Contact: Sonya McNamara

1st Annual JOINT K-12 & Beyond-2008 Conference

and HOSA Fall Delegate Assembly

Please Thank Our Sponsors

Diamond Sponsorship- $2,000
                 Mayo Clinic                                                                 

Platinum Sponsorship- $1,000
               St. Cloud Hospital, CentraCare Health System

 Gold Sponsorship- $500
               College of St. Catherine
                   Fairview Health Services

Scholarship Sponsorship- $150
               St. Cloud Technical College   

 Conference Management
               Healthcare Education Industry Partnership
                   Minnesota HOSA     

 Backpacks
               HealthForce Minnesota

 Web Registration   
               South Central Service Cooperative 

Date:  November 12-14, 2008

Time:  November 12 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm Curriculum Sharing- Kelly Inn
          November 13 - 8:00am – 4:00pm- Civic Center
          November 14 - 8:00 am – 11:30pm-Kelly Inn

Place:  * Best Western Kelly Inn & St. Cloud Civic Center (connected)
           100 4th Ave South 
           Saint Cloud, MN 56301
           (320) 253-0606
The hotel will be $98.56 (tax included), the block of rooms will be lifted on October 15, 2008

Click here for the registration flyer with agenda.

   
Contact Sonya McNamara at sonya.mcnamara@mnsu.edu (507) 389-3262 or Candy Leopold cmleopold@minnesotahosa.org or (612) 590-4808 with any questions.

Become a sponsor today!
Your sponsorship enhances conference activities. Registration fees don’t completely cover audiovisuals, meals, meeting room rentals, or conference materials. Don’t miss this opportunity to make a difference in the lives of young people who strive to become our future health care professionals and the teachers who guide them. Sponsorship levels afford you the maximum investment in our students’ future and teacher’s professional development. In addition to the features listed, your sponsorship helps run the conference.
Become a 2008 sponsor and enhance your exposure to over 400 students, advisors and health science teachers. Simply choose your sponsorship level.

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Keynote Presenters:
Gaye Hanson- She will ignite that spark within and will speak of the balance that healthcare professional need
between brains and heart.  You need to have the “smarts” to make it through Organic Chemistry and yet have the compassion to comfort those in pain. 

Dr. Skip Hofstrand, MD, PhD- Emergency Preparedness

Jay Fonkert- Office of Rural Health and Primary Care, MDH- What does the data tell us?

Breakout Presenters: Note: Due to decreased registration, we have reduced the number of breakout sessions to be fair to the presenters.

Objectives:

Conference attendees will be able to:

• Develop a seamless program of study from secondary to post secondary education
• Develop an understanding of career clusters, programs of study and career pathways in health science
• Review health care workforce data and relate it to partnership needs
• Describe primary initiatives to build partnerships between  healthcare providers and education
• Recognize the impact of increased student diversity on program development
• Gain knowledge and skills to address barriers commonly encountered when implementing health science programs
• Improve overall effectiveness and efficiency in teaching health science professions

The conference planning committee represents the following organizations:

Minnesota HOSA
Healthcare Education Industry Partnership
Southern MN Area Health Education Center
Northeast MN Area Health Education Center
Mayo Clinic
Argosy University
HealthForce Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
Minnesota Department of Education
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
Minnesota Hospital Association
Park Nicollet Health Services
North Memorial Health Care
Allina Hospitals and Clinics

National Health Science Career Cluster/ Biomedical Health Sciences Initiative

Background

The National Consortium on Health Science and Technology Education (NCHSTE) is a national partnership of individuals and organizations with a vested interest in health science and technology education. Organized in 1991, its purpose is to stimulate creative and innovative leadership for ensuring a well-prepared healthcare workforce.

Career Cluster Model

The NCHSTE health science career cluster model is a continuum of learning for K-12 education. The model is standard- based and partnership-driven.

Beginning with career awareness and exploration in elementary grades, the career cluster model expands to focus on career orientation and preparation in middle and high school. Strong academic foundation coursework is provided which is essentially the Core Curriculum, technical skills, health maintenance practices and information technology applications. The cluster pathway represents the post secondary program leading to the career specialties.

This national secondary curriculum framework will engage students in learning rigorous academic and technical knowledge, raise student achievement in science, math, English and social studies, improve readiness for college, increase the number of students completing post secondary degrees and increase the number of students selecting careers in health and biomedical sciences.

Pathways
The career pathways have been developed to assist students in selecting courses appropriate for their career interest in health care. Each pathway begins with the academic courses required for graduation. The academic courses listed are examples of common course selections. Based on the student's career goals and college entrance requirements, the recommended electives may include additional academic courses such as foreign language, specific math, science, and/or language arts, or others. Each pathway offers a full range of career opportunities from entry level to management, including technical and professional careers. Pathways include:

Diagnostic Services - create a picture of a patient's health at a single point in time.

Therapeutic Services - maintain or change the health status of the patient over time.

Support Services - provide a favorable environment for the delivery of health care.

Health Informatics - provides functions that support and document patient care.

Youth Apprenticeship

Over the past five years, HEIP has worked closely with the Minnesota Department of Education to develop a sound educational experience for secondary students interested in healthcare careers. The projects have included development of model health careers curriculum including the Healthcare Core Curriculum and the Healthcare Youth Apprenticeship Model. HEIP, the Dept. of Education , and the Health Occupations Students of America have sponsored conferences and regional technical assistance sessions. The focus is on building partnerships with schools, higher education, healthcare providers and community organizations to support local health careers programs.

The Healthcare Youth Apprenticeship Model was developed in partnership with ISD 287, teachers and healthcare professionals. Nursing, laboratory, rehabilitation and support service models have been completed. The models allow schools and their healthcare provider partners to develop apprenticeships quickly and efficiently and in a manner that meets all educational standards.

The model includes a guidebook, mentor manual, and student/parent guide. The guidebook contains the standards for youth apprenticeship and all the forms a partnership would need to start a program. Mentorship has been identified as a key piece in any apprenticeship program. The mentor manual contains communication ideas for adults who haven’t worked with teenagers. The student/parent guide contains apprentice expectations. There has been tremendous interest in this model across the state.