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Posted January 17, 2008
Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare: News
11,000 Paraprofessionals Take Part in Free Educational Forum
CHC grant provides training in Spanish and Russian.
East Greenbush, New York, January 07, 2008 — According to the Community Health Care Services Foundation, Inc., (CHC), over 11,000 paraprofessionals across the nation have participated in its free Spanish and Russian education and training programs since July of 2007.
The grant provided by Cardinal Health Foundation allows CHC to provide essential training via audio conferencing — free of charge — to paraprofessionals nationwide.
Paraprofessionals from over 13 states including New York, Ohio and Colorado have taken advantage of essential training programs like "Dealing with Patients with Difficult Behaviors," "Safety for You and Your Patient," and "Basic Life Skills: Training for Paraprofessionals" among others.
"We are delighted that over 11,000 paraprofessionls have had the opportunity to take part in these educational Forums" said Phyllis Wang, president of CHC. "This grant allows us to expand our reach into the Spanish and Russian speaking populations within the home care industry across the U.S."
Translated programs will be offered at no cost until February 2008 and can be accessed at www.chcforum.org/forum.
For more information on this grant or any other CHC audio conferences, Webinars and streaming videos, please visit www.chcforum.org.
CHC is a nonprofit educational and research foundation dedicated to the development of high-quality education for home care, hospice and other community-based providers in New York. The CHC website (www.chcforum.org) highlights its many activities including an extensive grants program, a variety of educational seminars for home care providers and the Home Care Information Network (HCIN) — the next generation of training and education in home care. HCIN offers rich media streaming video educational seminars designed especially for home care providers over the Internet and available 24/7.
Headquartered in Dublin Ohio, Cardinal Health is an $80 billion, global company serving the healthcare industry with products and services that help hospitals, physician offices and pharmacies reduce costs, improve safety, productivity and profitability, and deliver better care to patients. The company also manufactures medical and surgical products and is one of the largest distributors of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies worldwide. Ranked No. 19 on the Fortune 500 and No. 1 in its sector on Fortune's raning of Most Admired Firms, Cardinal Health employes more than 40,000 people on five continents. More information about the company may be found at www.cardinalhealth.com.
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