Comparatively and critically analyse how finance and the main/commonly used financing

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1.Drawing upon the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation website, produce slides
identifying ONE common Major Health Issue from the top 10 Major Health issues across
the UK, Mexico and Ghana. You should also support your slides with a comparative and
critical commentary of the common Major Health Issue identified, justifying ONE of the
prevention strategies from the three countries which you judge as being most effective.

2. Comparatively and critically analyse how finance and the main/commonly used financing
mechanisms reduce or promote health inequalities in the UK, Mexico and Ghana. Make
recommendations for reducing health inequalities specific to finance or the
main/commonly used financing mechanism in Ghana’s healthcare system.

Analyse the rationale for the assessment/investigative process. These should be related to the pathophysiology to help explain why the tests are necessary.

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Assessment criteria LEVEL 6

This sheet will outline what we expect in your final assessments.

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT

Word Limit: 2000 (please note there is a penalty for any amount over this. The word count does not include reference list at the end)

This assignment is a single case study of a patient/client you have encountered in practice.

The aim is for you to demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the pathophysiological processes associated with the patient/clients illness/condition, AND analyse the clinical rationale for the assessment/investigations and pharmacological intervention(s).  In order to achieve the learning outcomes you will need to:

  1. Select a client case whose care you have been personally involved in.
  2. Introduce your case study explaining why you have chosen the topic. Introduce the patient. Some brief clinical details will be needed including signs and symptoms. More detailed information can be included in an appendix for example lists of medication the patient was already on and details of any relevant investigations.
  3. Describe further the symptoms and signs of the condition and how the underlying pathophysiology can explain these, relating it all to your patient. Where the case is particularly complex you will need to concentrate on one or two aspects giving your rationale for doing so.
  4. Analyse the rationale for the assessment/investigative process. These should be related to the pathophysiology to help explain why the tests are necessary.
  5. Demonstrate an in depth understanding of the pharmacological treatments including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and evidence base.  The mechanism of drug action should be explained and how this works to alleviate patient’s symptoms – this might be due to correcting underlying pathophysiology or by affecting bodily processes to alleviate symptoms. Main risks of medication should be explained – again using a knowledge of pharmacological actions which shows understanding of why such adverse events occur. This should be backed up by research evidence – how common are these risks? Is your patient likely to experience the side effects? Relevant pharmaco kinetics should be related to the patient e.g. was the drug given SL? Oral/ IV? why? Was any dosage adjustment needed due to patient factors such as renal disease or age?
  1. Critique the effectiveness of these interventions/medication with reference to current literature, theory, and protocols. The evidence base for the treatment needs critical analysis. Did guidelines such as NICE help to determine choice? Do other guidelines make similar recommendations? Were there any patient factors which led to deviation from the guidelines?
  1. Maintain confidentiality and anonymity of patients/clients, family, staff and the environment in which the encounter has taken place

 

 

  1. the pathophysiology or pharmacology helped enhance your own practice.
  2. Maintain confidentiality and anonymity of patients/clients, family, staff and the environment in which the encounter has taken place

 

Submitting Your Assignment

 

Your assignments must be electronically processed: Use your UB number and Module Title as the title of the document. Use Arial size 12 font, margins set to 2.54cms. Use A4 size paper for written work, 1.5-line spacing and leaving a margin on the left-hand side. Using the footer function you must number your pages, and add your UB number on each page.

At the end of your case study document after the assignment, appendices and reference list insert a completed self- assessment form which is included in canvas. Include the number of words you have written, excluding list of references and bibliography.

You should reference your sources using the Harvard referencing system. Please use the Faculty’s Harvard Reference Guide.

What is a scoring systems and what are their purposes in medical practice?

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This module has a single assessment which is an essay of 2500 words (plus references). The essay title is:

What is a scoring systems and what are their purposes in medical practice? What is an ideal scoring system and what purposes do they serve? Name the most commonly used scoring systems in critical care medicine and give details on ONLY one of them. How can we use scoring systems to make decisions and what are the areas of controversy in using them?

Marking guide:

What is a scoring system and what is an ideal scoring system (15 marks)

What are the purposes of scoring systems (15)

Name some of the common scoring systems in critical care medicine (10)

Examine one of these critically looking at the development and validation of the system (30)

What are the areas of controversy in using scoring systems and applying to individuals (25)

A final conclusion to cover how knowing this might affect the way you practice (5)

Critically review the physiology, pathophysiology or pathology behind hypothyroidism.

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Critically review the physiology/pathophysiology/pathology behind hypothyroidism. In general you should
1) Outline the signs/symptoms of the condition being ‘managed’ and provide (in fair detail*) an explanation of how the underlying physiology/pathophysiology gives rise to these signs/symptoms.
2) Outline the therapy/practice used to manage/treat this condition and give (in fair detail*) a justification/rational for this treatment based upon an understanding of the underlying disease process (or alternatively an explanation as to why you think that this approach may be
inappropriate, followed by a brief explanation/justification of what you feel should be the treatment)
n.b. for the purposes of this assignment it is not sufficient justification that the therapy works! (though evidence that it does work would be a useful fact to provide) you are asked to explain WHY IT WORKS

Explain why information security is more important today than it was in the past. What measures are taken to secure data and prevent breaches?

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Write 300-500 Words on the following information – Information security is designed to protect personal information. Information security focuses on processing, transmitting, or storing sensitive information in a secure manner. Information security has become more relevant for multiple organizations and individuals, as digital data is more prevalent. Protecting your data should be a priority for everyone to prevent a breach in the digital age. After reading the following article below, Explain why information security is more important today than it was in the past. What measures are taken to secure data and prevent breaches?

Read the following case study:
Note: Use APA style and 2 scholarly references.

Analyse ways of working collaboratively with the person in the scenario with reference to informed choice in their decision making, supporting adherence considering adverse effects and medicines optimisation of both medications in your chosen scenario.

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Analyse ways of working collaboratively with the person in the scenario with reference to informed choice in their decision making, supporting adherence considering adverse effects and medicines optimisation of both medications in your chosen scenario.

Discuss social issues that drive health inequalities with homelessness having a significant impact on health outcomes.

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My project is to add a ‘social determinants of health’ field within the electronic medical record so that that will require nursing staff to complete homelessness status upon the patient’s initial assessment.  Discuss social issues that drive health inequalities with homelessness having a significant impact on health outcomes.

 

To what extent do the concepts of health & well being used by the ‘Every Mind Matters’ campaign have an influence on the mental health of individuals in the community, and what factors may impact upon the campaign’s success?

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‘To what extent do the concepts of health & well being used by the ‘Every Mind Matters’ campaign have an influence on the mental health of individuals in the community, and what factors may impact upon the campaign’s success? Assessment criteria•Knowledge and understanding of concepts and theories of health & wellbeing from a holistic perspective.•Ability to engage in analysis and application of health wellbeing theory and practice, to identify and examine factors influencing the health and wellbeing of target population.Points to includeThe essay will use a standard format of introduction, main body and conclusion.The essay will demonstrate a clear understanding of concepts of health & well-being and their application to the health promotion campaign. The analysis should examine the concepts of health & well being used by the campaign and the potential impact on mentalhealth (Concepts of health may include definitions of health, approaches or models of health). The essay will include discussion the holistic approach to health promotion and factors that influencethehealth of an individual. The analysis of the concepts of health used by the campaign and the influences on health will lead to a discussion on the challenges of implementing the Every Mind Matterscampaign successfully. Throughout the essay, you MUST focus your answer on concepts of health & well-being used by the intervention campaign, Every Mind Matters.Support all discussions with relevant evidence e.g. examples, explanations, primary data. This should come from a range of quality academic sources.Ensure that you proofread your work prior to submission.Ensure that you include a reference list (this should only include sources you have read and used in the essay).

How does ageing influence the diagnosis of this disease, i.e. How does age influence the selection of the diagnostic methods for this disease?

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Write a critical review focusing on the impact of ageing on a specific disease / condition and its diagnosis and treatment. The selected disease/condition should be related to your programme, and the review should address the following points:
– The role of ageing in the development and/ or prognosis of the disease.
– How does ageing influence the diagnosis of this disease, i.e. How does age influence the selection
of the diagnostic methods for this disease?
How does ageing influence the treatment/ management of this disease, i.e. How does age influence
the selection of the treatment/ management options of this disease?
Here is the suggested structure
For example, if the review will be about “The effect of Ageing on Disease/Condition A and its
diagnosis and management”Abstract: (~250 Words): Short background and a summary of what the review will cover and the key
findings. Abstract normally doesn’t contain references.
Keywords: Select 5 keywords that are relevant to your review
Introduction: (~200 words)
The introduction should cover the following points.
A relevant background about the prevalence of the disease in different age group, and why age is an important factor to look at with regards to disease A. Also, you need to show why your review is different from previous reviews, and finally, what are the points you will cover in this review.
1. The impact of ageing on the development and/ or prognosis of Disease/Condition A. (~800
words)
You need to critically review several primary research papers that looked at the influence of ageing on the pathophysiology and the prognosis of Disease/Condition A. What ae the potential mechanisms by which ageing could influence Disease/Condition A development and/or prognosis.
2. The impact of ageing on the diagnosis of Disease/Condition A (~700 words)
In this section, you need to evaluate the impact of ageing on one or two of standard diagnostic
method for Disease/Condition A, which could be either a clinical and/ or laboratory diagnostic
method. It might worth looking at NICE Guidelines or other relevant Guidelines for more information about the diagnostic methods for this Disease/Condition A To demonstrate a good evaluation skills, you need to use primary research to evaluate how age could influence the selection, and interpretation of the diagnostic methods, and possibly if age influences the sensitivity and specificity of different diagnostic methods for Disease/Condition A. In this section and if relevant, data extraction from the primary research in form of tables and figures
could be a good way to improve the communication of your assignment.
3. The impact of ageing on treatment of Disease/Condition A (~700 words)
In this section, you need to evaluate the impact of ageing on the outcomes of different treatment options for Disease/Condition A. To demonstrate good evaluation, you need to use primary research to evaluate how age could influence the selection of different treatment options. This ideally by looking at the studies comparing the efficacy and safety of treatment options in different age groups and how that could be explained.
In this section and if relevant, data extraction from the primary research in form of tables and
figures could be a good way to improve the communication of your assignment.
It is also recommended to focus on maximum 3 treatment options- again it might worth looking at worth looking at NICE Guidelines or other relevant Guidelines for more information about the treatment option for this Disease/Condition A
– Conclusion: (~250 Words):
You should write briefly the key findings and what you have concluded after writing this review, Conclusion should be derived from what you have previously discussed in the body of the assignment, so don’t generate new points that haven’t been discussed earlier in your review.
By the end of your conclusion, don’t forget to put a structured future recommendation, for example, a suggestion for a research question with a specific study design that will help in better understanding of the impact of ageing on Disease/Condition A will be highly appreciated.
References: Reference List as APA 6
Word count:
3000 words
Tables and figures, and references list are excluded from the word count.
Intext citations are included in the word count.
Heavy texted tables and figures will be included in the word count. To avoid this please, use
abbreviations, and symbols in your tables and figures, and add the abbreviations list and what each
symbol indicates below each table and each figure. Please, don’t directly copy and paste text
from the study’s results or abstract.

Recommended Format:
The assignments should be written in the third person and in form of discursive paragraphs no lists
or bullet points allowed
Title: Bold with font size 14
Headings and Subheadings: Bold with font size 11 or 12
Title, Abstract and keywords should be written in single column
Assignment body should be written in two columns
Font size: 11 or 12
Line spacing: 1
Paragraph spacing: 1.5
Tables: Each table should have a number and a title that placed above the table. Large tables need to be presented in a landscape layout.
Figures: Each figure should have a number and a title that placed under the figure. For any copied figure reference must be provided.
Each table and graph should be self-explanatory so if you have any abbreviation, the full term of the abbreviation should be written under that table or the figure.
You must refer to each table number and each figure number in the text.
Abbreviations: Introduce every abbreviation before using it in the text. The first time you use the full term, put the abbreviation in parentheses after the full term. Thereafter, you can stick to using the abbreviation. E.g. Body Mass Index (BMI)

Examine issues around equality and diversity in addressing the challenges of working with/supporting children and young people

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Write a report from the perspective of the student who is on placement. The audience for your report is the manager of the family centre. Your aim is to provide a report that will help the manager submit a bid for funding. The manager is depending on you to identify and provide evidence where the centre is effectively using learning and positive risk-taking to support children and young people’s wellbeing (2500 words)

A charity has asked local services to bid for money to enhance services that they provide for children and families. The theme they have chosen is ‘Effectively using learning and positive risk taking to support children and young people’s wellbeing’.
The report is designed to be read by the manager of the family centre who is about to make a bid for funding. The report should draw on ideas and theory presented in the KE206 module materials that relate to this theme. The manager could potentially use your report to inform their bid.

Part of the TMA will include identifying specific activities or services that are run from a family
Family centres are community contexts that provide local support to parents, carers and children. They often offer a range of targeted services across health, parenting, childcare and community learning to support diverse family needs.
For the purposes of the TMA it is suggested that you choose a fictional family centre (change the name and location etc) but base it on an example (or composite examples) from the real world

No outside references, please!

Learning outcomes: these have to be included in the report:

Knowledge and understanding

recognise the changing policy context in relation to children and young people and the relationship between policy and practice

Cognitive skills

critically engage with the social issues that affect children and young people
Key skills

communicate effectively and appropriately in writing, producing a clearly articulated account of an informed argument supported by critical analysis of evidence

communicate complex information, arguments, ideas and issues effectively and appropriately to diverse audiences using a range of media
Practical and/or professional skills

Examine issues around equality and diversity in addressing the challenges of working with/supporting children and young people

demonstrate an understanding of the factors and processes that facilitate effective interdisciplinary, inter-professional and inter-agency collaboration and partnership.