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Order Description Health Science Informatics Course Project (Graded Assignment in Two Parts) Each student will work on a on a project over the duration of the course. This topic will focus on either a disease or a specific health informatics topic. In the past, topics have ranged from HEART DISEASE and OBESITY (diseases) to THE USE OF INFORMATICS IN YOUR PROFESSION. (informatics topic). Use these examples as guides only and select a topic which is both of interest to you and can be related to the course. You will select a topic for your portfolio to be approved by the coordinator of the course, Professor King. There are two parts of this Assignment: Topic Identification and the Research Paper. Each part will be submitted separately using the appropriate Turnitin Assignment links on the Course Introduction page. A. Topic Identification Identify in approximately (+/- 10) 100 words the topic for your term project and why you have chosen it. Please keep the topic general enough so that you will locate WEB sites, journal articles and clinical systems for the subject. You may want to identify a disease (cancer, diabetes, etc) a general health topic (women’s health, nutrition, etc.) or an informatics related topic (such as clinical records in radiology or telemedicine in dental health) or more general topics (such as emerging technology in dental health or robotics in surgery, for example). Look beyond specific dental hygiene topics, if necessary. Due Date: The Topic Identification must be submitted using the Topic Identification Turnitin link no later than Midnight, Friday, October 2nd. B. Research Paper The paper should be (+/- 100 words) 3000 words in length and include six (6) labeled sections: 1. Introduction The Introduction will identify the topic of the paper and provide a reason for your choice. 2. Background The Background section provides a review of information you have gathered on your topic, a resource which you will use to support subsequent sections of the paper. The Background will include: A literature review using Medline, CINAHL or one of the other journal indexing databases subscribed to by the College (available on the Library.s homepage: https://my.mcphs.edu/library/resources/edatabases This review will include at least five (5) articles related to your topic. A paragraph within this Background section will summarize the totality of information discovered in these articles. Information gathered from at least five (5) consumer WEB sites related to project topic. When discussing these sites, identify in a paragraph within this Background section how the information relates to your project and the target audience (whether professionals or consumers). 3. Discussion The Discussion section is where you will present your own ideas, drawing from the information included in the background plus your own experience. In addition to your own experience information, the Discussion section should Describe a clinical information system (either used for direct patient care or in support of it) which applies to the paper topic. This description should include what the system is, how it is used and what impact it has on your topic. WEB links (with in-content references) should be identified if there are any available systems of this type in operation. Describe how mobile technology or distance learning/telemedicine would be used in the provision of healthcare specifically related to the paper topic. Actual examples may be used or a totally hypothetical scenario. Again, provide in-content references for any Web sites used. 4. Conclusions The Conclusions section is where you identify what you have .concluded. and .decided. regarding the ideas and issues included in the Discussion area of the paper. These conclusions should be listed in numerical order with a brief description of ”what” and “why” you made each decision. One of the conclusions must be how your informatics project relates to your specific profession (Radiology, Dental Hygiene or other health sciences, etc.). 5. Summary The Summary is a one or two paragraph overview of what was included in the paper. It should include summarized information from each of the previous sections. In addition, it should provide a statement identifying what your next steps (if any) will be. 6. Bibliography The Bibliography will be on a separate page at the end of the paper and will list all articles used in the literature review, Web sites referenced in the Background and Discussion sections should also be included, along with any other published documents used in the creation of this paper. All citations will be formatted either APA, AMA or other approved style. Due Date: The Research Paper is due for submission using the Research Paper Turnitin link no later than Midnight, Monday, November 30th.