New School Year

Hi Group

Hope everyone had a great summer. Now we are back to the schedules and the students!
As the new year begins, I hope to post more often and to begin with, there is the Health Care Pathways sponsored by UMass Medical. It is November 19, 2009 It is $30 this year and is being held in Shrewsbury. Here is the link to get more information. http://www.umassmed.edu/ahec/index.aspx

Hope to see you there

Deb

Summer Conference

Hello to all out there

Hope to see you at the conference. I will be presenting a "How to" manual for new Health Assisting Instructors.

BTW Has anyone been contacted about the reviewing of the Health Services Frameworks during the SY 09-10? It seems that DOE is reviewing some of the frameworks for currency etc.

Anyone using the new VTCTS? How do you like it?

Deb

Another Important Link

The question of how many students may be in a lab or clinical with one instructor is answered at this link http://www.mass.gov/Eeohhs2/docs/dph/regs/105cmr156.pdf

It states " The instructor shall assure that there is a minimum of one instructor for every 25 students in a classroom and minimum of one instructor for every ten students in practice/clinical sessions."

Topics for Summer Conference

Hello to all

Are there any burning issues or topics that you would like to hear about or discuss at the summer conference?
Judy Logue has been asked to arrange MAVA speakers for the conference. She is looking for input. Topics for discussion would be welcomed as well as any of you that may enjoy sharing your knowledge with the rest of us!

My email is dcollins@ssvotech.org and Judy's is
logue-judy@montytech.net

Thank you for any and all comments! Happy Spring!

Nurse Aide Exam Site

I want to share a web site that you may find helpful. It is a web site for Nursing Assistant Exams. There are five in total. It is set up as a text. It had helpful hints for test taking for the students. Try it out!

http://www.learnatest.com/LearningExpressEBooks/download.cfm?b=1576854183&CFID=27810&CFTOKEN=e7856b0b441f50-EBE529D9-E7F2-093F-9917E25E55A59356

Need of a little Help

Hello All

My apologies for not writing sooner.

I need a little help. Some of the physicians in our vicinity's have agreed to take students in an unpaid externship while the students are in shop. I need some guidance. Does anyone know of any regulations for this. It is not coop but the students would go directly to the office, spend the day and then go home. Students will be going to different offices in different locations. Does anyone do this now? You can either write to me or call.

Deb