Thursday, August 31, 2017

Conferences on lung cancer and smoking cessation, pharmacy, and behavioral health in rural areas scheduled in northeastern Ky.

The Northeast Kentucky Area Health Education Center will host three health conferences this fall, one on lung cancer and smoking cessation, a fall pharmacy forum and one on behavioral health.

Lung Cancer & Smoking Cessation Symposium

The second annual Lung Cancer and Smoking Cessation Symposium will be held Friday, Sept. 22, at the Center for Health, Education & Research in Morehead. It will run from 8:30 a.m. to 2 :45 p.m. St. Claire Regional Medical Center and the University of Kentucky will co-host the event.

Dr. M. Patricia Rivera, professor in the Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, is the keynote speaker and will discus the landscape of disparities in lung cancer care.

Among other things, the symposium will discuss terminating lung cancer and the latest treatments, lung cancer survivorship and tobacco treatment and the synergistic risk of radon and tobacco smoke for lung cancer.

This event is for physicians, physician assistants, nurses, nurse practitioners and other interested health-care professionals. Attendance is free, but registration is required. Click here for more information and to register. Continuing education credits are available.

Fall Pharmacy Forum

The Fall Pharmacy Forum will be held Sept. 23 at the Carter Caves State Resort Park near Olive Hill. St. Claire Regional Medical Center will co-host the event, which will run from 7:30 a.m. to 2:10 p.m.

This forum will discuss the safe handling of hazardous drugs, diabetes self-management education, antimicrobial stewardship and will offer a legislative update, including current issues around controlled substances.

This event targets pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and other interested health care professional.

The event is free, but requires registration. Click here for more information and to register. Continuing education credits are available.

Kentucky Rural Behavioral Health Symposium

The fourth Annual Kentucky Rural Behavioral Health Symposium will be held Oct. 13 at the Center for Health, Education and Research in Morehead. It will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Among other things, this symposium will discuss post-traumatic stress disorders, dementia related changes in communication and behaviors, making a differential diagnosis between PTSD and attention deficit hyperactivity disorders and transitional care.

This event targets physicians, physician assistants, nurses, social workers, therapists, mental health administrators and other interested health care professionals.

The registration fee is $30, which must be received by Sept. 29. Click here for more information and to register. Continuing education credits are available.

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