Preventive medicine

ESSAY“FAMILY MEDICINE”- A SPECIALTY.. A WAY OF LIFE INTRODUCTION Family medicine has been recognised as a specialty for decades in many countries. Like recognised specialties, family medicine has a defined body of knowledge, skills and attitudes, a research base and a post graduate training program. Despite its central and generalised importance to our discipline it is a “speciality”, unlike other specialties which deals only with a specific system…

tremendously. She said the cash for Medicare Part D that assists with prescriptions and the budgetary help once you have reached your maximum for medicines helps since her retirement is minimal. Likewise her doctor has disclosed to her that numerous types of preventive consideration are currently accessible at no extra cost. He expressed that preventive consideration can assist her with staying well and avoiding sicknesses. With all Medicare coverage, you can have a wellness exam every year…

engagement and doctor discovery platform that offers people expert medical guidance, information and preventive healthcare services at their fingertips. At a glance Startup: MediKlik Founder: Vikram Aditya Tirthani, and Prashant Agrawal Year it was founded: 2016 Where is it based: Raipur, Chhattisgarh The problem it solves: Integrated healthcare platform offering informative, primary and preventive healthcare services easily accessible Sector: Healthcare Indian healthcare sector has…

I am interested in studying and training in northeast Ohio Cleveland campus because it has many opportunities for growth within and outside the field of medicine. There are many opportunities available at the Cleveland Clinic that will enable students to study about osteopathic medicine techniques. Cleveland Clinic has different tools and resources available to students to learn and to gain very insightful knowledge and techniques when interacting with patients. One thing that stands out to…

The Practice of Preventive medicine is often seen to be impractical due to its extremely high cost, which is then reported to be in the ten of thousands of dollars per quality adjusted life-year (QALY) gained. In retrospect, data from studies funded by industry interventions show that the median threshold for effectiveness is set at $32,678 per year of life gained, “ a value that in itself would cause little controversy” (1). However, some statistical reports seem to exceed this median, for…

Not only did the pharmacists use internal and external resources to help them with their newly implemented program, but also due to the success of the first 9 patients, preventive health screening was incorporated into the routine practice of the clinic. This comes to show that the healthcare team worked together to achieve favorable results. On the downside, collaborative practice could have been used even more effectively…

I am a physician and completed Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from Comilla Medical College of Chittagong University, Bangladesh. After passing MBBS, I finished internship (residency) from Sylhet M.A.G. Osmani Medical College Hospital. I am now applying to Master of Public Health (MPH) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH) to learn more about research methodologies and complex issues related to research. My interest in public health is closely linked…

Working in a developing country exposed me to complex cases that ranged from preventive care to fatal conditions. I experienced how health care was regarded as a luxury as opposed to the basic necessity of life. The hospitals were underfunded and resources were very limited. I often found myself counseling and persuading patients for…

The U.S. Task Force on Community Preventive Services combined 21 such studies and came up with the conclusion that fluoridation is a preventive measure which helped reduce tooth decay, according to McDonough M, Whiting P, Bradley M, et al. Moreover, some health organizations around the world consider fluoridation to be one of the best interventions…

and grew into a passion for the field of medicine. Following my medical education at the Istanbul University Cerrahpasa School…