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Upstate Area Health Education Center (AHEC) is a non-profit, community-based organization committed to providing high quality, accessible, educational programs and services designed to meet the specific needs of the health care practitioners, students, and health professions' faculty residing and working in its eleven county service area.
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Archives →- MUSC Flu Symptom Evaluator
MUSC’s Dr. Larry Blumenthal created the evaluator, which asks a series of questions online about an individual’s condition to help determine if you may have the influenza virus. Look at the evaluator. - Updated HRSA H1N1 Webpage
HRSA's Office of Emergency Preparedness and Continuity of Operations has updated the 2009 Novel H1N1 Influenza Guidance for HRSA grantees located on the following webpage: www.hrsa.gov/h1n1/ The guidance was originally released on 8/14/09 and has now been updated through 8/31/09. The preparedness and response effort to the 2009 Novel H1N1 Influenza Pandemic is ongoing and HRSA will continue to update this webpage as new and pertinent information is released. The H1N1 guidance provided through this web page ... - Upstate AHEC Joins National Effort to Improve Care for Returning Veterans
Upstate Area Health Education Center (AHEC) has joined with the American Hospital Association and more than a dozen other organizations in a nationwide effort to educate key individuals and community groups about the unique medical, social and emotional challenges facing returning veterans and their families. The Joining Forces project was originally developed by the Minnesota-based HealthPartners Institute for Medical Education after researchers learned that, although vitally important, reaching the non-military medical community about the special ... - Upstate Regional Coalition
The Upstate Regional Coalition is a group of professionals who have joined in an effort to increase the diversity of the S.C. Health Care Workforce. The Upstate Coalition is one of four coalitions throughout South Carolina enabled by funding from a Duke Endowment grant to SC AHEC. This three-year grant includes several statewide initiatives such as a Teach-the-Teacher Academy, a Mentoring Program, a Parental Involvement Program, a Health Careers Preparatory Instructional Program for secondary students ...
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Archives →- Pediatric Update for the Upstate 2010
Pediatric Update for the Upstate 2010 Thurs., March 18 8:15 a.m.-4 p.m. (Registration: 8 a.m.) Greenville Memorial Medical Campus, Robert E. Coleman Medical Staff Auditorium Click on link below for full brochure Peds Update for the Upstate 2010 NOTE: TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH ONLINE REGISTRATION!!
NOTE! February 26, 2010 We are currently experiencing technical difficulties with our online registration process. Please call Angie Ross at 864-349-1177 to register, or email registration information aross@upstateahec.org or fax information to 864-349-1179.- MUSC Inter-professional Service Learning Project (ISLP)
Upstate AHEC HPS Program is partnering with the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) to provide health professions students with collaborative, community-based interprofessional learning experiences designed to increase student knowledge and skills in health promotion/disease prevention. Read More. - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
A Primer for Allied Health Professionals, Course WB3151. The web-based curriculum, CFS: A Primer for Allied Health Professionals provides a general overview of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and specific information concerning the care of persons with CFS. Read More.
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Archives →- Addressing Lateral Violence Among Nurses: Tell Us Your Story
Addressing Lateral Violence Among Nurses: Tell Us Your Story For the past 2 years as a part of a 3 year federal grant, Upstate AHEC has been raising awareness about “toxic behavior” in the workplace that impacts quality of care, patient safety and nurse satisfaction. We are shining the spotlight on this behavior known by several names such as lateral violence, disruptive behavior, horizontal hostility and bullying. No matter the name, the behavior is toxic and ...