Amidst changing health services and populations new health related workforces are developing throughout the world. This presentation offers both a world-wide and United States perspective on two emerging workforces, the community health worker (CHW)and patient navigator. Each group share common interests and interactions with nursing professionals and frequently work with them in a variety of health related settings. Five topics - role definition, role development, role preparation, cost benefit analysis and employment opportunities - are used compare development of the CHW and patient navigator. The same five topics are also discussed from the point of view of an oncology nurse navigator.

1. A BREAST HEALTH COLLABORATIVE OF TEXAS WEBINAR
FEBRUARY 27, 2014

2. Elizabeth Kelly, Ph.D., RN., CNS-CH
Houston Community College
Coleman College For Health Sciences
Human Services Technology Program
Amy Deutsch, DNP, RN, CNS, AOCNS®
APN, System Cancer Services
Memorial Hermann

3. 


Discuss the history of the Community Health
Worker, Patient Navigator, and Oncology
Nurse Navigator
Compare and contrast the development and
role preparation of the CHW and Patient
Navigator
Describe the role of the Oncology Nurse
Navigator

4. 

Worldwide
Within the United States

5. CHW





Role definition
Role development
Role preparation
Cost benefit analysis
Employment opportunities
PATIENT NAVIGATOR





Role definition
Role development
Role preparation
Cost benefit analysis
Employment opportunities

6. 




Role definition
Role development
Role preparation
Cost benefit analysis
Employment

7. 
Special thanks to the
BHCTX for facilitating
this topic