Continuing Education Newsletter February 2022

SOWEGA-AHEC Impact Maps July 2020 - June 2021 Georgia Statewide AHEC Network Annual Report 2021 SOWEGA-AHEC Scholars Program Pathway to Med School Program Application Period Jan 1 - Feb 28 Connecting Students to Health Careers Professionals to Communities Communities to Better Health

Motivational Interviewing Training Webinar Series NOW Available FREE Nursing CE Megan Benoit Ratcliff, PhD, MPH Motivational Interviewing Trainer & Consultant  Foundations of Motivational Interviewing (MI): Building Blocks for Change Identify the foundations of MI including Principles, Spirit and Process Explain the core skills of MI including open-ended questions, affirmations, reflections, and summarizing Motivational Interviewing in Healthcare: An Evidence Based Approach for Providers 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 Applied Motivational Interviewing: Pulling It All Together Identify how different clinical tools can be used to help a patient move towards change Identify how core MI principles, processes, and skills using case studies Develop a plan for how to integrate MI into clinical practice

Pandemic Lessons Learned in Southwest Georgia Series On-Demand - FREE Nursing CE Administration, Health Systems & Emergency Rooms Nursing at the Bedside Educational Institutions, Community Health & Emergency Management

Georgia Human Trafficking Awareness Training On-Demand - FREE Nursing CE

Georgia Human Trafficking Awareness Training On-Demand Webinar

Georgia Safe Haven Law & Experts Provider Training On-Demand - FREE Nursing CE The Hope Box Provider Training On-Demand Recorded Version Want to Schedule In-Person Training? Contact: Dana Hardin danahardin@thehopebox.org

Population Health Series On-Demand FREE Nursing CE Introduction to Population Health Addressing Social Determinants of Health The Voice of the Patient

Care Coordination Series On-Demand FREE Nursing CE Understanding Key Processes that Drive Positive Outcomes How to Engage Your Patients & Improve Overall Compliance Documentation & Data: Understanding How to Effectively Utilize Both Within Case Management & Care Coordination Processes

Heritage of Hope Southwest Georgia Human Trafficking Awareness Training Spring 2022 - Online

D. Michelle Huskey, MS, RRT-NPS Southwest Georgia AHEC CE & Distance Learning Coordinator SOWEGA-AHEC Serving the Following Southwest Georgia Counties: Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Clay, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Cook, Crisp, Decatur, Dooly, Dougherty, Early, Echols, Grady, Irwin, Lanier, Lee, Lowndes, Miller, Mitchell, Pulaski, Quitman, Randolph, Seminole, Stewart, Sumter, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Turner, Webster, Wilcox & Worth www.sowega-ahec.org