1 / 25

Training of Certifiers in the United States

This article discusses the training process for certifiers in the United States, including workshops, recommendations, materials, and initiatives to improve cause-of-death statistics. It also highlights the importance of accurate cause-of-death certification and provides resources for training.

dcowart
Download Presentation

Training of Certifiers in the United States

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Training of Certifiers in the United States Donna L. Hoyert Robert N. Anderson National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)

  2. US Vital Statistics System • Decentralized system • State vital statistics laws and regulations • 57 registration areas • Funeral directors, physicians, medical examiners or coroners 2

  3. Scale • 2.4 million deaths annually • 700,000-800,000 practicing physicians, medical examiners, and coroners • Skewed distribution of certification 3

  4. Training in Decentralized System • Not NCHS’ responsibility to train certifiers • NCHS helps facilitate training but does more 4

  5. Workshops on Improving Cause-of-Death Statistics • Sponsors: NCHS & National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics • Attendees: • Federal vital statistics staff • State vital statistics staff • Professional organization representatives 5

  6. Workshop Recommendations • Need broad-based educational training of certifiers • Multiple approaches • Multiple encounters 6

  7. Workshop Recommendations • Training message: • Importance of cause-of-death statistics • Value of statistics in improving the practice of medicine • Mechanics of completing the death certificate 7

  8. Workshop Recommendations Training Timing: • Medical school- Minimal orientation to process but emphasis on importance of statistics and physician contribution • Internship and residency- key time to begin training physicians 8

  9. Follow through on Workshop Recommendations Recommendations concerning training &: • Medical school • Internship & residency • Licensure & board certification • Practicing physicians • Medical examiners and coroners • Hospitals • Information dissemination and software • Other areas 9

  10. Workshop Results • Workshop reports widely distributed • Resolutions of support • Notices of initiative in variety of publications • NCHS produced additional training material • States may have increased efforts • Other promising developments withered 10

  11. Training Materials • Instructions on death certificate • Laminated instructions • Handbooks etc. • Exhibits • Presentations • Web page 11

  12. Instructions on death certificate • Examples and some instructions • Purpose: To make sure instructions are available to every certifier who is completing a death certificate 12

  13. Instructions in an electronic death registration system • NCHS recommendations for help screens, prompts, and queries on an electronic death certificate developed in 1999 • Above recommendations were incorporated into the Death edit specifications for 2003 revision (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/dvs/FinalDeathSpecs2-22-05.pdf) 13

  14. Laminated instructions • 2 separate pages of instructions • Purpose: To provide certifiers with a quick and handy reference 14

  15. Handbooks and other publications • NCHS handbooks • Series report • CAP manuals • Journal articles 15

  16. Handbooks • Text, instructions, examples • Purpose: To provide more detailed instructions tailored to physician or medical examiner and coroner 16

  17. Other publications • Text, instructions, examples • Purpose: To distribute instructions and examples in medical professional’s own language differently

  18. Exhibit • Main panel, 4 table top panels, variety of educational handouts • Purpose: To bring and distribute training materials directly to certifiers and to educate them about the importance of accurate cause-of-death certification 18

  19. Illustration: Old Exhibit Display 19

  20. Some Exhibit Locations • American College of Physicians • American Academy of Physicians • American Society of Internal Medicine • American Public Health Association • American College of Cardiology • American Society of Clinical Oncology • National Medical Association • National Association of Medical Examiners • National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems • American Geriatrics Society • American Academy of Family Physicians • National Funeral Directors Association 22

  21. Training Presentations • Tailored instructional presentation and power point • Purpose: To train certifiers 23

  22. Web Page • Links to training resources • Purpose: To help disseminate information URL: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/dvs/handbk.htm

  23. Thank you for your attention.

More Related