Southwest Virginia Graduate Medical Education Consortium

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Global Introduction of New Vaccines March 20, 1:00pm ET Vaccinations save the lives of 2 to 3 million people every year, including children. Yet 1 child dies every 20 seconds from a disease that could have been prevented by a vaccine. Why? Because 1 in 5 children in the world do not have access to… Continue reading CDC Grand Rounds

Million Hearts® 2022: A Compelling Call to Action Tuesday, February 20, 2018 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (ET) Global Communications Center (Building 19) Alexander D. Langmuir Auditorium Although heart disease and stroke death rates are leveling off after 40 years of steady decline in the United States, cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the nation’s leading cause… Continue reading CDC Grand Rounds

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The Virginia Healthcare Safety Net Legislative Day will take place on Wednesday, February 14th from 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.. The event will be held at: Eighth & Main Conference Center, 2nd Floor 707 East Main Street Richmond, VA 23219 Click here to for event details and registration

Opioid overdose epidemic is well documented nationally and regionally. The Centers for Disease Control attribute poor prescribing by healthcare providers to be a key problem that needs to be addressed. Healthcare providers receive little education on management of pain or addiction in professional didactic or residency training. There is a need for this education to… Continue reading

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The Wise County Sheriff's Office and Virginia Department of Behavioral Health will be holding two REVIVE training opportunities on January 23rd.   Location: Wise County Sheriff's Office Register for the 1-4 pm session Register for the 9-12am session For more information on this or other events, contact Amira Turner, REVIVE! Coordinator at Amira.turner@dbhds.virginia.gov (preferred) or 804-786-0464