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Deadline: August 15, 2016, 5pm ET

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Recent graduates and early career journalists are welcome to apply for The Center for Health, Media & Policy’s Nursing and Healthcare Workforce Media Fellowship. The goal is to help reporters advance their understanding and coverage of key issues and policy challenges surrounding the U.S. healthcare and nursing workforce. The Fellowship is supported by a grant from Johnson & Johnson.

 

As the nation focuses on improving people’s experiences with care, improving health, and reducing health care costs, this fellowship will enable journalists to improve coverage of this topic, with particular attention to the factors that affect existing and new roles of nurses and other health care providers.

 

The Fellow will investigate and report on a relevant topic of his or her choice for eight months, including cross-platform reporting. S/he will be selected from a pool of post-graduate and early career health journalist applicants in August and will begin work with CHMP in September, 2016.

 

A stipend and financial support is available to attend a major healthcare or health journalism conference, to foster networking and conversations with other journalists about nursing and workforce issues. There will be opportunities for one-on-one learning, training and networking with experts in nursing, policy and journalism from CHMP’s national advisory council.

 

Journalists with less than five years’ experience who are based anywhere in the United States can apply.

 

Learn more and download the requirements here.

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smartwatch-828786_640Health informatics––benefit or burden? Advancement in health related technology tends to inspire a wide array of emotions. Despite the range of perception that extends from excitement to suspicion, many agree that technology is here to stay.

More people are relying on telehealth & telemedicine to access health care.  HealthCetera’s co-producer Kristi Westphaln interviews George Demiris, PhD, FACMI, Vice Chair for Informatics Education, Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education, School of Medicine, University of Washington.

Procter defined health informatics in 2009 as the “study of the design, development, adoption and application of IT-based innovations in healthcare services delivery, management and planning.” While a succinct definition, there is no inclusion of how exactly health informatics can increase health engagement and impact wellness for the everyday person.

Technology can bring health into homes, holds capacity to personalize health care, improve access to health care, and improve health outcomes.

The smart home concept represents one modality to better understand the health behaviors of elders. Smart homes strive to gain a better understanding of patterns of living that are consistent with health and wellness. Sensors passively monitor residents with the purpose of recording patterns of daily life. A better understanding of patterns surrounding sleep quality, meal preparation, physical vs sedentary activity, and even the amount of bathroom visits may help identify patterns of living that correlate to wellness and quality of life.

Wearable sensors, such as fit bits and smart phones, continue to gain consumer popularity. These technologies offer users a chance to measure and trend personal data including caloric intake/expenditure, types of exercise, and quality of sleep.

Home-based telehealth and online access to personal health records utilize the internet to bring services directly into homes. With the large demand for mental health, hospice, and palliative care services; telehealth remains an optimistic option to expand access to these much needed services.

RESOURCES: 

Handbook of Smart Homes, Health-care, and Well-being.

Home based environmental and assisted living technology HEALTH-E initiative.

Hospice Caregiving Research Network additional research by Dr. Demiris and his colleagues.

 

You can listen to Westphaln’s interview with George Demiris, PhD, FACMI Thursday, June 23rd 1PM on WBAI 99.5 FM or streamed live at www.wbai.org or listen to the interview here:

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Health informatics––benefit or burden? Advancement in health

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Screen Shot 2016-06-21 at 7.24.37 AMJune is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness month. But for family caregivers and those suffering from dementia, Alzheimer’s Awareness happens all day, every day. The statistics are frightening.

Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S. Right now, more than 5 million people are living with the disease and one in three older adults will die with Alzheimer’s or another dementia.

Family caregivers face an enormous burden. Last year, they provided than 18 billion dollars in unpaid care, sacrificing careers, leisure time, finances, and even cutting back on necessities like food and medical care for themselves and their families. They’re stressed, confused, and often feel helpless to cope. But help is available – in addition to home and community support services and respite care, there’s also dementia coaching.

It’s a relatively new field, that grew out of a need to help people with dementia and their caregivers make the most out of life. Co-producer Liz Seegert recently caught up with dementia coach Kerry Mills, who is a pioneer in developing best care practices for people with dementia.

hashtag #endalz

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June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness month.

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