Health 10 topic about healthcare professionals. Includes descriptions, definitions, roles and responsibilities.

1. HEALTHCARE
PROFESSIONALS
MELODY KRISTY BASMAYOR-MALINAO

2. Lesson Objectives:
•Describe how I feel today.
•Tell healthcare professionals being
presented and their roles.
•Share what is still unclear.

3. How
are you
today?

5. Ophthalmologist
•Conduct routine
eye examination
•Prescribe initial
eye care
products

6. Ophthalmologist
•Perform minor
surgeries
•Provide
specialized eye
treatments and
therapy

7. Ophthalmologist
•Stay up to date
with trends in
the care,
diagnosis and
treatment of eye
disorders

8. Ophthalmologist
•Develop or
implement
plans and
procedures for
ophthalmologic
services

10. Dermatologist
•Assessing
patients' skin
diseases,
conditions, and
ailments to
determine
appropriate

11. Dermatologist
•Prescribing
medication and
creating treatment
plans.
•Monitoring
patient progress.

12. Dermatologist
•Keeping up to date
with new medical
procedures, topics,
and scientific studies
by attending
seminars,
conferences, and
training programs.

13. Dermatologist
•Informing and
educating patients
on available
treatments and
preventative
skincare.

15. Cardiologist
•Diagnose and
treat disorders
and diseases of
the
cardiovascular
system.

16. Cardiologist
•Perform patient
exams and order
or conduct
diagnostic
testing.

17. Cardiologist
•Prescribe
medicine and
coordinate
referrals as
necessary.

18. Cardiologist
•Develop ongoing
treatment and
disease-
management
plans.

20. Orthopedist
•Examines,
diagnoses, and
treats diseases
and injuries to the
musculoskeletal
system.

21. Orthopedist
•Prescribes course of
treatment for patients
with injuries,
disorders, or
malformations and
performs required
surgery.

22. Orthopedist
•Conducts and
supervises direct
patient care,
including some
non-surgical
treatment options.

24. Urologist
•Treat problems of
the female urinary
system and the
male
genitourinary
tract.

25. Urologist
•Diagnose and
treat disorders of
the kidneys,
ureters and
bladder.

27. Obstetrician
•Providing medical
care to women
during pregnancy
•(antenatal care) and
after birth (postnatal
care).

28. Obstetrician
•Manage complex or
high-risk
pregnancies and
births, and can
perform intervention
s and caesareans.

29. Obstetrician
•Check your baby's
growth and position.
•Conduct or refer you
for routine tests and
checks.
•Help you prepare for
labour and birth.

31. Pathologist
•Examines bodies
and body
tissues.
•Responsible for
performing lab
tests.

32. Pathologist in
various areas
• Blood banking/transfusion
• Chemical Pathology
• Clinical informatics
• Cytopathology
• Dermatopathology
• Forensic pathology
• Hematology
• Medical microbiology
• Neuropathology
• Molecular genetic pathology
• Pediatric pathology

33. Pathologist in various
areas:
Blood
banking/transfusion.
This field includes
monitoring, processing,
and compatibility of
blood products.

34. Pathologist in various
areas:
Chemical
pathology. This is the
study of organic and
inorganic substances
in body fluids, including
toxicology.

35. Pathologist in various
areas:
Clinical
informatics. This is
the study of
informational systems,
databases, and quality
control and
assurances.

36. Pathologist in various
areas:
Cytopathology. This
field includes cellular
alterations in disease.
Cytopathology is often
used to diagnose
cancer.

37. Pathologist in various
areas:
Dermatopathology.
Specialize in interpreting skin
biopsies.
Dermatopathological results
can help diagnose common
skin diseases, as well as
complex immunological
diseases.

38. Pathologist in various
areas:
Forensic
pathology. These
pathologists study
tissue in people who
died suddenly,
unexpectedly, or
violently.

39. Pathologist in various
areas:
Hematology. This is
the study of disease,
illness, and dysfunction
of the blood.

40. Pathologist in various
areas:
Medical
microbiology. This is
the study of infectious
organisms and
antibiotic
susceptibilities.

41. Pathologist in various
areas:
Molecular genetic
pathology. This is the
study of genetic
markers and testing.

42. Pathologist in various
areas:
Neuropathology. This
is the study of the
nervous system.
Neuropathology can
help diagnose
neurological diseases.

43. Pathologist in various
areas:
Pediatric
pathology. This is the
study of pathology in
children.

45. Pulmonologist
•Diagnosing,
staging, and
treating lung
cancer and lung
metastases that
arise.

46. Pulmonologist
•Conducting
specialized
exams and tests
to guide
diagnosis and
treatment.

47. Pulmonologist
•Managing
conditions such
as fluid in the
lungs or
blockage of the
airways.

48. Pulmonologist
•Treating
respiratory
diseases
including
infections.

49. Pulmonologist
•Preventing
respiratory
diseases through
lung cancer
screening and
smoking cessation
programs.

50. Questions and
Clarifications?