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    MEDICAL EDUCATION Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching Medication Adherence to Pharmacy and Osteopathic Medical Students Dana L. Singla‚ PharmD; George E. MacKinnon III‚ PhD; Karen J. MacKinnon‚ RPh; Wisam Younis‚ PharmD; Ben Field‚ DO† The purpose of this project was to demonstrate to pharmacy and osteopathic medical students the value of interdisciplinary education through participation in an interdisciplinary medication adherence project. Each pharmacy student‚ assuming the role of a

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    medicine 132.7 (2000): 6. Print. Newell‚ Sallie. "Non traditional therapies used by cancer patients." The Medical Journal of Australia (2000): 9. Print. Humphrey‚ Nicholas. "GREAT EXPECTATIONS: THE EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY OF FAITH-HEALING AND THE PLACEBO EFFECT." International Congress of Psychology (2000): 22. Print. Kluger‚ Jeffery. "Faith Can Heal." Time 23 Feb. 2009: 104. Print.

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    Is the mind independent to the body? The mind body problem is a philosophical problem that is concerned with the relationship between the mind and the body‚ whether the mind exists independently of the body or whether the mind and body are one substance. There is a vital difference between the mind and the body some would say‚ meaning that the mind is held responsible for mental elements such as pain‚ euphoria‚ desire‚ purpose‚ belief and kindness whereas the body is responsible for the physical

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    1. Most people think that advertising works in general‚ but that it doesn’t not work on them in particular. “ It works on most people‚ but it doesn’t work on me?” What biases might be behind such a belief? This could be related to hindsight bias 2. Explain in your own words‚ what the continued influence effect is. Give an example‚ different from the ones used in the book The continued influence effect refers to the way false claims enter someone’s head and continue to influence their beliefs

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    medication. ‘She was like a zombie’ her mom recalls” and she was not alone (Fitzgerald). In a study that compared the use of neuroleptics‚ antidepressants and placebos‚ it was found that although “haloperidol produced modest improvements in psychotic symptoms‚ depression‚ and several other areas; there was no difference between amitriptyline and placebo‚ but a few patients actually became worse when given the antidepressant‚ say the researchers” (Bower‚ ‘Borderline’ Drugs). Due to the nature of this disorder

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    can be prescribed. Describe the uses and problems associated with thalidomide.Some pupils will be able to explain how the drug testing procedure for thalidomide was inappropriate and describe the main steps in testing a new drug.Explain the terms placebo and double-blind trial.Ideas:Testing of new drugs and clinical trials. Thalidomide.Misconceptions: |

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    Summary: Cigarette smoking is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide.(1) Most smokers have tried quitting throughout their life‚(2) but often fail because cigarettes contain a highly addictive substance – nicotine. Nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs)‚ such as nicotine patches‚ are the most successful quitting method‚ yet fewer than 20% of quitters are successful.(3) Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) may improve this success rate because they tackle addiction as well as associated

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    with subjective symptoms including burning‚ itching‚ dyspareunia and urological symptoms of frequency‚ dysuria and urgency. After 12 weeks of treatment‚ 62.8% of the treatment group experienced improvement in the symptoms compared to 32.4% in the placebo group. (Kelley‚ 2007) There is concern about uterine endometrium proliferation with estrogen. A number of studies reviewed in the Cochrane Database have addressed this topic and the dose of topical estrogen is low enough in all vaginal creams

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    Csikszentmihalyi‚ M. (1993). The evolving self. Gillham‚ J. E.‚ & Seligman‚ M. E. P. (1999). Footsteps on the road to positive psychology. Behaviour Research and Therapy‚ 37‚ S163–S173. Kirsch‚ I.‚ & Sapirstein‚ G. (1998). Listening to Prozac but hearing placebo: A meta-analysis of antidepressant medication. Prevention & Treatment‚ 1‚ Article 0002a‚ posted June 26‚ 1998. Maslow‚ A. (1971). The farthest reaches of human nature Myers‚ D. G. (2000). The funds‚ friends‚ and faith of happy people Schwartz‚ B.

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    their efficacy in reducing disruptive behaviors and improving affect in nursing home residents with dementia. Methods: The study had three treatment groups (activities of daily living‚ psychosocial activity‚ and a combination) and two control groups (placebo and no intervention). Nursing assistants hired specifically for this study enacted the interventions under the direction of a master’s prepared gerontological clinical nurse specialist. Nursing assistants employed at the nursing homes recorded the

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