Show Best Available Copy C8 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday February 17 2004 Program trains foreign doctors to be nurses Immigrants big help with nursing shortage MIAMI (AP) — Marceliano Marcias a Colombian trained doctor set aside his pride and his medical edu- cation when he arrived in the United States taking a series of odd jobs that included cleaning flows behind a supermarket meat counter to support his five children The lure of medicine though remained — and American patients could soon be reaping the benefit Marcias 49 is one of 32 people who graduated Monday from a pilot program at Florida International University designed to train doctors to be nurses For the health care industry the program is a creative solution to a state and national nursing shortage For many of the graduates it is a a field they were way of forced to leave behind with their homelands When he came to the United States four years ago Marcias said his biggest concern was providing for foreign-educat- Marcias' experience is common She said foreign educated physicians are often limited by their command of English or the difficulty of passing the medical board certification The university’s program which Grossman said is the first of its kind A recent report from the ation shows 10 percent of the resident nursing be short about 61000 registered nurses by 2020 in the nation is designed to make better use of immigrants' medical an acute knowledge in the midst of ' r nursing shortage: A recent report from the 'Florida Hospital Association shows 10 per- cent of the resident nursiflg the state are vacant and Florida may be short about 6 1000 registered ' Approximately 7 million girts and women struggle with s Says : percent of females suffer from Bulimia Nervosa in their lifetime Car-neth- image “If Mom is comfortable percent of the American populationi experiences Binge EaSingUM with her body and Dad models that that’s a resiliency factor” sh? said “They also need to ' talk to their kids about media pressure and tell them ‘This ' is crapf’ If the parents don’t pulsion management skills- building and nutrition sanity buy into that and don't put in which girls learn “intuitive that kind of pressure on their kids if they start talking about rather than habits" eating it it can inoculate their kids strict dieting rituals' It's a delicate process lastagainst that pressured” Schneiter says if she could ing anywhere from three months to a year And one tell parents and teachers of Quakenbush-Robertfeels s young people who they sus- teachpect have eating disorders parents ers and doctors may oversim- anything she would stress one piify- thing above all else “We're learning that a lot of “Always speak out of love the brochures and videos that : never anger” she said Thanks to some comprehenpeople were giving to people sive treatment Schneiter with eating disorders in an effort to help were actually received in' 1998 at the Center for Change in Orem Schneiter doing more damage” she said “by teaching them new has achieved a kind of well- ’ ness she never thought possi- - ' Ways to practice the disorder” This is a major reason why ble buthopes to see in every Evans-Stockhas begun girl she works with af Avalon Hills She still has struggles working with local high schools putting together panel (she says foods like chocolate ' discussion groups 'of girls : cake are still a little “scary”) v ' from Avalon Hills which go to but she says she’s getting bet- -' the high schools and talk : ter all the time about eating disorders They “I feel more alive with ' ' talk to the students but also every day” she said information' have a presentation specifical- about For more Avalon Hills treat the and toward how aimed to ly faculty ' “The girls go into these with eating disorders go to avalon- -' ' the idea that if they can touch hillsorg or call- 753-362-- 6 - ed Robertssaid The girls are also involved in individual and group psy- chotherapyspi'ritual (but not religious) group work psy- -' cash prizes will be held at the Communication with signify cant others and handle diffi- cult emotions such as anger four-Sessio- ri- - - 'patients''' arid sadness Participants wilj also learn coping skills such as relax- ation and ways to change thought patterns to better manage physical and emotion- al symptoms associated with fibromyalgia A drawing for - ’ end of the study for partici' pants who have completed all ' four sessions1 For more information or to register for the study please contact Alexandra at 797r8101 or via at The National Alliance for V the Mentally 111 will hold an ': educational meeting at 7 prh ' Wednesday at the North Logan Library Laurel Carter' Director of the Family Insti- tute of Northern Utah will talk about family coping skills stress and helping loved ones jn a crisis For more " 8 information call Days at Stokes Nature Center is from 10 to 1 1 amFriday This program is for ages 3 and children must be' accompanied by an adult is required ( Space is limited Fees are $3 : for $2 for SNC members Call Stokes Nature Center to register 9 Parent-T- ot 2-- - 755-323- African ' -'-v- ' 525-94- 70 - syndrome The study is published in Wednesday’s Journal of the American MedicalAssocia-tio- n shop is from 10 a m to noon Saturday at HPER102 USU Fred Simpson master drum- met will instruct The cost is $15 Some hand drums will be rec- - available: ommended at the USU ORC 4 An African or call dance workshop is from 1 to 3 pm that same day at the same location The cost is $15 or both for $25 797-326- The band Quadraphonic will bring their unique blend to the Bullen Center 43 S Main on Saturday at 7 pm This is a fundraiser for Valley wmmsi “ An African drumming work MOVH HOtUNC 7SS-MiUUUS0naUWSMUMVMEBS 44 Op— tUit inees All i pai muouniQ MMUHMIfUl MMVaM IWNDMIMDNfO MMMT0IM n—ooroafica ' MM Seats S200 S' nriariysuiwtoy aonfca MM o R g fyHLBI: nihgov 3 Of Tho Rings 10 S49 O MO SIQ MWHU MO MO 3MX) 64 Deadlines Happenings are published as a free service in The Herald Journal on Tuesdays Thurs- days and Sundays on a space? 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Tickets are $10 at the door fjwrg Nortni M0 MO 7 N Malm COLD MOUNTAIN OnttwNst: JAMA:httpJamaama-assaof- FBl 19 T Catch Ifwt Kki mi Lord 0 -- 50 First Dates 535 W 100 Nj SO First Dates Butterfly Effsct h 1J5 4:10 7 M MO -- nr Daliy — SUNFBl 1: astillmanccusuedu 44O-7:1- funded this research “It doesn’t take that long ' for risk factors to develop and disease to develop” ' Fitness levels were determined by how long partici-- V pants' could walk on a treadmill without becoming fatigued and short of breath About 60 percent of the women and 50 percent of the men had low or moderate fitness levels They were twice as likely to factors develop as those who woe highly fit heart-disea- se The findings “confirm what common sense lias always told us — lack of fitness in youth is' not a good thing for ' later life” said Dr Ten Mano-- ' PETER RAN f0 ' Along Como PoHy 730 MO : th taking estrogen' To apply for participation in this study or to receive more information call the Rocky Moutnain ObGyn and Pharmaceu- ext 561 tical Research Orgahization at (801 ) - 1:10 drummingdance Researchers seek women Thb' Rocky Mountain ObGyn and Pharmaceutical Research Organization is seeking women in northern Utah to participate in a clinical study of a topical gel for the treatment of post- to affect more than 40 menopausal symptoms now estimated million American women study must be post-- : Participants in the three-monmenopausal and be suffering from hot flashes and must not be ' one Those who became more fit those intervening years during ' reduced by 50 percent their risk of diabetes and metabolic non-memb- - ail ’ belly Some of the participants ' underwent a second treadmill lest seven years after the first Band to perform Nature Center Parent-Jo- t Days 86 : ( 755-414- - Fibromyalgia sufferers sought for study This intervention is free of - charge and will teach individ-- iials how to improve their ' er x Utah Stale University is ' conducting a long research intervention to better understand : designed the connection between emo- lions communication and wellbeing in fibromyalgia NAMItomeet ' ' on ‘ Happenings well-meani- -- ‘ test lio director of epidemiology at the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute which or a condition called metabolic syndrome compared with highly fit participants Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of symptoms that includes high blood sugar poor cholesterol levels elevated blood pressure and a fat - ' rts Gabrieia Said of Romania right hugs one of her professors after Said accepted her bachelor’s degree in nursing during commencement ceremonies on the campus of Florida International University in Miami CHICAGO (AP) — People who are out of shape in their 20s run a high risk of develop--in- g high blood pressure diabetes and other heart attack risk factors by their 30s and 40s according to a study in which people were given treadmill tests of their fitness The lesson: “People can’t wait until middle age to try and protect themselves” said lead author Mercedes an assistant professor ' of preventive medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago The study involved about 4400 men and women who' were given a treadmill test when they were 18 to 30 Most of them were followed for 15 years after that Those who did not do well on the treadmill test faced double the risk of developing high blood pressure diabetes one of the most significant things parents can do io help keep their children from developing eating disorders is to model a positive body ' 11-4- 2 University: face health risks 15 years later ' She said at Avalon Hills all Quakenbush-Robert- - Youth who flunk treadmill the girls who leave are expected to become advocates of eating disorder recovery and that it’s a role they are thrilled to carry out 7 percent of females suffer from Anorexia “ in their lifetime ill ‘ Florida International http:wwwfiuedu Evans-Stock- er 05--3 “We go to the salon which can he a real problem- atic place with all of the ' fashion magazines and models on the walls " This week the girls will be hosting what they call a “mocktail party" which will ' expose them to a lot of the problems they will likely face' when they go home ’They'll buy new clothes ' Which is difficult now that they arc wearing bigger sizes and they’ll also be buying and preparing the food” said!' : They e ven bring in boys to make the experience com- ' ' plele i “Having males present is also difficult” Quakenbush- Roberts said “Once you put a Thoy in the group a girl’s body image expands tenfold” ' But it's all intended to bring-- ' out potential problems here where they' can be addressed ' !”And they can put into prac-ticeithe skills they’ve learned" Quakenbush- : AP Photo OnttwNot: one person if was worth it” said “I actual- ly came back from the first one we did crying it touched me so much It just made me realize what amazing girls we have here” Approximately 1 million boys and men struggle with eating dfeorders ' Quaken-bush-Rohe- “In general the 'issue of nurse recruiting is huge” he said “Anything creative that could be done is V being done” ’' “When you take away the eating disorder if leaves a: void a vacuum that needs to be filled" Quakenbush- - diet-focus- wide nursing shortage jobS-in"’- that number falls to two to three percent said- Jeff Prescott a spokesman for the corporation said this motivation fpr funding the program is obvious given an acute nation- Nashville-base- d hobbies which will be' vital ' when the girl leaves Robertssaid “Developing hobbies and interests is our way of filling that” The girls are also purpose- fully placed in situations that would normally trigger ' destructive behavior so they can learn how to handle them “We take them to the Sports Academy and out to restau- ranis” Quakenbush-Robert- s provided the $600000 necessary to fund the first class Grossman said The partnership stepped up again for the second class of 60 students j'obs in the state are vacant and Florida may Without treatment up to 20 of people with serious eating disorders die With treatment Cl A partnership among Hospital Corporation of America an organization that owns hospitals across the country and various medical facilities Florida Hospital Associ- Facing the demon Continued from Leslie Homstead the director of professional practice advocacy at the Florida Nurses Association said the demands of the profession and aging demographic of nurses are creating theshortage: “The average age of nurses is in the mid to upper 40s” die said “Add another 10 or so years to that and we’ll be ready to retire” -- 66 ed his large family So he took any job refusing to let his pride to get in the way of delivering pizza or working as a landscaper “The knowledge was there just waiting o be used in a more appro- ' priate way" said Marcias who plans to work at Miami's Mercy Hospital Dr Divina Grossman director of the university's nursing school said nurses by 2020 MO AOOhL 4:20 rordSeounTrSIS ATSwila $450 la CHaeount ' Wfcdn—doy awailobiiaat Night Mow!— 5 & Stadium 8 gmbooM :' |