Community Health Aide Program

COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDE PROGRAM Academic Review Committee Report to the CHAP Directors (CDs) – Includes CD’s Action Presented by Linda Curda, Chair May 15, 2008

Topic Discussion Action by ARC Requested Action by CDs Pre-Session Thank you to CHAPDir for $ support (within budget). Met ARC approved Course Information sharing and Course materials goals working with Sharon Peabody Guidelines and syllabus; job discussion. Completed Course Guidelines [14 units] and syllabus; description; and Skills list AACHPD will review Student Workbook; Instructor Manual; Sample job and approve at next description in Unit #14; and Skills list. mtg. Approve trial use Plan: Use materials at up-coming training at A-CHAP; of all materials. BBAHC; Maniilaq; Norton Sound; KANA. Collect feedback and finalize in September. Distance delivery component to be discussed at Sept meeting Clinical Evaluation Tool to use when observing a CHA/P to evaluate a patient Approved by ARC 5/14/08. AACHPD: Approved Form encounter. Many different tools used at TCs and Field – Request to be used in the with minor change some regions do not have or use such a form. Consistent field. with new CHAM. Trial use since Feb mtg. + comments. Few changes. Preceptorship Critical Revised. Suggest that the Clinical Evaluation Form be Approved by ARC 5/14/08 AACHPD: Approved Skills List attached to the skills list. with minor typos/corrections Adult Immunizations There needs to be a standing order for this. NSHC presented ARC will contact Roz Information only. (Tdap) - their teaching guideline and standing order for Tdap (also Singleton for has a SO for nebulizer treatment. recommendation for adult Dan will send out what NSHC uses. immunizations and SO Emergency Patient Discussion from CHAP Forum; question if this form is being Recommend Emergency PEF Information only Encounter Form used throughout the state. Those using it are very pleased. It be distributed & utilized is being taught at Training Centers. throughout the state.

1 ARC Report to the CHAP Directors – May 15, 2008 continued Topic Discussion Action by ARC Requested Action by CDs CHA role in filling Gary Givens, ANMC Pharmacy Director discussed question: Statement in CHAM pgM16 Information only. Mediset Can a CHA/P legally fill Medisets. Givens and 5 other that this is illegal is not pharmacists could not find that filling Medisets violate any correct. Federal law and CHAs/Ps are not regulated by state law. Will send to CHAM Concern about workload on CHA/Ps. Key: what is best for committee for revision. patient.; teach family members how to fill/use medisets. Clinical Data Project Dr Golnick discussed progress of the CHA/CHP clinical Discussion. Information only. for Curriculum patient encounter data collection project. Plan to be done Review/revision next fall and present data at Convocation. When report is done ARC will create a subcommittee of TC and Field members to review and recommend revisions to basic curriculum. Convocation Convocation for Training Center and Field Instructors Planning Committee Information only. Planning Oct 13-17, 2008. Howard Johnson Hotel, Anchorage. membership is open; will Theme to include: Celebrating 40 years……….. meet by teleconference. Contact Linda if interested in Comments: Continue to have the TC and Field Instructors all joining. together during the week of topics/discussions. Topics and speakers suggested from both the TC and Field subcommittees (long list). Electronic TABE Mary researched issue; purchase price includes results. ARC strongly recommends Information only. Need Testing Group agreed that this would be a nice option to the paper that the CDs adopt the option more info re costs. testing process. of electronic TABE Testing