BME 301

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BME 301

• Lecture Six

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WA4
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Start here
What are the problems in health today?

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Definition of Health
Role of World Health Organization
Health Data Types and Uses
Screening and Prevention
Diagnosis
Treatment and Therapy
Sensitivity and Specificity PPV
Epidemiology
Burden of Disease QALY, DALY,HRQL
Mortality Ages 15-44
Mortality Ages 45-60
AIDS/HIV
Respiratory Cancers
Heart Disease
Accidents
Interpersonal Violence
TB
Cerebrovascular disease
Developing and Developed World Contrasts
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Who pays to solve problems in health
care? How have health
care costs changed over time?
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What contributes to
increasing health care costs?


International
Canada Universal Insurance 13 provincial
systems Hospitals nonprofit (all government
funded) Government sets ceilings on gross revenue
for physician private practices.

Start here United States Vendor/Purchaser
System choice dependent on ability to pay
University Student
Provider of services
Financing of the system
Ambulatory Care Private Practice
Public Health Services Voluntary Agencies
Angola 27 year civil war Near absence of
government Displacement and malnutrition Internati
onal aid only source of health care.
Private insurance HMO PPO Public (tax
based) Medicare/Medicaid Military Out of
pocket expenses
Hospitals Nonprofit Private (for
profit) Public
Health Technology Development
India Public free treatment health centers
Private care for profit usually urban
areas Western and traditional medicine Internation
al aid especially in rural areas
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Review of Lecture 1

• Course organization
• Course goals
• Four questions we will answer
• Technology assessment The big picture
• What is health?
• Role of WHO
• Health data and uses

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Review of Lecture Two

• Developing countries
• Leading causes of mortality ages 15-44
• Developing world
• HIV/AIDS
• Road Accidents
• Interpersonal violence
• Developed world
• Road accidents
• Self-inflicted injuries
• Interpersonal violence

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Review of Lecture Three

• Leading causes of mortality ages 45-60
• Developing World
• Heart Disease - ARF
• Cerebrovascular Disease
• Tuberculosis
• Developed World
• Heart Disease IHD
• Respiratory Cancers
• Cerebrovascular Disease
• Global health challenges

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Review of Lecture 4

• Who pays to solve problems in healthcare?
• United States Multi-payer system
• Canada Single payer system
• Developing world
• Angola
• India
• The need for health care reform

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Review of Lecture 5

• How have health care costs changed over time?
• What drives increases in health care costs?
• Health Care Reform Back to Oregon

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Practice Exam

• Questions?

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Assignments Due Next Time

• Project 1 presentations
• February 10th
• Rubric
• Exam 1 is COMING RIGHT UP
• February 12th
• Practice Exam is available under student resources