Exploring Allied Health - Understanding Allied Health Professions and Their Critical Role in Delivering Patient Care

April 20, 2023

The growing demand for allied health professionals nationwide has provided an opportunity to highlight the critical role they have in delivering patient care. Allied health professionals represent over 60% of all healthcare providers in the U.S. health care industry. Participants will learn more about this vital collection of clinical disciplines and Baptist Health Academics’ response through the Allied Health Scholars Program.

Target Audience

Residents, fellows, physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, students, pharmacists, dietitians, administrators, biostatisticians, and other healthcare professionals interested in participating.

Learning Objectives

  • Distinguish allied health professions and their role in delivering patient care.
  • Recognize opportunities to recruit employees through the Baptist Health Allied Health Scholar Program.
Additional information
Bibliography: 
  • Martin L, Patel A, Piggott K, Wong A, Patel A, Patel M, Liu Y, Dhesy-Thind S, Wasi P, You JJ. Role of allied health care professionals in goals-of-care discussions with hospitalized patients and perceived barriers: a cross-sectional survey. CMAJ Open. 2018 Jun 22;6(2):E241-E247. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20170162. PMID: 29934292; PMCID: PMC7868088.
Course Summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Dietitians
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Pharmacy
Course opens: 
01/24/2023
Course expires: 
04/29/2023
Event starts: 
04/20/2023 - 12:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
04/20/2023 - 1:00pm EDT
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Presentation Panel 
Moderator:
Carolina Perticari, M.Ed., CDP
Manager Allied Health Education

Panelists:
Lorell Bergolla
Director of Clinical Operations
BHMG

Richard Periu
Surgical Technologist 3
Baptist Hospital of Miami

Jorge Cardenas, DLM (ASCP)
Laboratory Manager
Homestead Hospital 

Tariah Zackery
Medical Assistant 1, Primary Care
BHMG
Allied Health Scholar Alumna

Enrique Arguello
Medical Technologist 2
Homestead Hospital 
Allied Health Scholar Alumnus

Lorenz Matias Ramos
Surgical Technologist 1
South Miami Hospital
Allied Health Scholar Alumna
 

Due to the non-clinical nature of the content discussed, the speakers have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

This CME presentation will not cover content that would involve products or services of commercial interests. Therefore, no opportunity exists for a conflict of interest based on the financial relationships of faculty and those persons in control of content. Since these relationships are not relevant, no disclosure information was collected.

 

Disclosure Policy and Disclaimer

Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.

Baptist Health South Florida designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity has been approved for 1 credit hour, CE Broker Course #20-1034724, by the Florida Boards of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine and by the Florida Council of Physician Assistants.

This activity has also been approved for 1 credit hour for Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Dietitians and Pharmacists and Techs. Baptist Health South Florida CE Broker Provider #50-182.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Dietitians
  • 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.00 Florida Board of Pharmacy
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