Adapted Clinical Guidelines

Webinars

• The 2019 Revised Adapted Clinical Guidelines: Medication Management for Patients Experiencing Homelessness Diagnosed with Diabetes (October 2019) | Presented by the National Health Care for the Homeless Council
• Adapted Anticipatory Guidance for Infants and Toddlers (June 2015) | Presented by the National Health Care for the Homeless Council

Adapting Your Practice: Treatment and Recommendations for Homeless Patients

Standard clinical guidelines often fail to take into consideration the unique challenges presented by homelessness that may limit an individual’s access to needed services or ability to adhere to a plan of care. To fill this gap, the HCH Clinicians’ Network developed a series of adapted clinical guidelines covering the following:

• Asthma
• Cardiovascular Diseases: Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia & Heart Failure
• Chlamydial or Gonococcal Infections
• Chronic Pain
  
• Diabetes Mellitus
• End-of-Life Care | Appendices (download)
• General Recommendations for the Care of Homeless Patients
• HIV/AIDS
• Opioid Use Disorder
• Otitis Media
• Reproductive Health Care
• Traumatic Brain Injury

“The Homeless in America: Adapting Your Practice” by Susan L. Montauk, MD, defines homelessness, includes key recommendations for practice, examines determinants of general care adherence in people experiencing homelessness, offers potential enhancements, and lists resources for caring for homeless individuals and families.

Abbreviated Recommendations

Outlines of the main points contained in the following recommended clinical practice adaptations are also available for download:

• General Recommendations for Homeless Patients: Word Document | PDF
• Homeless Adults with Asthma: Word Document | PDF
• Homeless Children with Asthma: Word Document | PDF
• Homeless Children with Otitis Media: Word Document  | PDF
• Homeless Patients with HIV/AIDS: Word Document | PDF
• Reproductive Health Care: Word Document | PDF