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Northwest Area Health Education Center (AHEC) and the Office of Continuing Medical Education (OCME) work with state and local health associations, universities, community colleges, hospitals, and community organizations to serve constituents in the Northwest AHEC 17-county region and across the state. We provide activities that increase knowledge, as well as renew clinical and professional skills.
Please take about 5 minutes to complete this needs assessment.
Planning for future activities will be based on your input, survey deadline is January 24th. We value your feedback.
There are no known risks or personal benefits to completing this survey; however, the knowledge gained will benefit the planning of Northwest AHEC/OCME continuing education activities. Completing the survey is voluntary, and neither completing nor declining to complete the survey will affect your participation in any Northwest AHEC/OCME activity. This information will only be used to determine educational needs and methods of course delivery. The only identifiable data that will be collected are name and email if you choose to provide them. If you have questions or comments about this survey, contact ahecmktg@wakehealth.edu.
You're Invited: Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder Online Learning - View any or all of the 3 Pre-recorded modules available online at your own pace, for just $20 per session!
16th Annual “One Community in Recovery” Conference Healing Together: Building Stronger Communities
The 24th annual Share the Health Fair, sponsored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the Northwest Area Health Education Center, will be held this Saturday, Nov. 2. More than 10 free screenings, tests and other health-related services will be available to the public.
Live webinar Engaging LGBTQ Youth and Families: How Do You Show You are an Ally?
Healthy aging — and finding ways to age well — is the focus of the first Appalachian State University Aging Well Conference, to be held May 16 and 17 at the Levine Hall of Health Sciences in Boone. The event is sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina.
The North Carolina Annual STI Update was held on March 20, 2024, as fully remote for presenters and attendees for the fourth year in a row. Hosting it virtually allowed Northwest AHEC and partners to offer the longstanding and reputable continuing professional development activity to a larger audience. Northwest AHEC collaborates with the following organizations to plan and provide the activity: NC Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Epidemiology Section and Communicable Disease Branch; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Division of Infectious Diseases; Southeast STD/HIV Prevention Training Center; NC HIV Training and Education Center; and Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Section on Infectious Diseases.
Health Careers & Workforce Diversity hosted the 1st annual statewide Emerging Leaders in Healthcare Conference for AHEC Scholars from February 16-18, 2024. This event, tailored for Scholars in Cohorts 5 and 6, drew approximately 169 AHEC Scholars to the Piedmont AHEC region for 20 hours of vital didactic education as part of a new statewide enrichment model complementing region-specific didactic hours across AHEC centers.
