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October                                                      NEW MEMBERS                                     Member News

UPCOMING EVENTS                                                          Ellen A. Carraro, MD               Tara Lynn Halpin, PA-C
                                                                         Abdominal Surgery                  Neurological Surgery
Meetings are at the MCMS office unless otherwise indicated.              Novant Health Bariatric Solutions  Novant Health Neurosurgery
                                                                         325 Hawthorne Lane, Suite 100      Specialists
n Tuesday, Oct. 3                                                        Charlotte, NC 28204                330 Billingsley Road, Suite 202
  Fighting For Women With Fashion.                                       704-316-7760                       Charlotte, NC 28211
  CenterStage NoDa.                                                      Ohio State University, 2009        704-316-3070
  2315 N. Davidson St.                                                                                      Seton Hall University, 2009
  7 p.m.                                                                 Christopher D. Corso, MD           Matthew C. Ward, MD
                                                                         Radiation Oncology                 Radiation Oncology
n Tuesday, Oct. 24                                                       Southeast Radiation Oncology       Southeast Radiation Oncology
  Women Physicians Section Meet & Greet.                                 Group                              Group
  Foxcroft Wine Company.                                                 200 Queens Road, Suite 400         200 Queens Road, Suite 400
  1235 East Blvd. #1                                                     Charlotte, NC 28204                Charlotte, NC 28204
  5:30 p.m.                                                              704-333-7376                       704-333-7376
                                                                         Emory University, 2012             Georgia Health Sciences
UPCOMING MEETINGS                                                                                           University, 2012

n Tuesday, Oct. 10                                           MCMS Members Inducted Into the Order of the Long Leaf Pine
  MedLink meeting.
  Mecklenburg County Health Department.                        Charlotte Radiology physicians Christopher G. Ullrich, MD, Robert Lackey, MD,
  8:30 a.m.                                                  Arl Van Moore, MD, and Dale Shaw, MD, were inducted into the Order of the Long
                                                             Leaf Pine in recognition of their dedication to patients, teaching future physicians
n Monday, Oct. 16                                            and improving health care for all North Carolinians. The Order of the Long Leaf
  MCMS Executive Committee meeting.                          Pine is one of the highest honors a North Carolina citizen can receive.
  5:45 p.m.

n Tuesday, Oct. 17
  Charlotte Dental Society meeting.
  Myers Park Country Club.
  6 p.m.

n Thursday, Oct. 19
  CAMGMA meeting.
  Myers Park Baptist Church Cornwell Center.
  Noon.

    NATIONAL HEALTH &                                                           CHARLOTTE AHEC COURSE OFFERINGS
 WELLNESS OBSERVANCES
                                                                             Charlotte AHEC is part of the N.C. Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program and Carolinas HealthCare System.
          OCTOBER 2017
                                                                             OCTOBER 2017
           Eat Together, Eat Better Month n Children’s Health Month          Continuing Medical Education (CME)
        Domestic Violence Awareness Month n Health Literacy Month
                                                                             	10/13	      CHS Pediatrics Symposium
                Healthy Babies Month n Healthy Lung Month                    	10/15	      Planetree International Conference on Patient-Centered Care
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month n National Bullying Prevention Month  	 10/17	     Schwartz Center Facilitation Workshops: New Haven, CT
                                                                             	 10/21-22	  29th Annual Fall Foliage Cancer Conference
        National Chiropractic Month n National Dental Hygiene Month          	 10/24	     Heart Failure Patient Education for Primary Care Providers
           National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month             	 10/27	     12th Annual Charlotte Regional Neonatology Symposium
                                                                             	 10/27	     2nd Annual LGBTQ in Health Care Symposium: Journey to Connection!
     National Liver Awareness Month n National Physical Therapy Month        	 Online	    Breaking the Cycle: Opioid Series
                   National Spina Bifida Awareness Month                     	 Online	    Electronic Medical Record on Trial: Risk Management for Nurses and Physicians
                                                                             	 Online	    Healthcare Communication
       National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month          	 Online	    Medical Genomics 101
                      Talk About Your Medicines Month                        	 Online	    MTAC Trauma Modules
                                                                             	 Online	    DOT Medical Examiners Course
            October 1-7: National Mental Illness Awareness Week              	 Online	    Protecting Your Patients From Air Pollution
                        October 2: Child Health Day                          	 Online	    Risk Management: Patient Identification

                  October 10: World Mental Health Day                        For more information or to register for these courses, call 704-512-6523 or visit www.charlotteahec.org. 
                 October 9-13: National School Lunch Week
           October 15-21: International Infection Prevention Week
              October 15-21: National Health Education Week
             October 15-21: National Health Care Quality Week

                    October 20: World Osteoporosis Day
               October 22-28: National Respiratory Care Week

                       October 29: World Stroke Day

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