Studio portrait of Hans Bernkopf as a young man. Portraits Men

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Ellen Bernkopf nee Catzenstein pumping water outdoors; Ascona, Switzerland. Portraits Women

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Studio portrait of Ellen Bernkopf nee Catzenstein. Portraits Women

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Portrait of Ellen Bernkopf nee Catzenstein as an infant. Portraits Children

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Studio portrait of Ellen Bernkopf nee Catzenstein; Ascone, Switzerland. Portraits Women

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Outdoor portrait of Ellen Bernkopf nee Catzenstein with her husband Hans Bernkopf; Paris, France. Portraits Couples

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Freddy Godshaw (Gottschalk) while President of his Rotary Club. Portraits Men

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Wedding portrait of Kurt Godshaw (Gottschalk) and Edith Godshaw nee Osterer; Quito, Ecuador. Portraits Couples

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John and Ursula Schlosstein nee Gottschalk with their infant son Ralph. portraits family

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Hans Krakauer and Elizabeth Krakauer nee Gottschalk; Boston, New York. Portraits Couples

Photograph taken in front of the house in Boston, in upstate New York outside of Buffalo, where in 1939 they set up their private medical practice. After WWII, they built a new house next door.

Freddy Godshaw (Gottschalk) (far left) on Pfingsten (Pentacost) with two unidentified friends who perished in the Holocaust. Portraits Children

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Wedding portrait of Hans Krakauer and Elizabeth Godshaw (Gottschalk); Hannover, Germany. Portraits Couples

In the apartment on Ruemkorffstrasse that the Gottschalks occupied after being forced to sell their house.

Walter Godshaw (Gottschalk) riding a motor scooter; Japan(?) Portraits Men

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Development and feasibility testing of an education program to improve knowledge and self-care among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients with heart failure

Background/Aim There is a 70% higher age-adjusted incidence of heart failure (HF) amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, three times more hospitalisations and twice as many deaths than non-Aboriginal people. There is a need to develop holistic yet individualised approaches in accord with the values of Aboriginal community healthcare to support patient education and self-care. The aim of this study was to re-design an existing HF educational resource (Fluid Watchers-Pacific Rim©) to be culturally safe for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, working in collaboration with the local community, and to conduct feasibility testing. Methods This study was conducted in two phases and utilised a mixed methods approach (qualitative and quantitative). Phase 1 of this study used action research methods to develop a culturally safe electronic resource to be provided to Aboriginal HF patients via a tablet computer. A HF expert panel adapted the existing resource to ensure it was evidence-based and contained appropriate language and images that reflects Aboriginal culture. A stakeholder group (which included Aboriginal workers and HF patients, as well as researchers and clinicians) then reviewed the resources and changes were made accordingly. In Phase 2, the new resource was tested on a sample of Aboriginal HF patients to assess feasibility and acceptability. Patient knowledge, satisfaction and self-care behaviours were measured using a before and after design with validated questionnaires. As this was a pilot test to determine feasibility, no statistical comparisons were made. Results - Phase 1: Throughout the process of resource development, two main themes emerged from the stakeholder consultation. These were the importance of identity, meaning that it was important to ensure that the resource accurately reflected the local community, with the appropriate clothing, skin tone and voice. The resource was adapted to reflect this and of the local community voiced the recordings for the resource. The other theme was comprehension; images were important and all text was converted to the first person and used plain language. - Phase 2: Five Aboriginal participants, mean age 61.6 ± 10.0 years, with NYHA Class III and IV heart failure were enrolled. Participants reported a high level of satisfaction with the resource (83.0%). HF knowledge (percentage of correct responses) increased from 48.0 ± 6.7% to 58.0 ± 9.7%, a 20.8% increase and results of the self-care index indicated that the biggest change was in patient confidence for self-care with a 95% increase in confidence score (46.7 ± 16.0 to 91.1 ± 11.5). Changes in management and maintenance scores varied between9275 patients. Conclusion By working in collaboration with HF experts, Aboriginal researchers and patients, a culturally safe HF resource has been developed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients. Engaging Aboriginal researchers, capacity-building, and being responsive to local systems and structures enabled this pilot study to be successfully completed with the Aboriginal community and positive participant feedback demonstrated that the methodology used in this study was appropriate and acceptable; participants were able to engage with willingness and confidence.

Studio portrait of Sarah-Bertha Klarenmeyer nee Meyerhof called "Spatz" as a young woman. portraits women

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