Dr. Kevin Pottie will describe the key points of the Research Summary of the Canadian Collaboration for Immigrant and Refugee Health Evidence-based clinical guidelines
Key points
Although most migrants arrive in good health, certain subgroups face health risks because of differing disease exposures, genetic predispositions, social and cultural determinants, and impaired access to appropriate preventive and curative health services.
Preventive health care topics that focused on inequities in health and clinical care gaps were chosen for study, and recommendations were formulated using systematic evidence reviews linked to GRADE guideline development.
Clinical preventive recommendations covering cervical cancer, depression, contraception, hepatitis B, HIV, iron deficiency anemia, oral health, pregnancy, tuberculosis and vision health are presented in this article.