HLTA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Immunology
16 Oct 2017
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Egocentric: fails to consider rights and needs of others, pov of others, or limitations of our own. Sociocentric: failure to see how we have uncritically internalized dominant prejudices and stereotypes of our society/culture, encourages us versus them mentality i. e. we believe it"s true. Interest in context, power, social relations & fairness. Attributes of critical thinkers: problematize, committed to humility, fairness, collaboration & reflexivity, creative, knowledge-power nexus & epistemic communities: committed to rigorous application of theory to practice, value and purpose: social justice, solidarity & social transformation. Network of people with recognized expertise who possess a shared set of principled beliefs, common practices, & a conviction that human welfare will be enhanced as a consequence . Health sciences: collection of disciplines that support & constitute medicine, disciplines based on: Occupational categories: nursing, occupational therapy & pharmacy. Medical categories & basic sciences": anaesthesiology, micro-biology, toxicology, genetics & immunology. Clinical specialties: geriatrics, paediatrics, family practice, critical care & mental health care.
