On Demand
Preceptor Bites: Work-Life Harmony in Georgia Healthcare Professionals: Get the Balance Right
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Speaker:
Neil MacKinnon, PhD
Target Audience:
Community-Based Faculty, MD/DO, PA, APRN
Objectives:
- Describe the US Surgeon General’s 2022 framework for workplace mental health and well-being, which includes work-life harmony
- Examine a 5-step approach to work-life harmony and career planning
- Apply the 5-step approach to work-life harmony and career planning to your own career as a health professional
Accreditation:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through joint providership of the Medical Educational Council of Pensacola (MECOP) and Mercer University School of Medicine. MECOP accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit:
The Medical Educational Council of Pensacola designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses: The Georgia Board of Nursing deems SouthwestGeorgia Area Health Education Center (SOWEGA-AHEC) as an approved provider for nursing continuing education (CE). This activity is approved for 1.0 contact hour towards the continuing education competency requirement for Georgia nursing licensure renewal. No partial credit offered. Activity #2023-04A.
*No commercial support/conflicts of interest noted for this educational activity.
Southwest Georgia Community Paramedicine Program (SOWEGA-CPP)
RECORDED DATE: July 25, 2023
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Speakers:
Representatives from Southwest Georgia AHEC, Clinch Memorial Hospital, Coffee Regional Medical Center, Colquitt Regional Medical Center, Irwin County Hospital & Southwell
Target Audience:
Administrators, Community Paramedicine Providers, Emergency Room Staff, Primary Care Providers, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, Public Health Providers, Healthcare Professional Students & Community Health Related Organization Representatives
Objectives:
- Provide a brief overview of the Southwest Georgia Community Paramedicine Network & Training Program grant funded by HRSA’s Rural Public Health Workforce Training Network Program.
- List lessons learned during the development and initial implementation phases of Rural Hospital-Based Community Paramedicine in Southwest Georgia.
- Describe Southwest Georgia Community Paramedicine Program regional community impacts in grant year one.
- Detail anticipated future rural community opportunities and impacts with Community Paramedicine.
Continuing Education:
Nurses: The Georgia Board of Nursing deems Southwest Georgia Area Health Education Center (SOWEGA-AHEC) as an approved provider for nursing continuing education (CE). This activity is approved for 1.5 contact hours towards the continuing education competency requirement for Georgia nursing licensure renewal. No partial credit offered. Activity #2023-05.
Submission of registration information, attendance and successful completion of evaluation required for nursing continuing education certificates.
Planners/speakers disclosed no potential conflicts of interest. No commercial support was provided for this activity.
Pathway to Med School Admissions Forum 2023
RECORDED DATE: June 13, 2023
Thinking about a career in medicine? Learn what it takes to get into medical school.
Available On-Demand
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View this Interactive forum to get important information needed to pursue a challenging career in medicine. Benefit from the Q & A session led by top decision makers from Georgia’s medical schools admissions’ officers.Thinking about a career in medicine? Learn what it takes to get into medical school.
Preceptor Bites: Teaching Telehealth
RECORDED DATE: June 8, 2023
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Speaker:
Lloyd Sirmons
Senior Program Manager
Southeastern Telehealth Resource Center
Target Audience:
Community-Based Faculty, MD/DO, PA, APRN
Objectives:
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Recognize competencies required for students touse technology to provide care via telehealth
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Identify evaluation practices to be used for feedbackor debriefing students for virtual visits
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Demonstrate how to apply virtual visit skills andmeet student competencies
Accreditation:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through joint providership of the Medical Educational Council of Pensacola (MECOP) and Mercer University School of Medicine. MECOP accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit:
The Medical Educational Council of Pensacola designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses: The Georgia Board of Nursing deems SouthwestGeorgia Area Health Education Center (SOWEGA-AHEC) as an approved provider for nursing continuing education (CE). This activity is approved for 1.0 contact hour towards the continuing education competency requirement for Georgia nursing licensure renewal. No partial credit offered.
Activity #2023-03A.
Preceptor Bites: Preceptor Best Practices
RECORDED DATE: March 9, 2023
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Speaker:
Samuel Le Church, MD, MPH
- Associate Professor, Mercer University School of Medicine, Department of Community Medicine
- Core Faculty, Rural Medicine Rotation Coordinator, Northeast Georgia Medical Center Graduate Medical Education, Family Medicine Residency
- Clinical Assistant Professor, MCG/UGA Medical Partnership Campus, Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University Department of Family Medicine
- Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Georgia, College of Public Health
- Affiliate Faculty, Indiana State University, Physician Assistant Program
- Physician, Synergy Health Primary Care
Target Audience:
Community-Based Faculty, MD/DO, PA, APRN
Objectives:
- Implement strategies used to engage student learning during clinical rotations or teaching
- Distinguish adopted best practices and efficient teaching methods for preceptors
Accreditation:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through joint providership of the Medical Educational Council of Pensacola (MECOP) and Mercer University School of Medicine. MECOP accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit:
The Medical Educational Council of Pensacola designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses: The Georgia Board of Nursing deems Southwest Georgia Area Health Education Center (SOWEGA-AHEC) as an approved provider for nursing continuing education (CE). This activity is approved for 1.0 contact hour towards the continuing education competency requirement for Georgia nursing licensure renewal. No partial credit offered. Activity #2023-02A.
EMS: This course has received Georgia Office of EMS and Trauma approval for continuing education credit.
GA-2023-PROV-05445 GA-2023-INST-DUAL-074
Preceptor Bites: Forms of Assistance
RECORDED DATE: January 12, 2023
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Speaker:
Ralph Gillies, PhD
Professor, Clinical Psychologist, Department of Family Medicine
MCG Associate Dean for Faculty & Continuous Professional Development
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Target Audience:
Community-Based Faculty, MD/DO, PA, APRN
Objectives:
- Distinguish what a student can and cannot do yet
- Recognize what assistance a student needs to complete a given task
- List ways to assist students in their development
Accreditation:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through joint providership of the Medical Educational Council of Pensacola (MECOP) and Mercer University School of Medicine. MECOP accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit:
The Medical Educational Council of Pensacola designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
EMS: This course has received Georgia Office of EMS and Trauma approval for continuing education credit. GA-2023-PROV-05444 GA-2023-INST-DUAL-073
Nurses: The Georgia Board of Nursing deems Southwest Georgia Area Health Education Center (SOWEGA-AHEC) as an approved provider for nursing continuing education (CE). This activity is approved for 1.0 contact hour towards the continuing education competency requirement for Georgia nursing licensure renewal. No partial credit offered. Activity #2023-01A.
The Realities of Sexual Exploitation 101
RECORDED DATE: October 6, 2022
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SPEAKER:
Rachel Monroe
Founder, Executive Director
Heritage of Hope
OBJECTIVES/LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Identify the victims of sexual exploitation
- Identify the vulnerabilities that exist that enable traffickers to manipulate victims
- Access resources to connect survivors to National Human Trafficking Hotline and Heritage of Hope
CONTINUING EDUCATION:
The Georgia Board of Nursing deems Southwest Georgia Area Health Education Center (SOWEGA-AHEC) as an approved provider for continuing education (CE). This CE activity awards 1.0 hour towards the continuing education competency requirement for Georgia Nursing Licensure renewal. No partial credit offered.
Activity #2022-07A.
Fostering Cultural Humility
RECORDED DATE: July 20, 2022
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SPEAKER:
Walter D. Conwell, MD MBA
Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs & Development
MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Primary Care Providers, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, Public Health Providers, Healthcare Professional Students, and Community Health Related Organization Representatives
OBJECTIVES:
- Recognize how cultural humility defers from cultural competency
- Identify at least one aspect of cultural humility that you can incorporate into your work as a professional
- Demonstrate cultural humble communication during interactions with peers
Mitigating Bias
RECORDED DATE: July 20, 2022
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SPEAKER:
Walter D. Conwell, MD MBA
Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs & Development
MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Primary Care Providers, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, Public Health Providers, Healthcare Professional Students, and Community Health Related Organization Representatives
OBJECTIVES:
- Describe some of own biases
- Acknowledge the impact of unchecked biases in society
- Recognize the importance of mitigating bias in individual decision-making and within systems
- Describe potential ways to identify and mitigate common biases at the individual and systemic level
Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment: Medical Education Module (CE)
RECORDED DATE: May 23, 2022
CME/CE: Physicians | Nurses | Social Workers
OBJECTIVES:
- Recognize how POLST is different from Advance Directives
- Apply the use of POLST in their practice
- Determine how to respond when a patient has a POLST
Applied Motivational Interviewing: Putting It All Together
RECORDED DATE: January 26, 2022
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SPEAKER:
Megan Benoit Ratcliff, PhD, MPH
Motivation Interviewing Trainer & Consultant
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Primary Care Providers, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, Public Health Providers, Healthcare Professional Students, and Community Health Related Organization Representatives
OBJECTIVES:
- Identify how different clinical tools can be used to help a patient move towards change
- Develop a plan for how to integrate MI into clinical practice
- Identify how core MI principles, processes, and skills using case studies
Motivational Interviewing in Healthcare: An Evidence Based Approach for Providers
RECORDED DATE: January 25, 2022
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SPEAKER:
Megan Benoit Ratcliff, PhD, MPH
Motivation Interviewing Trainer & Consultant
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Primary Care Providers, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, Public Health Providers, Healthcare Professional Students, and Community Health Related Organization Representatives
OBJECTIVES:
- Explain the relationship between MI and the Stages of Change
- Choose appropriate MI strategies to avoid the “righting reflex” and other traps when promoting patient change
- Describe Brief Action Planning (BAP) and its application in patient self-management
- Identify empirical support for MI in the research literature
Foundations of Motivational Interviewing: Building Blocks for Change
RECORDED DATE: January 25, 2022
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SPEAKER:
Megan Benoit Ratcliff, PhD, MPH
Motivation Interviewing Trainer & Consultant
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Primary Care Providers, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, Public Health Providers, Healthcare Professional Students, and Community Health Related Organization Representatives
OBJECTIVES:
- Identify the foundations of MI including Principles, Spirit and Process
- Explain the core skills of MI including open-ended questions, affirmations, reflections,and summarizing
Georgia Safe Haven Law & Experts Provider Training (The Hope Box)
TRAINING OBJECTIVES:
At the end of activity, the participant will be able to:
- Ensure knowledge of Georgia Safe Haven Law and be better equipped should a mother invoke the law and relinquish her infant at your site.
- Detail appropriate procedures and protocols in which to follow in case of a relinquishment.
- Explain serious circumstances surrounding the issue of abandonment, with the goal of changing perspectives of mothers who are considering this option.
EDUCATIONAL HOURS:
The Georgia Board of Nursing deems Southwest Georgia Area Health Education Center (SOWEGA-AHEC) as an approved provider for nursing continuing education (CE). Each CE activity awards 1.0 hour towards the continuing education competency requirement for Georgia nurse licensure renewal. No partial credit offered. Activity #2021-08A Submission of evaluation required for CE certificates.
No Commercial Support Provided / Speaker & Planners Disclosed No Conflicts of Interest for Educational Activity. For More Info: info@sowega-ahec.org or 229-439-7185
Recorded 08.05.21
Pandemic Lessons Learned Southwest Georgia Webinar #3
RECORDED DATE: April 2, 2021
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EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, COMMUNITY HEALTH & EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SPEAKERS:
Doug Patten, MD, Associate Dean, Augusta University Medical College of Georgia
Teresa Teasley, DNP, RN, Associate Dean, Georgia Southwestern State University
LaKisha Bryant Bruce, Director of Community Relations, Dougherty County School System
Julie Miller, Coordinator, Phoebe Putney Memoiral Hospital Emergency Preparedness
Christopher Cohilas, Chairman, Dougherty County Commissioner
OBJECTIVES:
- Discuss lessons learned during COVID-19 pandemic related to educational institutions, community health & emergency management
- Describe the internal interdisciplinary teamwork and external collaborations necessary to provide community resources & services in a pandemic
- Detail how facing and recovering from a pandemic has changed communication and institutional workflow processes
Pandemic Lessons Learned in Southwest Georgia Webinar #2
RECORDED DATE: April 1, 2021
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NURSING AT THE BEDSIDE: HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES & LONG-TERM CARE SPEAKERS:
Kellie Register, CNO, Clinch Memorial Hospital
Lori Eubanks, CNO, Memorial Hospital & Manor
Shawn Whittaker, CNO Miller County Hospital
Evelyn Olenick, DNP, SVP, CNO, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
Tonia Garrett, VP, CNO, Tift Regional Medical Center
OBJECTIVES:
- Discuss lessons learned during COVID-19 pandemic related to nursing at the bedside in hospitals, nursing homes & long-term care
- Describe the internal interdisciplinary teamwork and external collaborations necessary to provide patient care in a pandemic
- Detail how facing and recovering from a pandemic has changed communication and institutional workflow processes
Pandemic Lessons Learned in Southwest Georgia Webinar #1
RECORDED DATE: March 31, 2021
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ADMINISTRATION, HEALTH SYSTEMS & EMERGENCY ROOMS SPEAKERS:
Scott Steiner, President, CEO, Phoebe Health System
James Black, MD, Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
Robin Rau, CEO, Miller County Hospital
Alex Le, VP, COO, Southwell
OBJECTIVES:
- Discuss lessons learned during COVID-19 pandemic related to administration, health systems, & emergency rooms
- Describe the internal interdisciplinary teamwork and external collaborations necessary to provide patient care in a pandemic
- Detail how facing and recovering from a pandemic has changed communication and institutional workflow processes
Georgia Human Trafficking Awareness Training
Provided by Georgia Department of Administrative Services
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OBJECTIVES:
- Provide an overview of what human trafficking is, including the various forms
- Provide examples of the groups involved in human trafficking
- Provide a definition of sex trafficking and key indicators
- Highlight the various ways for reporting human trafficking
- Outline how you can help prevent human trafficking in Georgia
CME/CE:
- The Georgia Board of Nursing deems Southwest Georgia Area Health Education Center (SOWEGA-AHEC) as an approved provider for continuing education (CE). This CE activity awards 1.0 hour towards the continuing education competency requirement for Georgia Nursing Licensure renewal. No partial credit offered. Activity #2020-07A.
- GA OEMST | Approved GA-2020-PROV-02106 | 1.0 CE Hr: Other/General
Population Health Series: Introduction to Population Health
RECORDED DATE: December 16, 2020
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CME/CE: Nursing CE & GA OEMST
OBJECTIVES:
- Define the term “population health”
- Describe drivers within the US health care delivery system toward value-based models of care
- Identify sources of data to define population health needs
Population Health Series: Addressing Social Determinants of Health
RECORDED DATE: December 16, 2020
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CME/CE: Nursing CE & OEMST
OBJECTIVES:
- Describe how “place matters” – where we live can determine how well we live and is a significant factor of life expectancy
- Define health equity
- Identify stakeholder engagement needed for addressing social determinants of health
Population Health Series: The Voice of the Patient
RECORDED DATE: December 16, 2020
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CME/CE: Nursing CE & OEMST
OBJECTIVES:
- Define patient engagement
- Identify perspectives on patient-centered care
- Describe effective strategies for patient centered care and the role of healthcare delivery redesign to advance patient centered care