THE PARADOX OF FRIENDSHIP

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Module 1

The study of the philosophy of friendship provides us with an opportunity to explore the concept of dissimulation and its vital role in friendship.

Novelist Marcel Proust believed that friendship was only bearable if we wear masks of good manners. This makes a deep and honest friendship very challenging. He believed that the greatest honesty meant acknowledging that real friendship could never really be fully given or received. Similarly, Immanuel Kant noted:

“For everyone has his weaknesses, and these must be kept hidden even from our friends… so that humanity should not be offended thereby. Even to our best friend, we must not discover ourselves as we naturally are and know ourselves to be, for that would be a nasty business” (p. 85).

Yet, some philosophers believe that when we do experience those powerful moments of truth and honesty between close friends, and completely let our guards down, it is a moment of great clarity and insight. In those honest moments, a friend becomes another self. One may feel as close to a friend as one does to oneself. Most philosophers recognize this phenomenon, including the French writer Michel de Montaigne, who described this friendship as becoming ”one soul in two bodies.”

Aristotle took it further to mean that only in friendship can we truly discover ourselves. Similarly, philosopher Giorgio Agamben shares, “The friend is not another I, but an otherness immanent in self-ness, a becoming other of the self.” Vernon adds: “It’s implying that a close friend is another part of you and that you can only fully become who you are in who they are too” (p. 87).

In this week’s reading material, the following philosophers discuss their views on this topic: Aristotle, Kant, Montaigne, Nietzsche, and Schopenhauer. Make sure to incorporate their views as you answer each discussion question. Think about how their views may be similar or different from your own

HEALTH LITERACY AND MARKETING

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Post a brief explanation of the consequences health care administrators might face when developing communications that do not account for health literacy in target audiences. Explain how health literacy might influence the decisions health care administrators make when proposing services and programs for health care delivery. Be specific and provide examples.

the importance of culture and personal beliefs on population health and explore your cultural sensitivity

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In this discussion, you will examine the importance of culture and personal beliefs on population health and explore your cultural sensitivity. Following the example of the timeline on page 6 of Chapter 1 of Cultural Sensibility in Healthcare: A Personal & Professional Guidebook, identify three situations in your timeline that led you to a career in healthcare. Then, list five influences on your life that may inform your cultural sensitivity. How have you used cultural sensitivity to avoid a cultural clash in your personal or professional life? Why is it important for individuals working in health professions to be culturally sensitive? How can cultural insensitivity impact healthcare systems?

*Example timeline attached*

*Current role in healthcare : Care Coordinator started career as an EMT, moved on to front desk clerk, then patient advocate to current role *

HEALTH INSURANCE CREDIT RATINGS

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DISCUSSION POST: 200 WORDS + 1 SOURCE MINIMUM

AREA TO RESEARCH : NORTH MISSISSIPPI AREA / WEST TENNESSEE

Identify three health insurance companies active in your area and research the credit rating trends for each company using credit rating firms such as Standard & Poor’s, Fitch Rating, and Moody’s Investors Service. Discuss the trends among the firms by addressing the following:

  • Are the ratings for each company similar across the rating firms? Explain why or why not.
  • Identify specific trends regarding rating ups and downs for each company and discuss potential links to rating changes based upon revenue, profits, etc.

In replies to peers, discuss additional trends you noticed or comment on what you noticed in the trends that you found surprising or out of the ordinary.

Managing Your GCU Experience

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Topic 3 Managing Your GCU Experience

Directions: In order to gain insight into your community and college experience, answer the following questions. Record your responses to all questions on this document (the boxes will expand should you require more space).

In your community, what are the social and professional organizations specific to your program? How likely are you to join one of these organizations? Which one interests you the most, why? (Minimum 100 words total)

 

Set and share a goal for how you will become involved in your community or social /professional organization. Discuss how involvement in these types of groups could positively affect you as a student/employee? (Minimum 100 words total)

 

What do you need to achieve academically to be successful in the future? Are there any GPA requirements, volunteer hours, or employment experience associated with your future career that you learned more about or that you would like to learn more about? (Minimum 100 words total)

 

Utilizing the gcu.edu website, locate and explain the following:

ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR HEALTHCARE

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Course outcome addressed:

HA510-3: Analyze how an organization’s vision, structure and management contribute to business outcomes and employee satisfaction.

Instructions:

You have been selected to make an individual presentation to a small group describing the role of management in a business organization you have chosen in previous units. Your presentation should:

  • Describe the organization’s vision and structure.
  • Outline the role of management in effective deployment of human resources.
  • Explain how the organization of the workforce can affect business performance.
  • Analyze the role of strategic and tactical direction.
  • Evaluate consequences of effective management on business outcomes and employee satisfaction.
  • Evaluate the consequences of ineffective management on business outcomes and employee satisfaction.
  • Provide recommendations for improving business outcomes and employee satisfaction drawing upon evidence from peer-reviewed journals and periodical.

Your presentation should be a minimum of 15 slides total: A title page with name of presentation, your name, and name of course, at least 13 slides with information, and at least one reference page showing at least three references you have found. References should be in APA style. No speaker notes required.

HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS

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 With electronic medical records now available, we have tremendous access to large amounts of health care data. Hypothesize two ways today’s health care informatics can improve health care decision-making and the quality of health care delivery. When and where have we been able to improve health care decision-making and care quality? Justify your response by finding a scholarly (peer-reviewed) article from the library that supports your hypothesis and provide examples.

PHYSIOLOGY AND TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION ANXIETY

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CRIME ANALYSIS STRATEGIES WITHIN LAW ENFORCEMENT

CRIME ANALYSIS STRATEGIES WITHIN LAW ENFORCEMENT

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Describe the role of the crime analyst in solving crimes and identify various crime analysis strategies they may utilize.  In addition, define the concepts of Intelligence Applications in Law Enforcement.

Using double spaced, 12 pt font size, and common font style (Times New Roman).

APA format (most recent edition) is required of all Summary Paper assignments, including a cover page, in-text citations, and a full reference list.  If tables, charts or images are used an Appendix is required.

3 Pages NOT INCLUDING COVER OR REFERENCE PAGE

CHRONIC DISEASES AND POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT

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Competency

Develop a population health plan to address a health concern in the current healthcare industry. (Must be related to diabetes and high blood pressure in Minnesota)

Scenario

The key to an effective and sustainable population health management program is to know your chronic disease patients and coach them. The success of population health and chronic disease management efforts hinges on a few key elements: identifying those at risk, having access to the right data about them, creating actionable insights about patients, and coaching them daily toward healthier choices.

Instructions

As your health system is drafting a strategic framework for the PHM program, you are tasked with creating a PowerPoint presentation with detailed speaker notes in each content discussion slide. Explain the relationship between disease management and population health needed in the following areas:

  • Describe the prevalent chronic diseases for the population your health system is serving.
  • Describe the risks associated with the proliferation of these chronic diseases.
  • Assess how the population will access information and resources to prevent and manage chronic diseases.
  • Construct a chronic disease communication plan that helps patients with chronic diseases to pursue healthier choices and to use population health resources.

Use your findings from prior summative assessments in modules 01, 02, 03, 04, and 05 to create the PowerPoint. Use five quality references to support your assessment and findings.