Discuss the compositon of a typical US health care team, and briefly discuss the roles of team members.  Please include and ten team members.

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How do licensure, certification, registration and accreditation differ?  What is the role for each of these medicine today?  And which of these will apply to a health care career and employment?

This question should be at least 100 words.

 

2.  Discuss the compositon of a typical US health care team, and briefly discuss the roles of team members.  Please include and ten team members.

 

Answer has to be at least 150 words.  All sources used must be referenced; pataphrased and quoted material must have accommpanying APA citations.

 

3.  Explain the various types of medical practice management systems which are available.  Why are these system so important for a successful medical practice today?

 

Answer has to be at least 150 words.  All sources used must be referenced; pataphrased and quoted material must have accommpanying APA citations.

 

4.  What is the role of a state medical board?  Please describe the process of licensing and regulating physicians.

 

Answer has to be at least 150 words.  All sources used must be referenced; pataphrased and quoted material must have accommpanying APA citations.

 

5.  Summarize the key federal legislation and regulations which impact health care reimbursement and prohibit fraud and abuse in health care.

 

Judson, K., Harrison, C. (2013). Law & ethics for the jealth professions (6th ed). Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill

 

6.  Describe three strategies that can be implemented to reduce or avoid medication error and additionally promote the safe use of medications.

 

Answer should be at least 75 words.   All sources used must be referenced; pataphrased and quoted material must have accommpanying APA citations.

 

Moini,J. (2013). Focus on pharmacology; Essentials for health professtionals ( 2nd ed.).  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Discuss the medical benefits of psychedelic drugs.

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Transcending the Medical Frontiers: Exploring the Future of Psychedelic Drug Research by David Jay Brown

Prepared by: Mary H. Maguire, California State University, Sacramento Article Kim Schnurbush, California State University,Sacramento

Transcending the Medical Frontiers

Exploring the Future of Psychedelic Drug Research

David Jay Brown

Learning Outcomes

After reading this article, you will be able to:

• Discuss the history of psychedelic drug use.

• Discuss the medical benefits of psychedelic drugs.

• Analyzetheargumentsforandagainstthemedicaluseof psychedelic drugs.

When I was in graduate school studying behavioral neuroscience I wanted nothing more than to be able to conduct psychedelic drug research. However, in the mid-1980s, this was impossible to do at any academic insti- tution on Earth. There wasn’t a single government on the entire planet that legally allowed clinical research with psychedelic drugs. However, this worldwide research ban started to recede in the early 1990s, and we’re currently witnessing a renaissance of medical research into psychedelic drugs.

Working with the Multidisciplinary Association for Psyche- delic Studies (MAPS) for the past four years as their guest edi- tor has been an extremely exciting and tremendously fruitful endeavor for me. It’s a great joy to see how MDMA can help people suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), how LSD can help advanced-stage cancer patients come to peace with the dying process, and how ibogaine can help opi- ate addicts overcome their addiction. There appears to be enor- mous potential for the development of psychedelic drugs into effective treatments for a whole range of difficult-to-treat psy- chiatric disorders.

However, as thrilled as I am by all the new clinical studies exploring the medical potential of psychedelic drugs, I still long for the day when our best minds and resources can be

applied to the study of these extraordinary substances with an eye that looks beyond their medical applications, toward their ability to enhance human potential and explore new realities.

This article explores these possibilities. But first, let’s take a look at how we got to be where we are.

A Brief History of Time-Dilation Studies

Contemporary Western psychedelic drug research began in 1897, when the German chemist Arthur Heffter first isolated mescaline, the primary psychoactive compound in the peyote cactus. In 1943 Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann discovered the hallucinogenic effects of LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) at Sandoz Pharmaceuticals in Basel while studying ergot, a fun- gus that grows on rye. Then, 15 years later, in 1958, he was the first to isolate psilocybin and psilocin—the psychoactive components of the Mexican “magic mushroom,” Psilocybe mexicana.

Before 1972, nearly 700 studies with LSD and other psyche- delic drugs were conducted. This research suggested that LSD has remarkable medical potential. LSD-assisted psychotherapy was shown to safely reduce the anxiety of terminal cancer patients, alcoholism, and the symptoms of many difficult-to- treat psychiatric illnesses.

Between 1972 and 1990 there were no human studies with psychedelic drugs. Their disappearance was the result of a political backlash that followed the promotion of these drugs by the 1960s counterculture. This reaction not only made these substances illegal for personal use, but also made it extremely difficult for researchers to get government approval to study them.

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Divine Roles Across Cultures

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Divine Roles Across Cultures

Part I 

Select one common divine role that recurs in world mythology.

Possible options of divine roles include the following: father or mother divinities, divinities of war, home or hearth divinities, divinities of love, divinities of wisdom, divinities of medicine or health, divinities of the wind, divinities of agriculture, divinities of the sky, ruler of all the gods, and so on.

Identify the role in the title of the table, e.g., Creation Deities

Select two myths, each from a different culture, in which the divine role appears. Identify the divinity names and cultures in columns A and B.

Complete the table by answering each of the five questions for both selected divinities.

Table Title: Column A Divinity Name: Culture of Origin: Column B Divinity Name: Culture of Origin: 1. How is this divinity portrayed? Describe the divinity’s role within the myth. 2. Is the divinity male or female? What function does this gender play? 3. What are the divinity’s attributes, such as divine powers or characteristics? What objects does the divinity possess, such as a weapon or animal, that assist him or her? 4. Within the myth of origin, how does this divinity compare with other divinities? How does this divinity interact with or compare to divinities of the same gender and to divinities of the opposite gender? 5. Identify by name one character from contemporary culture (e.g. Superman, Cinderella, etc.) that shares characteristics of each divinity and explain why you chose each character. What real-life ideals does this divine role represent? How attainable are these ideals?

Part II

Write a 150- to 350-word short essay addressing the following: Why do so many cultures have divinities filling the same type of roles? Yes, there are differences, but why, for example, do so many cultures have a divinity who’s involved in creation? A deity associated with the underworld? Etcetera.

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How is this divinity portrayed?

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Select one common divine role that recurs in world mythology.

 

Possible options of divine roles include the following: father or mother divinities, divinities of war, home or hearth divinities, divinities of love, divinities of wisdom, divinities of medicine or health, divinities of the wind, divinities of agriculture, divinities of the sky, ruler of all the gods, and so on.

 

Identify the role in the title of your table.

 

Select two myths, each from a different culture, in which the divine role appears. Identify the divinity names and cultures in columns A and B.

 

Complete the table by answering each of the five questions for both selected divinities.

 

Title: Column ADivinity Name:

Culture of Origin:

 Column BDivinity Name:

Culture of Origin:
1.      How is this divinity portrayed? Describe the divinity’s role within the myth.
2.      Is the divinity male or female? What function does this gender play?
3.      What are the divinity’s attributes, such as divine powers or characteristics? What objects does the divinity possess, such as a weapon or animal, that assist him or her?
4.      Within the myth of origin, how does this divinity compare with other divinities? How does this divinity interact with or compare to divinities of the same gender and to divinities of the opposite gender?
5.      Identify one character from contemporary culture that shares characteristics of each divinity and explain why you chose each character. What real-life ideals does this divine role represent? How attainable are these ideals?