KP300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Herbalism, Die Form, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
29 Apr 2016
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Health care in canada is a shared responsibility. Ultimately we are responsible for our own health. Understanding the strengths and limitations of self-care, traditional medicine and cam. Spontaneous remission: symptoms improve without any apparent cause or treatment. Treatment, drug or provider had no real effect. Placebo effect: apparent cure, improvement in symptoms brought about by product or procedure with no medicinal value. Sudden weakness, trouble speaking, vision disturbance, headache, dizziness. Traditional, western medical practice based on scientifically validated methods and procedures. Iatrogenic (illness not caused by the initial virus or injury, but caused by medical treatment) Health care for children and adults with multi system disease. Women"s health, pregnancy and childbirth midwifery women"s health, pregnancy and child birth nurse registered nurse nurse practitioner physicians assistant allied health professional pt optometrist ot respiratory therapist pharmacist. Often seek cam therapy after traditional medicine fails. Belief in false claims= rejection of real science. How do we test them to see if they work.
