Tuesday, 23 February 2016
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National University Wednesday announced a partnership with a nonprofit entity to train new health professionals in patient-centered care.
National University Wednesday announced a partnership with a nonprofit entity to train new health professionals in patient-centered care.
Planetree promotes patient-centered care, in which patients and their families take an active role in decision-making, through alliances with 700 healthcare organizations around the world — including three Sharp hospitals in San Diego County.
The agreement is the nearly 40-year-old Planetree’s first with an educational entity.
Michael Cunningham, president of National University and chancellor of the National University System, said the agreement will help “address a clear need in the professional marketplace” that will allow graduates “to contribute in ways that will have an immediate positive impact on our health care system.”
National University plans to start a school-wide process to evaluate areas where it can integrate and align with patient-centered care principles.
The collaboration will create a pipeline of students trained in patient- centered care practices for health care organizations that incorporate the model.
“In order for patient-centered care to be truly effective, it needs to be integrated throughout entire organizations, and the university’s high quality School of Health and Human Services diverse offerings of specialties allows us to collaborate in preparing students to meet that need on so many levels,” said Planetree Senior Vice President Randall Carter.
The University of Arkansas Design Center has received national recognition for a project centered around Urban Agriculture.
Director Steve Luoni said the project is called the "Food City Scenario," and he said it's aimed to answer one key question.
"What is Fayetteville by 2030 had to feed itself through a local food network?" Luoni said.
He said the project looks at ways that agriculture can be done in an urban setting, something Luoni said is important.
"Our average food product travels 1600 miles, which is unsustainable," Luoni said.
He said agriculture has long since moved out of cities, but he said something as simple as placing edible plants in public parks can go a long way.
"This is a way to make cities healthier," Luoni said, "And if you do farming correctly in an urban context it's a real economic driver."
Fayetteville city Alderman Matthew Petty said since the plan came out in 2013, the city has been inspired to change some of its agricultural codes. He said prior to the plan, the city only had the Sustainable yard ordinance, which allows front yard gardens.
"We knew that it was time to do a little bit more than the sustainable yard ordinance," Petty said. " So we passed what we call the Urban Agriculture ordinance which I think a really great first step towards seeing the vision of Food City becoming a reality."
Petty said according to the new ordinance, residents are allowed to have chickens, bees and goats in city limits.
The University of Edinburgh has announced “one of the best” support plans for asylum-seeking students coming into the UK to study by offering a “significant reduction” in costs.
The Russell Group institution said fully-funded scholarships will be provided for five asylum-seeking undergraduate students beginning their time at the university in 2016.
As well as this, other undergrads seeking asylum in the Scottish capital will benefit from paying tuition fees of just £1,820 per annum - the amount provided by the Student Awards Agency for Scotland (Saas) for all Scottish students - meaning they will avoid paying international students rates which begin at £16,700.
Principal and vice-chancellor, Professor Sir Tim O’Shea, described how the university wants to support the aspiration of asylum seekers to continue their education at Edinburgh. He added: “They are routinely charged international fees and are not permitted to apply for any student loans, effectively placing a university education beyond their financial means.
“We are, therefore, offering one of the best packages of support for asylum seekers in the UK, delivering access that would not otherwise be possible.”
Not only this, Edinburgh will also see that postgraduate refugees also benefit from additional support; one student undertaking taking a Master’s will gain a full scholarship, while further asylum seekers on similar programmes will be put forward for around half the costs, again, normally associated with students from overseas.
The university added how it will continue to support student refugees arriving into Edinburgh from Syria, from where three Master’s students will receive fully-funded scholarships and living costs paid for in 2016.
Another £100,000 will be put aside to provide other forms of assistance - including English language support - for new students who are asylum seekers or refugees, or who have “humanitarian protection status.”
The university said it also plans to approach the Scottish Government to suggest a solution be found which improves access to higher education for all aforementioned students at universities across Scotland.
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