MAHEC Ob/Gyn Specialists

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* Understanding Weight Paradigms in Health and Wellness: Discuss the current weight loss paradigm, its implications in driving weight stigma, and the harm it causes to individuals of all sizes. Contrast the weight-neutral paradigm with research supporting it. Highlight its potential to revolutionize healthcare and foster healthy relationships with food, movement, and bodies for people of all sizes.
Ragen Chastain, MEd, BCPA

* Empathetic and Comprehensive Approach to Eating Disorders: Cover the diagnosis of eating disorders according to DSM-5 criteria, along with principles of outpatient and inpatient treatment modalities. Explore emerging treatments and techniques aimed at enhancing patient care and outcomes. Use patient insights to approach conversations about eating disorder management with empathy, insight, and confidence. Emphasize practical strategies for building rapport with patients and testing knowledge through interactive exercises.
Mike Guyton-Nunley, Jr, MD, FAAP, FACP

* Inclusive Nutrition and Dietetics: The session on humane health care will underscore the importance of patient-centered care, exploring how providers can support individuals with complex relationships with food, movement, and body image. Participants will learn to integrate the Weight-Neutral Health Paradigm into their practice, differentiate between solution-focused and relational care approaches, and incorporate harm reduction practices into nutrition counseling. We will discuss the evolving field of nutrition and dietetics, emphasizing the importance of inclusive, integrity-driven, empathetic, and curious care.
Kendra Gaffney, RD, LDN, CEDS-C and Erin Heath, MPH, RD, LDN

* Embodiment in Practice: Highlighting the role of embodiment in the recovery process, providing participants with practical embodiment practices to share with clients and to support their own nervous system regulation as healthcare providers.
Heidi Andersen, MS, LCMHC-S, RYT

* Special Focus on Athletes: Exploring the unique challenges athletes face regarding body image, disordered eating, and exercise addiction. Topics will include screening protocols, distinctions like RED-s and the Triad, and return-to-play guidelines, integrating current research and clinical best practices to ensure a balanced approach to recovery and physical health.
Jess K. Knapp, DO, CAQSM

By the end of the conference, participants will be equipped with practical tools and strategies to enhance patient care, foster healthier relationships with food, movement, and body image, and promote overall well-being in clinical practice.

With school back in session, we're celebrating our MAHEC school nurses! Take a look at these amazing numbers from last school year:

• 13,800+: Encounters with students by MAHEC school nurses in the 62 schools served in Asheville & Buncombe County.

• 1,073: Health presentations made by MAHEC school nurses to school staff & students.

• 388: Students with chronic health conditions case-managed by MAHEC school nurses.

• 200 school staff trained in diabetes care management by MAHEC school nurses.

• 85%: Students who returned to class after being seen by MAHEC school nurses.

In this, our 50th-year anniversary, can you tell we're of our school nurses? ♥️

https://mahec.net/regional-initiatives/school-health-program

As MAHEC continues celebrating our 50th year, we're also celebrating these new colleagues who joined our mission-driven nonprofit this week! We're and grateful that they chose MAHEC. We invite *you* to choose MAHEC, too! mahec.net/careers

This week, MAHEC sends a shoutout to Community Health Workers. Through a range of activities such as outreach, community education, informal counseling, social support and advocacy, these trusted individuals serve as a link between health and social services and the communities they serve.

Thank you, CHWs!

Want to work with great teams who know how to have fun and work hard?

JOIN OUR TEAM!
As MAHEC celebrates our 50th anniversary, we invite candidates for the full-time position of PROGRAM ASSISTANT/CUSTOMER SERVICE, working collaboratively with staff in the departments of Continuing Professional Development and Marketing.

You'll provide admin support for continuing education events and excellent customer service to internal and external customers. You'll also serve about 12 hours per 40-hour week as the first point of contact for all customers at the main information desk of our Education Building.

QUALIFICATIONS:
- High school diploma/GED and at least 3 years' administrative experience or equivalent required.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office required.
- Associate's degree in business, office administration, or other relevant studies preferred.
- Attention to detail is needed to be successful in this role.

DETAILS & APPLY:
https://ow.ly/n5Sr50T3ulc

What exciting news! Thanks to your support, MAHEC is a winner this year in 4 categories! Check out Mountain Xpress on the street now, or part 1 of 2024 Best of WNC online here. Thanks for making our 50th anniversary year even more special! https://ow.ly/XCQ250T3cL8

Thank you for helping us share this opportunity! https://tinyurl.com/mjwx2b8s

MAHEC Moments: Usually on News Day Tuesday we bring you current media coverage. But today we're to look back at 2 dates in MAHEC's history: 10 years ago with the establishment of our Project CARA program & 30+ years ago with establishment of a similar program!

It's that time of year to celebrate our Graduate Medical Education Professionals! We're of the work of our GME team!

FUN FACT: MAHEC currently has an amazing 224 residents & fellows in our GME programs, training to become the next generation of healthcare professionals. More than 800 have graduated since MAHEC's start in 1974!

https://mahec.net/residents-and-students/residencies

As MAHEC celebrates our 50th year, our Project CARA program is marking its 10th anniversary. We're to share this article from 100 Days in Appalachia that provides a poignant look at this program.

https://www.100daysinappalachia.com/2024/08/life-changing-support-in-rural-north-carolina-a-program-for-treatment-of-substance-use-disorder-through-pregnancy-and-beyond-offers-care-and-counters-stigma/

Story by Taylor Sisk. Photo by Jacob Biba/100 Days in Appalachia

Attention, opioid response teams, EMS, peer support specialists, harm reduction orgs, health depts, clinicians including MDs, PAs, NPs: This 2-day summit features sessions on post-overdose response, harm reduction, peer support, and more. Register now! https://ow.ly/QaVy50SVxFr

Taking place at MAHEC in beautiful Asheville NC for both experienced and new PORT team members, the summit will include a keynote by Chase Holleman, MSW, from SAMHSA on post-overdose response on a federal, state, and local level, plus a discussion of Medicaid Expansion in NC and breakout sessions with county EMS teams.

It's National Health Center week and as an FQHC (Federally Qualified Health Center) we're to stand among the 14,500 nonprofit health centers in the US driven by the mission to improve the well-being of the communities we serve. ♥️

This week's "Just Us: Before, Birth & Beyond" podcast features staff of the local nonprofit Project Dignity. Take a listen--we're betting you'll learn something new. And if you're already familiar with this vital program, we're *pretty sure* you'll be inspired to help. https://ow.ly/VZzg50SRAcP

What a fun evening! 300+ of our employees celebrated MAHEC’s 50th anniversary at an employee appreciation event after work on August 1 that included a fun 1970s Costume Contest, throwing back to the year of our founding, 1974. Happy 50 years to MAHEC! Check it out: https://ow.ly/Z7nH50SQowz

As MAHEC continues celebrating our 50th year, we're also celebrating these new colleagues who joined our mission-driven nonprofit this week! We're and grateful that they chose MAHEC and we invite *you* to choose MAHEC, too! mahec.net/careers

As a member of the Buncombe County Breastfeeding Coalition, MAHEC is happy to share info about LatchAVL, an event on Saturday, Aug. 3, for expectant parents, families with young children, and community members.

At this celebration of World Breastfeeding Week, there'll be story time, family portraits, a baby-wearing class, yoga, a cooking class, a safe-sleep demonstration, breastfeeding advocacy, car seat training, music and more!

RSVP here! https://buncombepfc.org/latchavl

Registration is now open! The Carolina Resource Center for Eating Disorders' 17th Annual HEAL Conference presented by MAHEC is October 3-4, 2024 on MAHEC’s beautiful Biltmore campus in Asheville, NC.

The conference will address disordered eating and eating disorders recovery featuring experts speaking on the most current research and practices, including keynote speaker Ragen Chastain, an internationally recognized expert and thought leader in weight science, weight stigma, health, and healthcare.

Our content is designed to equip providers with in-depth knowledge and practical skills focusing on eating disorders and integrative healthcare paradigms. Participants will engage in a series of sessions aimed at achieving the following objectives:

*Understanding Weight Paradigms in Health and Wellness
*Empathetic and Comprehensive Approach to Eating Disorders
*Inclusive Nutrition and Dietetics
*Embodiment in Practice
*Special Focus on Athletes

By the end of the conference, participants will have gained a comprehensive understanding of these critical healthcare areas. They will be equipped with practical tools and strategies to enhance patient care, foster healthier relationships with food, movement, and body image, and promote overall well-being in clinical practice.

Licensed clinical counselors, mental health therapists, nurses, physicians, psychiatrists, social workers, dietitians, and other medical professionals are encouraged to join us for this program and autumn in the mountains. https://mahec.net/home/event/72452

The Healthy Opportunities Pilot is an innovative new approach to supporting social needs that impact health by using Medicaid dollars to pay for services related to transportation, nutrition, housing and interpersonal safety. Impact Health leads WNC’s participation in HOP.

It's an initiative near and dear to our hearts here at MAHEC and part of a comprehensive strategy to integrate holistic and socially responsible practices into our healthcare delivery.

Community health workers see the impact of HOP firsthand. Here's what Richard Montgomery, a community health worker for YMCA of Western North Carolina, has to say:

"I was able to connect people who were coming home from prison to the HOP program. I delivered food boxes to these returning citizens who weren't eligible for food stamps. That was a big hurdle for a lot of people. Also it has helped many people in addiction recovery who were in need of food support."

Know someone who could benefit from HOP? Go here to learn more: wnc-hop.org.

It's News Day Tuesday and we're excited and to tell you about a project we're piloting to provide temporary housing for health sciences students doing rotations in the rural communities of our mountain region. Learn more from the The Sylva Herald here: https://ow.ly/8Km450SAPoQ

In 1978, the first class of four Family Medicine residents graduated from MAHEC. The Family Practice Residency poster on the left includes photos of three of those class members: Dr. William Hamilton, Dr. Stephen Miller, and Dr. Joe Vanderwerf.

Recently, our CEO, Dr. Bill Hathaway, took one of MAHEC’s first Family Medicine directors, Dr. Dick Olson, and his wife Becky (also a former MAHEC employee), on a stroll down Memory Lane—otherwise known as the “Wall of Fame”—to view that poster and dozens of others picturing residents and fellows through the years.

On this Flashback Friday, here's a fun fact: Since our founding 50 years ago, MAHEC has trained more than 800 doctors, dentists, and pharmacists!

The CrowdStrike-related technical issue causing mass outages in IT systems worldwide has disrupted MAHEC operations.

ALL MAHEC CLINICS EXCEPT DENTAL AND ULTRASOUND WILL CLOSE AT NOON TODAY, JULY 19.

If you have an appointment scheduled for this afternoon, please expect to hear from someone to reschedule. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

As MAHEC continues our 50th year, we're thrilled to welcome these new colleagues to our mission-driven organization--one of the largest nonprofit employers in Western North Carolina--and thank them for choosing MAHEC. We invite *you* to choose MAHEC, too! mahec.net/careers

Birthing providers: Looking for the opportunity to get valuable information & insights while running, doing laundry, commuting, cooking dinner? Tune in for "Just Us: Before, Birth & Beyond." New episodes drop on Tuesdays! Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: http://ow.ly/zHHQ50OxULf

We're having so much fun this month celebrating MAHEC's 50th Anniversary! July is Keepin' It Cool Month, complete with cool tattoos and icy delicious Pelican's SnoBalls! ICYMI: Check out our Keepin' It Cool photo gallery -- and come back often; we'll be adding more pics all month. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1017361143727730&type=3