...Women And HIV/AIDS in the United States Barbara Snyder HCS/455 October 22, 2013 Renee Skovira This summary will be focus on Women and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in the U.S. What is HIV/AIDS, history since 1981 through 2010? Also, who are the stakeholders and how they are affected? In addition to this summary will examine what it is like living with HIV, statistics, according to The Kaiser Family Foundation there is a form of diagnostic testing, prevention care. HIV is a virus that once you have it, you will have it for life. HIV can be controlled with proper medications and medical care. A treatment for HIV is often called Antiretroviral Therapy (ART). HIV attacks specific cells in the immune system called CD4 cells, or T cells (Prevention C. F., 2013). HIV in the United States has been around for three decades. Women have been affected since then and heterosexuals transmission became known in the 1990’s. There are several ways to transmit this horrible disease with one being through drug use with needles, blood transfusions, and, of course, through multiple sexual encounters without protection. Women count for one in four of the more then one million people living with HIV in this country and one in five with new infections (Foundation, 2013). An estimated 1.1 million people are living with HIV in the U.S. It is a challenge living with HIV. “It is important that medications are taken as prescribed, as to when...
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...PROFESSION CODE, TO AMEND SECTION11364OF,AND TO ADD CHAPTER 13.5 (COMMENSING WITH SECTION 121285) TO PART 4 DIVISION 105 OF, THE HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE, RELATING TO HYPODERMIC NEEDLES AND SYRINGES (Senate Bill 1159) SUMMARY Senate Bill (SB) 1159 makes the Disease Prevention Demonstration Project (DPDP), cooperation in the middle of drug stores and nearby and the government health authorities. Area under discussion of the local government approval, Senate Bill 1159 permits authorized drug stores which are listed enlisted in the health division that offer ten or less sterile needles and syringes, permitting the government to take an interest in the management state venture. The procurement dusks on December 31, 2010, if not the governing body revises law which amplify otherwise dispense with the nightfall day. Senate Bill 1159 mandates drug stores that create deals that embrace endorsed exercises, together with submission of clean injection disposal projects towards assurance to those syringes and needles will be discarded within a suitable way, as well as giving composed data otherwise unwritten advising taking place the most proficient method to get to medical action, in addition to assessment and cure of HIV and hepatitis C infection (HCV). Senate Bill 1159 allows an individual to have 10 clean syringes and needle if procured during approved source. Senate Bill 1159 mandates that the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) assess impacts of permitting offer of injections with...
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...MII INVESTMENT MEMO TO: FROM: SUBJECT: DATE: McIntire Investment Institute Michael Nugent, COMM 2010 Election Memo – BDX December 1, 2008 Becton, Dickinson and Company Sector: Healthcare | Industry: Medical Equipment and Supplies | NYSE: BDX Thesis: A global leader in medical devices, Becton, Dickinson and Company presents a long-term investment opportunity for the McIntire Investment Institute because of the resilience of the firm’s sales in economic downturns, the solid performance of the company driven by innovation, the boon that healthcare reform in the United States should provide, and strategic acquisitions. I. Financial Summary Share Price 11/28/08 Shares Outstanding Market Cap LT Debt P/E (forward) 52 Week Range Float Short Interest Avg Daily Volume (3m) Beta $63.53 243.57 million $15.47 billion $955.7 million 11.74 $58.14 - $93.24 241.22 million 1.12 million 1,963,240 0.73 II. Business Overview Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) manufactures and sells a host of medical devices, diagnostic equipment, and cell analysis products to healthcare institutions, clinical laboratories, and private consumers. Incorporated in New Jersey in 1906, the company is divided into the BD Medical, BD Diagnostic, and BD Bioscience product segments. BD Medical comprises the majority of the firm’s revenues and includes Medical Surgical Systems, Diabetes Care, Ophthalmic Systems, and Pharmaceutical Systems. As the secondary sales-generating division of the company, BD...
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...MII INVESTMENT MEMO TO: FROM: SUBJECT: DATE: McIntire Investment Institute Michael Nugent, COMM 2010 Election Memo – BDX December 1, 2008 Becton, Dickinson and Company Sector: Healthcare | Industry: Medical Equipment and Supplies | NYSE: BDX Thesis: A global leader in medical devices, Becton, Dickinson and Company presents a long-term investment opportunity for the McIntire Investment Institute because of the resilience of the firm’s sales in economic downturns, the solid performance of the company driven by innovation, the boon that healthcare reform in the United States should provide, and strategic acquisitions. I. Financial Summary Share Price 11/28/08 Shares Outstanding Market Cap LT Debt P/E (forward) 52 Week Range Float Short Interest Avg Daily Volume (3m) Beta $63.53 243.57 million $15.47 billion $955.7 million 11.74 $58.14 - $93.24 241.22 million 1.12 million 1,963,240 0.73 II. Business Overview Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) manufactures and sells a host of medical devices, diagnostic equipment, and cell analysis products to healthcare institutions, clinical laboratories, and private consumers. Incorporated in New Jersey in 1906, the company is divided into the BD Medical, BD Diagnostic, and BD Bioscience product segments. BD Medical comprises the majority of the firm’s revenues and includes Medical Surgical Systems, Diabetes Care, Ophthalmic Systems, and Pharmaceutical Systems. As the secondary sales-generating division of the company, BD...
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...Summary of Research for Legal Project Presentation Tammy Fergerson HCS/430 7/15/2012 Edna Wilkerson The Center for Disease Control provides leadership, guidance, and research to help control the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic by working alongside the communities on a state and national level. They are also partners with other countries abroad in research, surveillance and evaluation of activities among the world’s population. The activities monitored are critical to CDC due to the estimated 1.1 million Americans infected with the disease. Some of these infected populations do not know they are infected and the number increases each year. CDC’s programs help improve the medical treatment, care and outside support for individuals living with the disease. HIV/AIDS control factors and prevention is focused on individuals that do not have the virus. CDC wants to prevent the spread of the HIV/AIDS by placing the emphasis on preventing the transmission by infected people. “Ongoing, brief prevention counseling is a cost-effective measure that can be incorporated into routine care for individuals living with HIV. Prevention IS Care therefore includes tools for medical care providers to use on a daily basis with those patients who are living with HIV. Informational posters and patient education brochures develop patients' knowledge about HIV, facilitate open dialogue and information exchange, and strengthen patients'...
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... Simply put, HIV is a virus that attacks a person’s immune system. It specifically affects CD4 cells which are also called T cells. These cells are what the body uses for an immune response. HIV destroys the T cells that fight infection leaving the patient susceptible to immune system compromise. This results in the patient being open to opportunistic infections that lead to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. AIDS, as it is commonly referred as, is a progression of HIV after the CD4 count falls to 200 or less (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015). HIV is transmitted by bodily fluids such as blood, semen, breastmilk, and vaginal secretions. Anal sex carries the highest risk of transmittal however blood transfusions, needle sharing and breastfeeding are also actions that can transmit the virus ("Transmission," 2015). Clinical presentation of HIV appears very subtle in the early stages. Patient might present with flu-like symptoms, headache, fever or sore throat. As it progresses, the symptoms advance to weight loss, diarrhea, and swollen...
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...HIV/AIDS in the Deep South Melony C. Haynes Baptist College of Health Sciences Abstract This paper examined HIV/AIDS in the Southern Region specifically the Deep South. Fundamental Causes and Proximate Factors were examined to explain and understand the high cases of HIV/AIDS in the Deep South. Poverty, lack of access to health care, lack of education, and prison policies were the reasons examined to explain the high cases of HIV/AIDS in the south. Populations at higher risk and why they are at higher risk were examined. These populations were: drug users, prisoners, African Americans, and women who experience domestic violence. HIV/AIDS in the Deep South HIV/AIDS at one time was considered a death sentence. There was not much information about the disease, much less a cure for the disease. However, there have been many strides made over the years. More money, time, and resources have been provided for the research of the virus. The research has identified how the virus is contracted and spread, as well as how it affects an individual’s body. The research also identified prevention methods and the medication that can be taken to treat the disease. Since the first cases of the disease in the late seventies to current day, the life expectancies of individuals are improving. For example Irvin “Magic” Johnson a famous ex-basketball player announced twenty years ago he was HIV positive. Very few people expected him to live this long because at that time the...
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...by the auditors in order to make sure that the financial statements are giving a true, as well as a fair view of the firm (Weidmann and Lenzen, 2006). It is worth pointing out that the knowledge of ethics is capable of helping the accountants, as well as the auditors to overcome various kinds of ethical dilemmas, and this generally ensures that the correct choice is made though it might not be of benefit to the firm. However, it just benefits the public relying on the reporting by the accountants or the auditors (Rabin, 2005). It should be noted that the main aim of financial accounting ethics is making sure that the certified public accountants carry out their duties in a manner that is highly objective and also with utmost integrity (Needles and Powers, 2013). It is worth pointing out...
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...Developing & Implementing a Measurable Strategic Performance Management Framework and Automated Balanced Scorecard in a Medical Devices Company [pic] Implementation Case Study Becton Dickinson ANZ Copyright This publication is © Copyright 2004 ASVP Consulting Pty Ltd with all rights reserved. Except to the extent of the uses permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means including information storage and retrieval systems, without the prior written consent of ASVP Consulting Pty Ltd. Trade Marks Advanced Strategic Value Propositions™ is a trade mark of ASVP Consulting Pty Ltd. PulseSuite®, PulseManager®, PulseFinder® and Primed Online® are registered trade marks of Primed Online Pty Ltd. PulseProject™ is a trade mark of Primed Online Pty Ltd. Becton Dickinson, BD, and Helping All People Lead Healthy Lives are trademarks of Becton Dickinson Pty Ltd. Acknowledgements The kind assistance of Michael Lyon, CEO and the management team of BD Australia, and Grant Alecock, General Manager, and the management team of BD NZ is gratefully acknowledged. ASVP Consulting Pty Ltd ASVP Consulting Pty Ltd has written this independent case study on the implementation of a Balanced Scorecard Framework Solution in order to quantify the benefits accruing to BD and to highlight the potential benefits available to other organisations considering the implementation...
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...CVS Health Summary of Industry Characteristics December 31, 2014 Summary The Food and Drug Store industry consists of stores that primarily focus on the sale of food, drugs (nonprescription and prescription), or a combination of both. Typically smaller than General Merchandisers, such as Wal-Mart, the companies in the Food and Drug Store industry provide grocery products such as cold and hot foods, pharmaceuticals, general pet care, and typical household products meant for everyday living. Stores that fall within the industry may specialize in one aspect over the other, such as CVS Health in pharmacy and health care. Even though the major products of the industry are food and drugs, there are several other minor products like health clinics and fuel centers that play an important role in the industry. Industry Sales The industry revenues can range from $139,367 Million to $14,194 Million and profits range from $4,644 Million to $113 Million, just within the companies within the Fortune 500. Their revenue is mostly derived from their sales of their inventory, no matter which side of the industry they sell from. Since most companies will use FIFO inventory methods, this helps decrease their product waste due to expiration dates and will increase their total sales and revenue. Their highest costs tend to be for plant, property, and equipment. Kroger, for example, owns a majority of the buildings where their retail stores are located and they are slowly disposing of their...
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...Essentials Ruth E. McCall, BS, MT (ASCP) Retired Program Director and Instructor Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, New Mexico President, NuHealth Educators, LLC Faculty, Emeritus Phoenix College Phoenix, Arizona Fifth Edition Cathee M. Tankersley, BS, MT (ASCP) Acquisitions Editor: Peter Sabatini Product Manager: Meredith L. Brittain Marketing Manager: Shauna Kelley Designer: Holly McLaughlin Production Services: Aptara, Inc. Fifth Edition Copyright © 2012, 2008 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a Wolters Kluwer business. Two Commerce Square 2001 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 351 West Camden Street Baltimore, MD 21201 Printed in China All rights reserved. This book is protected by copyright. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including as photocopies or scanned-in or other electronic copies, or utilized by any information storage and retrieval system without written permission from the copyright owner, except for brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. Materials appearing in this book prepared by individuals as part of their official duties as U.S. government employees are not covered by the above-mentioned copyright. To request permission, please contact Lippincott Williams & Wilkins at Two Commerce Square, 2001 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103, via email at permissions@lww.com, or via website at lww.com (products and services). 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress...
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...Summary of "The Road from Colonus" by E. M. Forster The Road from Colonus is one of the short stories written by E.M. Forster. It tells us the story of Mr. Lucas who is an Englishman getting old. He is finally accomplishing the dream of his live: visit Greece. However, the trip it is not going as it was expected. He is travelling with a party made of his little sister Ethel, who has to dedicate his life to take care of him in his old age, and two or three more English people. During the travel, Mr Lucas has a revelation and he realize that he did not want to have a peaceful death, he desires to die fighting instead. So that, he is determined to stay in a small inn near to the place with the hollow tree where he has felt that revelation and the sensation that he must stay there. Needles to say, the party is horrified and force him to leave with them. The people from the village appeared to understand Mr. Lucas and try to support them but they did not success. Back in England, when some time has pass, Mr Lucas barely remember what was happened in that hollow tree. He has become a grumpy old man always complaining about everything. Eventually, a gift arrives from a friend in Greece and it is wrapped in a Greek newspaper. Ethel is upset when read that on the night they left Greece, the old tree had felt on the family living in the inn, killing them all. However Mr. Lucas no longer care about that. It is just as he could not remember how were their feeling...
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...In-Plant Training Report 2nd Semester (BCCT) Brandix College in clothing Technology and Management(dip 16) K.A. Vidun S. Piyasumana 2 INTRODUCTION I’m a student of Brandix College who is studying College Diploma in Textile Technology & Management where my name is K.A.Vidun S. Piyasumana. This is the Report of my second semester of my In-Plant Training program. This In-Plant training will let the diploma batch students to join to different Factories and study the whole process. Since the students are beginners to the field, BCCT provided us a guide line to adjust to this environment and continue that studying with the aid of a Guide Line. As I requested some Factories and as the College appointed me, I had to start my InPlant Training in Brandix Green Plant Seeduwa. Commencing on 14th February 2013 I started the Industrial Training for the College Diploma in Clothing Technology & Management Course under the influence and Coordination by Mr. Dinesh Sampath (HR Assistant of Brandix Casualwear Seeduwa) with so many supports & advisers. Initially after walking throughout the factory, I was introduced and guided to each section to study their process, and collect information under the influence of the department chief or Incharge and also from the Minor Staff. Most of the time I had to subject myself for self study, grab the knowledge by walking to the machine Operators and the staff and also be practical in some operations to get the real idea. So therefore...
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...Advanced Information Management and Application of Technology Maydene A Huie Western Governors University Proposal for a New Information Management System to Implement Meaningful Use Interdisciplinary Committee Team Members Implementing a new information management system for a 100 bed hospital to bring them into compliance with Meaningful Use Legislation, requires the expertise of different disciplines within the hospital. For this hospital the team will consist of myself, a Clinical Nurse Specialist with a Post-Masters Nursing Informatics Certificate, Health Information Management (HIM) Specialist, in charge of medical records, and ensuring regulatory compliance, Information Technology (IT) Specialist who is knowledgeable in computer software and hardware, Physician who is a the Medical director with extensive experience with electronic medical charting, Pharmacy Director who is a pharmacist with EMR and PYSIX experience and , Chief Financial Officer to manage the budget, and the Director of staff development who is a Mastered prepared RN with EMR experience and is in charge of staff education. The HIM Specialist is chosen because of his experience with health information management, regulatory compliance and HIPAA. This knowledge is vital for implementing this system to ensure that the EMR chosen will meet the criteria for the stages of Meaningful Use. The IT Specialist is chosen for his knowledge of computer hardware and software and will be instrumental in the...
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...INTERNSHIP REPORT ON [pic] FAISALABAD Submitted by: ROLL NO: SEMESTER: SESSION: DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES GOVERNMENT COLLEGE UNIVERSITY FAISAL ABAD DEDICATION “I dedicate my report to my parents, who prayed for my success and to all my loved ones whom i love from the core of my hearts.” ACKNOWLEDGEMENT All praises to Almighty Allah alone, the Most merciful and the most compassionate and His Holy prophet “ Muhammad “ (Peace be Upon Him) the most perfect and exalted one among and of ever born on the surface of earth, who is forever touch of guidance and knowledge for the humanity. The work presented in this manuscript was accomplished under the guidance generous assistance, constructive criticism and enlightened supervision of Venerated Mr. Urfi Hashmi. His efforts towards the inculcation of spirit of constant work and the maintenance of professional integrity besides other invaluable words of advise will always serve as beacon of light through out the course. I take this humblest opportunity to my deepest sense of gratitude and thankfulness to him. This internship report is not the result of individual effort. It is a result of wonderful team-work. I am really thankful of Venerated Mr. Mohsin Cheema who is the Director of MSC Textiles Pvt. Limited who gave me the approval for making of that regard. I am also really...
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