Title: Highlight the major developments of healthcare history.
Course: Vision Care Technician I (14057-I) > Section: Understanding the U.S. Healthcare System

Highlights should include

- the Hippocratic Oath
- development of microscopy
- discovery of microbes as cause of disease
- history of medicines and pharmacy practice
- evolution of nursing practices
- aseptic procedures and their impact on medical care
- Vaccines for Children program
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the Hippocratic Oath? Why was it developed?
- How did the development of microscopy and the discovery of microorganisms impact the medical care of infectious diseases?
- What discoveries or inventions improved surgical procedures and patient survival?
- How have the roles of nurses changed in the last century?
- What is the purpose of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act?