HSS 1101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Light Therapy, Naturopathy, Alternative Medicine

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HSS 1101
• Professor: Tien Nguyen

Document Summary

Publically funded in canada through taxes and premiums to government, employers, private insurers and worker"s comp. 10 provincial, 3 territorial insurance health plans linked to federal principals (no out-of-pocket service) Provide universal, comprehensive coverage at hospital, inpatient/outpatient physician services (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) Make right health-care choices: responsibility for own health. Disparities to uninsured services dental, vision, counseling. Understand how, when (severe chest pain, high fever: 38. 5-39. 5c+, blue lips/nails, pregnant, trauma to head/spine) and where to seek professionals. Spontaneous remission: symptoms disappear without treatment: health professionals. Consider training, license, certification, peer review, legal system of malpractice litigation. Consider consistent statements with scientific theory: evaluate online resources. National center of complementary and alternative medicine suggests to consider who runs the site, where the info comes from, what their purpose is, what is the basis of the info, etc. Western medical practice based on science methods and procedures.