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evolution of medicine over time

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technology, medical research, coordinated care, patient engagement, value-based care

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technology

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  • biggest impact over how healthcare has changed
  • improved the equipment in hospitals
  • have improved healthcare at an unprecedented rate
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medical research

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  • related to technology

- without technology, medical research would not have been able to advance as quickly as it has

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coordinated care

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-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

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patient engagement

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  • patient is the final decision maker

- health care professionals= focused on improving the patient experience

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value based care

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  • 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
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canada’s health care system

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-values of fairness and equality= willingness of canadians to share resources and responsibility in canada’s health care system

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cancer

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  • 1930s= death sentence
  • jimmy foundation was created
  • in tenesse, doctors found a way to use different combinations of chemo to cure leukaemia
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hiv/ aids

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  • 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
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what does aids stand for

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acquired immune deficiency syndrome

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what does hiv stand for

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human immunodeficiency virus

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surgery

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  • was brutal, no anesthesia
  • was last resort
  • 1846- firat surgery using anesthesia
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medicine wheel

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  • the alignment and continuous interaction of the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual realities
  • circle= inter connectivity of all aspects
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what can the four directions represent

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stages of life
seasons
aspects of life
elements of nature
animals
ceremonial plants
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healthcare

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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

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holistic perspective

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  • whole person: body, mind, spirit and emotions
  • optimal health= balance in life
  • if one person is not working properly, all others are affected
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principles of holistic medicine

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  • 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
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first nations perspective

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  • 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
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traditional approaches

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  • 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
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north

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white
air/ wind
cedar
spiritual health
white people
elders- grandparents
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east

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yellow
fire 
tobacco 
spring
mental health
oriental people
birth/ childhood
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south

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red
earth
sweet grass
summer
physical health
aboriginal people
youth/ adolescence
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west

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water
sage
autumn
emotional health
black people
adulthood- parents
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complementary and alternative approaches

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  • 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
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complementary medicine

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treatments that are used along with standard medical treatments but are not considered to be standard treatments

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alternative medicine

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treatments that are used instead of standard medical treatments

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western approach

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-healthcare professionals treat symptoms and diseases using drugs, radiation or surgery

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best health outcomes

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an opportunity to be treated through a comprehensive health care plan that includes both traditional and conventional practices

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