Description An understanding of the factors surrounding women’s and men’s health, infections, and hematologic disorders can be critically important to disease diagnosis and treatment in these areas. This importance is magnified by the fact that some diseases and disorders manifest differently based on the sex of the patient. Effective disease analysis often requires an understanding…
Description To Prepare: Review the interactive media piece in this week’s Resources and reflect on the types of drugs used to treat pediatric patients with mood disorders. Reflect on situations in which children should be prescribed drugs for off-label use. Think about strategies to make the off-label use and dosage of drugs safer for children…
Description Neurodevelopmental disorders begin in the developmental period of childhood and may continue through adulthood. They may range from the very specific to a general or global impairment, and often co-occur (APA, 2022). They include specific learning and language disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorders, and intellectual disabilities. Neurocognitive disorders, on the…
Description Program/policy evaluation is a valuable tool that can help strengthen the quality of programs/policies and improve outcomes for the populations they serve. Program/policy evaluation answers basic questions about program/policy effectiveness. It involves collecting and analyzing information about program/policy activities, characteristics, and outcomes. This information can be used to ultimately improve program services or policy…
Description As explored in previous weeks, policy and advocacy work can only be realized if it connects with decision makers. Though you may have the best of intentions, if your goals for policy development or reform do not align with the goals of the people who have the power to accept or reject your work,…
Description Program/policy evaluation is a valuable tool that can help strengthen the quality of programs/policies and improve outcomes for the populations they serve. Program/policy evaluation answers basic questions about program/policy effectiveness. It involves collecting and analyzing information about program/policy activities, characteristics, and outcomes. This information can be used to ultimately improve program services or policy…
Description DISCUSSION: PATIENT PREFERENCES AND DECISION MAKING Changes in culture and technology have resulted in patient populations that are often well informed and educated, even before consulting or considering a healthcare need delivered by a health professional. Fueled by this, health professionals are increasingly involving patients in treatment decisions. However, this often comes with challenges,…
Description As is apparent from your studies these past two weeks, trends and issues affecting school-age children are often fundamentally intertwined. A child’s family, culture, or socioeconomic status, for example, may play a role in his or her struggles with obesity, just as a child’s diagnosis of autism would have implications for his or her…
Description Read Chapter 13 of the Jansson text. Review the feedback you received on the following Assignments: Final Project Milestone 1: Identification of a Social Problem (Week 2) Final Project Milestone 2: Issue Statement and Identification of a Policy (Week 4) Final Project Milestone 3: Social Advocacy Proposal (Week 6) Final Project Milestone 4: Policy…
Description tn004 Overview For this Performance Task Assessment, you will develop an annotated bibliography of five peer-reviewed articles on the application of clinical systems that provide evidence to support the use of clinical systems to improve outcomes and/or efficiencies in practice. Submission Length: 10-15 pages in an annotated bibliography. Your response to this Assessment should:…