Nahomie runs around like a typical 5-year old. Her chocolate-colored eyes reveal a curious child who is interested in everything going on around her. It’s hard to believe that not too along ago she was lying in a hospital bed in critical condition.
She is one of 23 children receiving medicines to cure tuberculosis (TB) at [...]

The swing-bed program is a federally approved program for small rural hospitals. It is designed to be short term and temporary with discharge options being explored as an ongoing process starting on the first day. The average length of stay for the swing-bed patients at Sacred Heart is 7 days with the stay not exceeding [...]

Members of the team include:
Medical Director of the Rehab Unit: This physician will supervise your rehabilitation treatment plan and direct the interdisciplinary team to assure the highest level of care to maximize your functional abilities and enhance your quality of life. The physiatrist will work closely with your primary care physician regarding your condition, progress, [...]

Examples of activities to implement in Health Care, Work sites, Communities, and Schools include:
Promoting health care environments that improve quality of care by increasing adherence to guidelines for the primary and secondary prevention of heart attack, e.g. physician reminder system. Potential Partners: primary care associations, federally-qualified health centers, managed are organizations, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization.
Partnering [...]

Take control. Ask your health care provider what your ABC numbers are, what they should be, and what you can do to reach those goals. And during American Heart Month, the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) offers these lifestyle tips for how people with diabetes can help prevent heart attack and stroke and live a [...]

This booklet will help you and your health-care provider (doctor, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant) plan ways to control your asthma. Why? Because with good treatment, almost all people with asthma can live normal, active lives. Prevention is the key. With a few lifestyle changes and medicine, you can learn to prevent serious asthma problems. [...]

While a study by Seale and Casamassimo in 2003 showed that the majority of general dentists in the United States do treat child patients, 9percent of their respondents did not treat children between the ages of zero and fourteen years. In addition to the 9percent of general dentists who did not treat child patients under [...]

Successful applicants are admitted to the dental hygiene program for the junior year. The first year of professional training includes dental sciences, dental hygiene sciences, and pre-clinic. Students begin patient treatment in the dental hygiene clinic spring term. The senior year includes advanced dental hygiene courses and continuing patient treatment each term. Students also choose [...]

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced a new program focused on changing dental education and improving access to dental care for low-income populations. Funding through the six-year, $19 million Pipeline, Profession, and Practice: Community-Based Dental Education initiative was available for up to ten dental schools. These schools were to develop communitybased clinical programs designed to [...]

Dental hygienists work with the dentist to provide comprehensive dental care to patients. A career in dental hygiene offers variety and personal satisfaction.
Dental hygienists clean teeth and provide preventive dental care, as well as teach patients how to practice good oral hygiene. They examine patients’ teeth and gums, recording the presence of diseases or abnormalities. [...]

As a Dental Hygienist, you’ll serve two major functions. You’ll provide direct patient care to improve oral hygiene, and you’ll educate patients and groups about dental health. You may decide to specialize in education, research, administration, dental product sales, or in a single clinical area. Dental Hygiene practice provides a variety of avenues for employment [...]

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FORM A) Preliminary Data for proposed Regularly Scheduled Conference (RSC) CME Activity
Definition - Regularly Scheduled Conference:
Daily, weekly, monthly, or quarterly CME Activity that is primarily planned by and presented to the accredited provider’s professional staff.
FORM B) CME Activity Needs Assessment
Determination of the need for a continuing medical education activity is critical to the [...]