South Carolina AHEC News & Updates

  Upstate AHEC Health Careers Academy (HCA) partnered with the University Center of Greenville for a simulation lab activity on March 5. High school students from the region took part in the activity as part of the 2014-2015 Upstate AHEC Health Careers Academy. Kim Blankenship, RN, Mary Black School of Nursing Sim Lab Manager, facilitated the lab activity, which enabled HCA students to participate in simulation experiences.   The partnership with the University Center gives students an opportunity to work with faculty, staff, health professionals and students to receive relevant up-to-date information, knowledge, and skills that are being disseminated and practiced in post-secondary classrooms and clinical settings.   Simulation affords students the opportunity to be exposed to reality-based scenarios that will be a part of their healthcare practice in the future and gives them a chance to practice physical assessment skills.    Ashleigh Godby, an 11 th grade student at Rive

Lowcountry AHEC has moved into its new building and is excited to continue serving its 12-county region from the new space. Lowcountry AHEC is now located at: 87 Academy Road, Walterboro, SC 29488 Phone and fax information remain the same, for more contact information, please visit the Lowcountry AHEC website at  lcahec.com .

Vickie Fletcher, RN, HOP Coordinator The Chester Healthcare Foundation awarded a $2,250 mini-grant to Mid-Carolina AHEC in January to support Chester Regional Medical Center’s Healthy Outcomes Plan (HOP). In a county-wide effort to decrease hospital readmissions and emergency visits, Chester County’s Healthy Outcomes Plan will focus on patient education and compliance, routine patient monitoring, and provide access to specialized services. The plan supports Chester Healthcare Foundation’s mission, which is “ to support programs, projects and/or services of prevention and education which enhance, improve and/or promote the health and wellness with measurable outcomes of the citizens of Chester County.” Vickie Fletcher, RN, HOP Coordinator, is charged with implementation of this patient-centered approach to addressing improved patient outcomes.   As an experienced nurse and Chester County resident, Mrs. Fletcher has knowledge of the county’s resources and is willing to reac

Lowcountry AHEC has partnered with Palmetto Health Richland Perinatal, the University of South Carolina (USC) Arnold School of Public Health and Low Country Healthy Start to plan a “Train-the-Trainer” program to improve the interconception health of Low Country Healthy Start clients. The interconception period refers to the time between pregnancies, including, but not limited to, the postpartum period. Palmetto Health Richland Obstetric Outreach Educator Michelle Flanagan, RNC, BSN, and USC Arnold School of Public Health doctoral student Kaleea Lewis have been working with Lowcountry AHEC and Low Country Healthy Start to design modules that would complement and improve the education already being implemented by Low Country Healthy Start. The first module, Nutrition in Pregnancy and Postpartum, addresses this important time in a woman’s health and was presented in February at the Low Country Healthy Start office in Orangeburg.   The 1.5 hour program provided skills and informati

Lowcountry AHEC and Mid-Carolina AHEC have joined the University of Miami Leonard Miller School of Medicine, Gordon Center for Research in Medical Education’s Advanced Stroke Life Support ® (ASLS ® ) Training Program as registered ASLS ® Training Centers. Advanced Stroke Life Support ® (ASLS ® ) is a course that addresses the pre-hospital, emergency department, and stroke unit management of patients with acute stroke, incorporating interactive discussions, hands-on workshops, video and standardized patients.   Course materials are available to healthcare and educational institutions, emergency response and/or transportation entities, governmental or district agencies.   All ASLS ® instructors must align with a registered ASLS ® Training Center and become approved by GCRME to conduct ASLS ® provider courses. Mid-Carolina AHEC CE Coordinator Rebecca Jackson Educators Charlotte Valentine and Gray Cable Three educators completed the ASLS ® training in Miami from Mi

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Upstate AHEC is sponsoring its  Thirteenth Annual Research Symposium: Integrating Research with Action to Promote Health Equity on September 25, 2015 .   This symposium is conducted in collaboration with the Nursing Research Committee of the Greenville Health System, AnMed Health, the Nursing Division Greenville Technical College and the Gamma Mu Chapter and Mu Rho Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing . Abstracts must be submitted no later than June 5, 2015.   Notice of acceptance will be sent via email to applicants no later than July 10, 2015. For full information on how to submit, please check out the flyer here .

Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics Instructor Course Available The Womack Army Medical Center’s Family Medicine Residency and Southern Regional AHEC’s Family Medicine Center in Fayetteville, NC are sponsoring an upcoming Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) Instructor Course on June 1. For more information, please check out the flyer online .

New to HIV Update 2015 Vaccine Preventable Diseases (updated with current measles and Ebola information) Ways to Prevent VTE (update with current anticoagulant therapies) Elder Financial Exploitation-It's All About the Money Elder Neglect: Challenges and Issues To view a program, visit  ahecu.org .