Samantha Derenthal

Professor Leaphart

Writing in Health Professions

10 October 2020

Health Artifacts Peer Review

Choc. “Living with Hemophilia: Nick's Story.” ​CHOC Children's Blog​, 30 Mar. 2016,

blog.chocchildrens.org/living-hemophilia-nicks-story/.

My first artifact is a blog written about an active 31 year old who was diagnosed with

Hemophilia when he was just a few months old. This blog discusses his lifestyle and

accomplishments while living with Hemophilia. This blog helps the reader to have hope

and feel motivated no matter the circumstances. This artifact does a great job of

explaining who Nick is and his passions/hobbies while enduring his condition and how

he is respected. It is less a “healthcare document” and more of an informative piece. It

works very well as an introductory piece and helps to set up not only the human

element of the condition but also presents real information that is not bloated and

distorted by unnecessary charts and diagrams. It's concise, easy to understand, and a

good read.

“Hemophilia Awareness Month.” ​Days Of The Year​, 7 Sept. 2020,

www.daysoftheyear.com/days/hemophilia-awareness-month/.

My second artifact is targeted towards the community and how we can bring more

awareness to Hemophilia. The website contains the history of Hemophilia Awareness

month, where to donate to help fund more research, and how to follow the journey of
the research through social media. This artifact helps the general person understand

the severity of Hemophilia and includes information about Hemophilia awareness month

which is March and how they chose to shed light on those affected and to help others to

learn more about this commonly unknown condition. The article includes information on

the disease, the financial responsibility of the diagnosed person, how to celebrate

Hemophilia awareness month, the history of Hemophilia, and more. This artifact does

not have visual aids, but it does include a picture.

“Training & Education on Hemophilia.” ​Centers for Disease Control and Prevention​,

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 14 Sept. 2020,

www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/hemophilia/training.html.

My third artifact is a training and educational interactive course for US based nurses

and nurse practitioners involved with patients that have Hemophilia. The course helps to

train nurses on symptoms, treatments, how to help educate their patients on their own

condition, tips for watching treatment outcomes of patients, how to address side effects,

and how to help patients by creating personalized plans for rapid treatments during

bleeds. This artifact is targeted towards health care providers with an interest in

Hemophilia care and it is suggested that readers have a basic knowledge of

nursing/health care experience. This artifact's purpose is to help the health care

providers interested in Hemophilia to help recognize elements of diagnosis, determine

proper treatment options to prevent and treat bleeding episodes, and identify any

potential complications. There are not many visual aids in this artifact, but this is

because it is an exam and training program.