Mark your calendars for October 23, 2024, from 9AM to 2:15PM, and join us for this engaging live webinar. Enhance your skills as a provider to conduct thorough home visits for new postpartum families. REGISTER NOW!
Unlock 4.25 Nursing Contact Hours: Register Now for the Maternal and Infant Assessment Webinar!
Aug 28, 2024 3:30:00 PM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in Perinatal, postpartum, home health, culture
42nd Annual Perinatal Conference: Gravidas at Risk in Hickory, NC - Register Now!
Aug 8, 2024 4:23:00 PM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in Perinatal, gravidas
Join us for the 42nd Annual Perinatal Conference Gravidas at Risk November 20-21 in Hickory! Limit: 175 participants - Register Early!
Highlights from the 41st Annual Perinatal Conference: Gravidas at Risk in Hickory, NC
Dec 19, 2023 8:41:00 AM / by Stephanie Poindexter, MSN, RN posted in Perinatal, Pregnancy, Nursing, gravidas, registered nurse
Northwest AHEC hosted the 41st Annual Gravidas at Risk Conference on November 15-16, 2023 at the Hickory Metro Convention Center in Hickory, North Carolina. A diverse group of 150 healthcare professionals, including nurses, educators, providers, and care managers, from all corners of the state, came together to participate in the enriching two-day conference.
Counseling for Change - Online Learning for Only $30
Jan 5, 2023 10:40:00 AM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in Perinatal, tobacco, infant mortality rate
Make sure to take a look at what Counseling for Change has to offer - this online self-paced learning opportunity is available at your leisure on our website.
Perinatal Post Summer 2022 (Don't Miss It!)
Aug 23, 2022 2:08:19 PM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in Perinatal, Pregnancy, gravidas
The Perinatal Post is a biannual online newsletter distributed to perinatal care providers within the Northwest North Carolina area. It is published in winter and summer of each year.
Registration Now Open for 40th Annual Perinatal Conference Gravidas at Risk
Jul 21, 2022 9:30:00 AM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in Perinatal, conference, gravidas
Gravidas at Risk is an annual 2-day statewide perinatal conference designed to address both inpatient and outpatient care. Registration is OPEN!
Counseling for Change - Online Learning for Only $30
Mar 22, 2022 12:36:00 PM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in Perinatal, tobacco, infant mortality rate
Make sure to take a look at what Counseling for Change has to offer - this online self-paced learning opportunity is available at your leisure on our website.
Upcoming Perinatal Offerings from Northwest AHEC
Feb 4, 2022 3:37:43 PM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in Perinatal
Check out these two upcoming learning opportunities from Northwest AHEC. The Winter Perinatal Post Newsletter is ready, register and get up to date information about advances in perinatal care. Also check out the online learning activity Perinatal Care of the Deaf. Both are online learning and FREE of charge!
Counseling for Change - Online Self-Paced Learning from NWAHEC
Dec 1, 2021 8:18:43 AM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in Perinatal, tobacco, infant mortality rate
In the United States, tobacco use continues to be a leading cause of preventable disease, disability and death. Healthcare providers can play an important role in reducing rates of tobacco use by offering tobacco cessation counseling.
NWAHEC Counseling for Change: An Online Tobacco Cessation Course
Oct 18, 2021 2:24:02 PM / by Brooke Kochanski posted in Perinatal, tobacco, infant mortality rate
For over 15 years Northwest Area Health Education Center (Northwest AHEC) has been providing an online course called “Counseling for Change: An Online Tobacco Cessation Course”. This course is designed to provide tools to enhance the skills of healthcare providers when counseling for tobacco use including smoking cessation, exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS), the use of smokeless tobacco and electronic cigarettes.
