Professionals in Health. Core Facilitator’s Role Serve as a mentor to faculty Keep up reference area Monitor content and correct errors Modify curriculum.

Professionals in Health

Core Facilitator’s Role

Serve as a mentor to faculty Keep up reference area Monitor content and correct errors Modify curriculum after approval of PIH

committee Monitor/revise test results and questions Order Texts

Schedule Planning Tips

Sample on H: drive and disk/CD Class participation will determine how the

schedule goes Keep Schedule General Schedule OSHA within the first two weeks

Schedule Tips

OSHA may take two sessions use one sign up sheet only and have students initial second session

Schedule HIPAA in Unit 105 Schedule exams through Pat Bunch for

Perception testing (Instruction sheet included in instructor guide)

Adjunct Instructors

Please use your Kirkwood e-mail. This will be used frequently to update you on pertinent things regarding your instruction.

You have an electronic copy of tests, test bank questions and power points etc that are located on your CD or H:drive. Power points and student OSHA and HIPAA Make-up Sheets are also located on the shared student drive G:drive in the Prof in Health folder.

Reference Area

Located in Rm 223 LH Please check out and return ASAP HIPAA Reference books are available Films are in Reference area (ask if you

want your own copy) Instructor Guides available to Text

Miscellaneous Course Info

Two texts required, Workplace Readiness 2nd edition and Preventing Infectious Diseases 4th edition

Students can keep OSHA for their Board Exam review

Assignments from the book are up to Instructor Some Activities are also in the book

Miscellaneous Course Info

Student purchase student handouts which should have been given to you along with the Instructor Manual

Syllabus is in the student handouts they purchase at the bookstore

Power points will need to be printed and copied if you want to give them out in class.

Miscellaneous Course Info

There are more activities in the Instructor Manual than you have time to do. Choose the one you want to try

Power Points: you can choose to hand them out or modify them as long as you keep the content there that is currently on them. Power points are available to students on the G:drive in the Prof in Health Folder or on the web

You do not have to go over all power points in class and may choose to use some as handouts only

Miscellaneous Course Info

Instructor Manual has instructor notes that may not all be in the power points. Those notes are used for reference to “beef” up the lecture or give you background information.

Miscellaneous Course Info

OSHA power points. There are two on the H:drive or disk; one is lengthy and can be used as lecture notes and the other one can be used in the classroom. There is also an outline form of the OSHA power point in the back of the instructor manual. This is there for a reference.

For OSHA, if available you can get examples of protective gear from the lab to show students. Pictures of gear are on the power point as well.

Miscellaneous Course Info

As part of the documentation process and to assess if students found value in the activity have students identify what they learned as part of the class activity and hand it in.

Student Handouts are sold in the bookstore. Extra Student Handouts will be in the PIH Instructor drawer and should be looked at, not all handouts are in the Instructor Manual, only the most commonly used ones.

Miscellaneous Course Info

Pam will order textbooks and Student handouts for your class.

You can print power points from your disk and modify if you want. Do you know how, if not ask Pam?

It is best to preview the films before showing them

Attendance

Attendance/Activities/Assignments make up 50% of the grade.

If students misses the class or hands in an assignment late it is up to you as to whether you feel they should be allowed a make-up or reduced credit.

Policy is such that they would not get the credit for a missed class unless there are extenuating circumstances.

Grades

Sample Gradesheet is located on the H:drive or your disk you were given

Make sure you respond to e-mails about the posting of your grades and attendance verification

There are instruction sheets for both of these on the Adjunct Instructor Web Page

Tests

Read over the tests as well as test bank questions located on your disk or on the H:drive. Make sure everything is covered; some questions may be covered through discussions in the classroom and may not be directly on power points

Tests

Tests are on Perception. Tests can be taken at any Kirkwood Center. If Students choose to take the test at another

site other than the main campus it is advisable that they call that center first.

It is important to follow the documentation and communication protocol that is identified on pg 17 of your instructor manual.

Tests

Perception Tests are scheduled in week blocks. Stagger the testing dates for students so that

they do not all take the exam on the same day and time.

The test sign up sheet is in your Instructor manual along with sheets that can be given to students to assist with information they need when they go to the test center.

Tests

Students receive feedback as to what questions they got wrong

A copy of the tests are located on the H:drive along with any of the questions in the test bank

The test randomly chooses the number of test questions needed per objective

Tests

Test result information can be given to you if you request it through Rich Edwards

Test questions are reviewed periodically for reliability and validity

Most test questions fall into the easy range but some students read to much into the question

Unit 101, Learning to Learn

Introduce the content and then apply when appropriate.

You can break up the content if you wish. It is best to introduce the content at a time you can apply it. Ex: note taking prior to expecting students to take notes or test taking strategies prior to the test.

Unit 102

Have students sign up on the OSHA sheet to verify attendance, then hand it in to Pat Bunch, make sure all necessary info is there

If class time is during the day you could have the campus nurse discuss blood borne pathogens if that person is free

Unit 102 Make-ups for OSHA are necessary if

students are to pass the class It is very important that your follow the

documentation process identified on pg 17 of your Instructor Manual

A quiz will be part of the make-up but is not given in the classroom. Exam I has 12 questions pertaining to OSHA

Unit 102

Make-up checklists are on the H and G:drive and also on your disk. If a student misses OSHA they must be given the sheet and are responsible for doing each step and checking it off

Students should also be given the power point that was handed out in class

OSHA Make-up

Students complete the OSHA make up on the web. It is a link located on the Health Science Homepage titled Clinical Compliance Guide. When on that page students must scroll down until they see a link listed as Renewal OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens & TB Training Information  this link will include information and a quiz. Students are required to pass it at 70%. They are also required to watch the films that are shown in class: Boodborne Pathogans 2004 and Latex Allergies These films can be viewed in Rm 223 LH, Rm 236 LH and at Kirkwood Centers.

Unit 102

Instructors will be given credit for their annual OSHA renewal after they teach the unit.

Instructors will be required to fill out the appropriate paperwork to document their completion.

Unit 103

Includes a lot of activities for communication Works best if you inform students why you are

doing this activity and how it may benefit in a work situation

Have them write a reflection on what they learned that day

Some good activities in the book as well Tape on charting a little old but has good

information The tape on Non-Verbal Communication is good

Unit 104

Lots of activities as well, reflection comments also helpful

Unit 105

All students must attend the HIPAA orientation to pass the class.

If they miss, they should be given the student make-up checklist located on your CD or on the G or H:drive. It is also located on the web in the Professionals in Health webpage along with the HIPAA power point.

HIPAA Make-up

Student complete the HIPAA make up on the web. It is a link located on the Health Science Homepage titled Clinical Compliance Guide. When on that page students must scroll down until they see a link listed as HIPAA Confidentiality Training Information this link will include a quiz. Students are required to pass it with 70%. They are also required to watch the film Confidentially Speaking (KHO 682). This film can be viewed in Rm 223 LH..

Unit 105

There is no classroom quiz, the quiz is only given as part of a make-up

HIPAA make-up will require some communication with Pat Bunch. Check pg 17 of your Instructor Manual for documentation and communication protocols

Results will be given to you via Pat Bunch If they do not pass it the first time, have them

reread the information and repeat the quiz

Unit 106

There are a few good films. Each has some strengths and weaknesses.

There are also some good student handouts in the packet students purchase

Unit 107 Fire Department may occasionally come

out and guest lecture. If they are unable to guest lecture an

instructor from Environmental Safety at Kirkwood has guest lectured on occasion.

Unit 107

If you want to try to find someone just call the Cedar Rapids Fire Department and explain what you need, they may still have a power point just for our students or contact Kirkwood’s Environmental Training Center. Bob Downs has done it in the past his e-mail address is: [email protected]