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
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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
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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)
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Adjunct Instructors
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Please use your Kirkwood e-mail. This will be
used frequently to update you on pertinent
things regarding your instruction.
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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
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Miscellaneous Course Info
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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.
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Miscellaneous Course Info
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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Attendance
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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
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Tests
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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Unit 102
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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
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Students should also be given the power
point that was handed out in class
OSHA Make-up
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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.
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Unit 103
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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
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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.
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HIPAA Make-up
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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
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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
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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.
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Unit 107
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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:
bdowns@kirkwood.edu