Professional Education

Upcoming Programs:

Management of Concussion in Sports
September 29, 2010
St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Agenda:

6:00 - 6:30 p.m. Registration and Dinner Service
6:30 - 6:40 p.m. Introduction
6:40 – 8:00p.m. “Management of Concussion in Sports” by: Mark Gordon, MD
8:00 – 8:15 p.m. “Case Presentation” by: Mark Gordon, MD
8:15 - 8:30 p.m. Question & Answer

Cost is $15. To register, click here

To download a flyer for this event, click here.

This activity has been reviewed and accepted for up to 2 prescribed credits from the American Academy of Family Physicians.


Inland Empire Oncology Nursing Symposium
October 1 & 2, 2010
Valley Hospital Health & Education Center
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

This symposium designed for nurses and other health care professionals dedicated to the field of oncology. Particularly those Nurses preparing to become certified or need hours towards recertification.

Cost is $75 and registrations will be accepted until September 28, 2010. Register early.

Click here to download a flyer for this event.

We will be having vendor booths at this event.  If you would like to attend as a vendor, download the vendor form and mail in with payment.

Contact hours for this continuing nursing activity have been submitted to the Washington State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Please contact Emily Fleury at Community Health Education & Resources for more information about contact hours.


 

 

 

Chronic Pain Management
October 20, 2010
St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Agenda:

5:00 Dinner
5:30 - 5:45: Welcome and Introductions
5:45 - 6:15: Understanding Your Patient’s Pain and its Source
6:15 – 6:50: Using Biofeedback to Manage Pain
6:50 - 7:00: BREAK
7:00 - 7:45: Pharmacological Approaches to Pain Management
7:45 - 8:15: Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies to Manage Pain
8:15 - 8:30: Question and Answer from Panel

Cost is $15. To register, click here

This activity has been reviewed and accepted for up to 2 prescribed credits from the American Academy of Family Physicians.


2010 Diabetes Professional Symposium
Friday, November 12, 2010
Davenport Hotel
10 S. Post St.
Spokane, WA  99201
7:45 - 4 p.m.

Friday, November 12, 2010Davenport Hotel10 S. Post St.Spokane, WA  992017:45 - 4 p.m.

Agenda
7:45-8:30 Registration, Continental Breakfast and Exhibits
8:30 - 8:45 Opening Remarks
8:45 – 10:00 Keynote Address- Maxine Hayes
10:15-11:15 Break Out Sessions
11:45 – 1:15 Lunch Keynote- Emerging Therapies in Type 2 Diabetes Managment– Colleen Carey, MD
1:30- 2:30 Break Out Sessions
2:45- 4:00 Afternoon Keynote- Diabetic Kidney Disease: Consensus, Controversies, and Importance- Katherine Tuttle, MD
4:00 Closing

Cost is $75. To register, click here.

We will be having vendor booths at this event. If you would like to attend as a vendor, download the vendor form and mail in with payment.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Elements, Criteria, and Standards of Accreditation of the Washington State Medical Association CME Accreditation Committee through the partnership of the Spokane County Medical Society and CHER Diabetes Education Center, Inland Northwest Health Services. The Spokane County Medical Society, a Washington State Medical Association accredited sponsor, designates this education activity for a maximum 6.0 hours in Category 1 to satisfy the re-licensure requirements of the Washington State Medical Quality Assurance Commission. The Spokane County Medical Society designates this educational activity for a maximum of 6.0 AMA PRA Category I credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


CHER offers a variety of educational training and events for members of the health care community. Many classes are also available at rural facilities through Northwest TeleHealth.

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