Southern NH Area
Health Education Center
A Public Health Training Center
128 Route 27, Raymond, NH 03077 www.snhahec.orgJune 2014
Upcoming Conferences, Workshops, and Programs
Conferences and Workshops
The Southern New Hampshire Area Health Education Center is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the New Hampshire Nurses’ Association Commission on Continuing Education, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
The Southern NH Area Health Education Center, accredited by the NH Medical Society, designates live activities for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Sponsored by Southern NH Area Health Education Center, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. SNHAHEC Provider Number MEP3658.
For more information on all of our conferences and workshops, please visit our online calendar at
www.snhahec.org/calendar
. Online registration is available for most events!
Medical Assistant Online Refresher Course
Are you a “credentialed medical assistant”? Do you need to become one?
In order to meet meaningful use requirements, medical assistants need to be credentialed to be eligible to enter medication, radiology, and laboratory orders into electronic health records. One of the ways to achieve that credentialingis to take a certification examination. This MA Refresher Course will prepare you to sit for any one of four exams. You can take the Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) Certification Examination sponsored by the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA), the American Medical Technologist exam for Registered Medical Assistants (RMA), the National Center for Competency Testing (NCCT) exam for National Certified Medical Assistants (NCMA) or the National
Health Career Association (NHA) exam for Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA).
Full brochure, available soon! For more information, please contact Kaitlyn St. Amand at
603-895-1514x4 or [email protected]
New Interpretation Classes
Rochester, NH:
Frisbie Memorial
Hospital
July 15-October 21.
2014
Tuesdays from 5-9pm
To register for this course, download a registration form
at www.snhahec.organd mail to:
Florentina Dinu, Southern NH AHEC, 128 State Route 27, Raymond, NH 03077
603.895.1514 x5 | [email protected]
Please include a copy of your high school diploma/GED or higher education certificate
60-Hour Health Care Community Interpretation Training: This is a comprehensive 60-hour program that teaches interpreters to work in health care, educational, social services and some legal fields. The curriculum includes: language access law, the role of the interpreter, the protocol of interpretation, the national code of ethics & standards of practice, memory development, vocabulary development in both languages, impact of culture on interpretation, resources for interpreters and information about the national certification and more.
The Southern NH AHEC
Nursing Quest Summer Camp
For Boys and Girls ages 12-15
Who should go to camp?
If you are entering or leaving the
8
thgrade and think you might be
interested in a exploring a career
in nursing, you will benefit from
the camp.
Who should go to camp?
If you have participated in the Nursing
Quest Summer Camp for 8
thgraders
and think you might be interested in
further exploring a career in nursing,
you will benefit from the camp. Anyone
in 9
thor 10
thgrade can also benefit!
For rising 8
thand 9
thgrade boys and girls
Have a child 16 years of age or older?
please join us at the Health Careers Institute at Dartmouth! Please visit
http://tdi.dartmouth.edu/hcid/about
for more information!
With Funding from the Endowment for Health
For more information please contact Kaitlyn St. Amand at 603-895-1514x 4 or at
[email protected]
. You may also visit our website at snhahec.org.
Sponsored by Southern NH Area Health
Education Center
CAMP DATES: 8:30am-3:30pm
Manchester Community College:
July 28-August 1, 2014
Nashua Community College
August 11-15, 2014
What will I be doing at camp?
Wear Scrubs-We give them to you!
Become certified in CPR
Learn about different nursing careers in various settings
Go on field trips to different healthcare organizations
Measure vital signs- Blood pressure, temperature, and pulse rate
For rising 9
thand 10
thgrade boys and girls
CAMP DATES: 9:00am-3:30pm
Manchester Community College
August 4-8, 2014
What will I be doing at camp?
Expand your knowledge of body systems
Develop your knowledge of medical terminology
Strengthen your skills and resources for health career
development
Southern and Northern NH AHEC
Community Health Worker Course
7 day-8 hour class Manchester Health Department, 1528 Elm Street, Manchester, NH
September 15, 22, 19, October 6, 20, 27, and November 10, 2014
9:00am-4:30pm
As a nation and a state, we are struggling to address the transformation of the health care system as we move to a model of team basedcare. One strategy that other states have used to engage communities and assist with navigating services is to promote the Community Health Worker (CHW) model. Train to become a CHW in New Hampshire and incorporate your new knowledge into
team based care opportunities offered in hospitals, medical practices, community health centers and social service settings.
Target Audience
There are a variety of roles and numerous titles that fall under the CHW umbrella: Outreach Worker, Lay Health Advisor, Health Promoter, Patient Advocate, community health advisor, family advocate, liaison, peer counselor, patient navigator, health interpreter and public health aide. Those listed and more are welcome to attend!
For more information please contact:
Kaitlyn St. Amand, Program Coordinator, SNHAHEC 128 State Route 27, Raymond, NH 03077
(603) 895-1514 x4 Fax (603) 895-1312
COPD Educator Institute
The American Lung Association, in partnership with the Southern NH Area Health
Education Center, is proud to bring the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Educator Institute (COPDEI) to New Hampshire in fall, 2014!!
The purpose of the 1 ½ day institute is to provide an overview of COPD for healthcare
and health education professionals who provide or are preparing to provide,
self-management education for individuals diagnosed with COPD. The training includes
practical information to be used when working with this population.
Specific attention will be given to an overview, including the treatment of COPD,
spirometry, patient self-management and daily living strategies, tobacco treatment,
oxygen therapy and palliative care
CEUs will be awarded. Brochure out in July 2014
Food:
Lunches, beverages/snacks for both days will be provided.
Registration Fee:
$125 will cover all costs including resource materials
For more information: email Lee B. Gilman at
[email protected]
Thursday, September 18, 2014
~ 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
&
Friday, September 19, 2014
~ 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Conference Center, Frisbie Memorial Hospital
11 Whitehall Road
School Nurse Training Series
Lamprey Health Care, 128 State Route 27, Raymond, NH:
September 23, 2014: Pediatric Obesity from 4-6pm
Lamprey Health Care, 22 Prospect Street, Nashua, NH:
October 1, 2014: Pediatric Diabetes Management 4-6pm
More fall sessions to come!
Please register online at www.snhahec.org and click “calendar”. Contact Kaitlyn at
[email protected]
or 603-895-1514 x4 for more information
These free workshops are available to school nurses in New Hampshire. Registration is required.
CEUs provided.
Million Hearts
The goal of the Million Hearts Campaign is to work together to prevent 1 million heart attacks and
strokes by 2017.
Skills to Enhance Blood Pressure Control
:
This session specifically focuses on blood pressure control. Sometimes referred to as the silent killer, blood
pressure is important because patients can suddenly experience a heart attack or stroke due to high
blood pressure. The Joint National Committee released the new JNC 8 guidelines in December 2013.
Learn about the new guidelines and skills to help you assure correct blood pressure.
Scheduling now available!
Contact Kaitlyn St. Amand @
[email protected]
for more information
Million Hearts and Blood Pressure Control
“Lunch” and Learns
By the end of the session participants will be able to:
1. List the 3 classifications of blood pressure.
2. Use correct patient positioning for an accurate BP measurement.
3. Select the correct size BP cuff for accurate measurement.
4. Identify at least 3 lifestyle modifications that you can discuss with patients who have prehypertension
or hypertension
By the end of the session participants will be able to:
1.
Describe the need, goals and recommendations of the Million Hearts Initiative
2. Discuss blood pressure techniques and resources currently being used in your facility
3. Apply recommendations in every day patient care
Contact us to schedule a
session at your
workplace!
[email protected]
or 603-895-1514 ext 4
Learning Objectives:
• Discuss elements of the ACA
• Describe the role of Certified Application Counselors (CACs) and Patient Navigators in the enrollment process
•Recognize challenges that patients may experience in accessing health insurance
•Identify community resources for providing education and assistance
What do Providers Need to Know?
Resources for Learning More about the Affordable Care Act and the
Health Insurance Marketplace
To learn more about the ACA visit:
http://wwwHealthCare.gov
To schedule a presentation:
“What providers need to know about the ACA” :
Contact
Kaitlyn St. Amand at
[email protected]
Sixteenth Annual Centricity User Conference
AutumnLogic 2014
Embracing Analytics and the Cloud
save the date!
Friday, November 14, 2014
SERESC Conference Center
29 Commerce Drive, Bedford
Presented by:
Southern New Hampshire Area Health Education Center
In collaboration with representatives from the Planning Committee
Community Health Access Network (CHAN) Lamprey Health Care Ammonoosuc Community Health Services Regional Extension Center of New Hampshire
HIT Roundtable The Health Center (VT)
Contact Kaitlyn St. Amand at [email protected] or 603.895.1514 x 4 for more information about the program and sponsorship opportunities
The Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation
has awarded the Southern NH AHEC a grant to support the Better
Choices, Better Health program in NH. The funding will enhance and
maintain our capacity to offer and evaluate Chronic Disease
Self-Management workshops. As part of the funding we will be able to
support a new leader training as well as a lending library for books
.
Stanford’s Chronic Disease Self
-Management Program:
Better Choices, Better Health
Do you have patients with a chronic disease? Are you looking for
resources to help them take better care of themselves?
The NH CDSMP Network is offering Stanford’s Chronic Disease Self-Management Program: Better Choices, Better Health as a resource to providers and residents of New Hampshire. The program gives patients with chronic diseases and the people who care for them an opportunity to learn how to put life back into their lives.
As a Lunch n’ Learn Session:
An introductory one-hour session can be brought to your practice by SNHAHEC to help
your staff understand what can be done to help patients with chronic diseases manage their lives. To schedule this
session, contact Kaitlyn below.
For more information please contact Kaitlyn
St. Amand at
or 603-895-1514x4
To Complete this webinar, please visit: www.snhahec.org/webinars.cfm
For more information please contact Kaitlyn at (603) 894 1515 x 4 or at [email protected]
Learning Objectives:1. Compare & contrast Asthma & COPD epidemiology, pathogenesis, and clinical presentation
2. Restate the four components of asthma management
3. Outline the goals of asthma control and tools to improve care in your office
4. Identify strategies to help patients manage Nicotine Dependence Disorder
An online learning opportunity in partnership with
the NH asthma control program and the asthma
educators network
Asthma Tobacco & Control
Do you currently work in health care?
Have you worked in Health care for at least 6 months?
Do you work in Manchester, Nashua or nearby towns?
If yes, we would like to talk to you!
Brandeis University is conducting interviews to understand how NH health care professionals* access jobs and
advancement opportunities. We will be interviewing over 50 health care professionals from Southern NH. All
interviews are confidential and conducted by trained researchers.
You will receive a $25 gift card for your time
Sign up Now!
Email:
[email protected]
or call/test 603-218-9258
Interviews will last approximately 1 hour
* Entry-level, mid-level, and advanced health care professionals from a range of occupations are welcome (Doctors, Dentists, and
Psychiatrists are excluded). Seekin g women and men, and individuals of all ages and racial and ethnic backgrounds.
This study,
Beyond Supply and Demand: Employment Networks in Health Care Workforce
, is made possible with funding from the
Endowment for Health.
October 30 & 31, 2014 | Portsmouth Harbor Events, 100 Deer Street, Portsmouth
LAWRENCE RAISZ MEMORIAL
NEW ENGLAND
BONE CLUB
Based upon your request, more
clinical case studies!
Submit your case abstract for review! If you have a success story, an interesting or a challenging case for the audience to review we are interested in hearing from you. Case abstracts are being accepted for committee review for consideration through April 18, 2014. Submit your case abstract to:
Kaitlyn St. Amand, Program Coordinator
[email protected]
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128 State Route 27, Raymond, NH 03077
Pre-registration available at
www.snhahec.org/calendar
Full program brochure will be available in May atwww.snhahec.org or by contacting Kaitlyn
A program of:
Who Am I Going to Be?
African Youth Building Lives in NH
Film
Screening
Opportunity
!
The film “Who Am I Going To Be?” explores the constellation of challenges that African
youth face as they build new lives in NH. Learning to navigate school and community
expectations, adjusting to shifting family roles, and coping the aftermath of conflict and
trauma are parts of their path.
They are made to feel “other” at school. They naturally
learn English faster than parents…ushering in issues of respect, relationship, and family
authority. This film, produced in 2014 in NH, explores the formation of identity and
belonging among teens who have emigrated to New Hampshire, and asks viewers to
think about their own cultural identities, perspectives, and prerogatives.
Host a 90 minute session-including a 43 minute film and a panel discussion!
If you are interested in showing this empowering film within your community please contact
Kaitlyn St. Amand at
[email protected]
or Lynn Clowes at
[email protected]
.
This film is made possible by the NH Charitable Foundation, The NH Humanities Council and other private
donors.
Continuing education credit is available
Target Audience:
Youth services providers, teachers,
health care providers and others interested in learning more
about the cultural fabric of NH
Cost:
There is no cost to host a screening. Donations are
accepted.
Learning Objectives
:
-Discuss some of the ways that family roles shift in
immigrant families in NH.
-Identify some specific challenges that African teens face as
they work to integrate into the US.
-Describe resilience factors that teens draw on to survive
and thrive in a new culture.
What challenges do you think you would
face if you suddenly found yourself starting
over in a new culture? What in your cultural
heritage could you draw on for strength in
challenging circumstances?
Thank you,
Kaitlyn St. Amand, Program Coordinator
Southern New Hampshire AHEC
128 State Route 27, Raymond, NH 03077
e [email protected]
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(603) 895-1514 x 4 |
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Announcements:
Visit our website at www.snhahec.org for more information about upcoming programs!
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