We look forward to seeing you in Boone this October for this impactful and inspiring event! Moving Mountains and Community Conference, taking place October 13–14, 2025, with a preconference day on October 12, at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC.
Join fellow LPNs from across North Carolina for a dynamic, knowledge-based symposium designed to elevate your role on the health care team and enhance your professional practice. Register now for early bird rate!
We’re excited to invite you to the Charles L. Spurr Piedmont Oncology Symposium, taking place Friday, October 24, 2025, from 8:50 a.m. to 3:40 p.m. at the M.C. Benton Jr. Convention Center in Winston-Salem, NC.
This in-person event is designed for a wide range of healthcare professionals—physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, navigators, and others—who are committed to excellence in hematology and oncology care. Attendees will engage in a dynamic learning environment featuring renowned faculty, evidence-based presentations, and interactive case studies.
Whether you’re working in a hospital, clinic, or community setting, this symposium offers practical strategies and the latest insights to help you navigate therapeutic and diagnostic options and improve patient outcomes.
Why Attend?
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earn from leading experts in oncology - Gain actionable knowledge through case-based discussions
- Network with peers across the continuum of cancer care
- Return to practice with tools to enhance care delivery
📍 Location:
M.C. Benton Jr. Convention Center
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
Over the last several months, the Northwest AHEC nurse educators have worked on reviewing and submitting files for the North Carolina Nurses Association’s (NCNA) re-approval.
We’re thrilled to announce that registration is now open for the Moving Mountains and Community Conference, taking place October 13–14, 2025, with a preconference day on October 12, at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC.
Are you a clinical preceptor looking to sharpen your teaching skills and support the next generation of healthcare professionals?
Northwest AHEC is offering a FREE online Clinical Preceptor Training program designed just for you!
This self-paced training includes four 30-minute modules that cover:
✅ Foundational preceptor skills
✅ Integrating health equity into clinical education
✅ Communication strategies for diverse learners
✅ Recognizing and accommodating different learning styles and cognitive needs
Take advantage of this no-cost opportunity to grow professionally and enhance the learning experience for your students.
Healthcare providers working with postpartum families play a crucial role in early care and intervention. Join us for a valuable live webinar, After Discharge: Maternal and Infant Assessment in the Home on Monday, September 9th from 9:00 AM to 2:15 PM to enhance your skills in providing home-based postpartum care.
Northwest AHEC is planning a knowledge-based 2025 Licensed Practical Nurse Symposium for October 10, 2025—and we want your input! This event will equip LPNs across various practice settings with strategies and insights to strengthen their vital role on the health care team.
Thank you, Nurses!
If you’re a nurse, we want to take a moment to say THANK YOU. We see your commitment, compassion, and resilience—and we appreciate everything you do to care for others, often in challenging circumstances.
National Nurses Week takes place May 6–12, 2025, and it's a time to honor the vital contributions of nurses. Whether you're a nurse, healthcare professional, patient, or someone who simply recognizes the critical role nurses play in our lives and communities, this is the perfect time to show your gratitude.
Northwest AHEC Appreciation Giveaway 🎉
As a token of our appreciation, sign up for our Nursing Continuing Education email list and you’ll be entered to win a Northwest AHEC Swag Bag filled with goodies!
Want an extra entry? Find our Nurses Week post on social media and share it!
📅 Winner will be announced Friday, May 9th.
How Northwest AHEC Supports Nurses
The Northwest Area Health Education Center (Northwest AHEC) of Wake Forest University School of Medicine provides education and training to support a strong, skilled healthcare workforce—especially in rural and underserved communities across our 17-county region in Northwest North Carolina.
Whether you’re just exploring nursing as a career, actively practicing, or returning to the field, we’re here to support you at every step.
Here’s How We Empower Nurses:
- Continuing Professional Development – We offer high-quality programs—available in-person, via live webinars, or on-demand—for nurses seeking contact hour for license renewal. Many are low-cost or even free!
Featured Courses:- The High Risk Newborn: Sharing the Care – live webinar 5/14/25
- 2025 Aging Well Conference – Boone, NC 5/15/25
- Clinical Instructor Partner Course – blended learning begins 9/03/25
- After Discharge: Maternal and Infant Assessment in the Home – live webinar 9/9/25
- Iredell Health System 7th Cardiovascular Conference – Statesville, NC 9/17/25
- Basic Fetal Monitoring – Winston-Salem, NC 10/1/25
- 43rd Annual Perinatal Conference: Gravidas at Risk – Hickory, NC 11/5 and 11/6/25
- 27th Annual Diabetes Management Conference – Winston-Salem, NC 11/14/2025 Registration opening soon!
- Rural Health Nursing Conference – live webinar 11/14/25 Registration opening soon!
- 22nd Annual NC AHEC Academic Progression Conference 2/26/26 - Get $25 During Nurses Week!
- Nurturing the Nurturers – Winston-Salem, NC 3/20/26 Registration opening soon!
- Double Trouble: Diabetes and Falls – free online learning
- Screening and Intervening for Unmet Social Needs – free online learning
- Safe or Silent? – free online learning
- Falls: Screening, Risk Assessment and Care Planning for Older Patients in the Community – free online learning
- Nurse Educator Institute – online learning
- Sweet Success: A Deeper Look at Diabetes in Primary Care - two part online modules coming soon
- Health Careers/Workforce Development – We provide programs for high school and college students interested in exploring nursing and other health careers. Read More
- NC AHEC RN Refresher Program - Assists registered nurses with lapsed or inactive licenses, as well as active RNs seeking to update their knowledge and skills, in returning to the nursing profession. Read More
- Northwest AHEC Consortium for Clinical Education and Practice (CCEP) - We bring together clinical and educational partners to collaborate and improve clinical education opportunities for Nursing and Allied Health programs. Read More
To all nurses—we see you, we support you, and we thank you.
Let us know how Northwest AHEC can continue to empower you in your journey.
A Special Thank You to Our Northwest AHEC Nursing Staff
HUGE shoutout and THANK YOU to our brilliant nurses on staff here at Northwest AHEC. Your dedication, expertise, and passion make a difference—not just in our department, but across the entire region. We are so grateful for the work you do to support and strengthen the nursing profession.
- Stephanie Poindexter, MSN, RN – Nurse Educator
- Ellen Zimmerman, MSN, RN, CHSE – Nurse Educator / RN Refresher Coordinator
- Alana Dodson, MBA, RN – Nurse Educator
- Leslie D. McDowell, DNP, ANP-BC, RN – Quality Improvement Specialist / QI Curriculum Coordinator
Thank you for being leaders, mentors, and advocates. We appreciate you!
