Join us April 27th at Bowman Gray Center for Medical Education for this conference covering the best practices in pediatric anesthesia care.

Remember A'nya Bucker, we introduced her last year as an outstanding Northwest AHEC Scholar. She is being recognized with an NC Space Grant! Read the full article on our blog from WSSU. 

Winston-Salem State University student A’nya Buckner of Morrisville is unleashing her genius out of this world. The junior biology major with a chemistry minor has been selected by the N.C. Space Grant as one of the 2023-2024 Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) STEM Bridge Scholars.

Clinicians receive little exposure to sleep medicine in medical training and often have limited knowledge of sleep disorders. Understanding how to diagnose and treat sleep disorders can allow clinicians to improve a patient’s quality of life and overall health. This course is tailored to clinicians who have an interest in Sleep Medicine. It allows those currently working in the field to learn the most up to date information on sleep disorders, while providing a multidisciplinary approach they can share it with their teams.

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(Registration through our colleagues at South Piedmont AHEC)

March 8th, 2024
8:00AM-4:45PM

Want to earn an hour of CE Credit with a podcast? Listen to the latest episode and and earn continuing education  in the podcast learning series course. Pass the 3-question post-test after listening to the episode to claim your CE.

Register for CE Credit and listen here: Predrag Gligorovic, MD - Tele-psychiatry and Electroconvulsive Therapy  http://nwahec.org/73195

Listen on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/nwahecwebmaster/hi-ep-93-predrag-gligorovic

Or listen in the embedded content below!

In the episode we discuss:

- the impact of the covid-19 response on psychiatric consultations in the Emergency Department.    
- Tele-psychiatry consultations trends in adults and pediatric patients between 2018 and 2022 in AHWFB.    
 - the use of electroconvulsive therapy for treatment of depression, OCD and other conditions.

Check out Healthcare Insights in Northwest North Carolina Episode 93 - With Predrag Gligorovic, MD - Tele-psychiatry and Electroconvulsive Therapy

On Monday, February 5th, the Northwest AHEC Team came together for a special gathering and team engagement activity in honor of American Heart Month. This month is dedicated to raising awareness about heart disease in women, and it coincides with National Wear Red Day. We were thrilled to support this important cause and kick off our year with a team outing at the Hanes Mall in Winston-Salem.

American Heart Association Go Red Day Website

Fact: Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer of women, causing 1 in 3 deaths each year. It’s a third of our mothers, sisters, friends, neighbors, coworkers and more. Heart disease and stroke can affect a woman at any age, making it vital for all women to understand their personal risk factors and family history. Losing even one woman to cardiovascular disease is too many. More than one in three women is living with some form of cardiovascular disease. 80 percent of cardiovascular diseases may be prevented.

Know the warning signs of heart attack and stroke, you could save your life!

Join us virtually on March 20th to explore the latest developments in sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention, diagnosis and treatment specific to North Carolina.

We have a new learning opportunity from Northwest AHEC called the Podcast Learning Series. Now you can listen to select episodes of our Healthcare Insights in Northwest North Carolina podcast and earn continuing education credits. And it’s free!

The podcast format allows you to listen at your convenience and multitask while listening. I personally like to do my cardio workout or weight training while consuming podcast content, and sometimes find myself listening while cooking, cleaning, or doing yard work. It's a great way to optimize your learning and your life activities.

This first episode in this Podcast Learning Series is on homelessness in Forsyth County. In this episode you will learn about the main causes of homelessness in our region, the services provided by service organizations in Forsyth County, and the challenges of serving the homeless population and finding permanent housing.

Once you have finished the episode you can take the short post-test to receive 1 hour of CE credit. And another bonus is that this is offered to you at no cost aside from your time and attention.

You can link directly to the course, register and listen here: https://northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/courses-and-events/72832/podcast-ce-series-homelessness-in-forsyth-county 

Alternatively, you can listen to Healthcare Insights in Northwest North Carolina wherever you get your podcast content (Spotify, Google, Apple, Soundcloud, etc.). Simply search for "Healthcare Insights in Northwest North Carolina" and look for Episode 87 featuring William McDonald, Director of the Bethesda Center for the Homeless in Winston-Salem, NC. 

Once you have listened you can register for the course, take the post-test and claim your 1 hour CE credit.

I hope you find our episodes timely and relevant to your practice. And finally, if you have a topic or know of a person that you think would be great to have on the podcast, please don’t hesitate to reach out and let me know. I am always looking for interesting topics and presenters to have on the podcast.

Please join us in Hickory, NC for this one-day conference which focuses on techniques to assist women with breastfeeding and update care providers on breastfeeding techniques and tips to ensure a successful breastfeeding experience. 

This course focuses on skills needed for providing basic breastfeeding management and support - including prenatal and postpartum counseling and management of common concerns and clinical problems.