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| Health Professions Network News January 2009 | |
Dear Reader, Remember, mark your calendar now to join us April 15-18, 2009, in Fort Worth, TX, and September 23-26, 2009, in Tampa, FL. The Forth Worth meeting will focus on HPN strategic planning (see article 1). Thanks to the hard work of Society for Nuclear Medicine staff, the social components of the meeting are coming together as well. With generous support of our meeting sponsor, the Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau, and host hotels the Omni Fort Worth and the Renaissance Worthington, these events include:
To quote one distinguished Texas, "Yee-hah!"
HPN Board of Directors PS "It's a cell's world—we just live in it." Learn more about a little-known allied health field whose professionals work at the cellular level all day long (see article 2). Contents
1. HPN strategic planning takes center stage at April meeting At its next meeting, April 15-18 in Fort Worth, Texas, the HPN will consider where it's been, where it is, and where it needs to go over the next several years. This strategic planning exercise will be facilitated by Paul Gaston, PhD, a professor at Kent State University who is an expert in conference planning, meeting facilitation, and strategic planning consultation. (Dr. Gaston spoke at the HPN's spring 2008 meeting in Baltimore on the relationship between the US Congress and educational accrediting agencies (PDF, 1MB). Under Dr. Gaston's lead, meeting attendees will consider the HPN's Identity Statement, Vision, Mission Statement, and Values Statement, using "the 3 Rs": Review, revise, and renew. As preparation, HPN representatives are advised to review information about the HPN as well as the HPN history, 1995-2005 (PDF, 173KB). Be sure to mark your calendar now to join us for this important event, and for our fall meeting, September 23-26 in Tampa, FL. Registration forms will be sent out soon—watch your mailbox! 2. This month's featured profession: Cytotechnologist This month's featured profession on the HPN Web site is the cytotechnologist. The skilled cytotechnologist examines human cell samples under the microscope, looking for early signs of cancer and other diseases. The cytotechnologist traces the clues to disease in the cytoplasm and nucleus of cells that have been stained with special dyes. With expert eyes, the cytotechnologist looks for the smallest abnormalities in color, shape and size that can be clues to the presence of disease. Learn more about the field's history, education, and practice. Also, be sure to consult the American Medical Association's chart of health care career income ranges, for salary in this and other health professions fields. To suggest another field for the Featured Health Professions site, or to make updates to existing listings, contact Linda Whaley and Leslie Dean. 3. What's happening in 2009? Health events calendar now updated The HPN site now includes a list of annual events honoring various health professions. It includes everything from Cardiovascular Professionals Week (Feb 8-14) to National Health Information & Technology Week (November 1-7). Check it out now! (And let us know if we missed your profession.) 4. Advocacy committee survey is closed—thanks to those who responded The HPN Advocacy Committee is reviewing the responses it received to its online survey, and will be reporting on the results soon. In other news, committee member Rebecca Smith is collecting "how to" papers, PowerPoints, and other resources that may be helpful to members in their state and federal advocacy efforts. These will be objective resources not geared at promoting one association's agenda over the other. Smith will investigate having these items posted on the HPN Web site, perhaps in a members-only section. 5. HPN working to update NIH LifeWorks Web site with allied health profession info This LifeWorks Web site from the National Institutes of Health provides detailed information about various health professions and serves as a resource for individuals interested in pursing a health care career. The HPN's Consumer Awareness Committee has been working with NIH staff (with limited success) to post information about additional professions not currently included on the site. SNM staff have offered to assist with this project by facilitating communication with HPN member organizations representing professions not currently listed and encouraging them to submit the required information for inclusion on the site. 6. Update on American Recovery And Reinvestment Act The proposed American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill (PDF, 100KB) includes $600 million for "training primary healthcare providers . . . as well as helping pay medical school expenses for students who agree to practice in underserved communities through the National Health Service Corps." 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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