Unit 2: The Health Care Industry Flashcards
population graph
Because of the war there was an increase in population after the war ended because families felt safe again
Because of the baby boom it could mean that there will be more positions of care opening up in healthcare because they’re getting older
What are the 3 trends in health care?
Genome editing
when genetic info in an organism is alerted
We’ve used it to create mosquitoes that are resistant to malaria virus
Robotic surgeries
Surgery bot is known as the Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot (STAR)
Needs heavy human supervision
Cannot really do full-scale operations and has not been tested on humans yet
3D printing
Uses 3D printing to make ears and other small less hollow structure
Uses bioinks to cell function
Technologies not available to public
How are these trends changing health care?
Encouraging more discoveries and different treatment options, can also open up a wide varitey of healthcare professions
What does it mean by patient centred care? How have ideas of hierarchies changed from the past?
Focuses on the patient’s problem rather than just their diagnoses. In the past there was only one white guy who controlled everyone and everything in the hospital, but now everyone contributes to the health of the patient with a variety of skills
What does regenerative medicine mean (3D printing for example)? Where are we today with this trend? How long has it taken to get here?
An example of regenerative medicine is 3D printing. It is used in healthcare to make hollow structures such as ears and bladders. Today many trials are occurring and the technology is not available to the public.First started in the 1990’s.
What is laparoscopic surgery?
Laparoscopic surgery is a surgical technique where professionals perform operations in abdomen or pelvic cavity. There are 3 incisions made. One incision is for the lacroscope (small lens connected to a video camera). Other 2 are for surgical instruments.
What are the benefits laparoscopic surgery? Briefly describe the history
Benefits:
No large scaring
less pain
faster recovery
First used in 1901 in Berlin, on a dog.
Define wellness.
Wellness: making choices in your life that keep your occupational, emotional,spirituality, physical, social, environmental and intellectual health. Everyone can achive wellness in different ways
Does my wellness look exactly like your wellness?
Not everyone’s wellness will be the same because everyone’s pie and physical aspect will be different. Just because you’re pie is different or aspect is different doesn’t mean your not achieving wellness.If someone’s disabled they can achieve wellness but it will look different from others
The 7 dimensions of wellness:
occupational, emotional,spirituality, physical, social, environmental and intellectual health
Define holistic health care. What kinds of professionals would you see in a holistic health care setting?
Holistic Health Care: Holistic health care is an approach to health care that treats the “___whole_____” person, not simply symptoms and disease.
Examples, Therapist, psychologist
What is conventional treatment? Give examples. What makes these treatments different than CAM ones.
Conventional treatments:
Is medicine that is practiced by health professionals who hold an M.D (medical doctor). Practiced by other healthcare professionals such as physical therapists, physician assistants, psychologists. These are considered the norm or stand process while CAM is not usually seen as standard practice.
Define CAM treatments.
These practices generally are not considered part of standard approaches
Standard treatments go through a long and careful research process to prove they are safe and effective, but less is known about most types of complementary and alternative medicine.
CAM Doctors views on conventional treatment:
Feel they do not use enough holistic care
Conventional doctors on CAM doctors:
They think it’s a sham or quack