HCA Seminar

  The fact that informatics is significantly changing healthcare especially through telemedicine is what most intrigues me about this information.The fact that telemedicine is used by 76% of hospitals worldwide to interact with patients and that it is now an essential component of specialties like dermatology, radiology, and psychiatry shows how well accepted it is. I find it fascinating how informatics may help close the care gap between rural and urban areas, particularly when it comes to giving patients in outlying locations better accessible and cheap care.  Telemed...

 What I found interesting this week was how the deinstitutionalization movement significantly changed the landscape of mental healthcare, moving away from a large institution-dominated approach and toward one that prioritizes community-based support. This paper's examination of the historical background and the unforeseen ramifications of this big change is among its most interesting features. The movement started out intending to better the treatment that people with mental illness received, and it also aimed to eliminate the harsh environments that were prevalent in many institutions from the early 20th century. The paper emphasizes how popular culture's depiction of these facilities often linked to terror and neglect was a major factor in influencing public opinion and changing laws. The legislative initiatives aimed to provide sufficient community resources, most notably through the Community Mental Health Act of 1963. However, many people were left without the required sup...

 This week in class we had 2 presentations, one on the Flexner report and the other on the role of ai and robotics in healthcare. Some things that I found interesting about the flexor reports were prior to the Flexner Report, medical schools provided a very inconsistent standard of teaching. The study, which is still an important component of modern medical education today, campaigned for a scientific, research-based curriculum that would match medical education with stricter criteria. Flexner's proposals caused many underperforming medical schools to close, greatly lowering the overall number of institutions while raising the caliber of graduates. The goal of this school consolidation was to concentrate resources on producing more qualified physicians. The report placed a strong emphasis on practical training in clinical and laboratory settings, changing the focus of medical education from a purely theoretical approach to one that is based on actual research and practice. This met...

 This week we learned about mandatory vaccines. First we started off with Jacobson v. Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1905), A Massachusetts legislation requiring smallpox vaccinations for all students was being challenged in this case. Cambridge, Massachusetts resident Henning Jacobson objected to his child receiving a vaccination because of his personal views and history of negative vaccination reactions. After receiving a $5 fine (about $150 in today's currency) for breaking the law, he filed a constitutional rights complaint. The main question was whether Jacobson's right to individual liberty under the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment was violated by the Massachusetts vaccine requirement. Jacobson claimed that because the law restricted his bodily autonomy and personal freedom, it was unconstitutional. In a 7-2 ruling, the US Supreme Court maintained the Massachusetts statute. The Court decided that vaccination laws might be enforced by the state for the protection ...

This week in class we talked about how to go about doing research for our papers and presentations. One thing that I found very useful for researching is taking my topic and breaking it up and using similars words that mean the same thing. It came up with more options for me to use and also it cut down on the unnecessary website that I don't need or don't have anything to do with what I'm trying to find. I also learned that by searching an authors name could also help me find more useful information as well. Taking what I learned this week will definitely help me with getting everything I need to be resourceful. Just search is not always helpful because you get so many results and then half of them are not credible. I also learned that using academic databases also helps. Additionally, I found it helpful to confirm that writers are subject-matter experts by looking up their credentials and affiliations, to make sure the study is published in respectable, peer-reviewed publi...