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 University 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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NC AHEC Statewide Meeting

Northwest AHEC was the host for the NC AHEC Statewide Meeting & Celebration for the 50th Anniversary of AHEC in North Carolina. In December 2022, we welcomed our friends from across the state to Winston-Salem for a 3-day conference and evening 50th Anniversary Celebration. Read Recap on Blog

Upcoming Activities

Most activities are virtual learning with blended learning options. We have some in person activities as well.

Check out our Course Catalog

Activity Spotlight

• 2023 Statewide Academic Progression Conference 2/3
  
• TVH & Mid-Urethral Slings - A Hands on Course 2/10
  
• 37th Annual Northwest AHEC Respiratory Care Conference 2/15
  
• 14th Annual NC "One Community in Recovery" Conference 3/1
  
• Exploring the Rainbow: Enhancing Cultural Competency in Work with the LGBT Community 3/8
  
• Primary Care Behavioral Health 3/10
  
• More than a Playlist: An Overview of Music Therapy 3/17
  
• 2023 NC Annual STI Update 3/22
  
• 9th Lenoir-Rhyne Symposium on the Future of Healthcare 3/29
  
• Applied Health Coaching- Overview of Coaching Strategies 3/30
  
• Brenner Fit Series Spring starting 4/21
  
• AACN Heart of the Piedmont Critical Care Conference 4/22
  
• 2023 Western North Carolina Death Investigation Conference 4/22
  
• Results-Based Accountability™: Do the Right Things and Do Them Well 5/9
  
• 2023 Summer Interpreter Series starting 5/10
• 39th Annual Wake Forest Eye Center Conference 5/19
  
• 2023 Geriatric Conference: Promoting the Health of the Future with Wisdom from the Aging Population 5/19

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

• Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder
• Clinical Corner Microlearning Series
• Nursing Educator Institute
• Counseling for Change: Supporting the Journey to Being Tobacco-Free

Share the Health Fare HUGE Success

On November 12th, 2022 the Share the Health Fair was held in Downtown Health Plaza. Thank you to all attendees, volunteers, community organizations, staff, and sponsors for a wonderful fair. Read More

Keynote speaker Rebby Kern, Director of Education Policy, EqualityNC

2022 Southern Trans Health & Wellness Conference

A highlight of November 2022 was the Southern Trans Health and Wellness Conference. Held in November of 2022 at McCreary Tower this conference was well attended and a wealth of knowledge! Read More

New Healthcare Insights Podcast Episodes

Check out the latest episodes of our Healthcare Insights in Northwest North Carolina. Andrew sits down with experts in diabetes prevention and treatment, strokes and stroke care, managing pain with yoga and meditation, and issues in black health. Listen to the latest episodes or search "Healthcare Insights in Northwest North Carolina" wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Northwest AHEC receives The Partner of Excellence Award

Northwest AHEC receives The Partner of Excellence Award at ceremony from the Occupational Therapy Department at Winston-Salem State University that was held on December 2, 2022. In recognition of supportive partnership with the Masters of Occupational Therapy program at WSSU to educate students and foster professional growth. Read More

Social Determinants of Health

These articles were recently featured by the Practice Support team:

• Social Determinants of Health - Healthy People 2030
• Beyond Health Care: The Role of Social Determinants in Promoting Health and Health Equity

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View our events catalog and access online courses: northwestahec.wakehealth.edu