--- title: Online Self-Paced Learning from NWAHEC description: Explore flexible online learning opportunities from Northwest AHEC, offering valuable courses and continuing education credits for healthcare professionals. image: https://go.northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/hubfs/Highway%20Signpost%20with%20Continuing%20Education%20wording%20on%20Sky%20Background..jpeg --- [![WFUSM\_NWAHEC Cobranding Logo\_H\_RGB](https://go.northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/hs-fs/hubfs/WFUSM_NWAHEC%20Cobranding%20Logo_H_RGB.png?width=2025&height=300&name=WFUSM_NWAHEC%20Cobranding%20Logo_H_RGB.png "WFUSM_NWAHEC Cobranding Logo_H_RGB")](https://northwestahec.wakehealth.edu?hsLang=en) Share to social media to invite others! 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Northwest AHEC invites you to register any of these accredited programs. Check out these Online Learning Options from Northwest AHEC: | [Diabetes Performance Improvement in Primary Care](https://northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/t3/courses-and-events/74749?hsLang=en) This educational activity aims to inform the learner about the status of diabetes and chronic kidney disease in primary care. This activity will explore barriers and facilitators to promote patient engagement in treatment. This activity will focus on performance improvement methods and activities which promote health among patients with diabetes. The first 100 registrations will be at no charge, supported by Division of Health Benefits grant funding. After that, registrations will be $10 each. Audience: Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, and Primary Care Office Staff. | [Register Here](https://northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/t3/courses-and-events/74749?hsLang=en) | | --- | --- | | [Double Trouble: Diabetes and Falls](https://northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/t3/courses-and-events/74707?hsLang=en) People with diabetes are at higher risk for falls. Etiologies include vision changes from retinopathy, damage to both peripheral and central nerves, side effects from medicines, and co-morbidities like osteoarthritis. Through use of a case study illustrating a familiar primary care patient encounter, learners will apply new knowledge, so they can anticipate and intervene appropriately in their work. An optional module on conducting the Diabetic Foot Exam is included. There is no charge for this online course. Course registration is generously supported by the Division of Health Benefits. Audience: RNs, LPNs, medical and nursing assistants, and other health care professionals who interact with adult patients with diabetes. | [Register Here](https://northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/t3/courses-and-events/74707?hsLang=en) | | [Safe or Silent?](https://northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/t3/courses-and-events/74966?hsLang=en) This course presents the inter-relatedness of joy in work, burnout, safety, and silence in the healthcare setting, and the role that organizational 'just culture' has in optimizing clinician satisfaction and patient safety. This activity has no cost to participate. Audience: Those interested in learning more about Just Culture within health care settings. | [Register Here](https://northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/t3/courses-and-events/74966?hsLang=en) | | [Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder 2024-2026:New Strategies to Reduce Barriers to Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Treatment ](https://northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/t3/courses-and-events/74496?hsLang=en) With a focus on what defines and frames low barrier care, this course reviews the spectrum of opioid use disorder treatment, from harm reduction, low barrier care, to comprehensive integrated care. There is a $20 registration fee for this program. Audience: Physicians, nurses, behavioral health providers. | [Register Here](https://northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/t3/courses-and-events/74496/?hsLang=en) | | [Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder 2024-2026:‘New Strategies to Improve Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Planning’](https://northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/t3/courses-and-events/74495?hsLang=en) Strategies to improve OUD (opioid use disorder) treatment planning are discussed. Review of the overall role and scope of the Peer Support Specialist (PSS) and strategies to minimize and address diversion are highlighted. There is a $20 registration fee for this program. Audience: Physicians, nurses, behavioral health providers. | [Register Here](https://northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/t3/courses-and-events/74495?hsLang=en) | | [Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder 2024-2026: MOUD (Medication for Opioid Use Disorder): The Evidence is Compelling!](https://northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/t3/courses-and-events/74498?hsLang=en) This course reviews the differences between Opioid Treatment Programs and Office-Based Opioid Therapy. The impact the opioid epidemic and COVID have had on treatment guidelines, and the strength of evidence behind treatment of the chronic condition that is opioid use disorder. There is a $20 registration fee for this program. Audience: Physicians, nurses, behavioral health providers. | [Register Here](https://northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/t3/courses-and-events/74498?hsLang=en) | | [Falls: Screening, Risk Assessment and Care Planning for Older Patients in the Community](https://northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/courses-and-events/75892?hsLang=en) This activity focuses on fall risk assessment and care planning from the perspective of ambulatory care clinical staff, using the STEADI ("Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths and Injuries") framework. This activity has no cost to participate. Audience: Clinical staff members from primary and specialty care practices and anyone interested in fall prevention. | [Register Here](https://northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/courses-and-events/75892?hsLang=en) | | [Managing Difficult Patient Situations](https://northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/courses-and-events/78065?hsLang=en) Many practice settings are experiencing angry, hostile, and even aggressive behavior from patients, parents, caregivers, and others. This course is designed for health care practice teams who interact with patients and other customers. Background and context of the problem are reviewed, and evidence-based practical tips, suggestions and resources are provided. This activity has no cost to participate. Audience: Clinical, clerical, administrative and support personnel in healthcare settings, especially those in outpatient ambulatory care. | [Register Here](https://northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/courses-and-events/78065?hsLang=en) | | [Screening and Intervening for Unmet Social Needs](https://northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/courses-and-events/76442?hsLang=en) Everyone deserves to live their healthiest life. Unmet social needs impact health outcomes more than clinical interventions. The National Academy of Medicine, Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services and the World Health Organization have long advocated that screening for these needs be integrated into clinical settings but barriers exist. This course provides tools, resources and recommendations to support practice teams to screen and facilitate intervening to meet these needs. This activity has no cost to participate. Audience: Nurses, advance practice providers, socials workers, and any other healthcare professional interested in learning about screening and intervening for unmet social needs. | [Register Here](https://northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/courses-and-events/76442?hsLang=en) | | [Listen to our podcasts and earn CE credit](https://go.northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/podcastce?hsLang=en) We have a growing series of our Healthcare Insights in Northwest North Carolina podcasts that deliver and hour of education around topics timely and relevant to all healthcare professionals. Download or stream an episode from wherever you get your podcasts, listen as you garden, workout, clean, drive, or whatever you like to do when listening. Pass a short post-test and just like that you've invested in your learning and earn an hour of Northwest AHEC Continuing Education credits. | [Find Out More](https://go.northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/podcastce?hsLang=en) |   [![VIEW FULL NWAHEC COURSE CATALOG](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/7413846/interactive-184495494548.png)](https://go.northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/hs/cta/wi/redirect?encryptedPayload=AVxigLJahVs0URXmWsc%2B7%2BLYAgzyGpuxrWduN0QJjgmqVLyQCmiQPnULu3KUajeqfvj4%2FC0iL1GWjWnbd6zE7%2Bivfh%2B7smJYAhbmp9s6Fqd5YdLX5g4cnWzyDRMTzYi5wiIk4rPes%2B1S6%2BCZ39HHsTQx6pNgO7lJjYQ2P%2BxBLzyqB8mThVsCCyAgqClADdCiyXuEoNSNA4WQSuwIl01u1R4%3D&webInteractiveContentId=184495494548&portalId=7413846&hsLang=en) **Provided by:** Northwest Area Health Education Center (AHEC), a program of Wake Forest University School of Medicine and part of the NC AHEC System.   [![Sign Up For NWAHEC Email Updates](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/7413846/671b3b5e-2d1e-4d25-a67b-c11295a85bb6.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/7413846/671b3b5e-2d1e-4d25-a67b-c11295a85bb6) # About Us The Northwest Area Health Education Center of Wake Forest University School of Medicine provides and supports educational activities and services with a focus on primary care in rural communities and those with less access to resources to recruit, train and retain the workforce needed to create a healthy North Carolina. 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