1. 6 - 1 Introduction to US Health Care Chapter 6 Research and Technology

2. 6 - 2 Scientific Method Observation Inquiry Hypothesis Experimentation Theory

3. 6 - 3 Perception of Medication Early twentieth century: Herbal remedies Addictive pain relievers Palliative Mid twentieth century : Penicillin Curative potential

4. 6 - 4 Noteworthy Medical Advances Advances in… Knowledge Diagnostic Techniques Treatment Options / Interventions Pharmaceuticals Information and Communication Technologies How the body works How various conditions affect the body How body responds to pathology and intervention How disease agents function

5. 6 - 5 Noteworthy Medical Advances Advances in… Knowledge Diagnostic Techniques Treatment Options / Interventions Pharmaceuticals Information and Communication Technologies MRI scans CT scans Intervention radiology

6. 6 - 6 Noteworthy Medical Advances Advances in… Knowledge Diagnostic Techniques Treatment Options / Interventions Pharmaceuticals Information and Communication Technologies Minimally invasive procedures Devices / techniques to reduce need for surgery Gene therapy Xeno-transplantation Organ / tissue transplantation

7. 6 - 7 Noteworthy Medical Advances Advances in… Knowledge Diagnostic Techniques Treatment Options / Interventions Pharmaceuticals Information and Communication Technologies Superstatins Selective serotonin inhibitors (SSRIs) Quinolone antibiotics

8. 6 - 8 Noteworthy Medical Advances Advances in… Knowledge Diagnostic Techniques Treatment Options / Interventions Pharmaceuticals Information and Communication Technologies Process-management systems Clinical information interfaces and data analysis Telemedicine and remote monitoring

9. 6 - 9 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Part of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Conducts research Composed of 27 institutes and centers

10. 6 - 10 Academic Health Centers Include medical school, other program, & teaching hospital Influence of WWII Increased funding of NIH Expansion of clinical enterprise –ICUs, burn centers, heart transplant programs, etc.

11. 6 - 11 Funding Research Public Funds Private Donors or Benefactors Increasing Driven by profit Only fund “profitable” research? Objective? Declining Federal, state, and local governments Apply for funding

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