A journal dedicated to allied health professional practice and education
http://ijahsp.nova.edu        
Vol. 4 No. 1       ISSN 1540-580X 
A Peer Reviewed Publication of the College of Allied Health & Nursing at Nova Southeastern University
Published Quarterly Ft. Lauderdale FL USA IJAHSP Home

January 2006
 

Remarks, Comments & Editorials

From the Managing Editor
Nehrenz, G.

Educational Perspectives

Impact of the College of Allied Health Professions on the Local Economy
Chang, S.
United States
 

The False Wisdom of Tuition Based Ranking of Allied Health Programs: Is Your Program Affordable?
Little, T.
United States

Cultural Perspectives

Cultural Sensitivity Beyond Ethnicity: A Universal Precautions Model
Dysart-Gale, D.
Canada

Evidence-Based and Innovative Practice

Incorporating Patient and Carer Concerns in Discharge Plans: The Development of a Practical Patient-Centred Checklist
Grimmer
, K., Moss, J., Falco, J., Kindness, H.
Australia 

 

Electronic Clinical Records for Physiotherapists
Barry, C., Jones, M., Grimmer, K.
Australia

Original Research

Accelerometry as an Estimate Of Energy Expenditure in Healthy Children and Children with Cerebral Palsy During Self-Paced Ambulation
Norman, J.
United States 

NSU Audiology Mission to Guatemala


More than 400 Guatemalan children are able to hear better thanks to the efforts NSU Assistant Professor, Dr. Fred Rahe, Au.D., and four NSU Doctor of Audiology students. The students, Allison Shapiro, Erika Devore, Brandi Pouliot, and Julia Prusinowski, traveled with Dr. Rahe to Guatemala City where they fit children with hearing aids in a project supported by the McDonalds Corporation and Siemens Hearing Instruments. McHappy Days were November 16-18. The event was coordinated by Guatemalan audiologist Patricia Castellanos de Munoz and assisted by Dr. Rahe and the NSU students.


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Resources & Links

Women's Health - http://www.obgyn.net

Family Med - http://www.efamilypracticenews.com

Internal Med - http://www.einternalmedicinenews.com

Pediatrics - http://www.epediatricnews.com

Dermatology - http://www.eskinandallergynews.com

Rheumatology - http://www.erheumatologynews.com

Cardiology - http://www.ecardiologynews.com
Editing and authorship - http://www.wame.org

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