Southern NH Area Health Education Center

128 Route 27, Raymond, NH 03077 www.snhahec.org

March 2016 Upcoming Conferences, Workshops, and Programs

Conferences and Workshops

Southern New Hampshire Area Health Education Center is an Approved Provider of continuing nursing education by the

Northeast Multistate Division, 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 MEP100891

Note: Please check each individual program brochure for more information about education credits

Diabetes Today 2016:

The Many Facets of Diabetes Management April 22, 2016 8:00-4:45pm

Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Garrison Wing

789 Central Ave, Dover, NH 03820

Learning Objectives at the conclusion of this program participants will be able to:

•Discuss the latest classes of medications •Describe nutrition’s role in preventing and managing diabetes. •Identify technological resources patients can use to manage their diabetes. •Discuss the impact of inflammation on diabetes and heart disease. •Explain options for engaging patients in their own care.

Target Audience Physicians, Physician Assistants,

Nurse Practitioners, Registered

Nurses, Registered Dietitians,

Medical Assistants, Pharmacists,

and Certified Diabetes Educators

working in hospitals, schools,

visiting nurse associations, primary

care offices, long term care and

community health centers.

For full brochure click here. For more information contact Gina at 603-895-1514x2

NCHC30M - A Symposium Series in Healthcare

(Includes all three sessions) This series will engage

and teach participants the skills needed to effectively

lead efforts to provide quality care to patients among

the ever-changing landscape of healthcare. All three

sessions will include expert panel discussions and a

guest speaker. The cost for each session is $75, or

register for all three for $150.

This symposium series consists of the following sessions:

NCHC27M - Building Personal Leadership Skills in Healthcare

NCHC28M - Communication Skills for Healthcare

NCHC29M - Characteristics of a Successful Healthcare Organizations

Workforce Development Center at MCC | For more info, contact Dr. Kathy DesRoches at (603) 206-8161 or

kdesroches@ccsnh.edu Manchester Community College | 1066 Front St, Manchester, NH 03102 |

www.mccnh.edu/wdc | fb.com/ManchesterWDC

Meets on three Fridays, February 19 to April 29,2016

8am-12:30pm

LAWRENCE RAISZ MEMORIAL

NEW ENGLAND BONE CLUB 2016

march 24 & 25, 2016 | portsmouth harbor events, 100 deer street, portsmouth

Meeting Objectives Attendees will be able to describe: •Recent developments and cutting-edge

research

in the pathophysiology, diagnosis, prevention

and

treatment of bone disorders

•Evidence based practice for bone

diseases and disorders

•Current data that will facilitate prevention,

diagnosis,

and bone disease management

•The newest clinical trials on the treatment

of various bone diseases

•Case discussion Registration is available on our website ,

under Upcoming Events.

www.snhahec.org

Keynote Speakers Mary Bouxsein, PhD, Medical Scientific Director,

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Roland Baron, DMD, PhD Professor Harvard Medical School

and Harvard School of Dental Medicine

Michaela Reagan, PhD, Faculty Scientist I,

Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, ME

and Assistant Professor, University of Maine, Orono, ME

Edward Schwarz, MD, University of Rochester Medical Center

School of Medicine and Dentistry

Full Brochure

available click here.

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TARGET AUDIENCE: The AADE Webinars are knowledge-based activities designed for individual or groups of diabetes

educators, including RNs, RDs, Pharmacists, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists,

Physician Assistants, MDs, and other health care providers interested in staying up to date on

current practices of care for their patients with diabetes and other related conditions.

THE DETAILS:

*FREE *register through www.snhahec.org

*90 minutes each *limit of 50 participants per topic

MORE DETAILS AVAILABLE ON www.snhahec.org under Continuing Education

WEBINAR TOPICS:

1. The Management of Hypertension in Diabetes: One Guideline doesn’t fit all

2. Medication-related Weight Gain in Diabetes

3. Pathophysiology of Pre-Diabetes and Early Treatment Considerations

4. Literacy and Numeracy in Diabetes Education

:

American Association of Diabetes Educators

with SNHAHEC

presents Four Webinars !

Questions? Please contact Gina at

603-895-1514 x2, or

gsavinelli@snhahec.org

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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 series of workshops: Classes are offered in community centers

across NH. Upcoming trainings can be found

at SNHAHEC, under the “BCBH” tab.

“Lunch” and Learn 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.

For more information please

contact

Gina Savinelli at

gsavinelli@snhahec.org

603-895-1514x2

Are you interested in becoming a trained leader to co-lead Better Choices,

Better Health Workshops in NH for adults who have chronic conditions?

Stanford Chronic Disease Self-Management

New Leader Training Offered

March 21 and 28, April 1 and 8, 2016 9:00-4:30pm National Alliance on Mental Illness - 85 North State Street Concord, NH 03301

Who should attend the Leader Training? •Are you interested in providing the CDSM program for members of your community with

chronic diseases to help them increase their ability to manage their illnesses on their own?

This training will prepare you to hold a 6 week workshop series to provide the Better Choices, Better

Health Chronic Disease Self-Management program and is a great opportunity to join a supported

network of other NH leaders offering this program throughout NH.

For more information on the Stanford Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP), use

http://patienteducation.stanford.edu/programs/cdsmp.html

This leader training is grant funded and, therefore, there is no cost to attend the training.

Click here SNHAHEC, view under Better Choices, Better Health

Manchester, NH:

April 19 - June 23, 2015

Tuesdays / Thursdays from 5:15 - 9:15pm

To register for these courses, go to our website, under Continuing Education - Conferences

at www.snhahec.org and mail to:

Florentina Dinu, Southern NH AHEC, 128 State Route 27, Raymond, NH 03077 603.895.1514 x5 | fgdinu@snhahec.org

Please include a copy of your high school diploma/GED or higher education certificate

70-Hour Legal

Interpretation Training

WHEN: April 21 & 22, 2016 8:00 – 5:00pm (Registration begins at 7:45am)

WHERE: Institute on Disabilities

56 Old Suncook Road

Concord, NH 03301

COST: $ 150.00 per participant

For ServiceLink staff – a refund will be made if the staff

attend both days

For more information contact Alison Morgan at ServiceLink 603-448-3906.

Brochure available.

New Interpretation Classes

Powerful Tools for

Caregivers Training for Trainers

Manchester, NH

February 2 – April 5,2016

Tuesdays / Thursdays from

5:30 – 9:00 pm

64-hour Health Care Community

Interpretation Training

VITAL Signs of Self Care Creative Renewal Strategies for Health Professionals

Continuing Education Information Nurses Southern NH AHEC is an Approved Provider of continuing nursing education by the Northeast Multistate Division (NE-MSD), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 4.0 contact hours. Activity Number: 1156 Physicians The Southern NH Area Health Education Center, accredited by the NH Medical Society, designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Where are YOU on your priority list? Would you appreciate some new ideas

for caring for yourself as you care for others?

This highly interactive continuing education program will explore strategies for sustainable

self-care to reduce burnout risk, encourage longevity and resilience, and promote career

satisfaction. Participants will have the opportunity for brief hands-on experience with

massage therapy, Reiki and acupuncture! These skills and strategies can also be

translated into caring for patients with chronic illness. How is your self care plan?

Learning Objectives:

During this session, participants will:

1) share insights from current professional experience with peers

2) identify a variety of sustainable strategies and develop an individualized

self-care plan

3) explore how to apply strategies to helping patients cope with illness

Faculty: Tina Kenyon, ACSW

Inpatient Nurses Session

April 05, 2016 1:00 – 4:30 pm

Each session limited to 8 participants so register soon!

Registration fee is $125

All classes are at the Manchester Health Department

1528 Elm Street, Manchester, NH

Ambulatory Care Nurses

Session April 14, 2016

1:00 – 4:30 pm

Physician Assistant Session

May 20, 2016, 1:00-4:30 pm

APRN

Session May 16, 2016, 1:00-4:30 pm Register at

www.snhahec.org and go to upcoming events. Future sessions will be scheduled for other disciplines too!

Acquire strategies and

approaches to turn

barriers into facilitators

and provide culturally

competent, responsive

care

Employ positioning

techniques to obtain

high quality images

This meeting of Resources for Asthma Educators will focus on new medication for asthma management. The session will also include a Reports from the Field session for participants to share challenges and ask questions to the group. May 3, 2016 Learning Objectives : 5:30 to 8:00pm - Discuss emerging issues in asthma care specific to

Puritan Back Room medications.

Manchester - Identify new medications on the market. - Describe strategies for educating patients about

$25 registration fee medication use. includes buffet dinner, materials - Apply knowledge about asthma medications and continuing education credits using case discussion.

Emerging Issues in Asthma Care:

Medication Update

Please visit SNHAHEC, under Upcoming Events to register.

Click here for the brochure on this exciting program.

May 3,2016

Cancer Care in New Hampshire Understanding the Patient

Experience NH CCC 11th Annual

Meeting Wednesday, April 6, 2016

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Grappone Conference

Center

Courtyard by Marriott

Concord, NH

Click here for details

De-Escalation…

Learning Objectives:

Define de-escalation and what

the learner is de-escalating.

Describe the polyvagal theory

and how it works in de-

escalation.

Demonstrate non-verbal and

verbal de-escalation skills

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21st Century Opiates

Learning Objectives:

Discuss the various factors that

have led to the 21st century

American opiate epidemic.

List side effects and withdrawal

symptoms that occur from

opiate use.

List criteria for diagnosing

someone with a substance use

disorder.

Describe the different levels of

treatment and which is

appropriate for a particular

client.

Verbalize the best practice

guidelines about treatment and

medication assisted treatment.

To learn more about De-escalation click here. To learn more about 21st Century Opiates, click here.

Manchester Community College offers 2 exciting

workshops

De-escalation of the Agitated Patient in Health Care Settings

April 22, 2016 8:30 to 4:00pm

Eric Arauz, MLER

AND 21st Century Opiates: History, Diagnosing and Best Practice

Guidelines May 26, 2016 8:30 to 12:00pm

Frank Greenagel, Jr – MPAP, MSW, LCSW, LCADC

Sponsored by the HT3 for Healthcare Program, the Workforce Development Center at Manchester Community College, and Southern New Hampshire Area Health Education Center. CRN

Joy In Practice: Achieving a

Sustainable Practice of

Primary Care May 20, 2016

The Common Man

231 Main Street

Plymouth, NH 03264

Click here for

brochure

Objectives

At the end of the presentation, participants will be

able to:

Learn from exemplary practices where new

team-based delivery models have made practice more

enjoyable and sustainable.

Identify strategies and resources for practice

transformation.

Discuss the impact of alternative payment

mechanisms on the practice of primary care.

Target Audience

CEOs, Medical Directors, Clinical Directors, COOs,

Practice Administrators, QI Directors, and/or other

members of your care team.

For more information please contact Diana Gibbs at

dgibbs@nchcnh.org.

OBJECTIVES: At the conclusion of the 1 hour session, the participant will be able to:

-Define the importance of HPV vaccination for cancer prevention and the

rationale for vaccinating at ages 11 or 12.

-List the indications for HPV vaccine for girls and for boys.

-Provide useful and compelling information about HPV vaccine to parents to

aid in making the decision to vaccinate.

-Locate resources relevant to current immunization practice.

Schedule your “lunch” and learn or completed a self-

study!

For more resources on HPV please visit: www.snhahec.org under “Continuing

Education”

Join us for a free 1 hour CME Self-Study course

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Low HPV vaccination rates are leaving another generation

of boys and girls vulnerable to devastating HPV cancers. Vaccination could prevent

most of these cancers. CDC is looking to you to make a strong recommendation for

HPV vaccination when kids are 11 and 12 years old. Provided in this presentation is

up-to-date information on HPV infection/disease, HPV vaccine, and ways to

successfully communicate with patients and their parents about HPV vaccination.

Find out how to tell parents that they aren’t opening the door to sex—they’re closing

the door the cancer. Because HPV vaccine IS cancer prevention and YOU are the key.

TARGET AUDIENCE: Physicians, nurses, nursing students, medical assistants,

pharmacists, and other health professionals who provide immunizations. The target

audience also includes health educators, and immunization program managers.

You are the Key to

HPV Cancer Prevention

Faculty: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Link: http://www.cmeuniversity.com/course/disclaimer/111996

For more information or to schedule a

session at your organization, please

contact Gina at 603-895-1514 x2

This training teaches mammography technologists to:

Recognize barriers people

with disabilites face when

accessing mammography

services

Acquire strategies and

approaches to turn

barriers into facilitators

and provide culturally

competent, responsive

care

Employ positioning

techniques to obtain

high quality images

1-credit on-demand free training

Responsive Practice: Providing Mammography to Women with Disabilities

Register and complete the free, 50- minute training anytime at:

nhdisabilityhealth.org/mammography (603) 862-4320 | Relay 711

dph.iod@unh.edu

The Southern NH AHEC

Nursing Quest Summer Camp

For Rising 7th and 8th Grade

Boys and Girls If you are entering or leaving the 8th

grade and think you might be

interested in a exploring a career in

nursing, you will benefit from the

camp.

For Boys and Girls ages 12-15

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 9th and 10th Grade

Boys and Girls If you have participated in the Nursing Quest

Summer Camp for 8th graders and think you

might be interested in further exploring a

career in nursing, you will benefit from the

camp. Anyone in 9th or 10th grade can also

benefit! 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

Meet new people and have fun!

Save the Dates

Scholarships available. If

interested in applying, please

contact Gina

Sun Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Better Choices - Leader

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3 4 Better Choices - Leader

5 6 NH CCC, Concord

7 8 Better Choices - Leader

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10 11

12 Gyn Cancers, Milford

13 14 15 16

17 18 19 20 Motivational Interviewing, Families First

21 22 Diabetes Today WDC Symposium De-Escalation Hereditary Cancer Risk - Goodwin

23 RX Relax Elliot Hospital

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