A recent article from Bridge Magazine discussed a new program in Michigan that pays college graduates $10,000 to come back to rural communities. Could this be the answer the SWVA’s brain drain? Click HERE to read the full article.
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Opinion: Medicine and Social Justice: Free tuition in medical school is only one step toward producing the doctors America needs
The New York University School of Medicine made headlines earlier this month when it announced that it would offer free tuition to all current and future students. The University says its hope is for students to have the freedom to choose lower-paying specialities, such as those in primary care and family medicine, while lessening the financial burden that accompanies a medical education. The announcement was widely praised by many, but will this actually result in more medical students choosing primary care, and where will these primary care doctors practice? Josh Freeman, author of Medicine and Social Justice, explores this topic in a recent blog post (to read the full article, please click HERE). One line from this post seems especially relevant to Southwest Virginia:
“Thus, students from upper-middle and upper income, primarily white (and Asian) suburbs are most likely to practice in those settings – which are precisely those least in need of more doctors. Students from rural or low-income or minority communities are much more likely to practice in such communities, and these are the places most in need of more doctors.”
According to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, far Southwest Virginia is currently experiencing a shortage of primary care doctors. Free tuition at elite medical schools like NYU may spur more students to choose primary care, but it remains to be seen if this will have an impact on access to primary care doctors in rural and medically underserved areas, such as far Southwest Virginia.
Symposium on Substance Abuse Prevention and Recovery in Appalachia
What: Symposium on Substance Abuse Prevention and Recovery in Appalachia
When: October 4th, 2018 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Where: Bluefield College, 3000 College Ave, Bluefield, VA 24605
About: A symposium to be held on the Bluefield College campus in Bluefield, VA on Thursday, October 4 from 8am-5pm will feature regional substance abuse prevention and recovery specialists providing presentations, training opportunities and workshops of interest to the general public; professionals in human services, law enforcement, education, health care, mental health; and faith group leaders.
For more information and to register, please click HERE.
Please see symposium schedule below.
| 7:45 am – 8:00 am
8:00 am – 8:15 am |
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Welcome – Dr. David Olive, President of Bluefield College |
| Tracks 1 and 2– Full Day Workshops | |
| 8:15 am – 12:15 pm | Mental Health First Aid – Youth – Room (Jessica Hutchens)
Mental Health First Aid – Adult – Room (Kristie Haga) |
| 12:15 – 1 p.m. | Lunch & Keynote Speaker on HIDTA –Cafeteria (Chad Napier)
Vendor Showcase – Shott A & B |
| 1:00 pm – 5 pm | Mental Health First Aid Youth – Room (Jessica Hutchens) |
| Mental Health First Aid Adults – Room (Kristie Haga) | |
| General Track—Morning Presentations | |
| 8:30 am – 9:00 am |
U.S. Representative Morgan Griffith (videotape)
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| 9:00 am – 9:45 am
9:45 am – 10:00 am |
Regional Resources Overview: Linda Austin (ASAC), Sharon Kitts (SATIRA) and Sandra Tatum (Regional Warm Line) |
| Break, Vendor Showcase | |
| 10:00 am – 11:00 am | Overview of the Opioid Crisis in Appalachia Room (Dr. Carole Pratt)
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| 11am – noon | Energizing Appalachian Communities Using the Strategic Prevention Framework Room (Jamie Edwards) |
| 12:15 – 1 p.m. | Lunch & Keynote Speaker (Lt. Chad Napier with HIDTA) Cafeteria
Vendor Showcase – Shott A & B |
| General Track– Afternoon Workshops | |
| 1:15 pm – 2 pm | Handle with Care for Law Enforcement Room (Chad Napier) |
| Ministries to Inmates, Ex-offenders and Hikers (Linda Austin) | |
| ACEs and You Room (Darrell Harmon) | |
| Mountain Movers Faith-Based Coalition (Kevin Blankenship) | |
| 1:15-3pm | Suicide Talk Room (Emily Ann Thompson) |
| 2:00—2:15 | Break
Vendor Showcase
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| 2:15 pm – 3:00 pm | Handle with Care for Childcare Providers/Teachers Room (Chad Napier)
Celebrate Recovery Room (T.W. Cash, Deana) Drug Court (Si’andra Blackwell) Drug Monitoring Program Room (TBD)
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3:15pm-4:30pm |
REVIVE! Room (Paige Lucas) |
Registration is now open for the 2018 Head for the Hills CME Conference!
- What: Head for the Hills 2018
- The conference is approved for 7.5 CME credits with the American Association of Family Physicians. This year focuses on Physician Wellbeing and SBIRT training in particular.
- When: October 5-6
- Where: Hungry Mother State Park, Marion, VA
- Please click HERE to register
Please see the conference agenda below:
| FRIDAY | |
| 7:30 – 8:00 am | BREAKFAST |
| 8:00 – 8:55 am | Strokes in the Primary Care Setting – Derek Harmon, DO, Ballad Health |
| 9:00 – 9:55 am | Mindfulness for Physician Wellness – Leah Cobb Snodgrass MD, LMU DCOM Chair and Associate Professor, Behavioral Health |
| 10:00 – 10:15 am | BREAK |
| 10:15 – 10:40 am | Tips for a better night sleep Dr. Lauren Burns PGY-3 and Chief Resident, Lonesome Pine Hospital |
| 10:45 am – 12:30 pm | Physician Wellness –Dael Waxman, MD, Vice Chair, Professional Development and Clinical Operations, Department of Family Medicine, Atrium Health |
| 12:30 pm | LUNCH |
| Enjoy the afternoon visiting the town or resting by the lake
Complimentary evening meal in the restaurant from GMEC menu Marion Theatre program begins 7:30 free to HftH families (RESERVATIONS NOT REQUIRED) |
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| SATURDAY | |
| 7:30 – 8:00 am | BREAKFAST |
| 8:00 am | SBIRT training Lyn Moore O’Connell, Ph.D. IMFT |
| 9:30 to 10:00 am | Room check-out / Break |
| 10:00 – 11:25 am | SBIRT resumes |
| 11:25 – 11:45 am | Migratory Arthritis and Fever Dr. Elizabeth Dockery, PGY-3 and Chief Resident, Johnston Memorial Hospital |
| 12:00 pm | Box lunches available |
Cancer Conference — LewisGale Hospital Pulaski
- Date: August 28, 2018
- Location: LewisGale Hospital Pulaski, 2400 Lee Highway, Pulaski VA , 24301
- Objective: Increase physician knowledge of NCCN guidelines for cancer diagnosis, staging and treatment.
- Contact: Carolyn Howell, 540-994-8545, carolyn.howell@hcahealthcare.com
- Fee: $0.00
- CME Credits: 1
- Click HERE for more information and to register
A Tough Pill to Swallow: Addressing the Epidemic of Prescription Drug Abuse
- What: A Tough Pill to Swallow: Addressing the Epidemic of Prescription Drug Abuse
- When: August 17, 2018, 7:30 AM-4:30 PM
- Where: Millennium Centre, Johnson City, TN
- About this conference: This one-day live activity will include discussion of prescribing practices and chronic pain guidelines, evidence for the efficacy of pain medications, applying SBIRT techniques, and various prevention and harm reduction programs. Attendees will become more familiar with the use of the Controlled Substances Monitoring Database, medically assisted treatment, the use of naloxone, and the role of adverse childhood experiences on adult trauma and behavior. This activity includes evidence-based didactic sessions as well as interactive breakout sessions in the afternoon.
- Click HERE to register
Latched on to Maternal Health: Northeast Tennessee Regional Maternal Health Forum
- What: This one day conference will focus on available interventions for the prenatal and postpartum woman and maternal mental health. The conference includes larger group lectures and three separate breakout tracks in the afternoon, allowing providers the opportunity to learn valuable best practice recommendations from experts in the field and to choose which topics apply specifically to their practice in a smaller classroom setting.
- When: Friday, August 3rd, 2018, 8:00am-5:00pm
- Where: Tennessee College of Applied Technology, 421 Highway 91 North, Elizabethton, TN 37643
- Click HERE to view the agenda
- Click HERE to register or call (423) 439 – 8027
