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As health care changes, the skills needed to effectively manage patient education change as well. Those who have been in the position of patient education manager or coordinator for a while have found that the job has evolved over time. While the skills they needed when they entered the job still are pertinent, now many more are required.
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Although most patient education managers do not have a crystal ball in which to look into the future, by keeping abreast of trends, they can predict what new job skills are on the horizon. In fact, the need for some of these skills now is developing.
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People attend conferences for many reasons. Some come because they like the topics that will be covered, sometimes it is the location; others are attracted by a particular speaker or by the fact that the health care agency or company has a reputation for putting on a quality conference.
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The topic of health care education often is too generic for a conference; therefore, it is wise to define the audience and tailor the conference to this professional mix, the experts say.
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Once topics are in place for a conference and speakers with expertise in the areas have been uncovered, planning committees must select which experts to invite to speak.
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The patient education program Nancy Goldstein, MPH, now manages at Fairview-University Medical Center in Minneapolis, is the program she put in place 25 years ago. However, its not quite the same program, nor is her job the same.
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Good vision is important throughout a lifetime. That is why the St. Louis-based American Optometric Association (AOA) has designated March as Save Your Vision Month.
