Category: Health Care

1. Research the predisposing factors for disease. List 2-5 predisposing factors that apply to you; you should consider the impact of your immediate family’s medical history as well as any implications associated with your lifestyle. For each one, provide details as to how it relates to you and discuss how you could manage or modify this factor in an effort to decrease your risk for disease.
2.Your response should be 2 – 4 pages in length and written in a clear, concise, and organized manner. Your response should demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of (3-5) sources (i.e. APA 7th edition format); and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation

Question #1 Examines the range of issues related to the commercialization of MGH’s technologies.
Question #2 Discuss the debates surrounding the CSRL office mission and measures of its success as well as the impact of conflict of interest policies on technology development and commercialization.
Article for questions attached.

Purpose: To examine characteristics of pathogenic disease.
Imagine you are a microorganism that has just invaded someone’s body. You are either a virus, a parasite, or a bacteria. You are writing an autobiography about your life, your experience within the human body, and the havoc you intend to wreak within your human host.
To prepare for this assignment, you should:
● Read Chapters 8 and 9
● Read additional lesson readings in the course content folder.
● Review APA writing guidelines
To complete this assignment:
1. Choose a microorganism that you want to be.
2. Write this microorganism’s autobiography. Your story must include the following details: a. The type of microorganism (name and category)
b. Where in the body you intend to reside
c. Whatyoumustdotosurvive
d. What kind of problems you will cause for your host e. What your greatest fear is
f. How you think your life will end
3. Your story should be approximately 500 words.
4. Follow APA formatting rules

ANSWER
Autobiography of a Streptococcus pyogenes Bacteria

I am Streptococcus pyogenes, a Gram-positive coccus bacteria that is responsible for a variety of infections in humans, including strep throat, scarlet fever, and impetigo. I can also cause more serious infections, such as pneumonia, meningitis, and sepsis.

I am a highly adaptable microorganism and can survive in a variety of environments, including the human body. Once I have invaded the body, I typically travel through the bloodstream and settle in a specific tissue or organ. My favorite place to reside is in the throat, where I can easily spread to others through coughing and sneezing.

To survive in the human body, I must be able to evade the host’s immune system. I do this by producing a variety of toxins and enzymes that can damage the host’s cells and suppress the immune response. I also have the ability to form biofilms, which are communities of bacteria that are embedded in a protective matrix. Biofilms make it difficult for antibiotics to reach and kill me.

The problems I cause for my host vary depending on where I am located in the body. In the throat, I can cause severe inflammation and pain. In the skin, I can cause painful sores and abscesses. In the bloodstream, I can cause sepsis, which is a life-threatening condition.

My greatest fear is being killed by antibiotics. Antibiotics are drugs that can kill bacteria by targeting specific bacterial components or processes. However, I have developed resistance to many antibiotics, which makes it more difficult to treat infections caused by me.

I think my life will end when I am killed by antibiotics, or when my host dies from the infection I have caused.

My Experience in the Human Body

I recently invaded the body of a young boy named Billy. I entered his body through his nose when he breathed in a contaminated aerosol. I quickly traveled through Billy’s bloodstream and settled in his throat.

Once I was in Billy’s throat, I began to multiply rapidly. I produced toxins that caused inflammation and pain. Billy’s throat became so sore that he could hardly swallow. He also developed a fever and headache.

Billy’s parents took him to the doctor, who diagnosed him with strep throat. The doctor prescribed antibiotics, but Billy’s parents did not give him the full course of antibiotics. As a result, I was able to survive and even develop resistance to the antibiotics.

Billy’s infection spread to his bloodstream and lungs. He developed pneumonia and was hospitalized. Billy’s condition was critical, but he eventually recovered after receiving intravenous antibiotics.

The Havoc I Intend to Wreak

I intend to wreak as much havoc as I can on Billy’s body. I will continue to produce toxins and enzymes that damage his cells and suppress his immune system. I will also form biofilms to protect myself from antibiotics.

If Billy is not careful, I could spread to other parts of his body and cause more serious infections. I could also spread to other people and make them sick.

Conclusion

I am a Streptococcus pyogenes bacteria, and I am a dangerous pathogen. I am capable of causing a variety of infections in humans, some of which can be life-threatening. I am able to survive in the human body by evading the immune system and forming biofilms. I am also able to develop resistance to antibiotics.

I intend to wreak as much havoc as I can on Billy’s body. I hope that this autobiography will help people to understand the dangers of infection and the importance of taking antibiotics properly.

This week’s article focuses on the challenges that arise when trying to address issues of sexuality with and within families.
Answer TWO from the following questions.
Why do people have difficulty discussing sexuality?
What are some of the cultural influences surrounding how we discuss sex and sexuality?
What is your dream career? How could this week’s information be useful? (HINT: No matter what professional field you go into, you will have to deal with issues related to sex and sexuality. How might they connect?)
Then see attachments and pick 3 or 4
LL6 attached. This goes on the digital portfolio. Must do 6.1 and pick another section but only 3 or 4 must be completed not all 7

Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to understand how science can be infused with biases, forms of representation, culture and power in a way that can shape knowledge production, ideas, or behavior. We will do so by examining measures, and considering how wording, language translation, and concepts might reflect biases that are not relevant for certain ages, groups, settings, populations.
Want to learn about how we approach this for measurement in public health? Look at this article that describes the process for considering cultural validity of common measures for public health studies Translation, adaptation and validation of instruments or scales for use in cross‐cultural health care research: a clear and user‐friendly guideline – Sousa – 2011 – Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice – Wiley Online LibraryLinks to an external site.
Task
Upload critique of measure. Due Tuesday, April 4 by 11:59 pm EST. Upload the paper in word format using 1” margins and 11 point Arial font or 12 point Times New Roman font. Your critique should be no more than 1 page, double-spaced.
Find a measure of interest that is commonly used to evaluate a health outcome that you care about (for example, obesity) or that measures a structural or social determinant of health relevant to your outcome of interest (for example, poverty). evaluates the efficacy or effectiveness of a structural or social intervention to address the health outcome you have identified as your area of interest. Post an attachment of this measure or embed a link to this measure.
Second, in your written critique, explicitly discuss aspects of this measure that might be problematic for certain groups, population, settings. Consider issues relating to age, gender, setting, culture, language and more.
Not sure where to start? Consider for example, the CESD, a common assessment tool for depression symptoms. Information on the CESD including a link to the measure is found here: Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD) – Addiction Research Center – UW–Madison (wisc.edu)Links to an external site.. One of the questions in this widely used measure is stated as, “I felt that I could not shake off the blues even with the help of my family or friends.” Blues is a cultural concept that does not translate well to other non-western settings.
Consider for example different approaches to measure food security and the various biases associated with these methods: Biases in self-reported food insecurity measurement: A list experiment approach – ScienceDirectLinks to an external site.
Criteria
You must post the measure you have chosen.
You must prepare a written critique.
The content of your critique will not be graded, as this assignment really is for you to reflect on how you want to grapple with measurement in your future work, or how you can be sensitive to how to interpret scientific findings in relation to your future work. We will, however, check to see if you have completed your critique.
My topic is diebetes in the middle east and north africa.

Use APA format and must include mia minimum of 2 Scholarly Citations. Soap notes will be uploaded to Moodle and put through TURN-It-In (anti-Plagiarism program) Turn it in’ s Score must be less than 25% or will not be accepted for credit; it must be your own work and in your own words. You can resubmit, Final submission will be accepted if less than 25%. Copy-paste from websites or textbooks will not be accepted or tolerated and will receive a grade of 0 (zero) with no resubmissions allowed. Please see College Handbook regarding Academic Misconduct Statement. Must use the sample templates for your soap note. Keep this template for when you start clinicals. The use of templates is ok with regards to Turn it in, but the Patient History, CC, HPI, Assessment, and Plan should be of your own work and individualized to your made-up patient.

The impact of credentialing and accreditation on patient safety and facility well-being. Your paper should meet the following structural requirements: Four-to-five pages in length, not including the cover sheet and reference page. Formatted according to APA 7th edition and Saudi Electronic University writing standards. Provide support for your statements with in-text citations from a minimum of four scholarly articles. Two of these sources may be from the class readings, textbook, or lectures, but the other two must be external. The Saudi Digital Library is a good place to find these references. Please make sure to use a very simple language and words,,,,,,,

For this assignment, you will locate one (1) treatment program within 100 miles of your location(Dallas Texas) for each of the following:
1. Outpatient treatment for adults
2. Residential treatment for adults
3. Outpatient treatment for adolescents
4. Residential treatment for adolescents
5. Inpatient Mental Health treatment for adults
6. Sober Living for adults
7. Medication Assisted Treatment for adults
Your directory should be created on a Word document.
Each program listed should include:
A. Name of provider
B. Website
C. Address
D. Phone Number
E. Additional Information, if needed, such as any critical information about the program, such as demographics for who is appropriate for admission, pay scale, insurance/private pay, or state paid.
Contents breakdown;
7 providers and 4 key identifiers for each provider = 28 required items
Format;
This should be submitted on a Word document
No font smaller than 12-point.
Separate providers in an organized manner
Bold each provider name.
If using any images, must include Alt Text

Write a 1,250-1,500-word publish of your health care research paper. Use your logic model to develop the sequence for your paper. Include the following:
Describe the health care administration issue or barrier you are addressing.
Discuss resources needed, including key stakeholders and the role they play in your plan.
Identify the characteristics of an effective health care leader and the role they will play in your plan.
Identify any external or internal regulation that must be considered to ensure compliance with any legislative, institutional, or agency policy or expectation.
Describe the organizational and strategical development structures/processes that address the problem.
Present strategies for communicating your proposed plan.
Use the research gathered in your literature review to provide support for your paper.

Directions for assignment are in the file attached! I have also attached my other assignments that are about the same topic and include some sources and information. TOPIC IS HEART ATTACKS