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vol.2 no.10 . eget mee _ March 11, 1970

 

 

EYEBALLING THE CRYSTAL BALL
By Donald W. Petit, M.D.
Area Coordinator

Prophecy has a coterie of martyrs. From Cassandra to Nostradamus to |
Malthus to Commoner stretches a common thread of self-bestowed presci-
ence accompanied by varying degrees of societal rejection. For me to”

attempt to forecast an area as restricted as RMP, opens me to the same

‘problems as other forecasters; it is, however, time to take a look.

RMP is up for renewal by Congress in 1970; the guidelines for such re-
newal are being formulated by influences from "grass root" organiza- ~
tions, from health planners, from fiscal experts, from politicians, and
to a very small extent by the unorganized citizenry. As things now: stard,
it looks as though RMP will continue its emphasis on patient care in cer-
tain category diseases. For instance, heart, cancer, stroke, emphysema,
kidney and other major conditions; (three bills submitted to Congress by
Senator Yarborough, Congressman Rogers and Staggers support this ‘concept.)
A bill submitted lete in the year by HEW omitted category diseases and
emphasized cooperation with Comprehensive Health Planning. This bill

' will probably not be accepted as the final version. What will come out

will be retention of category emphasis; plus the spelling out of ways
that CHP and RMP can relate at the local level. In Area V we have —
official recognition and representation on CHP committees of RMP staff.

The use of RMP as an agent for improved patient care by continuing edu-

' cation, cooperative arrangements and demonstration projects will continue,

The focus of RMP on patients and medical care providers will remain,
Iesues of urban reorganization, social-political-economic effects on :
health will be the primary concern of other groups. «There is no doubt .
that funding will bea major problem in the next 12 to 24 months. © There
will be greater emphasis on development.of totel program ideas and per-

haps less on massive project development, ©

 
CHAIRS PROJEC.

Joy G. Cauffman, PhD, Director of
CHAIRS, is pleased to ‘announce the
appointment of Mrs. Susan L, Bres-~
lin, as Project Social Worker. Mrs.
Breslin brings to the project con-
siderable experience with health

care services in the LA area and with

program planning and development in
the health field, Her background in-
cludes experience as a Peace Corps
volunteer in a Community Development-
Health Education project in Colombia,
as a worker on a Kibbutz in Israel,
and as a member of the training staff
for the Peace Corps training center
tn Puerto’ Rico. Mrs. Breslin ma-

\.. gored in psychology at Stanford Uni-

versity and holds a Master's Degree
in Social Work from New York. Uni-
versity.

The Project has moved recently and
is now headquartered in Rooms 205
and 205A of the Raulston Building
on the Medical Campus of USC. The
phone number remains 225-1511-~247.

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HOSPITAL MEDICAL STAFF CONFERENCE

will feature, for its opening ses-
sion on April 23, Andre L. Delbecq, —
‘Ph.D., Associate Professor in the
Graduate School of Business and

the Industrial Relations Research
Institute, U. of Wisconsin, Madi-
son. Dr. Delbecq, widely recog-
nized for his research on top.
management decision-making, and the
linkage between decision-making -
groups at the executive level and
the general administrative system
within complex organizations,
serves as consultant for industry,
government and higher education.

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“Nake St., in Compton,

. Vis FRANK F, AGUILERA,

- INDIAN HEA® fH

The necestary by-laws for incorpo-
- vation of the American Indian Free

Clinic have been drawn up, report(. >
DOROTHY E. ANDERSON and TONI MOORS,
but the services of an attorney are

required for some of the detail.
Any volunteers? .

Beginning Mar. 16, Mra. Helene >,
Boughton, of Welfare Information S.-
vice, will conduct training sessions
for the referral process at the fu-
ture site of the Clinic at 526 East
The first
yssion will include a showing of

a film "Tell Me Where to Turn.”

\eneftt Information is also gener-

ously donating one of its director-
ies for the use of the clinic.

Members of the Board acting on be-
half of the Free Clinic have named
Rev. Emmett Sarracino as Ghairman;
Ben Harjo as Treasurer; Ethel

Bellas as Secretary, The Board ic-
cludes Mary and Ted Boles; Bea
Avila; Mr. and Mrs, Carl Freeman;
Pat Moran; Georgia Addigon, RN; Mr.--.
and Mrs. Philip Walker; Mrs. Anond .
Hernandez; Phil Chopito. .

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THE SECOND NATIONAL ALLIED HEALTH
- CONFERENCE OF RMP. « mf
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will be hosted by the Virginia RME~
‘and will be held at Airlie House,
Warrenton, Virginia, April 26-29,.
1970, The delegate named for AREA
DONALD W.
“PETIT, MD, has been invited. to

- ghair a panel, DOROTHY E, ANDERSON

has been requested to continue as a

. member of the Planning Committee
which presented the first conference
at Asilomar in fer of 1969.

 
AREA V REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS
CALENDAR
MARCH 1970.

Tuesday, March 17.
REA Veo. a Area Advisory Group 7 ° I 30° p.m.

“RMP Conference Room

Wednesday, March 18

ABA V . Lie Project Review Subcommittee 8: 00. a.m.
of Social Workers mCveBOTy Ne Conference Room ‘

CCRMP . Meeting . oe 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Alirport-Marina L. A.

Watts-Willowbrook District Meeting mo 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles

Thursday, March 19 .

AREA V - Cardiac Co-Chairmen 6:30 p.m.
Se Mr. Markey" s office

AREA V «~ CCU Continuing Education “4300 to. 6:00 p.m.

: for CCU Nurses Good Samaritan Hosp.
"Adrenergic Drugs" Willard Zinn, M.D. -

AREA V. cps Indian Planning Council  +*8:00 p.m.

> RMP Conference Room _

\_iday, March 20
AREA V .- . Committee Chairmen's 9". 11: 30. a.m,
to: Meeting So, ht. RMP - Conference Room

| "AREA ADVISORY GROUP MEETINGS FOR 1970
= ease May 12° July, 1 September 8 _Novenber_ 10.
COMMITTEE CHATRNEN'S MEETINGS FOR APRIL, MAY e H ag

April, 3° April 17 May. 1 May 15

STAFF MEETINGS SUBJECT TO CHANGES CHECK WITH: OFFICE FOR LATEST TNFORMATION

 
Excerpts frome recent Statement by Paul’ i“ Werd, Executive Director,
CORMP, to the Senate Subcommittee on Heal a, in support of §,3355 a bil.
by Senator Yarborough and others which we ild amend and extend RMP:

"',..We support the broadening of the catugorical approach as expressed in ...
§.3355 and would emphasize that we believe any action to eliminate the a
categorical approach entirely would cause ‘irreparable harm. . . Signifi-

_ cant numbers of people now voluntarily involved would. believe that the
Program no longer concerns them and would -be inclined to adopt the atti-
‘tude of ‘let the other guy do it.': The program, thus far, has enjoyed
broad. support from the health-related professions, the leadership of .
health facilities, and the public. While pursuing its. objectives, rela-. “—
tively little adverse reaction has been generated, Additionally, there
has been a greater involvement of people on a voluntary basis. than in any
other program of recent vintage...

"We support the addition of language in $.3355 which would. authorize. con-
struction in addition to the present authorization for alteration and reno-
vation. Several of the programs in developing needed facilities for edu-
_.. Cational purposes, coronary care units and the like have experienced dif-
- £feulty with the narrow interpretation placed upon alteration and renova-
tion. It should be made clear, however, that construction in this sense
could not mean the creation of entire new facilities and centers, since
the level of authorization within the bill is not sufficient to contem-
plate this type of construction while at the same time supporting the ~
many other planning and operational efforts now being contemplated by the

regions. ..

"We concur with the proposal in S.3355 which vould: bring RMP into a closer
relationship with Comprehensive Health Planning. We would hope, however,
that this relationship could be structured at the B Agency level only and
‘that it be constructive in nature... fae Cs

We support the proposed addition of lauguage in $.3355 which would empha-
size the need to improve primary care and to create a bond between it and
specialized care. .., | Lo co oo

". + The real limitation on the program has been the availability of dol- —
'. lars once the planning gained momentum, not the authority to engage in an ~~”
' unlimited pursuit of the problems of health care, We believe that the sums
. get forth in §.3355 as authorized amiounte are realistic, although more con--
_ Servative than the early planning and development efforts had’ been geared
. for, The plateauing of funds now in effect, and the enforced carry-over of

funds, has been disastrous to some of our best planning, but our planning

could- be re-geared appropriately to meet the levels set forth."

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PACEMAKER REGISTRY PROJECT

If current negotiations are success~
_£ul in getting the PACEMAKER REGIS-.
ORY PROJECT operational within the
next month or so (as anticipated)
one of the first persons that will
have-to be found is a Pacemaker
Registrar, The Registrar will be
responsible for controlling the pa-
tents in the registry; will collect
- all the clinical, electrocardiogra~
phic, and X-ray data necessary for
the operation and evaluation of the
registry; will work with the sys-~
tems data programming personnel
with respect to program setup,
evaluation, and modification; will
provide liaison with hospitals, phy~
sicians, coroners’ offices, path-
ologists, and other groups con-
cerned with the project. The Regis-
trar will be recruited with a view
te being qualified, at the end of
the project period, to take over

the function of a full-time direc-
tor of an ongoing registry program.

Because of the unique qualifications —

necessary for this position, the
£ \4cademic requirements include a
“B.S. or B..A. degree and an R.N,
Experience in CCU nursing is de~
‘sirable, As an alternative, an
individual with a Master's degree
_in one of the physical or ‘biologi~
“sal seiences and two years exper-
dence working in the medical field
would be a reasonable substitute.

Anyone interested in further infor-
mation about this position should
contact: MRS. KAY D. FULLER, RN,

' who is AREA V staff for this proj-
ect, The telephone number is
576-1626, -

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. March 2.
are from the Bureau of Social

SOC... L WORKERS ADVISORY
COM TTEE & EAST LOS ANGELES

The. in-depth review of ELA health
problems recently undertaken by
AREA V SOCIAL WORKERS has prompted
the group, as a first step, to fol-
low up on needed improvements in
translation services for health
care facilities and social agencies,
and to urge and assist graduate
schools of social work to admit
more Mexican American and other
minority group students, along with
the provision of adequate scholar-
ship and financial aid where nec-
essary.

Some preliminary research on the
need for improved commnications,
reports CLYDE E, MADDEN, revealed
these facts: According to statis-
tics provided by the Bureau of ~~
Medical Social Service, Dept. d
Hospitals, of 44 medical social
workers employed at LAC-USC Med-—~
ical Center, only 5 speak Spanish,
and of the 5, 3 are of Spanish
descent. Of 95 medical case
workers, 26 speak Spanish, 4 of the
26 are of Spanish descent. Recog-
nition of the problem at LAG-USC

_ Medical Center has resulted in

Spanish classes for personnel.
This in-service training, conduc-~
‘ted by Mr.. Ysidro Ibarra from the

Mexican American Opportunity Foun~

dation, will be given twice a week.

for 10 weeks for a total of 30
hours. - Two classes of 20 students
began this special training on
‘Eighteen of the trainees

Service.

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AREA V is saddened by the death of

MARTIL‘ NN W. BACKLAR, long-time mem~

ber o SOCIAL WORKERS COMMITTEE.
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Area V Staft A,

Donald W. Petit, M.D.

. William A. Markey, MS.
Russell D. Tyler, M.0.
: Frank F. Aguilera, MPAA.

Vivien E. Wart, RIN.

Atea Coordinator

Deputy Coordinator -
Operations Division
Community Programs

“Gladys Ancrum, Or. PH... Coronary Cate Proge™™:
~~ Dorothy E. Anderson, M.P.H. ‘Community Programs:
“Kay 0. Fuller, RN, Nursing

Leon C. Hauck, M.P.H, Health Data

Robbie W. Jones Administration

John S. Lloyd, ‘Ph.D. Evaluation =
Elsie M. McGuff Communications

Clyde E. Madden, A.C.S.W. Social Work
Toni Moors; BLA. Community Programs

| , Luis.A. Pingatron Fast Los Angeles

* Coronary Care Programs

-., Committee Chainuen

Atea Advisory Group
Cancer
“Chronic Disease -

Cardiac:

Chester A. Rude,

. ° Lewis W. Guiss, M. D.
Russell D. Tyler, M.D.
George C. Griffith, M.0.

 

- ” ‘Continuing Education ”_-PhiLR. Manning, M.D.
: =. #38 ss Hospital Administrators _ Henry-B. Dunlap, MPS
: Ss 3 ; boy
5B a Bere 8 Library Services ” John M. Connor, M.A. ~
3 & aa ® o Musing a Fotine O'Connor, R.N.
Ss Si. P fs) & a os
é 3 S25 2! Stroke “Robert H, Pudenz, M.D.
: : : Z2: 2 Systens & Computers : - : “Lee D. “Cady, M.D.
one : Seal Workers 7 _ Bernice W. Hae, ACSW

  
 

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