medicine Flashcards
evolution of medicine over time
technology, medical research, coordinated care, patient engagement, value-based care
technology
- biggest impact over how healthcare has changed
- improved the equipment in hospitals
- have improved healthcare at an unprecedented rate
medical research
- related to technology
- without technology, medical research would not have been able to advance as quickly as it has
coordinated care
-the deliberate organization of patient care activities between two or more participants involved in a patients care to facilitate the appropriate delivery of health services
patient engagement
- patient is the final decision maker
- health care professionals= focused on improving the patient experience
value based care
- focuses on getting value from quality services
- payments are heard on this specialized care and other things such as cost reduction, which could lead to an emphasis on preventative care
canada’s health care system
-values of fairness and equality= willingness of canadians to share resources and responsibility in canada’s health care system
cancer
- 1930s= death sentence
- jimmy foundation was created
- in tenesse, doctors found a way to use different combinations of chemo to cure leukaemia
hiv/ aids
- 1980s= pattern of strange death where gay men would get pneumonia
- aids was a product of hiv where the immune system attacked and cannot fight back
- no cure
what does aids stand for
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
what does hiv stand for
human immunodeficiency virus
surgery
- was brutal, no anesthesia
- was last resort
- 1846- firat surgery using anesthesia
medicine wheel
- the alignment and continuous interaction of the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual realities
- circle= inter connectivity of all aspects
what can the four directions represent
stages of life seasons aspects of life elements of nature animals ceremonial plants
healthcare
the maintenance or improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, recovery or cure of the disease, illness, injury and other physical and mental impairments in people
holistic perspective
- whole person: body, mind, spirit and emotions
- optimal health= balance in life
- if one person is not working properly, all others are affected
principles of holistic medicine
- based on the belief that unconditional love and support is the most powerful healer
- all people have innate healing powers
- patient is a person not a disease
- healing takes a team approach
- treatment involves fixing the cause of the condition
first nations perspective
- create shared understandings of a holistic vision on wellness
- centre circle: individual human beings
- second circle: importance of mental, emotional, spiritual and physical aspects
- important there is a balance
- third circle: respect, wisdom, responsibility and relationships
- fourth circle: nations, family, community and land
- fifth circle: social, cultural, economics and environmental factors
- people in outer circle: strong children, families and elders
traditional approaches
- comprises medical aspects of traditional knowledge that developed our generations
- health practices, approaches, knowledge and believes incorporating first nations healing and wellness
- body, mind, emotions and spirit
north
white air/ wind cedar spiritual health white people elders- grandparents
east
yellow fire tobacco spring mental health oriental people birth/ childhood
south
red earth sweet grass summer physical health aboriginal people youth/ adolescence
west
water sage autumn emotional health black people adulthood- parents
complementary and alternative approaches
- medical products and practices that are not part of standard medical care
- should be in addition to treatment from your doctor
- “whole person” or holistic approach
