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| October 2005 | |
Dear Reader, The HPN celebrated its 10th anniversary in fine style in Louisville, Kentucky, September 22-25. Between the Louisville Slugger factory and Churchill Downs, site of the Kentucky Derby, the Louisville Convention and Visitors Bureau hit a grand slam and won going away with HPN attendees. If you're seeking Southern hospitality, up-to-date facilities, historic hotels, and a town that knows how to throw a party, Louisville is the place for your organization's next meeting. In this issue of HPN E-News (our second), we focus on the Louisville meeting and how thought-provoking presentations, intense teamwork, and networking galore combined for another successful moment in HPN history.
HPN Coordinating Team PS Thanks to all who responded with feedback on our initial issue, and congratulations to Kristen Mahoney Shannon, MS, CGC, Senior Genetic Counselor, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, and HPN representative from the National Society of Genetic Counselors. Kristen was randomly selected to receive a complimentary copy of the Health Professions Career and Education Directory, published by the American Medical Association. Contents
1. Wide array of speakers enlighten, educate HPN attendees The focus for the fall HPN meeting in Louisville was "New Initiatives in Allied Health." The speakers began with Richard Lewis discussing "Organizational Behavior Meets Gen X and Y: A practical approach for recruiting students and workers." Mr. Lewis explained how traditional recruitment and retention techniques may not be effective for today's students. Attendees enjoyed more excellent presentations with:
Speaker handouts are available on the HPN Web site. 2. HRSA and DOL focus on allied health Gina King of the Department of Labor and Young Song, Department of Health Resources and Services Administration, joined to present a panel discussion on "Federal Initiatives Regarding Health Care Workforce Development" at the fall HPN meeting. Ms. Song discussed upcoming allied health grant opportunities and the difficulties of defining who is considered allied health on the federal level. Ms. King summarized several DOL initiatives to increase the allied health workforce, including grant programs and the Career Voyages Web site. HPN will continue discussions with these federal leaders to discover more ways we can work together to increase awareness of allied health. Learn more about HRSA's allied health projects. 3. Looking back, moving ahead: HPN history now available online "Those who do not remember the past are doomed to repeat it," the saying goes. No chance of that for the HPN, however, which has chronicled its many achievements over the last 10 years in "The HPN History: A Decade of Accomplishments." Starting with the initial meeting in 1995, and continuing through the 2005 strategic planning blueprint for the future, this document describes the successes, struggles, and environmental change surrounding the organization, and allied health, over the past 10 years. 4. HPN Teams advance allied health agenda The work of the HPN continues way beyond the close of the biannual meetings. HPN attendees commit to continuing teamwork to advance the initiatives set at the meetings. The Advocacy Team, for example, will develop a grassroots network to promote the Allied Health Reinvestment Act in Jan-Mar 2006; the Consumer Marketing Team will be adding several missing allied health professions to the NIH and DOL websites; and the Coordinating Team is considering a national campaign to promote allied health careers and educate consumers. All team reports are available on the HPN Web site for your review. 5. Music therapy is the Allied Health Profession of the Month Now featured on the HPN's Web site is the profession of Music Therapy. Past professions of the month include Nurse Aide Instructors, Genetic Counseling, Certified Surgical Assistants, and Registered Dietitian. To request that HealthProNet.org feature your health profession in the future, e-mail webmaster@healthpronet.org And remember, the HPN Calendar can help you promote your upcoming event. Please submit any allied health-related calendar events to us for posting: webmaster@healthpronet.org 6. Celebrate! Allied Health Professions Week is here! It's just after Halloween, and just as fun: Allied Health Professions Week (AHPW), November 6–12, 2005! AHPW sponsors—the HPN, Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions (ASAHP), and National Network of Health Career Programs in Two Year Colleges (NN2)—invite you to use this opportunity to educate your community about the crucial contributions allied health providers make to quality health care. Ideas to assist you in preparing for this annual recognition program are available on the sponsors' Web sites. Don't miss your chance to highlight career options, acknowledge allied health's important role in patient care, and promote the collaborative spirit inherent in the allied health disciplines. Download the handbook for celebrating AHPW now (Adobe Reader required). 7. Save the dates: March 16-19 in Atlanta, Sept. 28-30 in Phoenix Enlightening presentations, valuable networking opportunities, discussions of up-to-the-minute allied health issues, and fabulous entertainment are on tap for the following Health Professions Network meetings:
Registration information for the meetings will be available at: http://www.healthpronet.org/calendar/index.html About us . . . Health Professions Network (HPN) E-News is a quarterly newsletter that covers issues of interest to the allied health community. The nearly 200 organizations that have been involved in the HPN since 1995 represent leading allied health professional associations, accrediting agencies, and educational institutions as well as federal and state workforce analysts and licensing/certification bodies. Previous issues are available online. Give us your story ideas and feedback What's happening in the world of health professions? What should other HPN participants know about? If you have any leads or story ideas, please contact us. Also, let us know what you think about this newsletter—and feel free to forward it to your colleagues. Direct suggestions, comments, compliments, gripes, to
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