Avicenna

Disease and Medicine in Ancient Greece Diseases have been killing off a population’s favorite people before Steven Moffat even got a chance to. Sickness came into the world as soon as Eve took a bite of the forbidden fruit; sending sin, destruction, and imperfectness into the world. Throughout history, there have been many different interpretations of the sick and ill; some include the devil possessing the body, a punishment from the gods, a blessing from the gods, and the…

Humanity has come to evolve and prosper with the aid of medicine. Medieval Islamic Medicine, written by Peter E. Pormann and Emilie Savage-Smith, portrays the causes and effects medicine has on a civilization. The authors focused on two main questions when creating their work: how did Islamic medicine develop and evolve during medieval times and what impact did the development of medieval Islamic medicine have on societies? The authors formulated their arguments around the purpose of the…

Good morning/afternoon. Between 460-370BC roughly lived a man by the name of Hippocrates. He learned medicine from his father and grandfather, and then continued on to make his own theories about the medicines and diseases of the time. Hippocrates is credited to be one of the first people to believe that diseases were not a curse from the gods, but rather caused by more natural processes. He separated medicine from religion instead linking the cause of diseases to the living standards and…

Good morning, I'm once again excited to share another positive outcome with one of our Putting on AIRS (POA) partners; Connecticut Children's Medical Center. Specifically in this instance with Chris Corcoran from Connecticut Children’s Healthy Homes Program. I'll acknowledge, it can at times be confusing for all of you to figure me out....and I'm not just referring to my role as POA Coordinator in 3 Regions (please no comments from the peanut gallery). Although, , once the confusion unravels,…

In the modern day, Superiors, Managers and Business organizations are looking for an antidote to eradicate corporation’s sickness to rely on out of date knowledge they picked up in colleges and universities, patterns traditions, and techniques they happen to be skilled in implementing while on the job. They could learn one or two things from practitioners of evidence-based management in the Strategic leadership and Organizational Change. One would ask what evidence -based management is before…

Evidence-Based Practices in Child Welfare Evidence-based practices (EBPs) in the realm of child welfare seek to prevent a problem before it occurs or lessen its possible effects (Goldman et al., 2003). All EBPs should be culturally competent; they need to consider the cultural perspectives of ethnic minority populations, who are at a high risk of developing psychosocial problems compared to other populations (Jackson, 2009). There are several EBPs currently in use in child abuse and neglect…

Evidence Based Practice Occupations in the medical field are constantly evolving as new research is conducted and newly discovered evidence is released. Maintaining new knowledge and staying up to date with the latest medical discoveries is critical in all careers pertaining to the well-being of humans. It is important for professionals to further their education as they continue to practice and collaborate with other professionals to create the finest care plan for clients. Speech-language…

The biggest barriers to the use of evidence-based practice (EBP) in a clinical setting are knowledge and resources. Of the described EBP models the ACE Star model most resembles the framework used within our system. The ACE Star model is a five step process which includes in order, knowledge discovery, evidence summary, translation into practice recommendations, integration into practice and evaluation (DeNisco & Barker, 2016, p. 467). While EBP information and guidelines are regularly…

Heat Study Fragile peonies grow from newfound subdermal magma. The gentlest wind rustles the petals into a swarm, rendering mirrors useless. This heart is a frog, and God invented both boiling and proverbs. But what blame can be assigned for creation, for states of matter? No, one cannot hate God for trying to erase the pain of existence. But Psalm 23 has no effect on me because yea, as I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I know that He created the valley, and, in His sovereign ty,…

Did you know that the Greek took their medicine very seriously? They thought that illness was a punishment from the gods but it also could have been a gift. They later found some scientific reasons why there would be diseases. They also used various tools to perform a surgery. Let’s learn more about the Ancient Greeks’ medicine. The Greek medicine had advanced over the years. It first started with illness being described as a punishment from the gods. In the 5th century B.C.E, some people…