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Linda Curda talks with Karen Brewster on August 25, 2005 at her home/office in Anchorage, Alaska about...
1) Her education and training, and her role in the development of the training and academic programs for the Community Health Aide Program.
birthplace -- Chevy Chase, Maryland\ training -- background\ education -- University of Maryland School of Nursing\ 1972 -- moved to Anchorage\ Indian Health Service Hospital -- Bethel\ public health -- interest in\ Johns Hopkins University -- masters degree\ midwifery\ obstetrics\ employment -- Johns Hopkins\ 1980 -- returned to Alaska\ Curda, Dale -- husband\ daughter -- birth of\ health services -- previous jobs\ nursing -- satisfaction with\ Community Health Aide Training Program -- employed with\ CHAP -- location of\ job -- Coordinator of the Bethel CHA Training Program\ job -- responsibilities\ project development\ training\ longevity\ CHA Training Center -- relocation of\ employment -- University of Alaska\ Associate of Applied Science Program -- implementation of\ distance delivered courses -- development of|
2) The training requirements and training facilities for health aides.
training -- requirements\ Associate of Applied Science Degree \ health aide -- required skills\ \ training -- description of\ materials\ training -- on-the-job\ health aide manual\ training centers -- location of\ health corporations -- explanation of\ health corporations -- health care delivery\ health corporations -- responsibilities\ health corporations -- employees \ training -- methods\ training -- length of\ training -- type of\ health aide program -- benefits of\ health aide program -- importance of\ health aide -- skills\ training -- diverse\ training -- components of\ examination -- state-wide\ certification -- components of\ certification board -- mission|
3) The health aide training process in the early days, and her role as a health aide trainer and educator.
health aide -- certification process\ health aide -- training\ skills check list\ recommendations -- physicians\ village doctor\ public health nurse\ field peers\ examination -- field\ examination -- clinical\ certification board -- development of\ certification board -- purpose of\ Medicaid -- requirements of\ trainer -- role of\ educator\ networking -- importance of\ 1980 -- agencies involved\ agency -- partnerships\ Indian Health Services\ University System\ Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation (YKHC)\ training staff -- Kuskokwim Community College\ Health Corporations -- administrative role\ hospital -- clinical facility\ Alaska Health Corporations -- new management of\ Native Tribal Health Consortium -- development of\ administration-- changes in|
4) Changes in health aide training from the early years to the present.
training component -- comparisons with\ training -- role of\ medical case -- story of \ allergic reaction -- peanut oil\ health aide -- role of\ educator\ care giver\ health care -- preventive \ technical knowledge\ facilitation\ physician -- relationship with\ community\ patients\ communication -- types of\ phone\ faxes\ internet\ telemedicine\ technology -- advances in\ training -- human connection\ technology -- training tool\ training program -- goal\ health care -- quality of\ health care -- importance of\ educational process -- differences in|
5) History of health aide training and testing methods.
health aide -- training\ training -- observations of\ health aide -- profiles\ language -- differences in\ barrier\ teacher -- challenges of\ health aide -- demands of\ environment -- importance of\ health aide -- support\ students -- profiles of\ learning -- styles\ cooperation\ collaboration\ training -- initiatives\ training -- pilot program\ instructor -- skills\ communication -- importance of\ testing -- methods of\ testing -- analysis of\ instructors -- role of|
6) Teaching methods and learning styles used in the training program.
teaching -- faculty\ students -- number of \ class -- size of\ training -- clinical\ clinical -- one-on-one\ test -- measurements of\ language -- issues of\ language -- consistency of\ skills -- development of\ skills -- note-taking\ teaching -- methods of\ learning -- styles of\ teaching -- problems with\ methods -- improvements of\ teaching tools -- learning unit notebooks \ information -- presentation of\ teaching method -- Socratic style\ information -- clarity of\ teaching styles -- differences in\ information -- ownership of\ education -- western-style\ learning -- hands-on\ teaching -- practical methods\ learning style -- adapted to culture\ Yupik\ education -- importance of\ learning style -- observation\ trainers -- influence of\ workshops -- need for\ skills -- consistency of\ training -- changes in|
7) Improvements in health aide training and the job-placement process.
health aide -- training\ clinical skills -- development of\ health aide program -- changes in\ enrollment -- goals\ skills -- assessment\ preceptorship -- modifications in\ preceptorship -- model\ employment -- application process\ pre-session training -- introduction of\ training -- field\ training -- needs\ instructors\ villages -- travel to\ Atmauthluak\ health aide -- story of\ patient care -- learning\ employment -- village\ job -- issues with\ organizational skills -- problems with\ tools -- need for\ solution -- basis tools\ questions -- first\ listening -- skills in\ patient -- attending to\ interpersonal skills -- training in\ progress note paper -- old method\ medical logs -- improvements in\ methods -- scripting\ training program -- history of\ job skills -- prioritizing\ scripting\ sorting\ patient -- education\ training\ needs -- assessment\ patient encounter form -- development of\ patient encounter form -- effect of\ patient information -- documentation\ doctor -- relationship with\ health aide -- communication skills\ communication -- importance of|
8) Her involvement with developing the Community Health Aide Manual (CHAM).
health aide -- training\ manual -- development of\ manual -- advantages with\ manual -- importance of\ training -- tools\ manual -- ease of use\ manual -- goal of\ patient -- focus on \ health aide -- role\ job -- challenges\ organization\ multi-tasking\ manual -- purpose of\ patient care -- guidance for\ manual -- benefits of\ health aide -- characteristics of\ health aides -- personal goals\ healers\ nurturers\ job -- changes in\ job -- demands\ student -- empowerment|
9) Her involvement with instructor training and development.
trainer -- training of\ training -- development of\ trainer -- characteristics of\ trainer -- responsibilities\ trainer -- recruitment\ trainer -- skills\ skills -- interpersonal\ skills -- medical\ trainer -- role of\ learning -- facilitation of\ mentor\ health care -- quality\ trainer -- multi-tasking\ knowledge -- medical\ field -- experience\ employment -- personal history\ health aide program -- uniqueness\ health aide program -- description of\ job -- types of\ teaching -- methods\ evaluation -- methods\ testing -- improvements\ testing -- objectives\ Community Health Aide Forum -- purpose of\ teaching -- elements of\ assessment -- collaborative\ testing -- types of\ testing -- clinical\ testing -- subjective\ skills -- proficiency\ medical -- training\ Dartmouth College -- involvement with\ training and development -- collaborative\ training -- standardization|
10) Her personal interests in making health aide training accessible.
health aide -- training\ training -- access to\ class -- size of\ students -- number of\ teacher ratio -- improvements in\ technology -- advances in\ teaching -- computer-based\ distance delivery -- advantages of\ teaching -- innovation\ computer-based teaching -- preparation of\ computer-based teaching -- time commitment\ computer-based teaching -- benefits of\ training -- types of\ training -- hands-on\ training -- distance delivery\ technology -- benefits of\ training -- time-line\ training -- problems with\ attrition -- issues with|
11) Attrition issues and problems with the length of time needed for health aide training and the demands of the job.
job -- challenges\ health aide training -- problems with\ advantages\ disadvantages\ training -- investment in\ community -- effected by\ health aides -- shortage\ health aides -- turn over\ job -- compensation\ job -- work schedule\ training -- amount of\ training -- continuous\ community -- influences\ politics\ job -- attrition\ attrition -- rate of\ training -- content\ support\ training -- timing\ training schedule -- effects of\ attrition -- solutions\ training -- materials\ training -- self-study\ learning -- individual level\ material -- development of\ CD ROM -- Body Systems & Health Care\ training tool -- description of\ training tool -- purpose of|
12) Her personal goal toward making health aide training accessible and practical, as well as her continuing involvement in training and development.
health aide -- training\ goal -- personal\ goal -- individual development\ training -- purpose of\ training -- accessibility\ education -- continuance\ training center -- restructuring of\ training center -- re-organization of\ University of Alaska -- involvement of\ University of Alaska -- Kuskokwim Campus\ career -- advancement\ career -- changes in\ training program -- development of\ Applied Science Degree -- description of\ Applied Science Degree -- tracking tool\ student -- assessment\ academic needs\ statewide program -- implementation|
13) The Applied Science Degree requirements and the implementation of computers and the internet for distance delivery training.
Applied Science Degree -- accessibility\ teaching -- methods\ distance delivery -- implementation\ medical terminology\ distance delivery course -- first\ distance delivery -- course materials\ testing -- methods\ distance delivery training -- benefits of\ distance delivery training -- story of\ medical terms -- descriptions of\ medical terminology -- teaching\ communication -- audio conference|
14) The development of distance delivery courses.
distance delivery -- implementation\ distance delivery -- course\ course development -- human anatomy\ human physiology\ medical language\ medical terminology -- understanding of\ etymology -- importance of\ suffix -- knowledge of\ consultant -- nursing\ consultant -- story of\ Licensed Practical Nursing Program -- implementation\ Registered Nursing Program -- implementation\ medical terminology -- integrative approach\ health aide profession -- advocate of\ personal change -- story of\ Health Corporations -- role of\ health aide services\ Community Health Aide Program Director Association -- mission\ Community Health Aide Program Committees -- number of\ survey -- purpose of\ survey -- of health aides\ trainers\ field\ physicians\ Community Health Aide Manual (CHAM) -- updates\ health aide practice -- broadness\ manual -- content description\ patient care -- story of\ manual -- useability|
15) The Community Health Aide Manual Project and on-going updates to the Community Health Aide Manual (CHAM).
health care -- assessment\ patient care -- assessment\ preventive care -- assessment\ health aide -- professional tools\ manual -- design\ manual -- organization of\ manual -- new developments\ Village Medicine Reference -- story of\ Village Medicine Reference -- description of\ manual -- medicine reference\ medicine -- reference guide\ patient education pages -- guide\ CHAM Project -- development of\ manual -- books\ books -- titles\ quality health care -- goals|
16) How the Community Health Aide Program in Alaska is unique to the United States.
federal government\ Community Health Aide Program\ Community Health Aide Program -- model\ Community Health Aide Program -- replication of\ health care -- access\ health aides -- data collectors\ health aides -- benefits of\ Community Health Aide Program -- adapting to communities\ life style -- story of\ life style -- influencing health care\ courses -- development of|
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