Title: The progression of Burundi and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal three, Target two Safe health practices and providing accessible health care has been observed to producing a positive outcome in reducing morbidity and mortality rates in children globally. In many African countries the healthcare provision is poor due to the lack of resources…
Limited Access to Healthcare in Rural America
Limited Access to Healthcare in Rural America Access to health care and utilization of primary and preventative care services in rural communities across America is a national concern. The National Academy of Medicine and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), has even made it a top priority to try and distinguish the potential…
Improvement of Smart Wound Diagnostics
Improvement of Smart Wound Diagnostics Introduction to Smart wound dressings: Chronic wounds afflict approximately 2 % of the worldwide population and cost billions of pounds to the healthcare sector. Microbial biofilms have been implicated in the persistence of chronic wounds and are thought to be responsible for nearly 80 % of all non-healing wounds. (Magee et. al)…
Application of the Biopsychosocial Model to Healthcare
Healthcare providers have been tasked with an important responsibility of providing high quality of care to the patients that we serve. What does this responsibility call for? A correct diagnosis? Appropriate medication prescription? Following pre-made care plans for patients presenting with certain signs and symptoms? As future advanced practice clinicians it is not only our…
Comparison of Australia and Mexicos Health Systems
The World Health Organisation (2019) outlines that universal healthcare enables people to “have access to the health services they need (prevention, promotion, treatment, rehabilitation and palliative care) without the risk of financial hardship when paying for them.” The benefits of universal healthcare go beyond the maintenance or improvement of population health; the World Health Organisation…
Hallway Medicine: The Current Problem in Canadas Health Care System
Hallway Medicine: The Current Problem in Health Care System Yes, there are on-going issues about the Canadian health care system such as drug costs, access to service, long-term care needs, and more. However, there is a major issue that needs to be addressed by the Canadian government. This one main issue in the Canadian health…
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Using AI to make Medical Diagnoses
Title: Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Using AI to make medical diagnoses a) Artificial intelligence (AI), sometimes called machine intelligence, is the ability of a digital computer to perform tasks imitating intelligent human behaviour (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2019). This can also be extended to any device that displays human mind-related characteristics such as the ability to reason,…
Personal Beliefs on Substance Abuse in Healthcare Setting
Examine Personnel Belief Substance used is a term used to refer the usage of alcohol or drugs, and it can include substances from illegal drugs, cigarettes, inhalants, prescription drugs and solvents. Substance use can cause problems when combining drugs and alcohol or any other drugs that can cause harm to any person. Substance use can…
Cultural Analysis of Italy for the Healthcare Provider
Italian Cultural Analysis The Italian culture is as complexed as any other culture. The food alone is warm and comforting. These two things have interested me in researching and doing a cultural analysis on the Italian culture. Of what I have grown to think of the culture I admire the culture as a whole. As…
Impact of the Rise of Noncommunicable Diseases on Health Systems
The rise of NCDs necessitates a range of adjustments by health systems. Please discuss this statement, with reference to a particular country or region. Introduction Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), are chronic in nature and resulting from combination of several factors namely; physiological, genetic, behavioural and environmental. NCDs contribute for 41 million deaths annually, which represent 71%…