In-service by Tufts University Researcher Ann McDermott: "Prescribing Exercise for Your Patients"

CHC medical staffers are invited to a free evening lecture presented by Tufts University Research Scientist and Cal Poly Assistant Kinesiology Professor Dr. Ann McDermott. Dr. McDermott has been lecturing across the country, most recently in Boston, MA, sharing her depth of knowledge on the topic of obesity prevention, and prescribing an effective exercise regimen for patients.

Attendees will learn about what exercises can be tailored to address patient's specific health issues, how much/how often patients should exercise, and what side effects or warning signs they should look for. The goal of this program is to prescribe every patient an effective exercise regimen that they can incorporate in their daily lives - in much the same way they would with medication. This promises to be a truly enlightening evening, and the first of what hopes to be an ongoing lecture series by Dr. McDermott, if there proves to be enough interest.

Speaker: Ann Yelmokas McDermott, PhD, MS, LN
Associate Professor, Cal Poly Kinesiology Department, Director of the Developing Center for Obesity Prevention & Education, & Adjunct Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine

Dr. McDermott is a research scientist at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University Lipid Metabolism Laboratory, studying the effects of exercise and diet on health, weight, and body composition (fat, lean and bone). Her interests have spanned healthy aging, athletic performance, HIV, with her current work focused on obesity, weight loss, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

Dr. McDermott is dedicated to educating the medical community on the complex relationships between nutrition, health, disease and human performance. She teaches the Nutrition and Medicine course at the Tufts University School of Medicine, has published a number of scientific papers on the role of diet and exercise in disease treatment and prevention, and is often interviewed for magazines, television, radio, and newspapers.

Prescribing Exercise for Your Patients
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
7:00pm – 8:30pm

Healthful appetizers and drinks will be provided.

CHC Coastal Medical Center
336 South Halcyon, Arroyo Grande
(Across the street from Arroyo Grande Hospital)

RSVP: CHC Oceano; (805) 270-0025
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Get the Training You Need

George Johnston | HUMAN RESOURCES
CHC has several types of training requirements, and we are constantly working to make our programs more interesting and effective. Last fall we began a more formal program of training our two largest categories of employees; Receptionists and Medical Assistants. We also added to our Human Resources Department, a Training Coordinator to oversee our various training programs. The following are some of the training sessions that we currently provide, or will provide in the near future:

• Our annual Blood Borne Pathogen/Hazard Communication Training is held during the summer.
• We have a monthly CPR Class at different sites on the third Tuesday of each month.
• In December, we will hold a First-time Supervisors Training where we bring in a Trainer from Skill Craft. This year we will also offer an Advanced Supervisor Training in October.
• We have regional sessions scheduled this fall for Child, Elder, and Domestic Abuse training. These will be attended by all “direct patient care” staff.
• With NextGen, our new Practice Management System coming online soon, we have found it necessary to offer computer training to some of our staff. These computer skills classes will be held in the next few months. This training will include Microsoft Access, Word, and Excel and will be given in preparation of our NextGen Training.
• It is a requirement that Supervisors receive Sexual Harassment Training when hired, and be re-trained every two years. This training will be held in the next few months.
• In conjunction with our Great Expectations Program training programs are in development on Patient Communication, specifically AIDET (Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explanation, and Thank you).

We have also set up a permanent computer lab at our Medical Administration Office on Dana Street in Nipomo. This room will have up to sixteen computer workstations. We are also in the process of recruiting two trainers from among our staff, one for front-office and one for back-office. Their duties will include the orientation of all new staff as well as developing an in-service program for current staff.

If you have any questions, please contact our Training Coordinator, Victoria Valdiviezo at 938-0935 x405.