“This program is one that is near and dear to Northwest AHEC, since originating here 3 years ago from the leadership of a valued colleague, Dr. Roy Strowd at the Wake Forest School of Medicine. It’s grown into this exceptional program through the NC Medical Society and now includes students from diverse interprofessional graduate health professions programs. This unique, multi-institutional and organization extracurricular activity is valuable to help develop the next generation of leaders to drive healthcare services across our State.”

- Michael P. Lischke, EdD, MPH
Richard Janeway, MD, Distinguished Director of Northwest AHEC

Make sure to explore all these great opportunities for continuing professional development coming your way from Northwest AHEC (NW AHEC) and the Wake Forest School of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Education (OCME)! All events are still virtual, so click to register below and connect from your computer and soak it all in.

March of Dimes Ready for Life NC:
Taking Action on Preconception Health

Livestream Webinar
October 29, 2020
9:00am - 1:15pm
FREE to attend - registration required!

DeWanna T Hamlin, MA, Director, Family Justice Center of Forsyth County introduces the October 30, 2020 live webinar "Cues, Clues, and Other Red Flags: When Intimate Partner Violence is More than Black and Blue."

Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the United States. Twelve percent of women will develop invasive breast cancer in their lifetime. Each year in the United States, about 233,000 women are diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. Although breast cancer in men is rare, about 2,000 American men are diagnosed each year with invasive breast cancer.

There are 2 main types of breast cancer:

• Ductal carcinoma starts in the tubes (ducts) that carry milk from the breast to the nipple. Most breast cancers are of this type.
• Lobular carcinoma starts in the parts of the breast, called lobules, which produce milk.
  In rare cases, breast cancer can start in other areas of the breast.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, marked in countries across the world, helps to increase attention and support for the awareness, early detection and treatment as well as palliative care of this disease.

Check out the latest edition of the Healthcare Insights podcast VLOG featuring Victor Isler, MHA, MSW, LCSW - Director at Forsyth County Department of Social Services. Andrew Brewer, NWAHEC Instructional Technologist has a great discussion with Victor Isler about challenges of DSS before and during COVID-19.

We invite you to view our completed Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Annual Report which provides documented snapshots of the accomplishments in the continuum of health education in our six core areas that were planned, developed and implemented in collaboration with our more than 300 partners in our 17-county region as well as statewide.

In the new world of Zoom, WebEx, Teams, it is more important than ever to ensure you present yourself with highest level of professionalism and attentiveness. Online meetings and online learning are likely here to stay for a while. Many companies have shifted to fully remote workforce, colleges are doing all virtual classes, and for Northwest AHEC all live in person learning has shifted to online webinars. View our upcoming events and programs here.