Role Development in Family Practice: Clinical Integration

 

 


Understanding the role technology plays in advanced primary care to vulnerable populations is vital to ensure proper and timely diagnosis and treatment to improve healthcare outcomes for the patient. The purpose of this assignment is to evaluate one global burden of disease OR risk factor in the family population (pediatric, adult, or geriatric) and explore one current evidence-based technology use that can offer improvement of outcomes and access to the population chosen.

1. Generate knowledge from clinical practice to improve practice and patient outcomes (EOPSLO# 4, 9).
2. Leads practice inquiry, individually or in partnership with others (EOPSLO# 2, 3, 4, 7).
3. Translates research and other forms of knowledge to improve practice processes and outcomes (EOPSLO# 9).
4. Evaluate the relationships among access, cost, quality, and safety and their influence on healthcare (EOPSLO# 3, 6, 9).
5. Collaborates in planning for transitions across the continuum of care (EOPSLO# 2, 7). 
6. Integrates ethical principles in decision-making (EOPSLO# 6, 9). 
7. Integrates appropriate technologies for knowledge management to improve healthcare (EOPSLO# 5).
8. Evaluate the effectiveness of the plan of care for the family, as well as the individual, and implement changes (EOPSLO# 8).

Instructions: Please choose one global burden of disease and one population (adult, pediatric, or geriatric). Once the population is chosen, find one evidence-based technology to help support the improvement of outcomes in the global burden of disease chosen. 
You are to write a three-to-five-page paper in APA format 7th edition with the following sections and level 2 headings:

Introduction: 
Brief overview of the health of the population chosen
-Introduce the global burden of disease OR risk factor chosen
-Importance of improving the condition and its impact on quality of life
Body of the Paper 
Global Burden of Disease Condition/Risk Factor
-Describe the disease OR risk factor chosen 
-What signs/symptoms are identified in the patient that can be found? 
-How is it diagnosed and treated?
Technology and Healthcare 
-Describe the paradigm shift in healthcare related to technology 
-Elaborate how technology can improve health outcomes in your population
Chosen Evidence-Based Technology Use in Disease or Risk Factor
-Describe and summarize the evidence-based technology identified that has been shown to improve the condition or Risk Factor for your patient population chosen.
-Compare and contrast the positives and negatives of using this technology use chosen.

 

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The Role of Technology in Advanced Primary Care for Geriatric Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Introduction

The global demographic shift toward an aging population presents critical challenges to advanced primary care, particularly in managing chronic diseases that disproportionately affect older adults. The geriatric population, generally defined as individuals aged 65 and older, represents a vulnerable group due to factors such as polypharmacy, multimorbidity, functional decline, and socio-economic barriers to care access. The complexity of care is compounded by a major global burden of disease: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). With nearly 50% of all diabetes cases occurring in older individuals, and prevalence exceeding 20% in the 65–95 age bracket, T2DM significantly contributes to disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and mortality in this group (Source 1.2, 1.3).

This paper introduces the critical importance of optimizing T2DM management in the geriatric population through the strategic use of evidence-based technology. Effective management of T2DM in older adults is vital not only for reducing microvascular and macrovascular complications but also for maintaining cognitive and functional independence, thereby significantly improving overall quality of life (EOPSLO# 9). Advanced primary care must leverage innovation to overcome traditional barriers related to access, cost, and safety, leading practice inquiry to translate knowledge into improved patient outcomes (EOPSLO# 2, 3, 4, 7).

Global Burden of Disease Condition/Risk Factor

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is a progressive metabolic disorder characterized by insulin resistance and relative insulin deficiency, resulting in chronic hyperglycemia (Source 1.4). Among the geriatric population, T2DM management is uniquely challenging due to its heterogeneity. Older adults may present across a spectrum of health statuses, ranging from fit and healthy to frail and multimorbid, necessitating individualized glycemic goals.