Z, i II @ i iI i i i iij ii @. ij @i i l@ @@ !@i . il @ 4 i .i . I @i@ 111, i'll@iii I 1 'j ' @13 i * oi i@-I @ @6l';Ii* IL:e@vv in inut,e v o I 2 n o. 32 September 23,, 1970 AN OVERVIEW OF DIETETICS ACTIVITIES IN RMP@. was a'6 interestin hi hlight of the Conference h'el 15, 16 and 17 to help 9 9 dietitians in leadership positions become better in RMP, Sponsored by the L. A. District of the California Dietetic Association under the leadership of Jessie C. Obert, Ph.D.,, R.D., Chairman of the Commiitee for RM.P, the triple meetings attracted a lively group of participants interested in exploeing ways in which dietitians can help the purpose of RMP. p i Edulco Wiss Julia J. Kula, MPH.. RD.. Allied Health S ec alist with the Continuing tion and Training Branch of DRMP noted that initial 'emphasis in RMP planning res ponded to the training needs of physicians, later fo@ nurses,, and, more gradually,, for the other allied health disciplines. Miss Kula observed that projects involving dietitians and nutritionists are now"@6"ining more visibility in RMP thro'ugh,,activit;es conducted unaer planning or developmental grants and funded projects* , In each of the programs de- scribed below,, Miss Kula said, representatives of the RMP's;and the @:,di'ete-tic profes- sions, working together, identified not only what needed to be done in the area of nutrition, but also showed how it could best be accomplished within the framework f RMP: California RMP - A training project on Comprenenstve Care of. Patients with Hyper-, tension is being carried out by Area I San Frcinc@lsd6.'@ A multi-professional staff '@ysician, nurse, ublic health nurse,, nutritionist' o@i@l worker, biostatisti cion,, p p and others) give weekly demonstration clinics with associated seminars in has itals.' p bei held in fou d a east two -Yeekly inpatientirounds are, ng r hospitals an' t I large multi- fessional workshops have been held, iro Albany RMP - One project involves the use' of @ 2-wo :radi( in 43 has- y pitals located in the 24 counties of the Region, A consult' memiDers trom- the State Bureau of Nuteition, dietiticms involved in, Omini rqe hospitals., clinical and therapeutic diet.6ti an instructor of nutrition f nursing, . representatives from the School @'Home Economics of a start from two diste, ct di et'eti c c*Soci ati 6ns) i sconducting programs, pianni 4 document- ing the training needs for the dietet' ro i c p fessions. (cont page Kansas,RMP @@inq with representatives of the itati hospieti tions, as o@@,eloped"an' educational in thi prog(ra I portion f the state w ere there is a drasti h n I 0 c n ec -few re istered dietitians. A second project itute in a -01 th emphasis I so @ci' therapeutic nOtriti on aspects of foo and modified s n North Carolir developed, e IE services, a bc 1 agement,of a es r Si CIO s a medical booklet entitled "Diet and Kidney Diseaie", and a selection of stam;)-size ,C,,Ior tb:i I Just @ecii planning @@trations in 0 rute @166 ti@ patients having [in I of .@u@i @cuity, ailit y or ass vi t 'by@ h icia@s,:6u es dietitians and p nal Oregon RMPK A co@operative ven ure p YS educators @ from loc"al'hos-pital@, health"de'paitment"and medical societies off c du- cational program to extend nutrition services to the perip6ery 6@@ds of'the jarcie com- mun ex -fo d,' ities. Included are diabetic meal plans,@ change lists, a -proporation-methods i 0 d s fo fami I r, y meals and commerc al, fo d pro uct Connecticut RMP , have developed and are contrib ration a ai Continuinq Care Unit for convdles en8e lents with -@:'illhess and disabilities The Unit an int e e On is an important en16 th di titi the pati6ni@, 'unit r b6i selli s a major community c with@loc cilitidii "nursing ho u Intermountain RMP@,,. re b@ di eti tia once a month b roadr-as 60, t6er t@i o@'i@ an @i II f ip ck'etbo4'o:k I "'Fol and on @in I ti cooperative ef foits ietit,cns experig c@' l@l land . - ! I @06d their fa@iI 1 @tended @as a re renipe I n:t@ Tei State RMP (NH.- Mass, and Rhode @a et for Pe cio-ec ve cce. arservices, A a d,ma RMP I b se 0 urs Physici@ans,n will inc are prer ti i,in@f'o@ ati( 6nf ut 'a h re creati an et@;@ v @A'L L PR06RAMS AREA REGION MEDICA @@Ptembe@,, @Oc r',,19 t 24 Thu'rs@y C16tecion Ca AREA I Heart' P.M. Cn" --m ittee Frido -Y CCRMPI@ @Organiz@ation-an'd@ a I 12.@. Procedures i ort Marina Hotel@@' Tii6sday'r AREA V Area V Advisory 7:3 9..OO P.M. mmitTee RMP Confe @c Conference Co' r@n 'e Rw Th @d6 CT. I CCRM p: Staff Consultants 5 pom.@@Hili F.@ -At rport et Feiday 0 AREA V @committee, Chairmen 11 30 RMP ce 0 Tues&@, et, o@ @uncii AREA-V@@@'@ "@f,Fr@e Cli@i@@, n@ M n re 7. @,Oct. d@nes Yt AREA@@V@, i ng nterence AREA V nning tted 0 com EETINGS.. N ,0 F, ASILOMAR., r 28 The Area V Ad Hoc Commi ttee' on Al I ied AREA V SOCIAL WO'R @alth he its 2nd meeting Sept. 2. n Ad oc e e vi al r le in nursing and Committee r ' 0 0 @n a c t d t omplement her chairman- @@@@"@@'An@eles Health Probler ship of the Health Manpower Committee mencea, in response to lih la' ngl Mrs, need for m of Comprehensive Hea P @ni are info 6tiol Lola Marshall has been asked to chair able medical and he@'a@ith' th ittee Po Gri dell, Coor- that assi tonce oe fferec Is Comm n n. s 0 dinator, Allied Health Professions, Mar fare Piannin Council N tin Luther'King, jr., Hospital has also '.g,, to @,,blis'h a revises been invited to join the group in their such services, for distel deliberations. Staffer Dorothy E. They urged, in connect on Wi I th Anderson @re.ports that the'plan of action Demonstration of Healtl Core far S beginning to emerge centers around a !or Citizens, a soeieifi( tion that thi plan for an inter- I counci I social worker be bili@g anci prete professiona to define various professional needs and ably a Mexican Ameti, ail ra r al- knowi@4eable about E an and to develop @rog ms fo bilingual social workers with lied health personnel and technicians* Among the suggestions bein considered experience be eligible for ap 9 is that of a computerized registry of Finally, they recommend suppc needs of health professionals, by loca- proposal for the funding of a fi tion, both for the present and projected unit of graduate students from I for five years; seminars in which phy- School'of Social Work Speci( sicians and allied health people might phases was' Placed on the' fieeg discuss new roles, how cui+ent roles ing opportunities for Mexican@ can be extended, -and preparations for change, the utilization of community health people, a career ladder Can- AREA V ADVISORY G cept of health consortium n coopera d fo tio'n with iunior ano senior@colleges', has approve r submit univer'siti@s@and the community. At-@ 7 review of CCRMP th4 tending the,.meeting were Be@ell W. mecii Cal :i@mu' nohem Mr Ecigar.Rodrig chins, @@m'. Ferguson, PDS,, uez, rroci ri ze Robert j@i, Dvm' Clyde E. 66t@ d ECC- dc6h.-..AC-SW bnd Wm. A @Aarkey. Use ceffai i @the At @Ken'McClain, ctor of -LA ,@cdlled @Coun@ H repre- 05a sent@ 4 Cardiac @Cdordinciting lacing '@@L,6e Horovitz, now on, IV staffe New developments and riorities on the STROKE ACTIVITIES P- y 9 national le el which have potential si nifi n Area Vill (I rvi ne) 1 du tion & training 1 cance for continuing e co compared @ Au 27 at i for a @was the subject of discuss on n Ad V Staff with Dr. Burt @'o'@c,,A- 'd'vi's'O' on -Continuing Educa- ry , Group '@Ll p es, Nurs tion convened, in Washi@qton Sept.. 11 -by and Mli. la t& I nator. of the Ar@ VI I Stroke e @ecelia Conrat@l Chief ..@iinuing c A n & T@i@i@ B@pch, RMP. Dr on- Also present were representati citio @wh 0 hospitals in i ch kr a I d W. Peti t. A rea V Coo' rdi nator. 'was a membe Ir of the roup whi ch@ was ch'ai red by programs@@Dr. Singel 9 Gale n lr ')r. George Miller (Director of the Center tal, a 00 for Study of Medical Education U of III pi nd J n Mitch Comn ital of Son Gob e Medical Center.) Other members were Miss Area m invo ves tne u iii; Margaret Arnstein, (Dean of Yale School oi tion of trained teams urse Nursing) Anne Pascasiot Ph (Dean, School and physical, therapist. of Health Related Professions', U of Pitts- tal. An indication of burgh) J. Warren Perry," PhD, (Dean Schoo to "sell" this concept is evident ft of Health Related Professions, U of NY at Dr. Tesman s statement that. after Buffalo,) Donald H. Williams, MD, (Dir- a yeor's operation, of the ector in the Div. of Continuing Education participating, only one I te( n- Health Sciences, U of Beitish Columbia, ing as originally perceive4 t Canada) Myron E. Wegman,, MD (Dean, ix almost ready to start. School of Public Health (U of Michigan) and 's @also planning a mobile unit wh Wm. S. Voun MD @(Dir6ct6r of Medical be staffed with multidisci ii Education, Monmouth Medical Center, p ne nel who'@ wi I I treat al I stroke M Long Branch; New Jersey.) tients in certain E PO II)r. Petit reoorts'that Dr. Harold Margulies week-for 90 days. I -"(Acting Director of RMP) was present for that this treatment r4 most of;the day and for disr better'f6nction, than cussion Vith the exp hot from care,. If this is g)rov fu w this,m eti6q there m some 1 d@a sought to support, 'licies a d nui' 'ng' edu@ VII --of the@r)o I ci h zation ne e jec Ii cessaiy to m et, Ri t ves.:@ 6t@e r areas in the He-saw RMP as an institutil evi ce to, coi I a e ct. achan system f fd ge i6@t@ of @r6 in@ erms!'@ all o@c of itizati6n-of @ciccess,, etc, pitqli for iscussions w at 6 nth cei ion t@ morDic he I latio'nshi start b Mc munity,,.vo @'@lUnteer qrou between the a r4 0 Intee R s' tc@ h egi,on i@a@tiviii as been Hand will be reportea in a later issu Area V Staff Donald W. Petit, M.D. Area Coordinator William A. Markey, M.S. Deputy Coordinator Russell 0. Tyler, M.D. Operations Division Frank F. Aguil,era, M.P.A. Community Programs Dorothy E. Anderson, M.P.H. Community Programs Kay D. Fuller, R.N. Nursing Leort C. Hauck, M.P.H. Health Data A John S. Lloyd, Ph.D. Evaluation Elsie M. McGuff Communications Clyde E. Madden, A.C.S.W. Social Work Toni Moors, B.A. Community Programs Robert E. Randle, M.D. Continuing Education Vivien E. Warr, R.N. Coronary Care Programs Comltfte chaffmil Area Advisory Group Chester A. Rude Cancer Lewis W. Guiss, M.D. Chronic Disease Russell D. Tyler, M.D. Cardiac George C. Griffith, M.D. cm Continuing Education Phil R. Manning, M.D. #A a". a -NC Hospital Administrators Henry B. Dunlap, M.P.H. cm D; Library Services John M. Connor, M.A. C: r-. Nursing Fotine O'Connor, R.N. Str oke Lo Robert H. Pudenz, M.D. CL cm - .0 cm 40 C =, i; :? Systems & Computers Lee 0. @6dy, M.D. cc -IC TC Social Worker Bernice W. Harper, A.C.S.W. C2