Your Quarterly Update from NWAHEC

We hope you will enjoy this selection of updates about Northwest Area Health Education Center (NWAHEC) and the Wake Forest School of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Education (OCME). We will send you a new selection of updates every few months. In the meantime, you can keep up with us on our course catalog, social media, or on our What's New at Northwest AHEC blog.

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Welcome New Staff

We would like to welcome three new staff members to the team:

Alana Dodson, MBA, RN
Nurse Educator

Lisa Thomas, BS
Program Assistant

Ellen Hohf, MSN, RN, CHSE
Nurse Educator
RN Refresher Coordinator

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Upcoming Activities

All activities have been converted into virtual learning with blended learning options. We have some exciting activities coming up this Spring, Summer, and Fall. Check out all the activities on our Course Catalog

Activity Spotlight

Online Self-Paced Learning: We offer many activities that have been pre-recorded lectures you can complete on your own time and pace. See them here

Continuing Education At Your Leisure - 2021 Practical Pediatrics Conference:

Participants will have the entire month of April to view recorded lectures at their leisure. All lectures must be viewed to receive continuing education credit. Read More

Southern Trans Health and Wellness Conference, Live Webinar April 15-16, 2021: The Southern Trans Health and Wellness Conference is designed to highlight best practices, innovative research and authentic community partnerships to center the lived experiences of impacted populations and to support the health, racial equity, equality and wellness of transgender, non-binary, intersex and gender-expansive communities. Read More

Preventing Provider Burnout: Taking Time to Care for Ourselves, May 6, 2021 9AM-2:30PM: This retreat will focus on self-care, and helping professionals to prevent burnout in their care of others.  Read More

Best Practices in the Prevention and Treatment of Disordered Eating Series: This series of one-hour lectures will provide health care providers with best practices for prevention, screening, identification and treatment of disordered eating.​ Read More

2021 Summer Interpreter Training, June 3-30, 2021: Sign up today for the 2021 Summer Interpreter Training, which begins June 3rd! This series includes Pre-Coursework Plus Live Webinar. Participants are required to complete pre-coursework for each level before the live webinar.  Read More

Gravidas Virtual Conference

The 38th Annual Gravidas at Risk was held in November 2020 via Live Webinar with almost 150 attendees! The two-day statewide perinatal conference was held for the first time all virtual due to COVID-19.

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Virtual Camp Med Coming Soon!

We are excited about another year of our Virtual Camp Med program, designed to expose students to the world of possibilities in health careers. Last year we had 900+ students register from across the country. 

Registration will open soon!

Congrats Future Clinician Leaders

Northwest AHEC would like to take a moment and congratulate the newest cohort of Future Clinician Leaders College scholars who were selected to begin a year-long course of study. Read More

Virtually Disconnected? You Are Not Alone!

A year in to teaching and learning in a pandemic we look at the challenges we still face with virtually participating in live activities. Read More

Social Determinants of Health

Tackling Food Insecurity

Food insecurity, the lack of consistent access to enough food for an active and healthy life, is a major public health problem. Read our latest blog post with a link to an article introducing screening for Primary Care.

Family Physicians’ Leadership Role

On our blog we highlighted an article that details how family physicians have leading roles in identifying and addressing issues that affect their patients beyond the clinical setting. Read more

Check out the latest Healthcare Insights Podcasts

H.I. Ep. 45 - The ALHS with Drs. Ajay Dharod and Gary Rosenthal: Ajay and Gary demystify the Academic Learning Health System and how the ALHS approach helps improve quality and capacity of healthcare. Listen here

H.I. Ep. 44 - Rev. Maria Teresa Jones: Maria is the manager for the chaplains for staff ministry and the Department of FaithHealth Chaplaincy and Education at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Listen Here

H.I. Ep. 43 - Michael P. Lischke, EdD: On this edition of Healthcare Insights Podcast Andrew Brewer spoke with our fearless leader, Michael Lischke, on his journey to where he is today. Listen Here

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