Welcome to the South Central Public Health Partnership

WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES, & EXERCISES

Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) & Points of Dispensing (POD) Training 
If an event occurs in which the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) has to be accessed by the State of Alabama, health professionals and others should be familiar with the SNS and how to respond when received. Training venues for 2013 sessions have been selected to offer the current SNS training course to health professionals including pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, nurses, social workers, mental health personnel, emergency management personnel, immunization personnel and others.

The training activities will include the following:
  • Plenary sessions providing a general overview of the SNS for all participants
  • Demonstration and exercise of a Point of Dispensing (POD) site
  • Breakout sessions for each of the disciplines to discuss professional issues, evaluations, awarding of certificates and adjournment. Each breakout session will be led by a professional(s) within that discipline

This course has been awarded 3.0 (General) HOURS CPE CREDIT by the Alabama Pharmacy Association for pharmacists and pharmacy techs. All who wish to receive this continuing education credit must provide their NABP ePID # when completing the evaluation at the training.  

This course has also been awarded 2.0 contact hours for Nurses and Social Workers.  ASNA Activity Number: 5-91.845.  Nurses and Social Workers will need their current license number to receive credit hours.

Course dates and locations:
Sunday, June 23, 2013  1:00 pm - 4:00 pm  Daphne Civic Center, 2603 U.S. 98, Daphne, AL 36526
Please go to http://www.southcentralpartnership.org/snstraining62313 for more information including instructions on course registration. Registration is free but you must register to attend.

UPCOMING SATELLITE CONFERENCES AND LIVE WEBCASTS

SOCIAL MEDIA:  THE BLURRING OF PROFESSIONAL BOUNDARIES

WHEN:

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

12:00 – 1:30 PM (Central)

WHERE:

Online

To register, go to http://www.adph.org/ALPHTN/index.asp?id=6172

WEBCAST DESCRIPTION:

Social media has become a great way to connect with people, but in the healthcare profession, social networking can often blur the ethical lines in a patient-provider relationship.  Postings on Facebook and similar sites have cost some healthcare professionals their jobs and some others have even lost their license to practice.  Program faculty will explore the issues which make social media a potential liability for healthcare providers and discuss ways to teach professionals how to avoid the misuse of this new media.

OBJECTIVES:

  1. Describe the use of social media in healthcare.
  2. Explain the difference between privacy and confidentiality.
  3. Name at least three of the six Principles for Social Networking.
  4. Identify one consequence of violating one’s professional boundaries.

FACULTY:

Carllene MacMillan, RN, MSN, Louisiana State Board of Nursing

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

View the conference flyer at http://www.adph.org/ALPHTN/assets/050113flyer.pdf

Sponsored by:

The South Central Public Health Training Center is a partnership of the state health departments in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, and the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine at Tulane University with funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration, DHHS. 

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Reinventing Maternal and Child Health: Coordinating the Boundaries Between Social Determinants and Clinical Care 
Thursday, June 13, 2013    12:00 - 1:30 p.m. (Central Time)

Faculty:
Mario Drummonds, MS, LCSW, MBA, Executive Director and CEO, Northern Manhattan Perinatal Partnership, Inc., New York, New York

Program Description:
As changes occur in the field of Maternal and Child Health (MCH), innovative approaches are needed to address critical issues.  Life Course, a perspective that has roots in other disciplines, builds upon collaborations and partnerships in the broader public health system and in other disciplines.  The process of applying Life Course in practice allows for flexibility and innovation and is critical for long-lasting and effective health improvements.  Program faculty will discuss the role each public health professional can play in contributing to this system change and social movement within MCH.

Program Objectives:
  1. Provide a quick summation of the status of the Maternal and Child Health industry in America today.
  2. Communicate an operating framework/matrix to implement a Life Course Approach to MCH practice.
  3. Communicate specific policy and practice strategies for state and local action in Alabama.
  4. Define the leadership mandate to reinvent maternal and child health.

Target Audience:
Pediatricians, nurses, social workers, maternal and child health professionals, public health administrators and educators, academicians.

Continuing Education:
Nurses, social workers (pending)

Registration is free but you must register to view.  Please go to http://adph.org/ALPHTN/Default.asp?id=6145 to register.

The conference flyer is located at http://www.adph.org/ALPHTN/assets/061313flyer.pdf

Need Nurse or Social Work CEUs?  
Are you a Nurse or Social Worker looking for CEUs?  The South Central Public Health Partnership has many courses available that offer both Nursing and Social Wok CEUs. These are FREE OF CHARGE. To search for courses that offer CEUs, go to http://moodle01.southcentralpartnership.org/scphp/courseofferings.php for a list course offerings and enter CEU in the search box.

A New Public Health Training Center:
We are proud to announce that the UAB School of Public Health was successful in its application to establish one of four new Public Health Training Centers.  This four year cooperative agreement will support the formation of the Alabama Public Health Training Center (AL PHTC).  The AL PHTC will work in coordination with the existing South Central Public Health Training Center (SCPHTC) to strengthen the technical, scientific, managerial, and leadership competence of the current public health workforce in the South Central Region.  The activities of the AL PHTC will increase the capacity and capability of the South Central Public Health Partnership’s ability to reach public health workers serving the medically underserved areas of our states and those working in community based organizations.  The AL PHTC will focus in areas such as HIV/AIDS prevention, testing, treatment, and engagement; obesity prevention and nutrition services; maternal and child health leadership and management; and leadership and management of collaborative networks.  

New Online Courses: