Roles of Epidemiology in the Health Care Industry

EPIDEMEALOGY
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1. Identify individual in the health care industry who may have roles where epidemiology is
used. Briefly describe how the principles of epidemiology assist these roles
The word epidemiology is known as the study of the determinants and distribution
regarding health related events or states within specified populations. In health care industry
there are many individuals who uses Epidemiology in their roles. They are nurse, doctor, GP, etc.
who perform various duties and do comparison of data, statistics, etc. Each and every individual
needs to be familiar with some mention below principles as well as how they are useful (Arroyo-
Johnson, and Mincey, 2016). Besides that, there are several principles of Epidemiology which
assist roles. It is as follows:
Distribution- It is associated with frequency as well as patterns regarding health events.
Frequency involves not only various number of events within population but also at the same
time rate of risk of disease within the population. Examining the rate of disease as well as also
focusing on the rate of the occurrence of disease is critical in order to make comparisons that are
valid across the several individuals. This enable in finding out stats of disease in particular
population and rate at which it is spreading. Thus, data and info can be analysed in effective way.
Determinants- Epidemiology is utilized in order to search for various other factors and causes
that impacts the occurrence of events which are associated with the health. The occurrence of
such events is associated to the various determinants that must be considered. Such as
opportunity regarding environment toxin, exposure to a microorganism, insect vector as well as
other infected people that can determining risk for disease.
Particular population- The Epidemiologist are focused on the collective health of people within
the area or community as well as influence of health events on that specified population (Blüher,
2019). Here, nurse, GP, etc. uses this to gather data from population. In this focus is only on
specific sample that or region of population.
Application- Epidemiology gives an information in order to directing public health action. It can
uses various scientific methods of analytic and descriptive epidemiology of an area or
community's individuals in order to diagnosing the health theirs but at the same time also focuses
on creativity when planning how to prevent and control diseases within the particular area. Also
in order to makes the proper diagnosing there is a need of the relevant treatments regarding
patients, clinical judgements, clinician combines medical knowledge with more experience as
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well as understanding regarding patients. They understand behavior of patients and identify their
needs.
2. Notifiable diseases in Australia which are presenting several problems for infection control
along with associated act
There are various types of notifiable disease which spread through infection. Notifiable
disease refers all those diseases that is reinquired either by law or by regulation to be reported.
For all these diseases, there is requirement of timely, regular and frequent information by
hospitals and associated institution to government for better prevention and control. There are
some acts under which such notifiable infectious diseases can be notified in order to get proper
treatments and protection. In the context of Australia, it is found that nurses and medical
practitioners are required to report the diagnosis to the Western Australian department of
health if they know and has suspicious notifiable infectious disease condition case (Capitanio,
and et.al., 2019). This is done to form some act to control infection spread.
All notifiable infectious diseases as well as related conditions can be notified under the
Public Health Act 2016 and the Public health regulation act 2017 in Australia (Notification of
Infectious Diseases and related Conditions, 2018). Communicable or notifiable disease network
Australia also has agreed that some notifiable diseases like Anthrax, cholera, chikungunya,
dengue and many more will be notified nationally and information will be provided to the
commonwealth's national notifiable disease surveillance system. All medical and nurse
practitioners are responsible for notification who attends patients with notifiable disease.
Pathologists are also responsible for the same and pathologists laboratories because all notifiable
infectious diseases are diagnosed here. It also ensures optimal attainment of all cases. In the
context of this public health act 2016, It can be said that it is being developed to promote public
health and well-being in the community (Chooi, Ding, and Magkos, 2019). It helps people in
against notifiable infectious and other disease, prevent disease and premature death. Public
health act 1961 also plays an important role as it provides notices for taking remedial actions for
notifiable diseases. If they find that there is no action is taken and required work is not completed
the local authority has right to carry out all work at their own. They are also responsible for
recovering expenses that reasonably incurred by them while performing functions.
There are some Australian notifiable infectious disease which can be categorized as per their type
and nature of disease such as:
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