HCM305: Health and Disease Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: This is a 3-credit course, offered in accelerated format. This means that 16 weeks of material is covered in 8 weeks. The exact number of hours per week that you can expect to spend on each course will vary based upon the weekly coursework, as well as your study style and preferences. You should plan to spend 10-25 hours per week in each course reading material, interacting on the discussion boards, writing papers, completing projects, and doing research. Course Description and Outcomes This course introduces the basic principles of illness and disease as well as the impact of disease trends on the delivery of services. The clinical manifestations of diseases commonly seen in the health care environment, health promotion, and wellness programs will be reviewed. The key purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the basic principles of illness and disease, as well as the impact of disease trends on the delivery of services. The clinical manifestations of diseases commonly seen in the health care environment, health promotion, and wellness programs will be also reviewed. Additionally the course provides coverage of the decision-making and ethics involved with disease management and familiarizes the students with the basic components of creating a managed care plan. Course Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize and identify major biological systems in human anatomy. 2. Research the sources of human diseases and articulate causes of the spread of disease within communities. 3. Research and analyze knowledge about communicable disease. 4. Review the theory and application of epidemiology and its role in health care administration. 5. Research and define the relationship between disease and business decisions associated with the provision of health care. Participation & Attendance
Prompt and consistent attendance in your online courses is essential for your success at CSU-Global Campus. Failure to verify your attendance within the first 7 days of this course may result in your withdrawal. If for some reason you would like to drop a course, please contact your advisor. Online classes have deadlines, assignments, and participation requirements just like on-campus classes. Budget your time carefully and keep an open line of communication with your instructor. If you are having technical problems, problems with your assignments, or other problems that are impeding your progress, let your instructor know as soon as possible. Course Materials Textbook Information is located in the CSU-Global Booklist on the Student Portal. Course Schedule Due Dates The Academic Week at CSU-Global begins on Monday and ends the following Sunday. Week # 1 2 Discussion Boards: The original post must be completed by Thursday at 12 midnight MT and Peer Responses posted by Sunday 12 midnight MT. Late posts may not be awarded points. Mastery Exercises: Students may access and retake mastery exercises through the last day of class until they achieve the scores they desire. Critical Thinking Activities: Assignments are due Sunday at 12 midnight MT. The final assignment is due at the end Module 8 on Sunday at 12 midnight MT. Readings Chapter 1 in The Human Body in Health and Disease Chapter 2 in The Human Body in Health and Disease, pages 24-30 (basic overview of chemical building blocks only) Chapter 4 in The Human Body in Health and Disease Chapter 5 in The Human Body in Health and Disease, pages 88-100 Chapters 6, 7, 8, & 9 in The Human Body in Health and Disease Assignments Discussion (25 points) Mastery Exercise (10 points) Discussion (25 points) Mastery Exercise (10 points) Critical Thinking I (75 points)
3 4 5 6 7 8 Chapters 10 & 12 in The Human Body in Health and Disease Discussion (25 points) Mastery Exercise (10 points) Critical Thinking (75 points) Chapters 13, 14, 15, & 16 in The Human Body in Health and Disease Discussion (25 points) Mastery Exercise (20 points) Chapters 17 & 18 in The Human Body in Health and Disease Discussion (25 points) Mastery Exercise (10 points) Critical Thinking (100 points) Chapters 20, 21, 22, & 23 in The Human Body in Health and Disease Discussion (25 points) Mastery Exercise (10 points) Critical Thinking (100 points) Chapters 24 & 25 in The Human Body in Health and Disease Discussion (25 points) Mastery Exercise (10 points) Required Readings (choose at least two): Assignment Details American Medical Association. (2012). Medical ethics. Retrieved from http://www.amaassn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/medicalethics.page? (Please look over the sections on ethics.) Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). Diseases and conditions. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/diseasesconditions/ (Please look through the resources available for your chosen disease, plus any additional diseases that you may be curious about.) National Institutes of Health. (2012). Complementary and alternative medicine from the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. Retrieved from http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/complementaryandal ternativemedicine.html (Please choose one alternative or complementary treatment for your chosen disease.) National Institutes of Health. (2012). Gene tests and gene reviews from the National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/genetests/ (Please choose one (or more) genetic malady and familiarize yourself with the Gene Review document for that disease. This course includes the following assignments/projects: Discussion (25 points) Mastery Exercise (20 points) Final Portfolio Project (350 points)
Module 2 Module 3 CRITICAL THINKING: Case Studies (75 points) Read each of the three case studies below and respond to each case in a 1-2 page essay formatted per CSU-Global specifications for APA style. Please provide at least one source per case study to support your responses. Put your responses into a single MS Word document and ensure each response is clearly marked for the question it is addressing; your final assignment submission should be 3-6 pages long. 1. Mr. MacPherson came into the emergency department with burns on both of his arms and hands and on his face as the result of a grease fire in his kitchen. He complained of severe pain. His burns showed signs of blistering, swelling and fluid loss. What percentage of his body was burned? What classification is his burn, and why? 2. Margie, who plays center on the women s varsity basketball team, ended up at the bottom of a pile-up during a game. When she arrives at the doctor s office, she complains that her knee is very sore. She mentions that she felt a pop at the time of the injury, and the knee buckles under her weight. What should the physician check, and why? 3. Susan, age 39, is a secretary. She spends most of her working day at a desk. Recently she has complained of feeling tired even though she gets 7 to 8 hours of sleep a night. Her doctor has recommended a walking program to counteract her sedentary lifestyle. She is reluctant to begin. What could you tell Susan about the benefits of regular exercise? What muscular problems are likely to result if she does not begin exercise? PORTFOLIO PROJECT: Project Topic and Robust Bibliography (0 points) The assignment for Week 2 is the selection of a topic and the creation of a robust bibliography. Please choose a disease that is present in the North American medical system. It does not have to be a common disease. Please find at least 10 references that discuss the causes, symptoms and current mode of treatment for your chosen disease. These references need to be recent (after 2010) and from a peer-review journal or an organization associated with healthcare (AMA, FSA, CDC, USAMRIID, local/state/regional public health offices, etc.). Please take the time to annotate your bibliography by giving a brief explanation of why you chose each of the 10 or more references. Post your topic and bibliography in the Portfolio Project Discussion Forum. The same topic may not be chosen by more than one student. The first student to post his or her topic and bibliography will claim the topic, so post early if you think you may have competition. Though you will not receive points for this submission, failing to submit this deliverable in Week 2 will result in a loss of points on the final project grade. CRITICAL THINKING: Case Studies (75 points) Read each of the three case studies below and respond to each case in a 1-2 page essay formatted per CSU-Global specifications for APA style. Please provide at least one source per case study to support your responses. Put your responses into a single MS Word document and ensure each response is clearly marked for the question it is addressing; your final assignment submission should be 3-6 pages long. 1. Mr. Stevens comes to your office complaining that he frequently loses his balance. He says that he feels like a drunken man when he walks and cannot even draw a straight line. Mr. Stevens will have to undergo
Module 4 Module 5 Module 6 testing before you determine a diagnosis, but what part of his brain do you think might be involved on the basis of the symptoms he reports? Why? 2. Mr. Collins is a 60-year-old patient who was in a car accident earlier in the day. After an examination, the physician determines that Mr. Collins sustained no physical injuries, although the patient s blood pressure and heart rate are elevated. Mr. Collins reports that at the time of the accident he felt a high level of fear and he noticed that he had goose bumps and was sweating profusely. Currently, he reports feeling constipated. Explain the mechanics of Mr. Collins s physiological reaction to the stressful experience of an automobile accident and describe the division of the autonomic nervous system that is responsible for Mr. Collins s symptoms. 3. Mrs. Armstrong has a 6-year-old son who was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. She says that he stays inside a lot lately and that she is afraid to let him play outside because he might have a hypoglycemic reaction. What can you tell her about the importance of exercise for diabetic patients? PORTFOLIO PROJECT: Portfolio Prospectus Planning Worksheet (0 points) In Week 4 you will need to complete the Portfolio Prospectus Worksheet and upload it to the Week 4 Assignment dropbox. Your responses will help you to synthesize your final prospectus and prepare you to complete your rough draft for Week 7. Though you will not receive points for this submission this week, you will lose points on your final project if you fail to submit your worksheet in Week 4. CRITICAL THINKING: Case Study (100 points) Read each of the three case studies below and respond to each case in a 1-2 page essay formatted per CSU-Global specifications for APA style. Please provide at least one source per case study to support your responses. Put your responses into a single MS Word document and ensure each response is clearly marked for the question it is addressing; your final assignment submission should be 3-6 pages long. 1. A patient comes to your office and asks you what carbon monoxide poisoning is. How do you answer? What are the symptoms? On the basis of what you have learned about the process of respiration, what is happening at the cellular level? 2. A patient has recently been diagnosed with asthma. The patient is unsure whether the medication regimen prescribed is actually helping. The physician orders pulmonary function testing. What information might testing provide that will aid in the patient s treatment regimen? 3. Low carbohydrate diets have been very popular recently. Many people today are going on variations of the high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet. Describe what happens in the body when only proteins and fat are ingested but carbohydrates are excluded. Are diets that are high in proteins and fat healthy weightloss alternatives? CRITICAL THINKING: Case Study (100 points) Read each of the three case studies below and respond to each case in a 1-2 page essay formatted per CSU-Global specifications for APA style. Please provide at least one source per case study to support your responses. Put your
Module 7 Module 8 responses into a single MS Word document and ensure each response is clearly marked for the question it is addressing; your final assignment submission should be 3-6 pages long. 1. A patient comes to your office and complains of pain in their joints. The pain is constant, regardless of movement, but comes and goes in waves. The patient has no history of fractures or joint damage and arthritis testing is negative. How do you proceed? What do the symptoms suggest? On the basis of what you have learned about the process of excretion, what is likely happening to the patient? 2. A patient has recently been diagnosed as positive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The patient is unsure whether the medication regimen prescribed is actually helping. The patient complains of several side-effects and is especially upset because he or she was asymptomatic before beginning treatment. How would you respond? What information about the progression of HIV/AIDS could you provide that will aid in the patient in sticking to the treatment regimen? 3. A mother comes to your office and complains that her daughter s school is pushing HPV vaccination. She explains that her daughter is only 11-years old and is not sexually active. She asks for your advice. How do you respond? What would you tell her about the HPV vaccine? What would you tell her about HPV? PORTFOLIO PROJECT: Rough Draft of Project Prospectus (0 points) The assignment for Week 7 is the completion of a rough draft of your prospectus that should be composed of a written paper of at least 5-10 pages (double-spaced, 1-inch margins, 12-point font). It should include visual aids (images, charts, tables, data, flow-charts) of your own design or with proper, in-text citation. The paper itself should be composed of the following sections: 1. A review of the disease with history, cause and current number of cases in North America. 2. An explanation of the current standard of care and treatment. 3. A cost-benefit analysis of various available care options. See Module 8 for more details about this analysis. 4. A novel care plan that implements modern prevention, treatment, medication, and/or technology. This section should be the largest with the most detail (at least 3-8 pages). 5. A robust bibliography filled with recent resources from peer-reviewed journals or professional health/medical Institutions. Be sure to use APA style with proper in-text citations. Please upload this on the Week 7 Assignment page. It may be best to convert these files to PDF before turning them in, in order to make sure that any formatting or images are maintained. Though you will not receive points this week for your submission, you will lose points on your final project if you fail to submit your rough draft in Week 7. PORTFOLIO PROJECT: Managed Care Plan (350 points) The Portfolio Project is an 8-week assignment that will involve the research of a specific disease and the design of a managed care plan for that condition. This project will include a literature research of the disease and the current standard of care; the creation of a cost-benefit analysis of various care options; the design of a novel care plan that implements modern prevention, treatment, medication, and/or technology; and the dissemination of that plan via a written prospectus and an informational brochure for a healthcare facility. In addition to these final deliverables, you will also be responsible for creating a detailed bibliography and a project planning worksheet and for turning in a rough draft of your prospectus in Week 7. Here is a complete list of the deliverables due throughout the course:
Week 02 Project Topic and Robust Bibliography Week 04 Portfolio Prospectus Planning Worksheet Week 07 Rough Draft of Project Prospectus See each week s assignment page for full deliverable details. The assignment for Module 8 is based on the completion of all final drafts of these deliverables. Please make corrections and changes based on instructor comments. At the end of Week 8, you will need to turn in the following: 1. Your completed 6-10 page novel care plan prospectus, including: a review of the disease with a robust bibliography; the current standard of care; a cost-benefit analysis of various care options; and a novel care plan that implements modern prevention, treatment, medication, and/or technology. 2. A 1-2 page informational brochure for healthcare employees that reviews the disease and your novel care plan including a checklist for that plan. The design and format of the brochure is up to you, but you must be able to append your completed brochure to your prospectus for uploading. Please submit all required items within a single document to be uploaded on the Week 8 Assignment page. It may be best to convert your completed file to PDF before turning it in, this will make sure that any formatting or images are maintained. Course Policies Course Grading 20% Discussion Participation 10% Mastery Exercises 35% Critical Thinking Activities 35% Final Portfolio Paper Grading Scale and Policies A 95.0 100 A- 90.0 94.9 B+ 86.7 89.9 B 83.3 86.6 B- 80.0 83.2 C+ 75.0 79.9 C 70.0 74.9 D 60.0 69.9 F 59.9 or below In-Classroom Policies For information on late work and incomplete grade policies, please refer to our In-Classroom Student Policies and Guidelines or the Academic Catalog for comprehensive documentation of CSU-Global institutional policies. Academic Integrity Students must assume responsibility for maintaining honesty in all work submitted for credit and in any other work designated by the instructor of the course. Academic dishonesty includes cheating, fabrication, facilitating
academic dishonesty, plagiarism, reusing /re-purposing your own work (see CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements for percentage of repurposed work that can be used in an assignment), unauthorized possession of academic materials, and unauthorized collaboration. The CSU-Global Library provides information on how students can avoid plagiarism by understanding what it is and how to use the Library and Internet resources. Citing Sources with APA Style All students are expected to follow the CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements when citing in APA (based on the APA Style Manual, 6th edition) for all assignments. For details on CSU-Global APA style, please review the APA resources within the CSU-Global Library under the APA Guide & Resources link. A link to this document should also be provided within most assignment descriptions on your course s Assignments page. Netiquette Respect the diversity of opinions among the instructor and classmates and engage with them in a courteous, respectful, and professional manner. All posts and classroom communication must be conducted in accordance with the student code of conduct. Think before you push the Send button. Did you say just what you meant? How will the person on the other end read the words? Maintain an environment free of harassment, stalking, threats, abuse, insults or humiliation toward the instructor and classmates. This includes, but is not limited to, demeaning written or oral comments of an ethnic, religious, age, disability, sexist (or sexual orientation), or racist nature; and the unwanted sexual advances or intimidations by email, or on discussion boards and other postings within or connected to the online classroom. If you have concerns about something that has been said, please let your instructor know.