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The Politics of Addiction – Discussion

The Politics of Addiction – Discussion Please watch The Politics of Addiction (57:23) from Films On Demand. Next post a summary. Is substance abuse a disease or is it criminal? Finally why are “street drugs” illegal and the sale and consumption of alcohol under many conditions not illegal? Please briefly explain your answers. Feel free … Read more

Discussion-Monitoring Patients’ Progress

Discussion-Monitoring Patients’ Progress Describe a client family you are counseling that you do not think is adequately progressing according to expected clinical outcomes. Note: Do not use the client family members’ actual names. Explain your therapeutic approach with the client family, including the perceived effectiveness of your approach. Identify any additional information about this client … Read more

Homework Topic: Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Homework Topic: Complementary and Alternative Medicine Write a short (50-100-word) paragraph response for each question posed below. Submit this assignment as a Microsoft Word document. Define CAM. Describe the patient who uses CAM the most. List some common misconceptions about CAM. Identify methods of including the use of CAM in patient education. Discuss the safe … Read more

Discussion board and reply to two peers.

Discussion board and reply to two peers. Unit 7 Discussion In descriptive epidemiology, the objective is to describe a specific health condition from three different perspectives: time, person, and place. For example, some diseases are seasonal. Some people are more at risk for a particular illness than others. Some diseases are endemic in one country … Read more

Explain Role of Accreditation

Explain Role of Accreditation Explain the role of accreditation in mitigating risk compliance issues. Provide an example of a health care organization that was placed on probation by its accrediting body or by CMS within the last 3 years for a risk compliance issue. What caused the probation or loss of accreditation and how could … Read more

Assessing the need for a capital budget item

Assessing the need for a capital budget item Nursing Goal: To Assess the need for a capital budget item. To also, investigate the information needed to prepare a budget proposal. Content Requirements: Identify the capital budget item. Identify the need and consequences if it is not purchased. Identify the cost of the piece of equipment … Read more

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals: Building Value from the IP Estate

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals: Building Value from the IP Estate The Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Case Study describes a commercialization scenario in which Alnylam has filed a lawsuit against the co-owners of a patent pending application. In addition, to addressing the validity of patent(s) pending, the case illustrates the importance of the outcome of the aforementioned litigation on the … Read more