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CHARLOTTE AHEC COURSE OFFERINGS
Charlotte AHEC is part of the N.C. Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program and Atrium Health.
OCTOBER 2019
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
10/10 Advancing Innovation and Outcomes in Neurosciences
10/25 4th Annual LGBTQ Symposium for Healthcare Professionals
10/25-26 31st Annual Fall Foliage Cancer Conference
10/27-30 Planetree International Conference on Patient-Centered Care
Webinar Project ECHO: Sickle Cell
Online Breaking the Cycle: Opioid Epidemic—Alternatives to Opioids in
Primary Care
Online Breaking the Cycle: Opioid Epidemic—Chronic Pain and Safe Opioid
Prescribing Best Practices
Online Breaking the Cycle: Opioid Epidemic—Considerations of Co-Morbid Mood
and Anxiety in Chronic Pain
Online Breaking the Cycle: Opioid Epidemic—Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Online Breaking the Cycle: Opioid Epidemic—Pain Management in the Cancer Patient
Online Breaking the Cycle: Opioid Epidemic—Responsible Pain Management in
the Emergency Department
Online CHS Approach to Sepsis and Infected Patients Requiring Hospitalization
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.
NATIONAL HEALTH &
WELLNESS OBSERVANCES
OCTOBER 2019
Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk
American Heart Walk n Eat Together, Eat Better Month
Children’s Health Month n Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Health Literacy Month n Healthy Babies Month n Healthy Lung Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month n National Bullying Prevention Month
National Chiropractic Month n National Dental Hygiene Month
National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month
National Family Sexuality Education Month
National Liver Awareness Month n National Physical Therapy Month
National Spina Bifida Awareness Month
National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month
Talk About Your Medicines Month n Vegetarian Awareness Month
October 7-13: National Mental Illness Awareness Week
October 7: Child Health Day
October 10: World Mental Health Day
October 14-18: National Consultant Pharmacy Week
October 14-20: National Healthcare Quality Week
October 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
October 20: World Osteoporosis Day
October 20-26: International Infection Prevention Week
October 20-26: National Health Education Week
October 20-26: National Respiratory Care Week
October 26: Make a Difference Day
October 29: World Stroke Day
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