Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Epidemiology Post 1

I think that epidemiology is going to be a difficult class for me personally.  There are so many components that have an influence on health and diseases in a certain population.  Another issue I heard about this class is the heavy workload that can be very intimidating, so I want to be able to stay on top of everything to be successful in this class.  Also, I am nervous about knowing what to say in the blog posts to successfully post what my professor is looking for.  Another point of interest I have in epidemiology is to look into what countries have the most diseases affecting its population and what we can do to eradicate these diseases.  Lastly, I hope that after taking this class I will have a better understanding of what epidemiology actually is. 

I plan to be an Occupational Therapist after my schooling, with my main focus to be on children.  I think it will be important to see how this class will affect me in the workforce.  I want to be able to identify what diseases are the most prevalent in the population that I will be working with.  Also, I want to be able to know how to identify these diseases and figure out how to provide the most affective therapy for the individual.  I would like to find out what diseases have cures and how affective these cures are.  On the other hand, I would like to look into if there is any diseases that effect specifically fine motor skills that would make me have to rethink how I could work with this individual to benefit them.  Finally, I think that this class will help me become a more prepared and successful healthcare professional.  

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