Best Practices in Opioids Prescribing and Management Webinars

Subject Matter Experts Cover Topics in Pre-Recorded Lectures

As a family medicine or internal medicine clinician, two of the Northwest AHEC modules within the “Best Practices in Opioid Prescribing and Management” group may suit your continuing education needs and professional interests. Focusing on hospice and geriatric populations and developed by subject matter experts in those fields (Dr. Mark Corbett – Hospice and Dr. Jennifer Gabbard – Geriatrics), these online, on demand modules provide affordable continuing education credits. Check out the other modules too!

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NCDHHS Launches New Vaccine Tools 

NCDHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen, MD stated the Goal for North Carolina's Vaccine Program is to vaccinate as many people as quickly and equitably as possible, although supplies of the vaccine remains limited.  

North Carolinians have new tools to find out if they are eligible to get their vaccine and where to go to receive it. 

COVID-19 Community Readiness Toolkit

The Division of Mental Health Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services in partnership with the NCDHHS Historically Marginalized Populations Behavioral Health Workgroup, recently created the COVID-19 Community Readiness Toolkit to connect North Carolinians to resources for a variety of mental health needs including resources for parents engaging in online-school, family-based needs, resources for those within the I/DD community and others.

Notice Date: Feb. 1, 2021 

Advanced Medical Home Webinar Series 

Medicaid and NC Health Choice Provider and Health Plan Look-Up Tool

Medicaid recently released the Temporary Clinical Policy Modifications: Payment for Health Opportunities Screening and Referral. 

NC AHEC has developed a checklist to help primary care providers meet minimum requirements for the July 1, 2021 Go-Live of Medicaid Managed Care.