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Dear Reader,
As this E-letter is focused on allied health education and careers,
we don’t usually cover nursing-related news, but we’ve
made an exception this month for Nurseradio.org, an interesting
use of the medium to spread the word about a health profession
that’s experiencing many of the same workforce challenges
allied health professions are facing. Alliedhealthradio.org,
anyone?
- Fred Donini-Lenhoff
Health Professions E-Letter, June 2004
1. AMA survey response rate over
15%
2. Available soon: Health Professions
Education Data Book
3. New NIH site explores 100 health/medical
science careers
4. What do demographic changes in
the US mean for health professionals?
5. New federal initiative to target
health care worker/faculty training
6. Site seen: New York Health Careers
7. Noise annoys: Hospitals need
to pipe down
8. Blindness in the US to surge
as population ages
9. SC medical assisting program
retrains laid-off textile workers
10. Parents, coaches: Protect young
athletes from Commotio Cordis
11. Country's only nurse radio
venture launched
12. New cultural competence self-assessment
tool available
13. Cytotechnologist is "Allied
Health Profession of the Month"
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1. AMA Survey response rate over
15%
Thanks to the nearly 1,000 programs who have completed the
2004 Survey of Health Professions Education Programs, which
went online in mid-April.
Data collected on this survey will appear in the 2004-2005
editions of the Health Professions Career and Education Directory
and Health Professions Education Data Book (see below).
Program directors: Have you completed the survey? If not,
contact Dorothy Grant at dorothy_grant@ama-assn.org
(312 464-4936) for login information.
2. Available soon: Health Professions
Education Data Book
This newly updated publication includes 22 tables of data
for academic year 2002-2003, including:
- Number of Programs and Enrollments, Attrition, and Graduates
by Occupation
- Enrollments, Graduates, and Number of Programs by State/Province
and Occupation
- Enrollments, Attrition, and Graduates by Race/Ethnic Origin
and Gender
- Health Professions Salary Ranges
This publication is intended for workforce analysts, policy
makers, professional associations, career counselors, and
others interested in a wide range of allied health education
data.
Watch your e-mail in-box for more information on this product
when it becomes available later this month.
3. New NIH site explores 100 health/medical
science careers
A new Web site from the National Institutes of Health (NIH),
Office of Science Education explores more than 100 careers
in the health and medical sciences. The site, "LifeWorks,"
is intended for middle school and high school students, parents,
educators, and school guidance/career counselors to explore
the diversity of careers available.
See: http://enews.ama-assn.org/UM/T.asp?A40.576.1573.3.197721
4. What do demographic changes in the
US mean for health professionals?
A new Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
report predicts that the percentage of time spent treating
elderly and racial/ethnic minority patients will increase
markedly in coming years.
Changing Demographics: Implications for Physicians,
Nurses, and Other Health Workers
http://enews.ama-assn.org/UM/T.asp?A40.576.1573.4.197721
5. New federal initiative to target
health care worker/faculty training
The US Secretary of Labor has announced a new $24.4 million
Health Care Initiative to address critical worker shortages
in the industry.
The first two grants were awarded to the Johns Hopkins Health
System and the state of Maryland.
The Johns Hopkins grant will benefit about 500 employees
by funding training for current workers, providing GED and
diploma preparation, and upgrading training for positions
experiencing critical worker shortages.
The second grant will address the lack of faculty for health
care professions by funding scholarships for nurses who pursue
credentials to teach at the college and university level.
6. Site seen: New
York Health Careers
Health care is one of the strongest sectors of the New York
State economy, with health professionals and others who work
in health care settings representing over 11% of the state’s
total workforce.
The New York Health Careers Web site is a guide for students,
guidance counselors, current health care workers, or anyone
interested in a career in health care: http://enews.ama-assn.org/UM/T.asp?A40.576.1573.5.197721
7. Noise annoys: Hospitals need to
pipe down
Excessive noise and clamor in many hospitals makes rest and
recuperation near-impossible for patients, according to a
March 8 Los Angeles Times article ("Not exactly a quiet
zone").
A new study cited in the article found that the hustle and
bustle of a morning shift change at one hospital registered
113 decibels.
Some hospitals have attacked the sources of the problem --
including heavy rolling equipment and high-tech beeps and
buzzers -- and increased patient satisfaction. See: http://enews.ama-assn.org/UM/T.asp?A40.576.1573.6.197721
8. Blindness in US to surge
as population ages
Research in April’s Archives of Ophthalmology show that:
- 28 million Americans over 40 may be at risk for blindness
- Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness worldwide
and the No. 1 cause of poor vision in the United States,
affecting an estimated 20.5 million American adults
- Other major causes of blindness and vision loss are macular
degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy -- all
strongly linked with aging.
9. SC medical assisting program
retrains laid-off textile workers
Responding to an exodus of local textile industry jobs,
the Greenville (SC) Technical College just graduated nine
former textile workers from its medical assistant program.
These graduates are the program’s first to earn their
degrees with the support of the local One-Stop Career Center,
a state and federal employment and training program under
the Workforce Investment Act.
The program is spotlighted in the March/April issue of CMA
Today, from the American Association of Medical Assistants
(AAMA).
10. Parents, coaches: Protect
young athletes from Commotio Cordis
Since 1998, over 130 athletes have died from Commotio Cordis,
a rare disruption of the heart’s electrical system caused
by a blow to the chest directly over the heart and leading
to sudden cardiac arrest. It most often occurs in healthy
young athletes, due to the pliability of their chest walls.
To educate the public about the potential risks young athletes
face and what steps can be taken to avoid Commotio Cordis,
the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) offers
suggestions for parents and coaches alike on how to protect
young athletes who participate in baseball, softball, football,
soccer, hockey, and lacrosse.
To view the NATA’s official statement (Adobe Acrobat
Reader required), see: http://enews.ama-assn.org/UM/T.asp?A40.576.1573.7.197721
11. Country’s only nurse
radio venture launched
Launched by the New England School of Whole Health Education,
in collaboration with several local and national healthcare
and media organizations, Nurseradio.org is the first and only
nurse-focused radio show and a nonprofit organization dedicated
to celebrating the global contributions of nurses in patient
care and providing a voice for today’s nurses.
For more information, see: http://enews.ama-assn.org/UM/T.asp?A40.576.1573.8.197721
or call 888 354-4325.
12. New cultural competence
self-assessment tool available
The Self-Assessment Tool for Cultural Competence, from the
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, is a Web-based
program to help users continue to develop their cultural competence
skills.
Although developed specifically for speech-language pathologists
and audiologists, portions of the program can be used by other
health professionals.
For more information, see: http://enews.ama-assn.org/UM/T.asp?A40.576.1573.9.197721
13. Cytotechnologist is "Allied
Health Profession of the Month"
Now featured on the Health Professions Network's Web site
is the profession of cytotechnologist:
http://enews.ama-assn.org/UM/T.asp?A40.576.1573.10.197721
Profiled in recent months were magnetic resonance technology,
surgical neurophysiology, athletic training, and interventional
radiology.
To request that HealthProNet.org feature your health profession
in the future, send an e-mail to: webmaster@healthpronet.org
ABOUT US . . .
The Health Professions Career and Education E-letter is produced
by the American Medical Association (AMA).
This periodic newsletter covers educational trends and career-related
issues for more than 50 professions
that participate in the delivery of health care, including diagnostic
and rehabilitative services, therapeutic treatments, health
or information services management, counseling for psychosocial
and cognitive needs, or related services.
Newsletter readers and contributors include staff of health
professions accrediting agencies, educational programs and institutions,
professional organizations, certifying/licensing boards, and
media contacts.
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