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New guide improves staff education efforts
Are you one of the many readers of Patient Education Management who wears more than one hat? To help with multitasking and multiple responsibilities, a new book has just been released that may help. The Joint Commission Guide to Staff Education is a collaborative effort between the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and the Health Care Education Association (HCEA), provides advice from experts in the field and examples from organizations breaking new ground in health care staff education.
Topics covered in the guide include:
- competency assessment;
- orientation for new staff mentoring, preceptorship, and coaching;
- technological advances in learning mediums;
- ensuring administrative support;
- budgeting;
- using consultants vs. in-house resources;
- linking staff development to business strategy;
- documentation.
The cost of the 235-page book is $55 and $46.75 for HCEA members. To order, visit: www.jcrinc.com or call (630) 792-5800.
Promotion of events on patient education
If your organization is sponsoring a future event pertinent to patient education managers, send us the information at least two months prior to the scheduled date, and we will help you get the word out. Details should include event title, theme and purpose, dates and times, and cost. Information can be sent via e-mail to Susan Cort Johnson, editor, Patient Education Management: [email protected]. Or mail information to: P.O. Box 64, Westwood, CA 96137.
Share your success stories with PEM
Have you created patient education programs that provide solutions to persistent problems in patient education or come up with innovative teaching ideas? If so, we would like to profile your program or idea in Patient Education Management. We are interested in all types of topics including educational materials, teaching methods, improved documentation techniques, and staff development. We also have opportunities for guest columnists.
If you would like more information or want to suggest an article idea or column, please contact Susan Cort Johnson, editor, Patient Education Management, at: (530) 256-2749 or [email protected].
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