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Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport And Oceans Healthcare Open New Behavioral Health Facility

Jan 21, 2021

SHREVEPORT, La., Jan. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport and Oceans Healthcare today announced the opening of Louisiana Behavioral Health . The facility, located at 9320 Linwood Avenue in Shreveport, expands access to behavioral health care in the community and will execute a phased opening, accepting patients beginning January 20. It will provide inpatient care for...

More Than Just a Job: Allied Health Careers Can Offer a Life-Changing Opportunity

Jan 01, 2021

Life does not always deal an easy hand, and to thrive, one must decide to change the cards. As part of that process, many times, a new career path is required—one that can be discovered at Campbellsville University in Louisville. Leigh Wood, Allied Health program director, describes a life-changing experience for one of her students who is a mother of two and had previously endured many obstacles in her life preventing...

2-year degrees that go on to the most meaningful jobs

Dec 28, 2020

2-year degrees that go on to the most meaningful jobs A third of a lifetime is spent working, making a meaningful career a critical life decision. Having a consequential career is not about monetary gain for many hard-working Americans. On the contrary, it is about making a marked difference in the world. Take, for example, teachers, who shape the minds of future generations. While the entry-level annual salary for...

MAC board hears update on Allied Health program

Dec 21, 2020

Harvey Faircloth, Scott Sikes and the rest of the Mineral Area Board of Trustee members receive an update on graduation rates for the Allied Health program during last week's meeting. Mineral Area College has put 71 licensed nurses and nine paramedics out in the community during the pandemic, according to Allied Health Director Angela Erickson. Erickson gave the Board of Trustees an update on the programs during its...

SARS-CoV-2 detection in the food industry

Dec 15, 2020

In a recent webinar, Thermo Fisher Scientific summarised the Emergency Response Validation option of the AOAC Research Institute’s Performance Tested Methods Program and introduced its new SARS-CoV-2 PCR test workflow. Direct transmission of the novel coronavirus from person-to-person is recognised as the main route of contamination. However, the stability of SARS-CoV-2 on various surfaces has been demonstrated and transmission...

Health care industry offers varied career opportunities

Dec 07, 2020

If there is one industry that stands to represent 2020, it is undoubtedly healthcare. As the United States and the entire world came face to face with a deadly pandemic this year, doctors, nurses and others in the healthcare field have shown up and saved lives. Healthcare workers always have been in high demand. That trend will not only continue but grow as demand for expanded medical services rises and our population continues to...

U.S. to begin distributing Regeneron's COVID-19 antibody therapy Tuesday

Nov 23, 2020

(Reuters) - The U.S. government will start distributing Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc's newly authorized COVID-19 antibody combination on Tuesday, beginning with over 30,000 treatment courses, a health official said on Monday. U.S. officials on a call with reporters said doses will be allocated based on which states have the highest numbers of confirmed cases and hospitalizations, both of which are currently soaring nationwide....

ULM Health Sciences teams take anatomy/physiology tournament

Nov 18, 2020

Three student teams from the College of Health Sciences at the University of Louisiana Monroe dominated the Louisiana Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) and Anatomage Virtual Collegiate Anatomy and Physiology Tournament. ULM’s teams from the School of Allied Health, two in Health Studies and one in Radiologic Technology, won first, runner-up, and third places in the contest. Teams from throughout the state...

Future of Work: COVID-19’s short-term disruption will bring long-term changes

Nov 03, 2020

While we grapple with the ongoing economic effects of COVID-19, the immediate focus is on reopening businesses and returning people to work. But what about the long term? What repercussions will this disruption have on the future of work in the next three to five years? That’s the question we’re asking at College of the Canyons, and posing to our partners in local business and industry. Peter Drucker famously said, “The best...

Top 5 Allied Healthcare Careers With Little Schooling That are In Demand Now

Oct 15, 2020

Are you contemplating a career in the medical field but don't have the time or money to invest in a 2 or 4-year college degree? If so, you have come to the right place. What is Allied Healthcare? An allied healthcare professional is a broad term for medical professionals outside of the commonly known direct patient care professionals such as nurses, physician assistants, medical doctors and pharmacists. ...

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Expands Registry Program to Include Fracture & Trauma

Sep 29, 2020

ROSEMONT, Ill., Sept. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) announced a plan to launch a Fracture & Trauma Registry (FTR) and begin collecting data on five of the more common fractures in the United States. The FTR marks the first AAOS Registry built on a synergistic approach where collaborative modules will be available across the RegistryInsights ®...

Allied health courses begin in July

Jun 24, 2020

Surry Community College Nurse Aide student Catherine Beal of Mount Airy practices techniques on classmate Robella Lambert of Mount Airy. DOBSON — Surry Community College is offering several Allied Health courses in July for those interested in entering the medical field. Central Sterile Processing is a new course designed to introduce the primary responsibilities of a central sterile technician that leads to...

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