Taylor Hockman, CHES and HS class of May 2011, made a presentation to 35 interested HES students about prospects for working for Cerner, and the need for health information in the future. Taylor is currently employed with Cerner in Kansas City as a Delivery Consultant in Ambulatory Care.
Month: October 2011
AED Presented at Fjeld Arms Apartments
On October 20, 2011, NEMO HH and TSU HLTH 440 students unveiled a new AED for the Fjeld Arms Apartments.
Shown in the picture left to right in front are NEMO HH Joe Schilling, and TSU HLTH 440 student volunteers Carissa Rethemeyer & Brian Strode (as mascot). On the second row are residents Joe Ann Burris, Sandra Lay, and LaDonna Doran, and property manager Bobbie Rockhold. Back row is Maintenance Elijah Mitchel, and resident Michael Bratton.
“They were so enthusiastic about having an AED put on their property…really makes it worthwhile to see how the community is responding to the efforts of NEMO HH. It was AWESOME!!! ” Lisa Archer, RN, BSN, NEMO Regional Medical Center
AED Hero in Truman’s Homecoming Parade
Brian Strode was the AED mascot in the Homecoming parade on 10/8/11. Brian is a HS major in HLTH 440 and is assigned to the NEMO Heart Health Committee to increase the knowledge of community members about AEDs. These HLTH 440 students are also helping to raise money and make appearances at the “unveiling” of new AEDs in the community.
“Brian did a great job as our AED Mascot!!!! I heard kids yelling, “HEY SUPERMAN”!!!! It was great!!! I think the greatest part about this day was the conversations I heard from people in the crowd as we handed them the brochure (and we handed out almost all 500 of them!). As the truck would pass, I heard people begin conversations about what they knew about AEDs and it was all GOOD!!!!! People really believe in AEDs and are recognizing their benefit. I believe this was one more affirmation that our work is not in vain and we are making a difference!!!!!!!” Lisa Archer RN BSN
AED Donated in honor of Jack Bowen
Students from HLTH 440 are assisting the NEMO Heart Health Committee again this semester (fall 2011). The major objective of the NEMO Heart Health Committee is: 1) to raise community awareness about AEDs (Artificial External Defibrillators) and how they can be used in case of a sudden cardiac arrest; and 2) to raise money for the purchase of AEDs that will be placed in local businesses and facilities.
In just one year, NEMO Heart Health has placed over 20 AEDs throughout the Kirksville community. The latest placement was at Trinity United Methodist Church in mid-September 2011. The AED was made available in honor of Jack Bowen, former HES faculty member. Pictured in the photo are members of the Bowen family. Chelsie Covey, HS major, served as the AED mascot for the day.
Dr. Fontaine Piper Returns to Truman State University for Dedication Ceremony
Former Truman State Health and Exercise Science majors got a special treat as part of the Homecoming festivities on Saturday, October 8, 2011; they got to see their former dean, who worked at the school for more than 30 years.
Dr. Fontaine Piper returned to Truman State University to take part in a Dedication ceremony. The new movement analysis lab in the Health Sciences building was dedicated in his honor. The lab will be used by students studying physical therapy and athletic training to study muscle activity and analyze the body in motion.
Piper retired from the school in 2005. He returned Saturday to accept the honor and to speak to former students, colleagues, and friends.
“It’s kind of overwhelming,” said Dr. Piper. “You don’t think about those types of things when you’re here. I never had aspirations to think that one day, I ‘m working to have a lab named after me. I just did what I thought I was paid to do and that was to provide the best education for the students that were sent here.”
The lab will be getting new equipment such as a force plate, where students can analyze ground reaction forces, and a 3D motion analysis system which involves installing 12 3D cameras around the room so that students can analyze motion at different angles.
Welcome HES Friends and Alumni to the Piper Lab Dedication Ceremony
Welcome to the Fontaine C. Piper Movement Analysis Laboratory Dedication Ceremnoy!
After a successful three-year fundraising campaign, Truman State University is ready to showcase its new lab, located in Truman’s new Health Sciences Building Room 1212. The Piper lab gives HES students the ability to obtain three-dimensional data with an infrared system, thus providing state-of-the-art, highly accurate kinematic analyses. Students will be better prepared for careers in physical therapy, prosthetics and orthotics, orthopedic medicine, podiatry, personal training, athletic training, and occupational therapy.