_ by the: group is encouraging. as

the Ve minute news

“VOL. a - “Y0. 7

   

"ebresaavetitves of ‘the medical commanitty

serving the East Los Angeles area met

:Auge 15 to hear a2 presentation of the ob-

jectives and plans for the Study of Health’: —

Needs being conducted by the commmity
with the support of AREA V RMP and the

- Welfare Planning Council. "The opinions .

'..0£ providers of health care--as well as

‘these of consumers--are needed in the
-identifieation of needs and in the devel-

opment and implementation of solutions.
satisfactory to both,” stated FRANK
AGUTLERA (AREA V_ -- COMMUNITY. PROGRAMS) in
urging ‘the active involvement. of the. phy-
aiclans as essential to the total success

7 of the study. A valuable exchaage of in-

formation took place and interest shown

partiefpating. in the meeting were: . James
Vv. Aldrich, MD (Santa Fe Hospital) . John

“Le Denney, MD (LAC/USC Medical. Center)
~cique Enguidanos (East Los Angeles Doc-
'. £8 Hospital) Ben. Karpman, MD (Commnity

Hospital of Los Angeles) George Kypridakis,
MD (White Memorial Boepital) Maz Offenberg,
MD (Belvedere Hospital) Norman W. Specht,MD
(White Memorial Hospital) James Wargin, MD
(Santa Marta Maternity Hospital) and
Mitsuya Yemaguchi, MD (City View Hospital).
AREA: V STAFF included WILLIAM:A, MARKEY, _
Deputy Coordinator, TONT MOORS, (Staff
Assistant) and ART ee of the East
Le Ae Health Project...

 

 

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The proposal “Computerized #CG Analysis. for.
Community Hospital Use" is to be withdrawn
from the next CCRMP Review to allow time
for the inclusion of certain features sug-
gested by AREA V CARDIAC COMMITTEE after
their. study of the. proposal on August 12.
The additional time will aleo-enable the
staff. to take advantage of the recowmenda-
tione made by the Technical Panel which
reviewed the proposal on Aug. 14. The
Fenel were of the opinion that the general.
“aa were technically feasible and com-.....

mended the idea as meeting a definite need

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Paul C. Ward, Executive Director. CCRMP;

 

willbe the key apeaker. at’ the Conference:

ee Community, Health Resources, being plan-
. by the Interdisciplinary Committee on
Goatieatty of Patient Care. The confer~'—
ence ie scheduled for Friday, Nov. 21,
‘1969 at Sportsman Lodge in North Holly-—
wood... (Way' back on-“July/2 ARZA V-MINUTE-
NEWS -deseribéd’ this event as an "educa
thonaliworkshop:: focused: on. planning ac~

“tivities in the San Fernando Valley"-~

remember?) | Between 300-350 participants -
Vare expected to. attend... DOROTHY FE. .
ARDERSOU, BN, MPH represented AREA Vat

“the- ‘August meeting of the planning
committed.”

 

Bao od

August 20, 1969

THIS is WHAT. HAPPENED IN AREA V LAST WEEK. pte

At their meeting 4 at Norris Library on Aug.
14, AREA _V LIBRARY SERVICES. COMMITTEE, de~
cided” on on some ‘changes of format for ‘their
proposal, which will move the emphasis
from equipment to people and organization.
A telephone survey to collect information
about facilities and resources of hospital
librariea in each-of the AREA V "Medical
Districts" is being planned. The group
were given a demonstration of the Xerox
Telecopier II and studied whether or not
physicLlans could make use of such infor-

‘mation ag could be transmitted by this

equipment. MR. WILLIAM L, MILLARD, of the
Dept. of Research in Medical Education USC
(and member of AREA V CONTINUING EDUCATION
COMMITTEE} was invited to discuss those
aspects of the library proposal which in-
volve audiovisual equipment and materials,
and slow-scan TV. Mra. Lois Colaianni .
(Bio-Medical Librarian, 4 Area IV RMP) waa
a guest. 4 tent
Fesgiree
DRMP adviee that the ‘next site visit for
the California Region will be scheduled,
October 13 and 14, with location to be

   

. advised later.

 

The enclosure this week is the new AREA V
brochure which--we hope-~explains RMP and
AREA V activities briefly and simply. A
supply is now available at the Alhambra
office.

 

PHYSICIANS ONLY!

There are a few vacancies still avail-
‘able in the Physicians' Training Pro-
gram of REL CU PROGRAM | for Septem-
ber 8-19, \

This two-week course, offered for: phy-—
eicians connected with CCU's in comm-
nity hospitals, includes latest tech-
niques of arrhythmia diagnosis, manage-
ment of the coronary care unit,and .).°
specialized procedures suchas" pasaing
'a@ pacing catheter into the” right: ven ©
tricle and measurement of venous’ pres=
sure, Included. . is one week of ‘di-
dactic instruction at LAC-USC Medical
Center, with special dog laboratory
facilities and one week of clinical
experience at one of four hospitala.
Other course dates are:

October “6-17 °°
nee “November' “3-14
December I1- 2

Contact GLADYS ANCRUM, Dr.PH (AREA V
CCU Program) at 576-1626 for further
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