If I had any say in creating a healthcare plan it would have to ensure that everyone not only had healthcare opportunity but the same level of care. Many of the issues we have read about are about patient-provider interactions. I believe a huge problem is just creating jobs and avenues for people to practice …
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AI and Healthcare
As Artificial intelligence has many pro’s such as having a system that has stored memory and will not forget what it has learned. This is what the video builds on as people make mistakes and AI is mistake free. What the video suggest is using AI to assist humans in critical moments. The issue is …
Medical Errors
This week I watched a video that I had no idea would hit home the way it did. Dr. Gunn starts the video with a story of a patient who died in a stairwell in a hospital in San Francisco. I currently work at the sister hospital of the one she discussed. I’m very aware …
Patient Experience vs Patient Satisfaction
Without knowing that this was one of the topics for next week’s assignment I watched a Ted Talks on Patient experience vs patient satisfaction. This has been a major topic this semester as we have read and discussed how the patient experience has diminished and sometimes is non existent based on how the patient is …
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Its broke, lets fix it
In this weeks post, I watched a TED Talks on how to fix the healthcare system by surgeon Ayesha Khalid. Khalid told a story on how a patient who was given the run around many times named Charlie was her patient and after running a cat scan she found that he had a mass that …
Ted Talk
I watched a Ted Talk on how racism makes black people sick. This talk was presented by David Williams and he touched on many issues that we have covered in class. Mainly from a health equity and equality standpoint, we have discussed how a persons environment can contribute to a persons health outcomes. The reason …
The Doctor’s Downfall
When reading these articles it is clear to see that doctors downfall in America is mostly contributed to behavior like this. Doctors, usually white males are very bias towards minorities, women and the LGBTQ community. This is not saying every doctor is this way the research shows that there is proof. When reading these articles …
Nurse Jackie
I watched an episode of Nurse Jackie called Nosebleed. The episode was multi layered but the illness in particular was very eye opening. A homeless person collapsed on the street that Jackie had treated before. He had diabetes and gangrene. The other nurses assisting Jackie were hesitant in helping him because he was dirty and …
The Help
When looking resources that CSU East-bay provide and the article individual level interventions, the schools Pioneers for H.O.P.E. program came to mind. Recently I been receiving emails about the program and went to check it out. This program is really great for students who have trouble with buying food or paying rent. Or just having …
Safe Around Town
I currently live in Alameda, Ca. I often take walks with my wife and daughter and many of times take pictures of the sites around us. I’m happy to say that Alameda is very friendly when comes to accesibility. The pictures below tell that story. The first picture is my daughter outside of our home …
Health is Wealth. 