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| Health Professions Network News August 2008 | |
Dear Reader, Be sure to register now (PDF, 28KB) for our fall meeting in St. Louis, October 22-25 (see below for more details). Also, check out the meeting's draft agenda (PDF, 15KB). Also, the HPN Nominating Committee has issued an official Call for Nominations for the 2008-2009 HPN Board of Directors Election. In other news, the certified athletic trainer is our featured profession in this issue, and the HPN helps support the Joint Committee on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO) as it requests the Bureau of Labor Statistics to add a separate classification code for ophthalmic medical technicians. Finally, our first HPN Advocacy Survey will be in the field soon—watch for it, and thanks in advance for completing the survey. See you in St. Louis!
HPN Board of Directors Contents
1. Register now for St. Louis meeting More speakers have been confirmed for the HPN fall meeting, October 22-25 in St. Louis. (Note: Speakers and topics are subject to change). Be sure to complete your registration form (PDF, 28KB) now for this important event.
Reminder: In addition to our fall meeting, the following dates are scheduled for 2009:
Be sure to mark your calendars now! 2. Want to serve on the HPN Board of Directors? The HPN has issued an official Call for Nominations for the 2008-2009 HPN Board of Directors Election. Interested? Please e-mail Greg Morrison, chair of the HPN Nominating Committee, to secure your place on the ballot, or call HPN headquarters at (703) 708-9000. There are nine Board Member positions for the 2008-2009 ballot. Members of the HPN Board are expected to attend the HPN Spring and Fall meetings as well as participate on HPN Board of Directors conference calls. The deadline is September 15, 2008 for receipt of the Curriculum Vitae and all required items of each nominee. 3. Featured profession: Certified athletic trainer This month's featured profession on the HPN Web site is certified athletic trainer. Certified athletic trainers specialize in preventing, assessing, treating, and rehabilitating injuries and illnesses. As part of a complete health care team, the athletic trainer works under the direction of a licensed physician, and in cooperation with other health care professionals. Learn more about the field's education, certification, and practice. Also, be sure to consult the AMA's chart of health care career income ranges, for salary in this and other health professions fields. 4. HPN supports ophthalmic medical technician petition to BLS The HPN mailed a letter of support to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics on behalf of the Joint Committee on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO) to add a separate classification code for ophthalmic medical technicians. Mary Evans, the JCAHPO representative to the HPN, thanked HPN president Virginia Pappas for writing the letter and helping the ophthalmic medical technician field achieve a higher profile at the federal level. 5. First HPN Advocacy Survey to launch soon! The HPN Advocacy Committee is testing the final version of the first-ever Health Professions Network Advocacy Survey. The Web-based survey will collect basic demographic information on HPN member organizations, advocacy priorities at the federal and state level, and reimbursement issues. The survey is comprehensive (meaning it's a little longer than most), but the information is vital to advancing the needs of HPN and its members. It's important that you take the time to respond. Or you can send the link to an appropriate person to answer the questions. Thank you for your input into the future of HPN. 6. Celebrate Sleep Technologist Appreciation Week, October 6-12 Have you hugged your sleep technologist today? (Or are you too tired to do so?) Sleep Technologist Appreciation Week is coming on October 6-12. This annual event, sponsored by the American Association of Sleep Technologists, recognizes the critical role that sleep technologists play in delivery of quality care for people with sleep disorders. About us The Health Professions Network (HPN) includes provider organizations, educators, accreditors, credentialing agencies, and administrators. The group works together in a cooperative and interactive manner on issues relevant to workforce development and the delivery of health care in the United States. Identity Statement The HPN is a volunteer-run association representing health care professional associations and other organizations interested in interdisciplinary communication, discussion, and collaboration. Participants meet at least annually to discuss issues relating to health care and to serve as a conduit for interdisciplinary problem solving and preparation for future health care delivery. Vision The HPN is the premier network of health care professions working to positively influence the delivery of quality health care. Mission The HPN provides a forum for collaboration among health care professions on issues of common interest. The HPN will accomplish this mission through:
Values The HPN affirms that effective collaboration among health care professions is based on the values of:
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