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| Health Professions Network News March 2009 | |
Dear Reader, At our upcoming meeting, April 15-18 in Fort Worth, TX (you have registered, haven't you?), we will focus on where health care is headed and how allied health (and the HPN) will fit into our collective future. Part of our discussion will include ways to strengthen the HPN and reach potential members as well as the public. We'll be looking at new membership services and ways to generate revenue, so that the HPN can undertake its bold vision of a national multi-million-dollar campaign to promote allied health professions. Please put on your ten-gallon brainstorming hat and come to Fort Worth prepared to help HPN move to a new level. See y'all then!
HPN Board of Directors Contents
1. Change is on the agenda at April HPN meeting In line with the meeting theme, "New Horizons in Health care," the spring meeting of the HPN in Ft. Worth will feature a number of speakers examining current and coming change in health care and how you can adapt to these trends and succeed. Keynote speaker: "The impact of the current status of allied health workforce on future scenarios" "How changing demographics will impact the allied health professions" "Reviewing, revising, and renewing the HPN for the future" 2. Texas-sized menu of social events for Fort Worth meeting Known as "The city of cowboys and culture," Fort Worth is the nation's 17th-largest city and has been named one of "America's Most Livable Communities." Today, Fort Worth, Texas is a thriving center of culture and commerce. Fort Worth is filled with a unique mix of attractions for visitors—from cowboys to culture, from sports to shopping. 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, planned social components of the upcoming meeting include:
3. This month's featured profession: Dental hygienist This month's featured profession on the HPN Web site is dental hygienist. Dental hygienists are licensed oral health professionals who focus on preventing and treating oral diseases both to protect teeth and gums, and also to protect patients' total health. They are graduates of accredited dental hygiene education programs in colleges and universities, and must take written and clinical exams before they are allowed to practice. In addition to treating patients directly, dental hygienists also work as educators, researchers, and administrators. Learn more about dental hygiene. 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. 4. 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 National Athletic Training Month (in March) to National Health Information & Technology Week (November 1-7). Check it out now! (And let us know if we missed your profession.) 5. HPN to participate in HOSA national conference in June The Consumer Awareness Committee is coordinating plans for the HPN's involvement in the HOSA national conference, June 24-27 at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. The HPN will exhibit at the meeting and hold what has proven to be a popular annual event-a presentation on the many career opportunities in allied health. All HPN member organizations are encouraged to send promotional materials for the HPN exhibit, and take advantage of the opportunity to present an educational session about their profession. In addition, the HPN awards an annual scholarship to a deserving student member of HOSA. For more information, contact Consumer Awareness Committee chair Lynn Brooks or Belinda Mahone, HPN representative from HOSA. 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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