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<strong>Welcome to the online Provider Orientation Manual—Guide to Medical Practices— for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation.</strong> This manual is intended to be a resource for medical providers considering work at YK, new staff, locums and residents. It is intended to be a resource that is accessible and quickly available from the YK intranet and from outside the system.  Use the table below to explore information about Bethel, the surrounding area, and the regional hospital, YKHC.
For those considering medical work at YKHC, you can get a preview of the exciting challenges and adventures of working here.  


A visit to the [http://tundramedicinedreams.blogspot.com/ Tundra Medicine Dreams] blog is an excellent starting place.
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'''<big>GENERAL INFORMATION AND CLINICAL RESOURCES</big>'''
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'''CLINICAL RESOURCES'''


These YouTube videos, although several years old, illustrate those challenges, adventures and rewards through interviews with people who meet the challenges on a daily basis and have grown both personally and professionally for having embarked on the adventure. (use your browser's back button to return to the wiki).
[[:Category:YKHC Guidelines|Guidelines and Protocols]]
<br />[[:Category:Formularies|Formularies]]


* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyyAocp8fEE The Journey to Bethel]
[[Practicing Medicine in Bush Alaska—Some ABCs|Common/Unique Medical Diagnoses]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Jq8GpsSZsY Medevac Mission]
<br />[[Media:Antibiogram.pdf|Antibiogram]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvs7g5xRocM A Community With Purpose]
<br />[[Antibiotic Stewardship]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGt8c4EpQ3Y A Look Into Village Culture]
<br />[[Forms]]
<br />[[Maps]]
<br />[[Policies – Clinical]]  
<br />[[:Category:Medical Staff Policies|Policies-Medical Staff]]
<br />[[:Category:Patient Care References|Presentations and Articles]]
<br />[[Travel]]
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'''NEW HIRE ORIENTATION'''


For new hires, this resource provides a step-by-step process for starting work at YKHC.
[[:Category:Before Starting Work at YKHC|Before Starting Work]]
<br />[[Preparing for Living in Bethel|Living in Bethel]]
<br />[[Benefits]]
<br />[[YK Orientation|YK Provider Orientation]]
<br />[[Nursing Orientation]]
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'''GENERAL INFORMATION'''


For those working at YKHC already, this manual has become a storehouse of day-to-day working tips, pooled experiential knowledge of seasoned YK providers and a single site to access tools and resources to help your ongoing YKHC orientation and work at YKHC as smooth as possible.
[[Meetings]]
<br />[[Tiger Connect|Tiger Connect (YK paging system)]]
<br />[[:Category:RAVEN|Electronic Health Records (EHR)]]
<br />[[Systems Access]]
<br />[[Continuing Medical Education]]
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'''INTRODUCTION'''


Practicing medicine in Bush Alaska has its challenges and also its rewards. This wiki orientation is intended to introduce you to the "YK Way." It is an evolving, never-ending work in progress, with several sections still under construction.
[[Wiki Orientation]]
<br />[[People, Place, and Culture]]
<br />[[Bethel A to Z]]
<br />[[:Category:Overview of YKHC Medical Practices|Medical Practice Introduction]]
<br />[[Job Duties|Job Descriptions]]
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Browse, go directly to orientation sections you are interested in reading, jump to emergency health aide scenario tips or check out the resource links to guidelines, formularies and important policies. 
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'''<big>CLINICAL SERVICES, WORKFLOW, AND RESOURCES</big>'''
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'''EMERGENCY SERVICES'''


Thanks to the many providers that have written large sections of this manual and to all of the providers that have given feedback and edits.
[[:Category:Emergency Room|Emergency Department]]
<br />[[:Category:YKHC Guidelines#Critical Care & Emergency Medicine|Emergency Guidelines]]
<br />[[:Category:Medevacs and Transport|Medevacs and Transport]]
<br />[[Emergency RMT Scenarios and Responses|Emergency RMT Scenarios]]
<br />[[Emergency Medications Available in the Village|Emergency Medications in the Village]]
<br />[[Code Blue & Rapid Response]]
<br />[[SART|Sexual Abuse Response Team (SART)]]
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'''PRIMARY CARE SERVICES'''


Consult the [//meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for general information on using wiki software.
[[Audiology]]
<br />[[:Category:Dental|Dental]]
<br />[[:Category:Optometry|Optometry]]
<br />[[:Category:Outpatient|Outpatient Primary Care]]
<br />[[Pharmacy]]
<br />[[Physical Therapy]]
<br />[[:Category:Women's Health|Women’s Health]]
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'''HOSPITAL SERVICES'''


==Contents and Navigation==
[[Anesthesia Services|Anesthesia]]
The sidebar to the left lists categories, or chapters, linking to information about our company, region, medical practices and clinical resources. The links may be the best route to what you're looking for, but [[Special:Search|searching]] is also effective. You may also wish to see the list of [[Special:AllPages|all pages]].
<br />[[:Category:Inpatient|Hospitalist]]
<br />[[:Category:OB & Newborn|OB & Newborn]]
<br />[[:Category:Pediatrics|Pediatrics]]
<br />[[:Category:OR|Surgery Department]]
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'''SUPPORT SERVICES'''


Wiki navigation is somewhat primitive. If you find yourself at a dead end or in a standalone pdf document, you may not see the main sidebar menu of the wiki. Use your ''browser's'' back button to return to the previous page or until you find yourself in familiar territory.
[[Case Management]]
<br />[[Community Relations/Translation]]
<br />[[Diabetes]]
<br />[[Dietary]]
<br />[[Endoscopy Lab]]
<br />[[Family Infant Toddler (FIT)]]
<br />[[Immunizations/Well Child|Well-Child Immunizations]]
<br />[[Infection Control|Infection Control / Employee Health]]
<br />[[McCann Treatment Center]]
<br />[[Morgue]]
<br />[[Office of Environmental Health|Office of Environmental Health (OEH)]]
<br />[[Prematernal Home]]
<br />[[Qavartarvik Hostel]]
<br />[[Social Services]]
<br />[[Technology]]
<br />[[Tobacco Cessation]]
<br />[[Women Infant Children (WIC)]]
<br />[[Wound Care]]
<br />'''[[Community Resources]]
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'''VILLAGE HEALTH'''


==Editing and Contributing==
[[Community Health Aide Training|Community Health Aide Program]]
This guide is authored by a team of YKHC senior medical staff. Questions, comments and requests can be directed to the Chief of Staff or Medical Director. YKHC staff can find a list of which editors are responsible for updating which sections [[http://ykhcintranet.ykhc.org/apps/libraryapp/index.cfm?fuseaction=Document.ShowDocumentDetail&id=2102 here]]. Staff can also find an introductory guide to the YK Wiki [[http://ykhcintranet.ykhc.org/apps/libraryapp/index.cfm?fuseaction=Document.ShowDocumentDetail&id=2101 here]].
<br />[[:category:SRC Clinic Provider Orientation|Subregional Clinics (SRCs)]]
===Redlinks===
<br />[[Village Trips]]
Editors can create links before a page is made. These show up in red (in the wiki world, these are known as "redlinks"). Clicking on one of those links will take you to an empty page. If you are logged in as an editor, you can create the page yourself. You can use your browser's backbutton to escape if you're not ready yet.
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'''TELEHEALTH SERVICES'''


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[[:Category:Radio Medical Traffic (RMT)|Radio Medical Traffic (RMT)]]
<br />[[:Category:Telemedicine/AFCHAN|Telemedicine]]
<br />[[Video Teleconferencing (VTC)]]
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'''SPECIALTY CARE'''


=== Editing ===
[[:Category:Behavioral Health|Behavioral Health]]
The Guide to YKHC Medical Practices uses a lightweight graphical editor to simplify the process of editing pages, but the standard wiki markup you may be familiar with from other wikis is still valid. You may find this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Cheatsheet cheatsheet] helpful.
<br />[[Infusion Clinic]]
=== Pages with Structure ===
<br />[[:Category:Consults|Consults and Sub-Specialty Services]]
When a page has more than three headings in it, the wiki automatically generates a table of contents. Clicking a TOC item takes you to that heading on the page. You can show or hide the TOC.
<br />[[Specialty Referrals]]
<br />[[STAR Clinic and Child Abuse Team|STAR Clinic]]
<br />[[LTC|Long Term Care (YK Elders Home)]]
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'''DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES'''
 
[[Radiology|Imaging Services]]
<br />[[Lab|Laboratory Services]]
<br />[[Respiratory/Cardiopulmonary Services]]
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Latest revision as of 13:35, 4 February 2024

Welcome to the online Provider Orientation Manual—Guide to Medical Practices— for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation. This manual is intended to be a resource for medical providers considering work at YK, new staff, locums and residents. It is intended to be a resource that is accessible and quickly available from the YK intranet and from outside the system. Use the table below to explore information about Bethel, the surrounding area, and the regional hospital, YKHC.







CLINICAL SERVICES, WORKFLOW, AND RESOURCES