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Welcome to AHS 119 Health Careers

Welcome to AHS 119 Health Careers. Health Careers. Unit One History of Health Care. Evolution of Medicine. Quasi-religious art of Egypt and Mesopotania--5000 Chinese theory of Yin and Yang balance Greeks--Humoral Theory-Blood,phlegm,yellow bile, and black bile. Evolution of Medicine.

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Welcome to AHS 119 Health Careers

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  1. Welcome to AHS 119Health Careers

  2. Health Careers Unit One History of Health Care

  3. Evolution of Medicine • Quasi-religious art of Egypt and Mesopotania--5000 • Chinese theory of Yin and Yang balance • Greeks--Humoral Theory-Blood,phlegm,yellow bile, and black bile.

  4. Evolution of Medicine • Later Greeks-Hippocrates-Illness a natural biological event and that the body could heal itself,--forerunner of Modern Medicine • Principles of experimental medicine--treatment by observation of patient. • Galen adopted humoral theory correct--progress stopped...

  5. Evolution of Medicine • Christianity -belief in spiritual and physical healing.-faith healing • 1518 physician first licensed • 1600’s Galen proven wrong • Middle ages other contributions made • Arabian • Scilicy

  6. Evolution of Medicine • 1661 Robert Boyle-chemical principles • 1661-Malpighi-artery-cap-vein • 1665-Robert Hooke-cell • 1666-Sydenham--symptoms of diseases • 1680-Borelli-muscle movement • 1683-Anton Van Leewenhoek-Bacteria • 1776-Jenner-smallpox inoculation

  7. Evolution of Medicine • 1818-Blundell-Blood transfusion • 1854-Florence Nightingale-modern nursing • 1864-Pasteur-germ theory • 1867-Lister-antiseptics • 1882-Koch-ID TB bacillus • 1895-Freud- Psychiatric theory • 1895-Roentgen-X-ray

  8. Evolution of Medicine • 1899-Pavlov-learning theory • 1900-Medicine becomes a Science • 1921-Banting & Best- Insulin • 1928-Fleming-Penicillin • 1935-Dogomagk-Sulfa Drugs • 1950s-Salk-Polio vac

  9. Evolution of Health Care in the United States • 1850’s institutionalization of patients • 1940’s- financing of health care • Blue Cross Blue shield • -Hill Burton Act • -NIH formed • -Medicare-right of care • 1980’s-limited resources

  10. Evolution of Health Problems • 1850’s-cholera,yellow fever unsanitary • <1900 Infectious disease epidemics • environmental health • >1900 conditions of personal nature • Pneumonia,TB,heart disease,accidents • 1940’s Chronic diseases • heart, stroke, cancer

  11. Evolution of Health Problems • 1990’s changed patterns of chronic disease • AIDS-immune/viral/cancer • Genetic/lifestyles/environment • Prevention • Long term and continuous needed

  12. Evolution of Technology • <1900 little tech in medicine • Vitamin deficiency • heart disease researched • MD training standardized • Specialties start appearing • Hospitals began offering skills and services not found elsewhere.

  13. Evolution of Health Problems • Rapid advances >1940 • Fed research funds grow • Formal accreditation begins • Allied health fields begin to grow -technology driven • Professional associations • University based training programs

  14. Evolution of Technology • Organ transplants, MRI, gene splicing, CT • >tech= > cost • > cost = limited availability • > academic standards

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