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THEY SAID IT “The future belongs to those Page 5 wtl° prepare for't today." Friday October 22 2004 malcolmx. -* x uuay, wlluuci iuut civil rights activist": . TRAINING FOR TOMORROW Rising costs and changing technology mold the future of medicine , PHOTO COURTESY OF KRT CAMPUS Dr. Joseph Kras speaks with a class about various techniques the students can use to get patients ready for surgery at The Washington University School of Medicine. By MARIA CHARLES STAFF WRITER Responding to advances in technology and the increasing concerns about costs, the members of the health care community are finding new ways to adapt to the changing needs of professions that impact the lives of every American. New technology is changing the primary role of nurses. Factors that take up so much of a hospital nurse’s time, like walking to get meals and medicines and documentation, will be taken care of by technology. The role of the nurse ultimately will be to represent the human side of health care. Nurses’ personal interactions with patients will become more important as technology gains prominence. Second-year nursing student Dale Gibbon said her nursing classes are responding to this by emphasizing culture. “Nurses should be culturally competent... they treat patients holistically,” Gibbon said. Gibbon take classes in nutrition, physiology and anatomy, and studies how to communicate with patients and understand how to treat patients from different backgrounds. “We learn how to take people’s religions and family members into account when treating them,” Gibbon said. Pharmacy students are learning to deal with the latest advances as well. “Faculty members from the basic sciences department teach topics such as pharmacogenomics and enzymatic drug discovery, emphasizing the importance of scientific advancement in drug therapy and discovery,” said Bryan Amick, a third-year pharmacy student. “The clinical pharmacy faculty ... use current treatment guidelines in teaching disease states and therapeutics.” Technology is helping to shorten hospital stays. More procedures are being done on an outpatient basis. Telehealth devices such as computers, phones and monitors are being used to treat patients removed from the hospital setting. But while technology will assume some of the health care professional’s duties, it will open up new opportunities in the field as well, such as consultant work and preventative care. Second-year pre-pharmacy student Ronda Badwan expects to see pharmacists gain more control in the future. Badwan said she thinks patients won’t have to go to the doctor every time they are sick. Instead patients will tell their pharmacist their symptoms and the pharmacist will be able to prescribe medicine. Amick agreed. “Pharmacy is transforming from its current and past role of supplying medications to a role of providing healthcare. Chain and independent pharmacies are emphasizing patient “Nurses should be culturally competent... they treat patients holistically." DALE GIBBONS SECOND-YEAR NURSING STUDENT education/counseling as a pan of the prescription filling process, and some are offering management programs in diabetes, asthma and high blood pressure.” Employment for registered nurses and pharmacists is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations through the year 2012, according to the Department of Labor. Employment for physicians and surgeons will grow about as fast as the average for all occupations. One of the main reasons for growth in jobs is due to the aging U.S. population. As the baby boomers age, more care will be necessary to treat them. Their increased need for medication will provide more openings for pharmacists. The College of Nursing is preparing for this demographic change. “Nursing students have content that teaches them to provide sensitive care to the aging population,” nursing college dean Mary Ann Parsons said. But while employment opportunities are rising there is a definite nursing shortage resulting in states providing funding to expand nursing school enrollment. In order to remedy this problem, more training and development for the long term, and the recruitment of more minorities and men in the nursing profession are required. While having prepared health care professionals is the first step in providing essential care, many Americans are unable to afford healthcare. Rising costs will have an effect on the future. The College of Nursing offers content on the cost of health care and insurance, Parsons said. “The large uninsured population is a major problem for everyone in the health field. Often people wait for care, due to the lack of resources and their health problem escalates, resulting in greater costs to the person and the system,” Parsons said. In a survey commissioned by Siemens Medical Solutions, 41 percent of Americans said their greatest hospital health concern is cost. Ultimately, patient outcome is determined by the care received and the quality of interaction with caregivers. While training and education in the field is evolving, the goal remains the same: treat and serve those in need under any circumstance. Comments on this story? E-mail gamecockfeatureMgwm.se. edu Suit your style to fit different occasions ■ Everyday work attire can be changed to fit more formal events Perhaps one of the most profound changes of adapting to the lifestyle ofa \ young working professional is the amount of work-related events and. receptions you’re suddenly expected to attend. Not only that, but since you’re at the bottom rung on the company ladder, appearing mature and distinguished during the off hours will definitely score points with the boss and related guests. □ It’s true that all anybody should care about is how you carry w. yourself and hovy ,, well you net work among colleagues, but your appearance will ultimately be KEVIN noted. The only FELLNER problem is trying , to deciphtft engos™ the ^ -6 STUDENT gesuons of a pa*- J ticular invitation. ^ I’ve received everything from Semi-formal to simply “Shoes Required” and some variations of “Business Casual” or the affective “Relaxed” or “Comfortable” a$ the only guideline. My favorite is the oxymoronic “Dressy Casual.” I’m still not sure how that’s possible. For any event that demands,,, formality, wear a suit. It doesn’t have to be the 9-to-5 working stiff kind of suit if you’re trying to impress with style as well as interpersonal skills. Try light pinstripes or an offbeat color like olive or scarlet. But if you’re. )_*• the only one at the office who would try such a look, you might want to impress with how well you can wear a V"’ black suit — and that includes preparatory steps like having it pressed and tailored to your measurements. Wearing suits with ji. colors that are named after fruits or . vegetables has never been a trend picked up in any board room. V In any situation where a formal, sit-down dinner isn’t involved, there’s no problem with going open collar: 1 This is an especially easy look to pull ^ off if you’re already required to wear a suit to work because all you have to dd is take off your tie. It’s a good look alio because it shows you’re willing to put your work behind you at the encf of the day and be a guy everyone wants to talk with about sports ol politics. If you don’t wear a suit to work, keep a blazer in the back seat of your car to throw on over youf ♦ Please see FELLNER, page 6 ‘College Dropout’ Kanye West to play Colonial Center ByJENNI DILLARD THE GAMECOCK National hip-hop artist Kanye West will roll into Columbia on Nov. 10 to put on a concert for USC students and the public at the Colonial Center at 7:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by Carolina Productions, who have brought big name artists such as Gavin DeGraw, Coheed & Cambria and Nickel Creek to USC. “I thought it would be a great show to do on campus because he is one of the hottest hip-hop groups right now and stretches to different kinds of people,” concerts commissioner Justin Kuhns said. Tickets for the show are $ 10 for USC students and $29.50 for the general public. Seating capacity is 7,500, far exceeding that of venues used for campus concerts. “This is one of the biggest shows that Carolina Productions has ever done,” Kuhns said. “The biggest in past history was Widespread Panic at the Carolina Coliseum.” “A lot of people don’t come here. A big name like Kanye West to come to USC is very exciting,” third-year electronic journalism student Jakeria Thrower said. West made headlines in October 2002 when he broke his jaw in a near fatal car crash. Not long after the accident, he recorded the hit single “Through the Wire” with his jaw still wired shut. After years of producing for other artists the 26-year-old from Chicago set out on his own and released “College Dropout.” The album was an instant hit. His music has been hailed as unique. “I like him because he’s very innovative and very different from the rock music that’s out today,” Thrower said. “He expresses his concerns on today’s society through music without adding much vulgarity to it,” third year geography student Justin Glenn said. Carolina Productions members hope this show will set a precedent. “This is a huge event that will lay the ground work for future large events that CP or any student organization would sponsor and show people how concerts go on and how a small organization can make a big event happen,” Kuhns said. ‘»i Comments on this story ? E-mail gajnecockfeatures@givm.se. edit CONCERT PREVIEW * Jazz connects words, music in inaugural performance By JULIA SELLERS THE GAMECOCK With no football game or tailgating to occupy this Saturday, jazz and poetry lovers and can head to a new venue in town for Saturday evening entertainment. The Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center is opening to the public in grand fashion with the Marcus Roberts Trio. The concert is in collaboration with USC’s Fall Festival of Authors and is presented by Gallery 701. The trio brings together some of the greatest musicians in today’s generation. Renowned essayist Stanley Crouch, author and commentator on Ken Burn’s “Jazz” "documentary, will read from his writings while the Marcus Roberts Trio performs. Crouch will also read from his work tonight at 7 p.m. at the Law School Auditorium. “It is an extremely rare opportunity to see one of the greatest musicians in the world. In New York City this would be a $ 100-plus concert, so we lowered the price as much as we couldf” said Jack Gustner, executive of Gallery 701. The trio features drummer Jason Marsalis, bassist Roland Guerin and pianist Marcus Roberts. Roberts, who has been blind since the age of 5, has toured with Grammy-nominated recording artist Wynton Marsalis, Jason’s brother. Gallery 701 quoted Marsalis as saying Roberts “is so hip. Everybody always wondered about where Thelonious Monk was at; Monk was so hip, nobody, not even the critics, could figure out where he was at. That’s where Marcus is at right now.” Marcus Roberts features a sound that uses traditional jazz as a springboard to more contemporary music. Gustner said the sound is reminiscent of Duke Ellington. Roberts, the first jazz musician to ♦ Please see TRIO, page 6 PHOTO SPECIAL TO TH E GAM ECOCK The Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center will open with a performance by the Marcus Roberts Trio.