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24 Saville Avenue
Quincy, MA 02169
617.984.1700 150 Newport Ave Ext.
Quincy, MA 02171
36 Cordage Park
Suite #228
Plymouth, MA 02360
508.747.0400
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Allied Health
| ALH 107 |
Orientation to Health Care |
| This course is
designed to introduce and provide a brief overview
of the U.S. health care industry as well as
familiarize students with Quincy College and the
School of Allied Health, and to provide students with an
overview of the skills necessary to achieve their
academic goals. Using the Internet, discussion and
individual research for this course creates an awareness
of and curiosity for the health care delivery
system. It explores stress as a natural part of
being a student and health care provider, and
also identifies effective coping methods. It also
encourages students to value cultural diversity and
professionalism. Topics covered include: personality
and learning styles, test-taking and study skills,
College and Allied Health policies and procedures,
trends in health care, health care financing and
reimbursement, ethical and legal issues and other
related health care topics. 1 credit
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| ALH 115 |
Pharmacology |
| This course is designed to present basic principles of pharmacology. Students will explore the mode of
action, major indications for use, and nursing
responsibilities for pharmacological agents. Areas to
be covered include management of clients with
alterations in cardiovascular, hematological, respiratory, gastrointestinal,
renal,
neurological, and
endocrine systems. Students will also explore
medications developed to assist with the
management of pain, infection, and oncology. Open
to all students. 3 credits |
| ALH 140 |
Medical Terminology |
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course provides a foundation for the understanding
of medical terms, their abbreviations, basic anatomy
and physiology as well as pathological conditions.
It includes the study of prefixes and suffixes and
root/stem words as well as medical technology terms
with an emphasis on spelling, pronunciation,
definitions and common usage. This course is similar
to learning a foreign language and involves the
memorization as well as the application of
words and terms. The student will study and demonstrate
proficiency in spelling, pronouncing, definition and
application of medical terminology. 3 credits
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| ALH 149 |
Applied Anatomy & Physiology for Health Care Professions |
| This course is an integrated study of the anatomy and physiology of the human body from the cellular level to the system level; designed for students embarking on a career/profession in the field of health care. Emphasis will be placed upon clinical applications, associated medical terminology and patient assessment. Advances in biomedical technology and patient/client treatment will be highlighted. 4 credits
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| ALH 201 |
American Health Care History |
| This course explores changes, ideas and the multiple meanings of health, illness, and the life cycle within the context of health care development, organization, and delivery in the United States. It explores the process of how ideas, such as freedom of choice and individualism, develop and change; how they are culturally modified and highly dependent on time, and place specific ideas related to racial, ethnic, class, gender, religious, and regional differences. A central focus of this course is to explore and explain change and choice related to how Americans thought about their bodies, health, illness and sick care as well as what drove the ideas for the creation of a system of health care. This course explores the historical link to how in America a country with the best health care facilities in the world cannot provide the best health care to all. 3 credits |
| ALH 202 |
Health Care Finance |
| This course focuses on health care finance as practiced within health care organizations, such as hospitals, physician practices, clinics, home health agencies and managed care organizations. It covers the principles and applications of accounting and financial management. The course is organized around three critical elements: 1) The use of accounting information for decision making, 2) as a business the health care industry has some critical differences from other industries; and 3) the principles of economics are the conceptual basis for decision making. 3 credits |
| ALH 203 |
Health Care Delivery Systems |
| The course introduces students to the historical development, structure, operation, and current and future directions of the major components of the American health care delivery system.It examines the ways in which health care services are organized and delivered, the influences that impact health care public policy decisions, factors that determine the allocation of health care resources and the establishment of priorities, and the relationship of health care costs to measurable benefits. The course enables students to assess the role of organized efforts to influence health policy formulation, and the contributions of medical technology, research findings, and societal values on our evolving health care delivery system. Additionally, this course provides an orientation to key health care statistical information. 3 credits |
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