Category: Public Health

Training Critique
Instructions
View the Emergency Management Institute web
https://training.fema.gov/is/ceus.aspx?all=true
Choose a training on the page that is of interest to you. Complete the training. Take notes during the training to remind yourself of things you will need to complete this assignment.
Develop a document that reviews and critiques the training when you have finished it. In your document:
• Provide an overview of the training.
o Who is the intended audience?
o What is the purpose of the training?
o When and why would someone take it?
• Analyze whether the training meets the needs of the intended audience. If not, why?
• Take a look at the objectives of the course. Are health objectives promoted?
o Health objectives are defined as health improvement priorities. Health objectives may be met by increasing public awareness and understanding of the determinants of health, disease, disability, and the opportunities for progress.
o If health objectives are promoted, how? If not, why?
• Suggest ways the training could be improved.
• Cite peer-reviewed sources to justify your recommendations for improvement.

The article titled – Poverty and Language Development: Roles of Parenting and Stress in the weekly reading discusses how poverty and home life can impact a child’s language development. As stated in the article ” For each $5,000 in extra income annually, vocabulary is raised an average of 2 points on a standard scale vocabulary measurement.”
What are some evidence based interventions that can be used to expand a toddlers vocabulary to ensure they are prepared for kindergarten?
Please cite references in your response. This is a DISCUSSION so please interact and post responses to your classmates reply. You will be graded on your response and your interaction with classmates as discussed in the weekly discussion rubric. I am going to need the dissertation with 2 replays.

Innovation in Healthcare and Financial Statements
Financial statement management is an essential process for healthcare organizations. The challenge for operational leaders is interpretation of financial statement performance.
Select a hospital that publicly displays their financial performance on their website. In a 10-12 slide PowerPoint Presentation address the following requirements:
Describe the Profit Loss Statement:
o Review top revenue items
o Review cost comparison compared to previous year
o Provide your interpretation of the statement – how well is the organization.
Balance Sheet Review:
o Review Assets
o Review Liabilities
o Describe the financial health of the balance sheet
Review Financial Ratios Calculations
o Current Ratio
o Debt-to-equity Ratio
o Working Capital Ratio
Make a recommendation to lease or finance the capital item. Please support your decision with financial data.
Your presentation should meet the following structural requirements:
Be 10-12 slides in length, not including the title or reference slides.
Be formatted according to Saudi Electronic University and APA writing guidelines.
Provide support for your statements with citations from a minimum of six scholarly articles. These citations should be listed in the Notes section of the slide in which they appear. Two of these sources may be from the class readings, textbook, or lectures, but four must be external.
Each slide must provide detailed speaker’s notes to support the slide content. These should be a minimum of 100 words long (per slide) and must be a part of the presentation. The presentation cannot be submitted in PDF format, which does not make notes visible to the instructor. Notes must draw from and cite relevant reference materials.

Challenges Leadership Faces When Leading A Healthcare Organization (125 points)
Create a PowerPoint Presentation to evaluate the challenges that today’s leadership faces when leading a healthcare organization. Your presentation should include the following topics: • Dynamic forces in the industry
• Leadership competencies needed to navigate change
• Disruptive innovations
• 4 Ps of Health Analytics
• Efficacy and value provided by health systems
• The role of governance in patient safety
Your presentation should meet the following structural requirements:
• Organized, using professional themes and transitions.
• It should consist of 7 slides, not including the title and reference slides.
• Each slide must provide detailed speaker’s notes, with a minimum of 100 words per slide. Notes must draw from and cite relevant reference materials.
• Provide support for your statements with in-text citations from a minimum of six scholarly articles. Two sources may be from the class readings, textbook, or lectures, but the other four must be external. The Saudi Digital Library is a good place to find these references.
• Follow APA 7th edition and Saudi Electronic University writing standards.

How the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced the healthcare safety and quality initiatives set forth in KSA’s Vision 2030
The Saudi Vision 2030 plan, which came out in 2017, has made it possible for digital change to happen.(Sabetkish & Rahmani, 2021). COVID-19 made it possible to talk about and test this shift. It has put the country’s digital infrastructure to the test and shown decision-makers where there were holes. The adoption, use, and participation of Saudi citizens in the digitization of these services and communications has been tested on a national scale.(Sabetkish & Rahmani, 2021). As part of the community-wide efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19, the Saudi Arabian government and the private health care industry made new digital health solutions and turned-on existing ones. In Saudi Arabia, it might be investigated more how AI could be used in the future to combine different data sources during outbreaks. The use of mobile apps could also be made better and easier if there were less of them and their functions were combined.(Sabetkish & Rahmani, 2021)
Barriers that the COVID-19 pandemic has created
The COVID-19 epidemic hurt the world’s ability to provide and use necessary health care services in a big way. Taking care of critically ill patients with COVID-19 pneumonia during the pandemic was the hardest thing that intensive care medicine has ever had to do. Thanks to the work of intensivists and many other specialists, hospitals now have up to 300% more beds for critical patients. This creates a care and logistics challenge that has never been seen before. In the same way, the rise in global use of many common medicines used in intensive care medicine, such as those used for sedation and pain relief, has made it necessary to use other, less ideal options. For example, because patients couldn’t use public transportation and were afraid of getting COVID-19 sickness, patients with gastrointestinal problems were affected more by the lockdown than other patients. During this pandemic, the kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has had to deal with several problems, but it was able to take steps to limit the damage as much as possible. Protective measures include building COVID-19 healthcare centers, giving everyone free treatment and health care, putting fever clinics in all cities and public and private hospitals, and making sure that only people with COVID-19 symptoms could go there. (Cascella et al., 2022)
Role of the healthcare quality improvement specialist to mitigate these barriers and drive quality in healthcare in the future
Many international health care systems, including Saudi Arabia, reacted quickly to the pandemic by putting in place new health and safety measures and precaution protocols. During emergencies like pandemics, it’s important to have leadership at every level to coordinate, make rules, and make real changes that last. During a pandemic, plan-do-check-act cycles must be quick and flexible in order to improve quality. During this pandemic, it has been important for business quality representatives, surgery operations, local hospital liaisons, and other department executives to work together right away to make decisions in a unified way. This has helped our community in the best way possible. With this kind of cooperation, the whole organization was able to move quickly and respond as a single unit. One of the things that needed to be done was to put off procedures that weren’t essential. Other things that were done were setting up an on-site overflow intensive care unit (ICU), as well as deployment teams and rotating schedules to be used in case of a rush and planning for slowly going back to normal hospital operations once the pandemic started to slow down.(O’Donnell & Gupta, 2022)
References; –
Cascella, M., Rajnik, M., Aleem, A., Dulebohn, S. C., & Di Napoli, R. (2022). Features, Evaluation, and Treatment of Coronavirus (COVID-19). In StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK554776/
O’Donnell, B., & Gupta, V. (2022). Continuous Quality Improvement. In StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK559239/
Sabetkish, N., & Rahmani, A. (2021). The overall impact of COVID-19 on healthcare during the pandemic: A multidisciplinary point of view. Health Science Reports, 4(4), e386. https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.386
this is was qoustion In this week’s discussion:
Discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced the healthcare safety and quality initiatives set forth in KSA’s Vision 2030.
Describe the barriers that the COVID-19 pandemic has created. Analyze the role of the healthcare quality improvement specialist to mitigate these barriers and drive quality in healthcare in the future.

Patient Measurement
The Patient Experience Measurement Program (PEMP) is one of the national transformation initiatives launched in Saudi Arabia as part of the country’s Vision 2030 plan. The program aims to improve the quality of healthcare services by measuring patient experiences and using this information to make data-driven improvements.
The history of the PEM program can be traced back to 2015, when the Ministry of Health established a national patient experience measurement framework. This framework was designed to measure patient satisfaction with healthcare services and to identify areas where improvements could be made (Ministry of Health, 2023).The Ministry of Health launched the PEM program as a pilot project in four hospitals in Riyadh.
The PEM program aims to: Measure patient experiences with healthcare services in Saudi Arabia and Identify areas for improvement in healthcare service delivery. Develop strategies and initiatives to improve patient experiences. Monitor progress towards achieving the goals of the program.
The PEM program uses various methods to measure patient experiences, including surveys, focus groups, and patient feedback. The data collected is used to develop initiatives and strategies to improve patient experiences.
The PEM program has made significant progress. The program has been implemented in many hospitals and healthcare centers across Saudi Arabia. The program has also expanded to include measuring patient experiences in primary healthcare centers.
One such study was conducted by AlRuthia et al. (2020) and published in the Journal of Patient Experience. The study’s objective was to explore patients’ experiences and perceptions of the quality of care provided in a tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia.
The study utilized a cross-sectional design and included 422 patients admitted to the hospital between January and June 2018. Data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire developed based on the SERVQUAL model, which is common in measuring service quality in healthcare.
The questionnaire included five measures of service experience: tangibles, reliability, responsiveness, assurance, and empathy. Each measure was measured using multiple items, and patients were required to rate their level of satisfaction with each item on a five-point Likert scale.
The study found that patients’ perceptions of service quality were generally positive, with the highest mean score being for the empathy dimension and the lowest for the reliability dimension (AlRuthia et al ., 2020). The authors noted that the findings could be used to identify areas for improvement in the quality of care provided in the hospital.
In terms of the methods and measurements utilized in the study design related to the content of this module, the study’s use of the SERVQUAL model is relevant to the topic of patient-centered care. The model focuses on patients’ perceptions of service quality, an important aspect of patient-centered care. Additionally, the study’s use of a self-administered questionnaire is a common method for measuring patient experiences and perceptions in healthcare research.
References
AlRuthia, Y., Alsenaidy, M. A., Alrabiah, Z., Almogbel, Y., Almutairi, L., Almogbel, F., & Balkhi, B. (2020). Patient satisfaction with primary health care services in Saudi Arabia: A qualitative study. Journal of Patient Experience, 7(6), 1732-1739. https://doi.org/10.1177/2374373520921693
Ministry of Health. (2023). Patient satisfaction survey results – Patient Experience Measurement Program. https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/Ministry/pxmp/Pages/defa…https://www.moh.gov.sa/en/Ministry/pxmp/Pages/defa…
this was qoustion :
The Patient Experience Measurement Program is one of the national transformation initiatives in Saudi Arabia.
Discuss the history, aims, and progress thus far of the Patient Experience Measurement Program.
Locate a recent patient experience study in Saudi Arabia from the Saudi Digital Library and summarize the study.
Report on the methods and measurements utilized in the study design related to the content of this module.

Critical Thinking Assignment: Selecting Sources (125 points)
Important! This is the first of several Critical Thinking assignments that will build the foundation for a research paper due in Module 10.
In research, you should select research articles that are peer-reviewed and, in most instances, are not more than five years old. When searching in the Saudi Digital Library, you can limit the results by publication date and peer-reviewed journals so that you get the most recent, credible research on the topic (see the image below). You can then look for those results that allow you to access the full text.
Find 10 peer-reviewed articles to research one of the following topics of interest to you:
Diabetic foot disease
Ethical decision-making in healthcare
Patient safety culture
Clinical practice guidelines
Big data analytics in healthcare
Antibiotic use in healthcare
Communicable diseases
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Non-communicable diseases
Mental health
Vaccines
This will be the topic that you will write about in the final research paper.
At least five articles should be empirical studies. Look for the theory that the study uses to identify the hypothesis that is formulated. See the following article on theory in healthcare.
Aldahmash, A. M., Ahmed, Z., Qadri, F. R., Thapa, S., & AlMuammar, A. M. (2019). Implementing a connected health intervention for remote patient monitoring in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan: Explaining ‘the what’ and ‘the how’. Globalization and Health, 15(1), 20–20. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-019-0462-1
Write a two-page overview of your topic and the reasons for selecting each of the references. Be aware that you may find research articles that could be subtopics that may add interest to the main topic. Submit all ten references and the two-page overview with a title page.

Selecting Tools and Data Sources in CQI (125 points)
You are the manager of the surgical services department at the local hospital. You have determined that a process requirement is not aligned with process performance and that a performance improvement project is needed. Apply what you have learned in this module to the development of your quality improvement project.
For this critical thinking assignment, you will write a paper that includes the following:
Describe the work setting and the problem that you have identified. Explain why this improvement is needed and what impact it has on the healthcare quality. Discuss what key stakeholders will benefit from this improvement.
Determine the data sources that will be used. Explain why you selected these data sources. Describe the strengths and weaknesses of these data sources that should be considered. Discuss sampling considerations in your chosen data collection approach.
Discuss variations in measurement that may occur. Distinguish between common and special cause variation and how it applies to your quality improvement project.
Describe the tool(s) selected. Briefly describe the tool(s) and explain why you selected it. Describe the strengths and weaknesses of the selected tool(s) and provide an alternative tool that one may consider using and explain why it is appropriate.
Enter your data points into the selected tool and include it in your paper. Provide an analysis of the data and what the results mean in relation to the process you are working to improve in your surgical services department.
Requirements:
Your paper should be four to five pages in length, not including the title and reference pages.
You must include a minimum of four credible sources. Use the Saudi Electronic Digital Library to find your resources.
Your paper must follow Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines, as appropriate.
You are strongly encouraged to submit all assignments to the Turnitin Originality Check prior to submitting them to your instructor for grading. If you are unsure how to submit an assignment to the Originality Check tool, review the Turnitin Originality Check Student Guide.

This week we will be looking at our risk and determining which ones are more likely to happen and do we have enough resources to respond to them. For your assignment you will conduct a hazard and vulnerability assessment on an organization of your choice. If you are employed in a healthcare agency, this has most likely already been done and you can use their HVA as the “talking points” for this assignment. You can have the option of conducting a HVA on your home and its location if you choose.
You will submit your hazard vulnerability analysis (HVA) document here with your 1-page paper. Kaiser Permanente has done the hard work. You are provided with the assessment tool and the instructions through the link below.You need to complete your form related to the hazard you are assessing. Note you will most likely choose Natural Hazards, but you do have the option of choosing Human-Related, Technologic, Hazardous, etc. hazards. You will explain in a short 1 page paper why you rated your top 3 hazards/emergencies the way you did. There are no right or wrong answers, just what you think is the worst.
Here are the various hazard documents:
https://www.calhospitalprepare.org/post/updated-hva-tool-kaiser-permanente
Once you review the instructions, you can click on the HVA tab for the form.
**THE COMPANY I HAVE CHOSEN IS APPLE AND THE HAZARD I HAVE CHOSEN IS TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS. YOU ONLY NEED TO FILL OUT THE HVA FOR THAT HAZARD, NOT THE OTHER ONES SUCH AS NATURAL, HUMAN, HAZARDOUS, ETC. I NEED THE DOCUMENT FOR THAT AS WELL AS THE SUMMARY IT WILL PROVIDE ONCE THE HAZARD SECTION IS FILLED OUT. THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE PROVIDED IN THE LINK ON HOW TO FILL IT OUT AS WELL AS THE LINK TO DOWNLOAD THE HVA SHEET. IT WILL BE AN EXCEL FILE. MAKE SURE YOU INPUT THE COMPANY NAME, AGAIN MINE IS APPLE. THE ONE PAGE PAPER WILL BE A SUMMARY OF THE ANALYSIS AND THE TOP 3 EMERGENCY EVENTS THAT WERE RANKED FOR THAT HAZARD AND WHY YOU THINK THEY WERE RANKED THAT WAY. THE FORM ALREADY INCLUDES THE EVENTS SO YOU JUST USE THOSE, NO NEED TO ADD OR MAKE UP ANY. PLEASE PROVIDE AT LEAST 3 SCHOLARLY SOURCES IN APA FORMAT TO SUPPORT YOUR REASONING, PREFERABLY ONE FOR EACH EVENT. LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

Saudi Arabia has recently witnessed enormous economic growth accompanied by undesirable lifestyle behaviors, along with an associated increase in non-communicable diseases (NCD’s). This systematic review presents a comprehensive and an updated overview of the status of physical activity (PA) or inactivity among the Saudi population and examines the major barriers and correlates of PA. Please discuss the physical activity in KSA and the role of the government in improving physical activities with facilities and barriers?