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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

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… Continue reading A Tough Pill to Swallow: Addressing the Epidemic of Prescription Drug Abuse

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… Continue reading Latched on to Maternal Health: Northeast Tennessee Regional Maternal Health Forum

This event is quickly approaching, so be sure to register soon! What: One Care of Southwest Virginia, Inc. is joining forces with the Virginia Department of Health to offer a free forum that will provide health care providers with knowledge and skills to apply in clinical practice regarding prescribing controlled substances. When: Saturday, July 14, 2018… Continue reading FREE EDUCATIONAL FORUM ON PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE

Workshop topics include: Rural health economic impact tools Community health needs assessment toolkit Health care workforce needs assessment Mapping and spatial data visualization And guest speakers! Please click HERE for more information and to view the registration form.

  Please register here and see agenda below!  Friday 7:30 – 8:00 am BREAKFAST   8:00 – 8:55 am Strokes Derek Harman, DO 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 Insomnia: Tips for a… Continue reading Head for the Hills 2018

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34th Annual ETSU Pediatrics Conference August 11, 2018 8:00am - 4:30 pm Millennium Centre Johnson City, TN 37604 Follow the link for more information and registration.   

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Be Antibiotics Aware: Smart Use, Best Care Antibiotics save millions of lives. Infectious bacterial diseases that were once deadly are now treatable with antibiotics. Unfortunately, 30 percent of antibiotic prescriptions are unnecessary and potentially dangerous. Antibiotics can cause side-effects ranging from mild to severe. Antibiotic resistance is a serious public health issue. Each year around… Continue reading CDC Public Grand Rounds