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2004 I H S Technology Conference, August23 - 27
(2004 presentations available online)

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Item 4 New IHS Employee Locator

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Announcement 1 Job Vacancies Database
Announcement 2 UpToDate Online
Announcement 3 Electronic Health Record (EHR)
Announcement 4 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Announcement 5 Headquarters Reorganization 2004

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Bullet Image. Start of Page Links. Item 1 Aberdeen Area Youth Regional Treatment Center
The Aberdeen Area Youth Regional Treatment Center is taking an active role by providing a safe and nurturing healing environment that insures strict confidentiality. AAYRTC has designed a holistic multi-disciplinary approach with a strong Native American traditional/cultural base.

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Item 2 Behavioral Health Programs
This program combines services for mental health/social services and alcoholism and substance abuse.
Item 3 Cardiology
The Native American Cardiology Program was developed in 1993 as a Center for Excellence in Cardiology by the Indian Health Service, collaborating with the University of Arizona, the University Medical Center and the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System. The program has developed additional collaborations with the Flagstaff Medical Center and has focused its priorities on national CVD issues among Native Americans.
Item 4 Chief Clinical Consultants
The Chief Clinical Consultants are advocates for improved patient care at Native Corporation, Tribal, Urban, and IHS programs. They provide consultation in the following specialty and professional areas: Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Anesthesiology, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Nephrology (Kidneys), Obstetrics/Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Optometry, Pediatrics, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistants, Podiatry, and Surgery.
Item 5 Child Health
This site provides information to Indian Health Service providers and consumers about American Indian and Alaska Native child health.
Item 6 Clinical Information Resources (CIR)
A gateway to health-related information for IHS providers.
Item 7 Clinical Support Center (CSC)
Located in Phoenix, Arizona, the Clinical Support Center serves IHS health program providers throughout the United States, by providing training, sponsoring continuing education, and publishing the monthly IHS Primary Care Provider.
Item 8 Consumer Health Information
A Web site designed for American Indian/Alaska Native people. This site presents links to easy to read health information that will help you learn more about your health.
Item 9 Dental
This Web Site introduces dental students and dentists alike to the many employment opportunities available in the IHS.
  - Continuing Dental Education: This web site provides tribal, urban, and IHS dental staff with a centralized system for requesting, approving, and managing continuing education in the dental disciplines.

Item 10 Desert Visions Youth Wellness Center
Desert Visions offers a 24-bed residential treatment center with a biopsychosocial treatment approach for youth between the ages of 12 and 18. Desert Visions primarily serves Tribes from the states of Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and parts of California.
Item 11 Diabetes
The IHS National Diabetes Program develops documents and sustains a public health effort to prevent and control diabetes in American Indian and Alaska Native communities.
Item 12 Elder Care Initiative
The goal of this initiative is to support the development of high-quality services for American Indian and Alaska Native elders.
Item 13 Epidemiology
The objectives of this program are to describe causes of morbidity and mortality, identify risk factors for disease, and prevent and control disease.
Item 14 Fort Thompson Mental Health Program
The Mental Health/Social Services program of Fort Thompson will provide comprehensive and culturally appropriate mental health and social work services to eligible American Indian/ Alaskan Native clients.
Item 15 Health Care Information
A gateway to various health care related websites, including, the Children's Health Insurance Program, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Healthfinder, Medicaid Information, Native Health History Database, Native Health Research Database.
Section Highlights

  • Area Offices
  • Maternal Child Health
  • Women's Health
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    • Item 16 HIV Center of Excellence
    The HIV Center of Excellence (HIVCOE) is a clinically based center for HIV care, treatment, research, and intervention.
    Item 17 IHS Health Summit
    The IHS Indian Health Summit will focus on past, present, and future directions of health promotion and disease prevention for American Indians/Alaska Natives.
    Item 18 Injury Prevention
    This website is aimed at decreasing the incidence of severe injuries and death to the lowest possible level while increasing the ability of tribes to address their injury problems.
    Item 19 Kidney Disease Program
    This site provides patients and family members with information on Chronic Kidney Disease (C K D) and to assist health professionals in improving care for people with C K D.
    Item 20 Maternal Child Health
    Information for IHS providers and consumers about American Indian and Alaska Native contraception, pregnancy, gynecology, cancer, menopause, peri-menopause, adolescence, obstetrics, infertility, incontinence, midwifery, family planning, immunization, infectious disease, development, infant, pediatrics, genetics, and birth defects.
    Item 21 Medical Imaging Program
    This site provides information to consumers about the IHS diagnostic imaging activities of the Medical Imaging Program (MIP).
    Item 22 National Marrow Donor Program
    Each year, thousands of American Indian and Alaska Native patients are diagnosed with life-threatening blood diseases such as leukemia. For most, their only hope for a cure is a transplant of marrow or blood stem cells from someone who shares their tissue type. As an American Indian or Alaska Native, you can make a difference in the lives of other Native people by joining the National Marrow Donor Program Registry.
    Item 23 National Pediatric Height and Weight Study In American Indian/Alaska Natives
    The objectives of the National Pediatric Height and Weight Study are to measure the height and weight of AI/AN children across the country in order to establish the prevalence of overweight in the following groups: 0-11 months; 12-23 months; 24-59 months; and each year starting from the 5th birthday through under 18 years of age and to compare the overall prevalence of overweight of AI/AN children to non-Indian children nationwide.
    Item 24 Nursing Education & Staff Development
    Facilitates quality staff development activities within the Indian Health Service and tribal programs.
      - National Council of Nursing: A consortium of nurse experts with representatives for Indian Health Service, Tribal, and Urban programs.
      - National Council of Nurse Administrators: An organization of Nurse Administrators representative of nurses from the Indian Health Service, Tribal, and Urban programs.

    Item 25 Nursing Employment Opportunities
    Descriptions of a wide range of employment opportunities for nurses in the Indian Health Service.
    Item 26 Nutrition and Dietetics Training
    A wide range of nutrition training tailored to Indian Health Service/Tribal/Urban paraprofessionals and professionals.

    Item 27 Optometry
    Describes the IHS Optometry Program, personnel systems, optometry residencies and student opportunities, and job openings for optometrists.
    Item 28 Pharmacy
    Information on training, jobs, residency programs, personnel systems, and career advantages.
    Item 29 Pharmacy Issues
    This web site is designed to be a resource for IHS and Tribal staff to keep you up-to-date on developments related to Medication Acquisition (FSS, 340B and VA PPV), Formulary Issues (NCF and NPTC) and Reimbursement for Medications (CMS and other third party payers).
    Item 30 Research Program
    Oversight of community-oriented practice-based research into health problems of and delivery of care to American Indian and Alaska Native people and communities, with major focus on improving their health status and their systems of care.
    Item 31 Telehealth Inventory
    Annual Inventory for each facility to describe their Telehealth practices.
    Item 32. End of Page Links. Women's Health
    Information for Indian Health Service providers and consumers about American Indian and Alaska Native access to care, violence against Native women, and adult female cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, cardiovascular disease, and other health issues.
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