Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences—Department of Health Science 351 MHS 5026—Human Trafficking for Health Care Professionals Human trafficking involves sexual or labor exploitation of a person through force, fraud, and coercion for any type of gain. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that human trafficking victims endure chronic physical, sexual, and emotional violence from their exploiters and experience communicable diseases from their living conditions, sexually transmitted diseases from their work conditions, and mental health issues from their exploitation. (WHO, 2014) In 2015, the American Public Health Association identified human trafficking as a public health problem in the United States. This course will raise awareness of human trafficking in the United States and internationally; increase the knowledge of the signs and symptoms of trafficked individuals; and provide action steps health care professionals can utilize when trafficked individuals are identified in hospitals, urgent care centers, community health centers, and mental health settings. (3 credits) MHS 5103—Principles of Advanced Life Support Introduction to the accepted principles of the advanced life support measures used in adult medical, traumatic, and pediatric emergencies. Includes a review of the most common emergency situations encountered and provides hands-on practical training that will assist the clinician in developing the skills required to stabilize patients with life-threatening conditions. (3 credits) MHS 5112—Bioterrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction Students will review the effects of warfare and bioterrorism on populations, with emphasis on low-intensity conflict and dispersion of chemical and biological weapons in populated areas. Discussions will be devoted to the ecological, sociological, environmental, and general health effects. (3 credits) MHS 5203—Writing for Allied Health Professionals This course entails the study and practice of the writing style used in allied health—scientific writing. Scientific writing is a different format than other kinds of writing used as an undergraduate. It is more precise and succinct, which is different from the way we speak to each other. Scientific writing is written for an audience, with the purpose of informing, or possibly persuading, the audience. American Psychological Association (APA) style and standard English formatting will be reviewed. The papers written in this course will give the student a foundation for all MHS courses. (3 credits) MHS 5207—Practicum The practicum is a cumulating experience for M.H.Sc. students. Under supervision of an M.H.Sc. faculty adviser, students will develop community-based health education or health promotion and disease prevention interventions with underserved and/or nontraditional populations. (5 credits) MHS 5211—Contemporary Issues in Nutrition Covers a variety of general concepts and contemporary discussions in the area of nutrition as it applies to personal health. Many of the concepts learned in this course can be applied to the patient counseling and advisement health care professionals are asked to perform. (3 credits) MHS 5309—U.S. Health Policy This course will explore how U.S. health policy is made and the interests and roles of various stakeholders and state, local, and federal governments. Students will analyze health policies and discern what impact proposed and executed health policies will have on health care entities, groups, individuals, and health care practice. Students will gain the skills necessary to conduct a policy analysis that examines a health care or public health issue or concern. (5 credits) MHS 5400—Directed Studies in Medical Science This course provides the opportunity for students to explore a special topic of interest under the direction of a faculty member. Arrangements are made directly with the appropriate faculty member and the program director. Topic exploration is governed by the needs of the program and the educational goals of the student. Possible topics involve clinical and nonclinical aspects of the practice of medicine in the United States. (1–9 credits) MHS 5501—Epidemiology and Biostatistics The ability to understand the conceptual and practical aspects of biostatistics and epidemiology in health care is critical to understanding research and analyzing population data about disease. This survey course will improve the ability of the student to understand and apply these concepts. (3 credits) MHS 5510—Research Methods This course is designed to enable participants to develop skills in reading and critically evaluating published research by using the scientific model. The advantages and disadvantages of quantitative and qualitative research methods will be compared and contrasted. Research articles will be collaboratively analyzed to develop an appreciation of potential methodological problems and their implications for evidencebased professional practice. (3 credits) MHS 5521—Ethical Issues in Health Care The student will examine the ethical issues that confront health care providers and patients. The medical scientific, moral, and socioeconomic bases of these issues and the decision-making processes that providers and patients engage in are analyzed. Topics will include informed and voluntary consent, the role of institutional review boards, euthanasia, the allocation of scarce resources. (3 credits)
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