SOWEGA-CPP Lessons Learned & Community Impacts 2023 OnDemand

Southwest Georgia Community Paramedicine Program: Lessons Learned & Community Impacts 2023

Recording Date: July 25, 2023

O NLINE - 79 Minutes

Speakers

Representatives from Southwest Georgia AHEC, Clinch Memorial Hospital, Coffee Regional Medical Center, Colquitt Regional Medical Center, Irwin County Hospital, & Southwell/Tift Regional Medical Center

Target Audience

Administrators, Community Paramedicine Providers, Emergency Room Staff, Primary Care Providers, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, Public Health Providers, Healthcare Professional Students & Community Health Related Organization Representatives

Objectives

At the end of presentation, the participant will be able to:

1. Provide a brief overview of the Southwest Georgia Community Paramedicine Network & Training Program grant funded by HRSA's Rural Public Health Workforce Training Network Program.

2. List lessons learned during the development and initial implementation phases of Rural Hospital-Based Community Paramedicine in Southwest Georgia.

3. Describe Southwest Georgia Community Paramedicine Program regional community impacts in grant year one.

4. Detail anticipated future rural community opportunities and impacts with Community Paramedicine.

Continuing Education:

Nurses: The Georgia Board of Nursing deems Southwest Georgia Area Health Education Center (SOWEGA-AHEC) as an approved provider for nursing continuing education (CE). This activity is approved for 1.5 contact hour towards the continuing education competency requirement for Georgia nursing licensure renewal. No partial credit offered. Activity #2023-05A. Nursing CE Hour Expires 07.25.2026.

Submission of registration information, attendance and successful completion of evaluation/post-test required for nursing continuing education certificates.

EMS: This course has received Georgia Office of EMS and Trauma approval for continuing education credit. GA-2023-INST-DUAL-079. EMS CE Hour Expires 07.26.2024

Submission of registration information, attendance and successful completion of evaluation/post-test required for EMS continuing education certificates.

Planning Committee:

Sandra Daniel, PhD, RN

SOWEGA-AHEC, Board Member

Georgia Southwestern University, Dean, School of Nursing

D. Michelle Huskey, MS, RRT-NPS

SOWEGA-AHEC, Continuing Education & Distance Learning Coordinator

Disclosures:

Planners and speakers disclosed no potential conflicts of interest at this time.

Commercial Support:

This educational activity has not received any commercial support.