Category: Medicine

PEP Regulation and Corruption

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“Global Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulation of Political Exposed Persons (PEPs) has failed to deter the misuse of the financial system by corrupt PEPs. It is too easy for PEPs to conceal their identity and their beneficial ownership of companies. The solution is to ban all foreign PEPs from having bank accounts.”
Do you agree with this opinion? You must give reasons for your answer. In answering the question, you should discuss how 2 or more countries, including the United States of America, have dealt with PEPs under their AML laws.
Compulsory Source:
Kang, Sungyong (2018) Rethinking the Global Anti-money Laundering Regulations to Deter Corruption, International and Comparative Law Quarterly vol 67, July 2018, pp 695-720. Available https://ssrn.com/abstract=3430159

 

Digital Currencies Regulation and Financial Sanctions

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“Digital currencies provide the easiest method for evading financial sanctions, whether those sanctions are imposed by the United Nations Security Council or are unilateral sanctions imposed by countries, such as the United States. However, in 4 the real-world digital currencies are not as important as fiat currencies in their utility to evade sanctions.”
Do you agree with this opinion? You must give reasons for your answer. In answering the question, you should discuss both the UN Security Council and the United States’ unilateral sanctions regimes.
Compulsory Source:
Wronka, Christoph, Digital currencies and economic sanctions: the increasing risk of sanction evasion, Journal of Financial Crime, Vol 29 No 4 2022 pp 1269-1282

 

Constitutional Law

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The basis for this discussion is the U.S. Supreme Court case of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.
This case is about a business’ leadership making real business decisions about employer-provided employee health care benefits. This decision violated a government mandate that private for-profit businesses provide certain types of birth control benefits. The company, Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., took a stand against the government’s position, based on the business ownership’s religious beliefs, raising a Constitutional question under the First Amendment.
In addition to the Hobby Lobby case itself, please consider, in particular, the Horwitz article listed in this week’s eReserve Required Readings, as well as other research on the subject, to inform your own thoughts on the following and discuss in a narrative post.
DISCUSSION PROMPT:
Please do not simply list “questions and answers.” Address the questions within an essay format.
Which part of the 1st Amendment was at issue in this case?
Discuss how the government violated Hobby Lobby’s 1st Amendment right, according to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Hobby Lobby Stores. Inc. is a family owned business, described as “closely held.” What does this mean, i.e., what is a closely held corporation? How did the fact Hobby Lobby is closely held make a difference in the court’s consideration of Hobby Lobby’s 1st Amendment religious freedom argument? Would the same argument work for a large publicly held corporation like IBM? Should it? Why or why not?
Should a business operating as a nonreligious commercial entity be able to invoke this 1st Amendment protection at all on the basis of the business owner(s)’ personal beliefs as human beings? Why or why not? If the business is a separate person, as the Court has held in finding that the business has an independent Constitutional right, how can this “corporate person,” as an entity, manifest an independent religious belief? Isn’t it separate from its owners? (For this question you might want to also take a look at the Supreme Court’s opinion in the Citizens United case.)
Share any additional thoughts you have.
Please clearly and thoroughly discuss these points in a well organized post. Your text and other required readings and research should form a foundation for your discussion. At a minimum your thoughts should be informed by the court’s opinion in Hobby Lobby, the Horwitz article, and your textbook readings. You may have other ideas — research further to support them. We invite and expect respectful debate in the discussions.

Actus reus and mens rea.

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Distinguish between the terms actus reus and mens rea. How are they significant in criminal law?

To what standard of law must the defendant’s mens rea be proven in order to gain a criminal conviction? Must the state prove “what the defendant was thinking at the time of the crime” in order to prove mens rea? Why or why not?

To what standard of law must each element of the actus reus be proven, and why?

Which of the two legal requirements listed above (i.e., actus reus and mens rea) is more difficult to prove beyond a reasonable doubt in a trial, and why?

 

 

The legal term voir dire

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Explain the legal term voir dire, its origins, and its purposes.

Detail the process of voir dire, and distinguish between peremptory and discretionary strikes of potential jury members.

Provide an opinion of whether or not the process of voir dire serves its stated ends.

Create improvements in the current system of voir dire to ensure fair and impartial jurors for criminal trials.

Explain whether or not a defendant is entitled to a “fair” or a perfect jury.

Distinguish between peremptory strikes of jurors vs. strikes for cause of potential jurors.

 

Migraine headache and tension headache

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Compare and contrast: Migraine headache and tension headache

  1. Application of Course Knowledge: Compare and contrast the assigned topics in your initial discussion post. The goal of this assignment goes beyond simply listing information for each disease; it requires a careful examination of both disorders with a thoughtful discussion of both the similarities and the differences of each. Consider the clinical presentation of each client to the office. Describe their clinical presentation and how their history would impact their diagnosis.
    Address each of the following components using your own words:
    a. Presentation: Demographics, onset of symptoms, history of present illness, associated risk factors 
    b. Pathophysiology: Similarities and differences in pathophysiology
    c. Assessment: Physical assessment techniques, appropriate diagnostic testing
    d. Diagnosis: Additional differential diagnoses to consider, positive findings for each diagnosis
    e. Management: Similarities and differences in pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments, client education, referral, and follow-up care
  2. Integration of Evidence:
    a. Discussion post is supported with appropriate, scholarly sources; AND
    b. Sources are published within the last five years or is most recent clinical practice guideline; AND
    c. Reference list is provided and in-text citations match; AND
    d. Includes a minimum of one scholarly reference in addition to the textbook.
  3. Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: Respond to a student peer and course faculty to further dialogue.
    a. Substantive posts contribute new, novel perspectives to the discussion using original dialogue (not quotes from sources).
    b. Student responds to at least one peer.
    c. Student responds to all direct questions posed by faculty.
    d. Post includes evidence from at least one scholarly resource to support interactive dialogue.
  4. Professionalism in Communication: Present information in a logical, meaningful, and understandable sequence that is relevant to the discussion topic.
    a. Grammar, spelling, and/or punctuation are accurate.
    b. Good writing calls for the limited use of direct quotes. Direct quotes in discussions are to be limited to one short quotation (not to exceed 10 words). The quote must add substantively to the discussion.
  5. Reference Citation: Provide references with complete information as required by APA (0-1 errors). Include in-text citations included for all references AND references for all in-text citations (0 errors).
  6. Wednesday Participation Requirement: Provide a substantive response to the graded discussion question(s) or topic(s), posted by the course faculty (not a response to a peer), by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT of each week.
  7. Total Participation Requirement: Provide at least three substantive posts (one to the initial question or topic, one to a student peer, and one to a faculty question) on two different days during the week.

Post-concussive syndrome and traumatic brain injury

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Compare and contrast: Post-concussive syndrome and traumatic brain injury

  1. Application of Course Knowledge: Compare and contrast the assigned topics in your initial discussion post. The goal of this assignment goes beyond simply listing information for each disease; it requires a careful examination of both disorders with a thoughtful discussion of both the similarities and the differences of each. Consider the clinical presentation of each client to the office. Describe their clinical presentation and how their history would impact their diagnosis.
    Address each of the following components using your own words:
    a. Presentation: Demographics, onset of symptoms, history of present illness, associated risk factors 
    b. Pathophysiology: Similarities and differences in pathophysiology
    c. Assessment: Physical assessment techniques, appropriate diagnostic testing
    d. Diagnosis: Additional differential diagnoses to consider, positive findings for each diagnosis
    e. Management: Similarities and differences in pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments, client education, referral, and follow-up care
  2. Integration of Evidence:
    a. Discussion post is supported with appropriate, scholarly sources; AND
    b. Sources are published within the last five years or is most recent clinical practice guideline; AND
    c. Reference list is provided and in-text citations match; AND
    d. Includes a minimum of one scholarly reference in addition to the textbook.
  3. Engagement in Meaningful Dialogue: Respond to a student peer and course faculty to further dialogue.
    a. Substantive posts contribute new, novel perspectives to the discussion using original dialogue (not quotes from sources).
    b. Student responds to at least one peer.
    c. Student responds to all direct questions posed by faculty.
    d. Post includes evidence from at least one scholarly resource to support interactive dialogue.
  4. Professionalism in Communication: Present information in a logical, meaningful, and understandable sequence that is relevant to the discussion topic.
    a. Grammar, spelling, and/or punctuation are accurate.
    b. Good writing calls for the limited use of direct quotes. Direct quotes in discussions are to be limited to one short quotation (not to exceed 10 words). The quote must add substantively to the discussion.
  5. Reference Citation: Provide references with complete information as required by APA (0-1 errors). Include in-text citations included for all references AND references for all in-text citations (0 errors).
  6. Wednesday Participation Requirement: Provide a substantive response to the graded discussion question(s) or topic(s), posted by the course faculty (not a response to a peer), by Wednesday, 11:59 p.m. MT of each week.
  7. Total Participation Requirement: Provide at least three substantive posts (one to the initial question or topic, one to a student peer, and one to a faculty question) on two different days during the week.

Law, Privacy And Digital Data

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A large American multinational corporation wants to establish a telephone and email hotline for employees to report wrongdoing within the company. The company has offices in the European Union and wants to ensure that it avoids violations of E.U. data protection laws.

1. What steps can the company take to increase the likelihood that it’s hotline reporting system remains in compliance?

2. What other compliance concerns might the company leadership consider regarding operating offshore? Take into account local laws, regulations, culture, politics,

Misinformation on vaccines

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Literature Review on False Balance
*Describes the value and limitations of a theory or psychological concept that has a clear connection to the hypothesis.
*Predicts human behavior using a theory or psychological concept that has a clear connection to the hypothesis.
*Describes the value and limitations of a theory or psychological concept that has a clear connection to the hypothesis.
*Writes a well-organized literature review that supports the thesis and hypothesis with clear main points that are supported by evidence from more than one source.

Berinsky, A. J. (2017). Rumors and health care reform: Experiments in political misinformation. British Journal of Political Science, 47(2), 241-262.

Hospital has recently merged with a group of medical centers

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Imagine your hospital has recently merged with a group of medical centers. As a high-level executive, you and your team have been asked to develop a strategy to integrate the two cultures. Success with this effort must also translate into the optimization of patient care, quality, safety, cost of services, and access to care.

Individually, research best practices and devise approaches to address the potential issues and pushback. Use your research to address the following:
Identify and describe the personnel groups affected by the merger.
Predict and explain the challenges in merging the two cultures. Consider the cultures of the clinical staff and the medical staff.
Propose strategies or solutions to address those challenges.
Explain the negotiation strategies that may be useful to elicit buy-in on the decisions.
Design the modes of communication your team will use to convey these strategies to the clinical and medical staff.
Identify who should be the primary communicator.
Outline the information that should be included.
Explain how buy-in will occur.

Post a summary of your research, and a response to the prompts, to your group.
Cite at least 1 reputable reference to support your response (i.e., trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, or other sources of similar quality).