The 38th Annual Respiratory Care Conference was held on February 21-22, 2024. This year, we saw a record turnout for the conference, with a remarkable 122 attendees joining us from all corners of North Carolina and beyond! The diverse crowd represented six different states (FL, IA, NC, SC, TN, VA) and included representation from 49 counties in NC.
Many practicing Otolaryngologists are not aware of newer technologies or the indications for new devices and which academic centers offer these for many different ENT pathologies. The Otolaryngology Update 2024 is a conference that is meant to help general and sub-specialist Otolaryngologists learn more about new unique technologies and devices so that they can either use them themselves or learn when to refer to a center that uses such devices in order to expand options to patients.
The nation’s Area Health Education Centers (AHECs) will celebrate National AHEC Week March 25-29. During the week, the National AHEC Organization will highlight AHECs’ work strengthening the healthcare workforce and improving access to quality healthcare.
NWAHEC wanted to share this recently article featured in the Wilkes Journal Patriot about our upcoming Camp Med Summer Program. Learn more about Camp Med on our website!
Camp Med, a program offered at no charge to students in Wilkes County interested in learning about careers in the medical field, is available again this summer.
Check out this Think Cultural Health nursing continuing education nursing activity - "Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) in Nursing". It is a no cost activity!
The vast majority of clinical supervisors have long learned skills that may inspire cultural competence in supervisees. In order to foster personal and professional growth, in both supervisor and supervisee, the infusion of culturally sensitive and responsive practices and intentional activities into clinical supervision is an integral next step. Join us!
The North Carolina Area Health Education Center (NCAHEC) is offering a live webinar that will build upon the 2023 teaching strategies for the experienced nurse preceptor. This year we will take a deep dive into generational differences and strategies to foster communication, techniques/strategies to utilize when precepting someone from a different generation and / or someone with more experience and explain how to address the experience complexity gap in nursing. Learn from a panel of experienced preceptors how to handle challenges and how to advance preceptor skills in today’s healthcare environment. Join us!
Northwest AHEC staff were able to volunteer alongside Dr. Cathleen Wheatley, President of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. They worked hard to pack backpacks with the Forsyth Backpack program to give WSFCS students food over spring break.
As we spring forward into a new season, Northwest Area Health Education Center of the Wake Forest University School of Medicine is excited to announce our upcoming programs designed to advance the skills of healthcare professionals in all disciplines.
Medical and hospital staff often encounter ethical tensions in practice arising from understandings of relevant law, as well as from a variety of other sources such as institutional policy, risk avoidance, financial concerns, professional guidelines, and political influences. This highly interactive conference will examine these constraints using case presentation, small group discussion, lecture, expert panel interaction, and networking. We will invite you to explore strategies for navigating situations in which your professional and personal integrity are challenged by examining common and pressing issues arising at the intersections of ethics and law. Join us!
