanariThis article provides a full report of the results of a feasibility study for a project based on the combination of clinical figures with socio-economic data on human mobility within the metropolitan area of Rome. Acknowledging that Accident and Emergency (A&E) Departments represent privileged observatories of health issues of a given territory, the point of departure of this study is the patient register dataset of the A&E Department of the Policlinico Umberto I for the period 2000-2013. The data analysis reveals the existence of a specific relationship between diagnostic groups and certain ethnicities immigrated to Rome. Through a multidisciplinary approach, the analysis undertaken aims to improve the medical practice of the personnel working in facilities for immigrants. The knowledge acquired from the study can be in fact useful to quickly detect specific clinical patterns, overcoming any cultural barrier or linguistic obstacle. Moreover, the analysis can provide suggestions to improve health policies, creating, together with the relevant healthcare facilities, pathways for prevention and care of certain diseases.http://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/17623human mobilityinvisible mobilityimmigrationaccident and emergency departmentadmissions to accident and emergency departmentsPoliclinico Umberto I |
| spellingShingle | Beatrice Bertazzoni Giuliano Bertazzoni Armando Montanari Human Mobility and Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department: A contribution to the knowledge of invisible flows Belgeo human mobility invisible mobility immigration accident and emergency department admissions to accident and emergency departments Policlinico Umberto I |
| title | Human Mobility and Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department: A contribution to the knowledge of invisible flows |
| title_full | Human Mobility and Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department: A contribution to the knowledge of invisible flows |
| title_fullStr | Human Mobility and Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department: A contribution to the knowledge of invisible flows |
| title_full_unstemmed | Human Mobility and Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department: A contribution to the knowledge of invisible flows |
| title_short | Human Mobility and Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department: A contribution to the knowledge of invisible flows |
| title_sort | human mobility and accident and emergency a e department a contribution to the knowledge of invisible flows |
| topic | human mobility invisible mobility immigration accident and emergency department admissions to accident and emergency departments Policlinico Umberto I |
| url | http://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/17623 |
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