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MMAE

            Mecklenburg Medical Alliance and Endowment

         Annual Meeting

        Wednesday, May 17, 12-1:30 p.m. a Quail Hollow Club Pavilion

                                                         Keynote speaker:

                      Roger Ray, MD, MBA, FACPE

           Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Carolinas HealthCare System

                                                    RSVP at mmaeonline.com

      Grants will be given to 13 local charities; we will honor the recipients of the the James G. Cannon
             and Genie Hayes awards; and MMAE will reveal the new name for the organization.

    CHARLOTTE AHEC COURSE OFFERINGS                                                         NATIONAL HEALTH &
                                                                                         WELLNESS OBSERVANCES
    Charlotte AHEC is part of the N.C. Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program and
                              Carolinas Health Care System.                                             MAY 2017

 MAY and JUNE 2017                                                                                   Arthritis Month n Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
                                                                                                           Better Sleep Month n Correct Posture Month
  	5/20-21	 31st Annual Meeting of the Glomerular Disease Collaborative Network
  	6/25-27	 Compassion in Action Health Care Conference                                                Healthy Vision Month n Hepatitis Awareness Month
  	Ongoing	 Communication in Health Care: 4-hr. basic communication course               High Blood Pressure Education Month n Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month

     Varies	 Communication in Health Care: Train the Trainer Course                           Lupus Awareness Month n Melanoma/Skin Cancer Awareness Month
     Varies	 University of Colorado: Excellence in Communication                                         Mental Health Month n Older Americans Month
     Online	 Protecting Your Patients From Air Pollution
     Online	 DOT Medical Examiners Course                                                           Osteoporosis Month n Physical Fitness and Sports Month
     Online	 Risk Management: Patient Identification                                              Stroke Awareness Month n Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
     Online	 Social Media: Risks & Benefits for Physicians
     Online	 Prevention and Management of Concussion/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury                           May 1-7: Physical Education and Sports Week
     Online	 Motor Vehicle Crash Victims                                                          May 3: Project Aces Day (All Children Exercise Simultaneously)
     Online	 MTAC Trauma Modules
     Online	 Get the 4-1-1: Everything Primary Care Providers Should Know About                                  May 6-12: National Nurses Week
                                                                                             May 7-13: North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (NAOSH)
              Parent Training in Behavior Therapy While Working With Families With
           		 Young Children With ADHD                                                                  May 8-14: National Hospital and Health Care Week
     Online	 Electronic Medical Record on Trial (Risk Management)                                                   May 10: School Nurse Day

       For more information or to register for these courses, call 704-512-6523                                 May 14-20: Women’s Health Week
                            or visit www.charlotteahec.org.                                                       May 15-19: Bike to Work Week

8 | May 2017 • Mecklenburg Medicine                                                                        May 20-21: World Autoimmune Arthritis Day
                                                                                                           May 31: National Senior Health & Fitness Day
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