Human beings are social creatures. Many psychiatrists believe we are defined by our relationships. Understanding the link between healthy relationships and a healthy mind, and how relationships can reshape the way the brain works, has significant implications both for our personal lives and in the workplace.

Topics: Healthcare, Interpersonal Neurobiology

Maureen Lowell is part of the Institute for Health Professionals team at PCC. She is our new Connection & Community instructor.

 

Topics: Healthcare, Meet the IHP Team, Interpersonal Neurobiology, Equity & Inclusion

Alissa Bagan teaches IPNB of Attachment & Trauma at the Institute for Health Professional's Interpersonal Nurobiology certification program.

Topics: Healthcare, Meet the IHP Team, Interpersonal Neurobiology

Healthcare is constantly changing and transforming as we learn more about ourselves and how the body works. As we understand more about the role nutrition plays in health, such as controlling chronic diseases like diabetes or Celiac disease, nutritionists are playing a vital role in keeping patients healthy and happy.

Topics: Healthcare, Functional Nutrition, Integrative Healthcare

Updated Jan. 10, 2022

Clinical research changes the future of medicine and healthcare, helping doctors and scientists discover ways to identify and treat health conditions. Clinical research also provides the important bridge from basic science research that’s performed in a lab to applying results to help people. In a world that has seen the rise of a new global pandemic, this medical skill is more necessary than ever to stay on top of the latest treatments and get them to the public faster and with more precision.

Topics: Healthcare, Clinical Research, institute for health professionals

For a vast majority of professions, managing interpersonal relationships is crucial to success. From doctors to lawyers to law enforcement, interpersonal communication is important and necessary. And that’s where Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) comes in.

Topics: Healthcare, Mental & Behavioral Health, Interpersonal Neurobiology

Patient access specialists are key members of the care team at hospitals, doctors’ offices, and outpatient centers. They provide outstanding patient service while helping to manage the important financial aspects of patient care.

We talked to Lisa Morrison, Director of Patient Access at Kaiser Permanente and instructor at PCC Institute for Health Professionals, about what characteristics make for a successful career as a patient access specialist. Lisa is passionate about helping students interested in the career achieve their goal of becoming a patient access specialist.

Topics: Healthcare, Entry Level Healthcare Careers, Patient Access

Julie Shivley is the newest member of the PCC Functional Nutrition team and will be teaching the Childbearing years component of Life Stages module.

 

Topics: Healthcare, Meet the IHP Team, Functional Nutrition, Integrative Healthcare

As America’s population rapidly ages, elder abuse is becoming a growing issue facing our country. The National Incidence Abuse Study found that for every reported incident of elder abuse, neglect, exploitation, or self-neglect, approximately five go unreported.

Topics: Healthcare, Aging Adult

According to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), 30% — $750 billion — of the annual U.S. healthcare budget is wasted on unnecessary services, excessive administrative costs, inefficient delivery of services, and prevention failures. To say that healthcare professionals and patients are frustrated would be an understatement. Fragmented care, barriers to patient access, ineffective management of chronic diseases, unnecessary use of Emergency Department visits and a lack of proper aftercare have all contributed to the fraying of the current healthcare system, leaving patients to fall through the cracks.

Topics: Healthcare, Emergency Medicine & Critical Care