Purpose
The purpose of The IHS Primary Care Provider is to facilitate communication and share timely information that is relevant to the clinical practice of Indian Health Service, tribal, and urban Indian health care professional providers*.
Goals
The goals of The IHS Primary Care Provider are to:
- Publish educational articles on topics of clinical interest to IHS, tribal, and urban Indian health care professionals.
- Distribute information on the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and management of diseases with implications specific to Native Americans.
- Review data on long-term disease trends among Native Americans.
- Share problem solving strategies that might be duplicated elsewhere.
- Disperse innovative patient education materials.
- Offer a forum for clinicians to share their views on IHS programs, and for IHS Managers and Clinical Consultants to communicate with direct-care providers.
- Inform readers about headquarters programs, initiatives, directives, and philosophies in order to enhance commitment to the IHS mission.
- Present solutions to clinical and administrative problems.
- Advise readers of available educational resources and opportunities to apply for grants.
- Apprise readers of current medical literature relating to Native Americans.
- Publish vacancy announcements and information about upcoming continuing education activities.
Policy regarding announcement of awards received by IHS employees:
The Clinical Support Center does not publish announcements listing the names of award winners, but does accept articles describing activities that have led to an award and the impact these activities have had on patient care. This allows us to provide clinically useful information to our readers while recognizing the award winner.
*Health Care Professional Providers: Direct health care professional providers include (but are not limited to): physicians, nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, dietician/nutritionists, dentists, social workers, pharmacists, podiatrists, optometrists, and health educators.
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