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You've been asked to prepare a 30-minute PowerPoint presentation for new members of the Board of Health in your state.
How would the epidemiologist's contributions to the research study be different from those of other public health professionals?
What are ten diseases which have Epidemic or Pandemic potential, and for which quarantine, or related isolation techniques are recommended control measures.
Explain the quarantine laws regarding cases of Smallpox. Include some history of the disease, some know cases of Smallpox and their outcome (ie. quarantine, isolation), and the eradication of the d
Craft an infection control policy for a nursing home to provide protection of patients, staff, and visitors from infectious diseases.
Comparing and contrasting the cohort study approach with case-control studies. Determine which you believe is most effective and explain why.
Discuss how incomplete penetrance, variable expressivity, pleiotropy, and genetic heterogeneity can affect the severity of a disease in a family.
Now that the Affordable Care Act includes immunizations, what else do we need to do to be sure everyone is immunized in the US for all the preventable diseases?
Illustrate out the term chronic disease. Discuss the impact of nutrition and exercise on the prognosis of the disease.
How are historical quarantine methods alike to modern methods? How have methods changed and are historical methods superior or inferior to modern methods?
Illustrate out the defferences between and quarantine and isolation? What are current challenges to effective communicable disease control?
How is public apathy serious challenge to effective communicable disease control?
Describe the informed consent requirements. What is the responsibility of the allied health professional with regard to informed consent forms and the process of obtaining informed consent?
Discuss the ethical considerations involved in deciding who receives short and long term health care?
Mention five areas of negligence for allied health professionals. Critically discuss the standard of care in each area, and how that standard can be applied to the health care facility.
How are healthcare services organized and quality of care enhanced? Is sufficient attention paid to the prevention of illness and what are different strategies for preventing illness?
A physician is given non-prescription vitamin samples which are expensive and are to be given to patients of low income.
In brief define the ethical principle of Double Effect in your own words, and explain how it applies specifically to this scenario.
Consider the age-old tale of the father who stole loaf of bread to feed his hungry family. Stealing is deemed wrong by our society and is punishable by law.
Determine three key elements of a quantitative research report that you perceive as the most important. Discuss why?
Critically discuss the principle of Good Samaritan laws. Discuss one way that you believe such laws are beneficial to society and one way that you believe they are detrimental to society.
Consider your personal needs, preferences and biases. How may they conflict with the needs, preferences and biases of your patients and their families?
Be sure to identify and discuss applicable state and federal laws/regulations as well as ethical theories and principles.
Critically discuss the social and professional implications of plagiarism? Why would someone risk their professional reputation and credibility by plagiarizing?
Choose a story from the Bible (be sure to cite which version of the Bible and passages you are using) that addresses an aspect of healing.