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What is a Wider View?


These are case studies of people going thru the issues and difficulties of life. Brief slices of their lives are provided by short films. Also, background information on the current situations are provided. Beyond this framework, how you use each case is up to you.

Cases

  1. Miguel Navarro has lung problems and may have to give up his work.
  2. Ella Mays is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and her family wonders how to help.
  3. Ronald Walker comes to America from Jamaica for cancer care and finds that no one wants to listen.
  4. Lari Benetiz and her grown daughter explore options for home self-care.
  5. Sam Cooper has chronic low back pain and examines alternative methods for treatment.

Assignments


Sam Cooper - This is an assignment that adds a detailed medical record and reviewing the health care literature to choosing the best therapy for Sam.


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