Unit 5 Seminar

Nicole Heim, MPH, REHS

Non-Communicable Diseases

Reminder for Seminar

There is an 8 second delay.

Questions… Type ??? before a question so I see

it.

Quiz Issues

Unit 3

Unit 4

Assignments

Midterm due tomorrow, September 27th by 11:59 PM MST

Unit 6 Assignment, final paper outline, due October 5th by 11:59 PM MST in the Dropbox

Any questions?

Overview

Screening for Non-Communicable Disease

Four Criteria for an Ideal Screening Program

In the Footnotes

Testing

Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs)

Genetic Testing

Screening for Non-Communicable Disease

Completed when individuals are asymptomatic

Three screenings recommended at least once a year for everyone:

1. Cholesterol

2. Blood pressure

3. Blood sugar

Other screenings are done based on risk.

Four Criteria for an Ideal Screening Program

1. The disease produces substantial death and/or disability.

2. Early detection is possible and improves outcome.

3. There is a feasible testing strategy for screening.

4. Screening is acceptable in terms of harms, costs, and patient acceptance.

In the Footnotes

Reference interval

Sensitivity

Specificity

Testing

Sequential or two-stage testing

Simultaneous or parallel testing

Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs)

Determines the number of life-years saved by an intervention

Usually has a monetary value attached to it

Genetic Testing

Genetic prevention

Genetic detection prior to disease

Gene-environmental protection

Genotypic-based screening for early disease

Questions?

AIM: nicolerheim Can contact any time I am online.

Email: nheim@kaplan.edu

Phone: 816.564.2201 Best time to call is in the evening.