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NATIONAL HEALTH & Save the Date!
WELLNESS OBSERVANCES
NOVEMBER
American Diabetes Month n Diabetic Eye Disease Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month n National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
National Epilepsy Awareness Month n National Family Caregivers Month
National Healthy Skin Month n National Home Care Month
National Hospice and Palliative Care Month
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month n Prematurity Awareness Month
November 4: Color the World Orange for CRPS/RSD Awareness
November 12: World Pneumonia Day
November 13: World Kindness Day
November 14: World Diabetes Day
November 21: Great American Smokeout
November 23: International Survivors of Suicide Day
November 28: National Family Health History Day
November 28–January 1: Tie One On For Safety Campaign
DECEMBER
International AIDS Awareness Month n National Drunk and Drugged Driving
Safe Toys and Gifts Month
December 1: World AIDS Day
December 1-7: National Hand Washing Awareness Week
December 1-7: National Influenza Vaccination Week
December 5: International Volunteer Day
CHARLOTTE AHEC COURSE OFFERINGS North Carolina Society
of Gastroenterology
Charlotte AHEC is part of the N.C. Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program and Atrium Health. 2020 Annual Conference
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2019 February 15-16 n Pinehurst Resort, Pinehurst, NC
Continuing Medical Education (CME) Promoting High Standards of Care for North Carolina Patients
11/2 ExPlore 2019: Innovations in Electrophysiology for the Allied Professional Target Audience
11/15 APRN/PA Continuing Education Symposium on Patient-Centered Care
12/11/19 Critical Care Simulation Courses (continuing until 1/7/20) Physicians in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Physician Assistants,
Webinar Project ECHO: Sickle Cell Nurse Anesthetists and Nurses working specifically in Gastroenterology.
Online Breaking the Cycle: Opioid Epidemic - Alternatives to Opioids in
Primary Care Keynote Speakers
Online Breaking the Cycle: Opioid Epidemic - Chronic Pain and Safe Opioid
Prescribing Best Practices JonathanOberlander,PhD n DouglasK.Rex,MD n BrennanM.Spiegel,MD,MSHS
Online Breaking the Cycle: Opioid Epidemic - Considerations of Co-Morbid Mood
and Anxiety in Chronic Pain More Information
Online Breaking the Cycle: Opioid Epidemic - Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Online Breaking the Cycle: Opioid Epidemic - Pain Management in the Cancer Patient For information on NCSG membership and to register, visit www.ncgisociety.org
Online Breaking the Cycle: Opioid Epidemic - Responsible Pain Management in or contact Sandi Buchanan, executive director, at sbuchanan@meckmed.org.
the Emergency Department
Online CHS Approach to Sepsis and Infected Patients Requiring Hospitalization Please visit www.ncgisociety.org for more information.
Online Heart Failure Patient Education for Primary Care Providers
Online High-Risk Medications in the Elderly
Online Introduction to HCCs for Practice Managers and Physicians
Online Medical Genomics 101
Online Protecting Your Patients From Air Pollution
Online The Role of the PCP in Management of Pediatric Obesity (5-2-1-0 Principles)
For more information or to register for these courses, call 704-512-6523 or visit www.charlotteahec.org.
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