HLT 307 Professional Dynamics and Allied Health Professions Week 1 DQ 2

HLT 307V Week 1 DQ 2 

The following is an excerpt from the textbook reading Professionalism in Health Care:

“If you want to be viewed as a health care professional, you need to be aware of what’s going on in your industry… you need to be keep up with current trends and issues and consider how they might affect your job, your patients, your personal health, and your career.” (Makely, et. al, p. 5)

Give three reasons why it is important for health care professionals to be knowledgeable about what is happening in the health care industry. Provide at least two examples from your readings of ways to keep up with current trends and issues.