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Community Health and Patient Presentations Related to Wellness

Patient presentations span all ages and gender identities, reflecting patients from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and abilities and their reasons for presenting to osteopathic physicians in varied clinical settings.

This clinical presentation focuses on topics related to patient safety, health care systems, medical ethics and jurisprudence, and public health and their impact on both patient and community health and wellness.
1.1 End-of-Life/Palliative Care
1.2 Patient Safety
1.3 Public Health
1.4 Risk Assessment
1.5 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
1.6 Health Informatics and Biostatistics
1.7 Laboratory and Diagnostic Testing Related to Community Health and Wellness

Clinical presentations in this category may include, but are not limited to, the following conditions or situations prompting patients to present for osteopathic medical care:

Anticipatory guidance for infants and childrendental care • feeding • preconception and prenatal counseling • sudden infant death syndrome • toilet training
End of lifeadvance directives • medical futility • palliative care • surrogate decision-making
Disease screeningcancer • cardiovascular disorders • screening programs • sexually transmitted infections
Environmental issuesheavy-metal poisoning • outbreaks/pandemics/epidemics • secondhand smoke
Data application to health careartificial/augmented intelligence • biostatistics • business of medicine • documentation • epidemiology • research • study design elements
Health care deliveryadvocacy and policy • medication safety • pre- and postprocedure counseling • pre- and postoperative care • transitions of care • value-based care
Modifiable risk factorschronic stress • physical inactivity • poor diet • poor sleep habits • smoking • substance use disorder
Community safetychild, intimate partner, and elder abuse • fall prevention • gun safety • motor vehicle operation safety • protective device use • sexual assault • vaccinations
Wellness examinationsadult • child • neonatal • travel