Family-Centered Care in Islamic Medicine: A Narrative Review. Ahmad Kaako, MD, FACP. Iman Azizah, BS. 2nd International Medical Center (IMC) & the Islamic Medical Association of North America (IMANA) Collaborative Conference. Dec 28 – 29th, 2014 International Medical City, Jeddah, KSA
Disclosure ď‚— I have No conflict of interest in relation to this presentation.
ď‚— No relevant financial or commercial interest relation to this presentation.
Objectives Family centered care definition. Islamic Medicine. Brief description of the study design, resources, method and results.
Examples about family centered care in the Holy Quran. Examples about family centered care in Sunnah. Conclusion.
Historical Background ď‚— Moving away from the disease- or provider-focused model to be more patient-centered and Family- centered care.
ď‚— The family-centered care model, developed most notably in pediatrics, but emerging in HIV, cancer, and aging.
Family-Centered Care Definition  Patient- and family-centered care is an innovative approach to the planning, delivery, and evaluation of health care that is grounded in a mutually beneficial partnership among patients, families, and providers that recognizes the importance of the family in the patient’s life.
Islamic Medicine (Prophetic) ď‚— Our focus is on the Prophetic Medicine, under the Islamic Medicine.
ď‚— Comprehensive approach and mindset that promote the health and wellbeing of the body, mind and spirit taking into consideration the faith and family.
Objective and Design ď‚— Narrative review was conducted to identify relevant verses and Hadiths in the Holy Quran and Sunnah.
Materials and methods The English translation of the Holy Quran and Sunnah books were searched for the keywords “sickness”, “parent” and “family” combined and separately.
Materials and methods
Materials and methods ď‚— All the search results were reviewed and the texts were examined for health related matters in the context of family and/or social network.
ď‚— Only one representative Hadith of the various narrations of the similar texts were included in the final results.
ď‚— The results were analyzed and subdivided into practical themes.
Results ď‚— Among 1631 keywords search results, 8 verses and 15 Hadiths were extracted and identified to be relevant to FCC.
ď‚— The most common themes encountered were related to the care of children and elderly, including end of life care.
Quran Results
Parent Care
Hadiths Results
Hadiths Results
Visiting the sick
Parent Consent
Breaking bad news
Tahnik
Checking on the sick
Cupping
Seeking advice for a sick family member
Seeking advice for a sick family member
Care at the time of calamities
Terminal Illness
Terminal Illness
Terminal Illness
Death and Grieving
Conclusion ď‚— Family Centered Care, the current standard of care, was demonstrated in variable aspects of the holistic prophetic Islamic Medicine comprehensive approach to achieve the wellness of the whole person in his cultural and social network.
Contact information Ahmad Kaako, MD, FACP. Staff Hospitalist physician Mercy Hospital Fort Smith 7301 Rogers Ave Fort Smith, AR 72903 Email: ahmadkaako@hotmail.com Cell Phone: +1- (479)-926-9426