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Formal Medical Case Report

General Instructions:

IMPORTANT: READ THE COMMON PROBLEMS AND THE SAMPLE PAGES AS WELL, IT IS CRITICAL FOR THE GRADE.

Health professionals often find themselves writing case reports, in various forms, that rely on careful observation of a patient’s struggle with an illness or other disorder. The case report is a kind of story, one that differs from more literary stories in that the tale it tells appeals not to our emotions, but to our scientific curiosity. It is intended to help those who read it to make diagnoses. It tells the reader what symptoms to look for, and how a disease usually presents itself (which is particularly useful when the disease is new or rare). The clinician does not know, on first seeing a patient, what point the illness has reached in its natural course. The case report helps in this situation by giving a thorough description of the whole course of an illness, and does so by relating an actual instance of the condition as suffered by a real person.

Because you are not yet in the field, you may think that you have no patients about whom to write a case report. You do, however, know a great deal about a variety of diseases and temporary or permanent disabilities, even if they are only the common ones, like a childhood illness, or one of the diseases that frequently appear among the elderly. Any of these topics can—if not too simple—provide the basis for the case report I am asking you to write. So, too, might your knowledge of a more unusual physiological or psychological problem.

For this assignment, write a formal case report, using as a model the case report that I gave you, and using as your subject an actual person. Your next assignment, after this one, will also be a case report, but more “creative” (and will further require that you find a new person to write about). For now, we will be more detached. Your audience is different from the last essay; this time, you should think of the audience as people with a medical education, and you should imagine that you are an expert on the condition you are describing. You will therefore not need much explanation of technical matters, but will probably have some, carefully adjusted for the audience. You should include both the specific course of the condition as suffered by your patient, and a discussion of the condition in general. Support your discussion with at least one source written for a professional audience (you can of course include more than one). You will likely include most of the following:

The patient’s age, gender, ethnicity, economic background, and other such basics.

Careful descriptions of the patient’s health condition. These descriptions must be based on your own observation of the patient, or your discussion with people who know—or knew—the patient. You can write about someone who is deceased; you can also write about an infant, or a person with an illness so advanced that he or she can no longer communicate. In these cases, you will rely on conversations with friends or family of the patient.

Your description of the patient’s health condition should also be highly detailed. You will likely discuss the onset of the problem and its course, as thoroughly and specifically as possible. Remember that one purpose of a case report is to tell those who read it how the disease presents itself through its whole progression. Consider possible triggers to the condition, the severity of episodes, the usual duration, the extent to which physiological and emotional responses change throughout the course of the problem, responses to treatment or palliatives, and much else.

          Do not use yourself as the subject. This is your chance to do real medicine, and take an actual case history. You will miss that chance if other people are excluded.

                  Do not use a real name. Refer to the subject as “the patient.”

                  You must get your subject’s permission to write about him or her. Attach to the paper a signed consent form from the subject, or the equivalent. There is no official form, so just make up a simple one of your ow

Concepts of System Thinking in Healthcare

This week’s assignment will help acquaint you with the concept of systems thinking through
some general questions.
1. Explain and discuss the concept of systems thinking.

2. Explain and give an example of the difference between silo thinking and systems thinking
3. Provide one example of where you could apply systems thinking that would positively affect
your current work environment.
Required Format:
Title Page APA Format
Introduction
Concept of Systems Thinking (Level 1 APA Heading)
Difference Between Systems Thinking and Silo Thinking (Level 1 APA Heading)

Program Evalution Final Report- Hospice

TOPIC:  EVALUATION OF HOSPICE CARE AND SERVICES

Instructions:

Designing the Program Evaluation Plan: This evaluation should be a minimum of 25 pages, including charts, pictures, or graphs. Citations are to be credited, and APA format should be followed.

This design should be created within the framework of program evaluation. This would include working with some agency to gather information, analyze the data, and develop a professional tool that could be implemented. Each evaluation will be different and will require additional research methods that may not necessarily be presented in this course. Remember, this exercise is intended to be “real” and “useable.” Choose an area that you are interested in, and then go to work. Your Program Evaluation Plan should consist of a combination of but may not include all the following sections* depending on the type of evaluation:

• Table of Contents page
• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• Program Description
• Evaluation Focus
• Impact Theory
• Program Theory
• Stakeholders
• Methodology
• Procedures
• Techniques/Tools
• Results/Findings
• Summary and Recommendations
• Appendices
• Literary Review
• Citations

*These can be combined within sections but must be identifiable.

Measures of Disease Morbidity and Mortality

1. You were recently hired as an epidemiologist at a county office. List and explain three
measures that you would use to calculate a specific disease situation. In your view, why is it
difficult to get accurate information about disease status in a population?
2. A study starts with 4,875 health people. Over the next 2 years, 75 develop the disease. What
is the incidence rate of disease over the study period? Show all work.
3. In a survey of 1,150 women who gave birth in Maine in 2000, a total of 468 reported taking a
multivitamin at least 4 times a week during the month before becoming pregnant. Calculate the
prevalence of frequent multivitamin use in this group.

Medical Application Critical Appraisal

PART 2: Answer the Medical App Critical Appraisal questions thoughtfully and comprehensively.
Use the criteria headings on this outline as the headings on your properly APA- formatted paper.
NAME: What is the name of the app?
AUTHOR: Who created, developed, or maintains the app? Explain.
ENDORSEMENT: Is the app licensed by the Food and Drug Administration, other government

agency, or endorsed by an academic institution or medical professional organization? Explain.
OPERATION: Which platform (mobile or web-based) is suitable for the app and why?
AESTHETICS: Is the information displayed in a way that is easy to navigate? Is it easy to use?
Can you use it without instructions? Explain.
PURPOSE: What is the intended purpose or use of the app?
CLINICAL DECISION MAKING: What influence does the app have on clinical decision making?
Explain.
SAFETY: Is there potential for patient harm? Explain.
PRIVACY/SECURITY: Does the app have privacy statement or setting? Is there a clear privacy
policy stating information will be encrypted and not shared with third parties? Does the app share
information on social networks? Are users notified in the event of a breach of privacy and health
information? Explain.
USER: For whom is the app intended (providers, patients, or others)? Explain.
DISTRIBUTION: Is it designed for local use or wider distribution? Explain.
CREDIBILITY: How credible are the sources of information? How do you know? Explain.
RELEVANCE: How current is the information in the app? When was the last update? Is the
content consistent with evidence-based literature or best practices/standards of care? Explain.
PART 3: Provide one example of an appropriate patient or clinical scenario for this app. The
example should include the following details:
Patient Age-population (Pediatric, Adult, Geriatric)
Clinical Setting (Hospital, Private Practice, Extended Living Facility)
History of Present Illness and Diagnosis or Condition

Provide a detailed description of the app in your example. When will the app be implemented (at
the Point-of-care or elsewhere)? Who will use the app? What potential impact will it have on the
scenario? Incorporate the critical appraisal information from Part 2. Provide one evidence-based
scholarly article as a reference to support clinical decision making.
This assignment will be graded on the quality of the information, inclusion of one evidence-based
scholarly resource, use of citations, use of Standard English grammar, and organization based
on the required components (see the paper headings and content details in Part 1).
The length of the paper is to be between 1,000 and 1,500 words, excluding title page and
reference list.
Create this assignment using Microsoft (MS) Word. You can tell that the document is saved as a
MS Word document because it will end in “.docx.”
APA format is required in this assignment, explicitly for in-text citations and the reference list.
Use 12-point Times New Roman font with 1-inch margins and double spacing. See the APA
manual for details regarding proper citation. See resources under Course Resources,
“Guidelines for Writing Professional Papers” for further clarification.
* Scholarly Sources: Only scholarly sources are acceptable for citation and reference in this
course. These include peer-reviewed publications, government reports, or sources written by a
professional or scholar in the field. The textbooks and lessons are NOT considered to be outside
scholarly sources. For the threaded discussions and reflection posts, reputable internet sources
such as websites by government agencies (URL ends in .gov) and respected organizations
(often ends in .org) can be counted as scholarly sources. The best outside scholarly source to
use is a peer-reviewed nursing journal.  You are encouraged to use the Chamberlain library and

search one of the available databases for a peer-reviewed journal article.  The following
sources should not be used: Wikipedia, Wikis, or blogs.  These websites are not
considered scholarly as anyone can add to these. Please be aware that .com websites can vary
in scholarship and quality.  For example, the American Heart Association is a .com site with
scholarship and quality.  It is the responsibility of the student to determine the scholarship and
quality of any .com site.  Ask your instructor before using any site if you are unsure. Points will be
deducted from the rubric if the site does not demonstrate scholarship or quality. Current outside
scholarly sources must be published with the last 5 years.  Instructor permission must be
obtained BEFORE the assignment is due if using a source that is older than 5 years.