MEDICINE THE PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE Tuesday, November 27, 2018 MEDICINE THE PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE Packet #1

THE PAST Tuesday, November 27, 2018Tuesday, November 27, 2018 Early civilizations depended on a specific person or group to meet health care needs. Hippocrates, a Greek born in 460 B.C. is considered to be the “father” of medicine. Hippocrates rejected superstition in favor of scientific observation, by classifying diseases, and created a set of moral and professional standards for physicians. The Hippocratic Oath

THE PAST II Tuesday, November 27, 2018Tuesday, November 27, 2018 In the early decades of the 20th century, methods of treating disease was based on local customs and beliefs. Doctors, not yet an elite professional group, were usually trained through a combination of schooling and apprenticeship. A large number of medical schools were business institutions organized for the profit of local practitioners.

THE PAST III Tuesday, November 27, 2018Tuesday, November 27, 2018 Formal medical education was unregulated for many decades. The formation of the American Medical Association, in 1847, started the process of standardization during the early 1900’s.

THE PAST IV Tuesday, November 27, 2018Tuesday, November 27, 2018 Each group of practitioners, medical professionals, were identified with a particular school (sect) of medicine. The Thomsonians incorporated local folk customs into their therapeutics. In cities, practitioners started to compete with each other.

THE PAST V Tuesday, November 27, 2018Tuesday, November 27, 2018 At the beginning of the 20th century, a movement for medical education reform began but plagues and epidemics was causing the death of thousands of people. Through various medical discoveries, and technological advancements, cures, and preventative methods, were developed to help decrease the amount of people dying.

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 THE PRESENT

THE PRESENT I Tuesday, November 27, 2018Tuesday, November 27, 2018 Today, the focus of medicine has shifted from prevention of contagious diseases to cancer, drug abuse, heart disease and acquired immune deficiency syndrome which in part are caused by the lifestyles of patients.

THE PRESENT II Tuesday, November 27, 2018Tuesday, November 27, 2018 The medical profession has also faced a series of crises. Increase in the costs of basic services. Health care accounts for more than 14.3% of the gross national product. The maldistribution of physicians. Areas where the poor are found have access to fewer physicians. Increase in malpractice litigation. HMOs Medical Insurance

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 THE FUTURE

THE FUTURE I Tuesday, November 27, 2018Tuesday, November 27, 2018 Most individuals, if not all, use the health care system during his/her lifetime. The hope is that the focus of healthcare will be on wellness and prevention rather than seeking a cure.

THE FUTURE II Tuesday, November 27, 2018Tuesday, November 27, 2018 With more Americans having a longer lifespan, there will be a need to service the elderly . With medicine being a business driven industry, small hospitals may be destined to become a thing of the past and the poor may continue to suffer because of the lack of access to healthcare.

THE FUTURE III Where do you fit in? Time will tell! Tuesday, November 27, 2018Tuesday, November 27, 2018 Where do you fit in? Time will tell!