Southeast Louisiana Area Health Education Center

Certain cancers are among the top causes of death in the U.S. - and Louisiana’s incidence and mortality rates are higher than national averages with the 5th highest cancer mortality rate in the nation.

Among men in Louisiana, prostate cancer is the 2nd leading cause of death. Louisiana men also have a higher prevalence rate of colorectal cancer than women.

Simple lifestyle habits like exercise and diet can lower the risk of some cancers. Additionally, catching colorectal cancer early means it’s almost always survivable, which is why everyone 45 and older must be screened regularly.

Site visits continue for our Summer 2024 PCE 120 cohort at Regional Internal Medicine Associates.
Students are sharing their experiences and prepare to finish their summer rotation. Thank you for choosing Primary Care!

Pictured is medical student D. Vicknair and Dr. Chester Boudreaux.

That’s a wrap for the Dental CEs! Thank you for ending the session Dr. Michael Ragan with Fortress Insurance
Course Title: Reducing Dental Practice Risk with 4 Non-Clinical C.E. Hours on Saturday. Jaimie Bakes THANK YOU for creating amazing DENTAL cookie giveaways!

Thank you Dr. John Barksdale for presenting the Course: Immediate or Delayed Dental Implant Placement- When - Why - How for 4 Clinical C.E. Hours. Over 70 Dentists attended.

On Thursday, June 13th SELAHEC conducted a site visit for our Summer 2024 PCE 120 Program at Our Lady of the Angels in Rural Bogalusa. Students shared their experiences and prepare to finish their summer rotation.

LDA Conference is in full swing Day Two: The Dental Professional in Managing Patients with Diabetes

Register today! ACS Webinar Series for Cancer Coalitions.

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Save the Date!!

Save the date! Alongside our partners Verité, Ochsner Health, LCMC Health, 504HealthNet and InclusivCare, we will host our second Hospitality Health Fair on Wednesday, June 12 at The Fillmore New Orleans from 10:00-5:00.

This event is FREE & open to the public. Hope to see you there!

Thank you Dr. Soine and staff!

National CPR and AED Awareness Week is June 1st – 7th! Contact us if you need a Refresher Course and/or a CPR certification on site!

Happening this Thursday!! Sign up!

For those working in patient-facing positions, your day-to-day work can be especially taxing. In celebration of and of the work of providers throughout Louisiana and beyond, LPCA is teaming up with InclusivCare to bring you "From Burnout to Balance: Achieving Sustainable Well-Being" on Thursday, May 30th at 12 p.m.

This one-hour Lunch & Learn will explore how to identify and prevent burnout as well as finding the difference between self-care and self-nurturing.

This webinar is open to everyone! Share this with someone who you think would benefit from finding sustainable well-being today!

Register to attend here: https://bit.ly/BurnoutToBalance24

Today starts Week 1 for the PCE 120 Block One Rotations. Go enjoy the rural and underserved areas of primary care this summer!

Take a moment with us to HONOR and MOURN the Fallen Heroes in our Armed Forces. We thank you all! Happy Memorial Day!

Check your calendar for May 23rd!

Happy National Police Week! Thank you for all you do in Louisiana!

Few spots left for TODAY!!

If you haven't registered yet for the Law Enforcement Engagement Lessons Learned from the Field in observance of National Police Week on May 16th at 3 pm EST, the link is here and the flyer is attached with speakers.

May is Stroke Awareness Month! Learn how to act fast!

Commission Day at the Capital in Baton Rouge

Thank you Epilepsy Foundation!! We all had a great time meeting new faces across the nation. NRHA and Health Equity Conference was well attended and this shows how many rural areas are making a difference for our nation.

NRHA and National Rural Health Equity Conference in New Orleans with the Epilepsy Foundation.

On 5.1.2024. St. Mary the Angel. The Rainbow of Short White Coat Ceremony was held. 20- students completed the Future Health Hero Program and received a short white coat, stethoscope, certificate of completion, and We Can Wash Our Hands! A coloring & Activities book by the Louisiana Department of Health. Guest speaker Dr. Sanders a Family Nurse Practioner.

Join Us next week!
RSVP to [email protected].

Location: PRYTANIA THEATRES AT CANAL PLACE, 333 Canal Street, NOLA 70130
Date: Thursday, May 9, 2024
Time: 5pm - 7:30pm
(Panel from 6:55p – 7:20p)

If you haven't registered yet for the Law Enforcement Engagement Lessons Learned from the Field in observance of National Police Week on May 16th at 3 pm EST, the link is here and the flyer is attached with speakers.

Epilepsy Education during DPS Educators Workshop in Po***ck, LA

This is our National AHEC Organization! Thanks for all you do for providing opportunities like this to our members and scholars.

🎥 This week, we hosted a virtual film screening of the documentary Matter of Mind: My Parkinson's followed by a panel conversation/Q&A with film director and producer, Anna Moot-Levin and film participant, political cartoonist, and graphic novelist, Peter Dunlap-Shohl.

Over 100 AHEC Scholars and others joined us for this event and were highly engaged with Anna and Peter afterwards in the panel discussion.

🧠 The Matter of Mind: My Parkinson's screening, coordinated by the National AHEC Organization for member AHECs and their students, presented the poignant true stories of individuals living with a degenerative illness.

Thank you to Anna and Peter for your time and energy, and thank you Peter for sharing your story in such an honest, inspiring way.

👏Thank you to the crew at ITVS for your partnership and support and thank you to all who attended, it was wonderful!

More about the film: https://itvs.org/films/matter-of-mind-my-parkinsons/

www.nationalahec.org

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The application has been extended to May 3, 2024 ‼️

Do not miss out on this wonderful opportunity. 😊🩺

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On April 24th. The Future Health Hero program particants completed their 2nd year at CentralElementary. Received their Future Health Hero t-shirt and medal with a certificate of completion.
Our guest speakers were Darryl Gaudet Jr., D.O. is a third-year resident physician in the Louisiana State University Rural Family
Medicine Residency Program in Bogalusa, LA and Maurice Dick, M.D. is a first-year resident physician at Louisiana State University Rural Family Medicine Residency Program in Bogalusa, LA.

JBI gLOCAL Solution Room: Facilitation of Evidence into Practice: Facilitator Role and Facilitation Process

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Facilitation of Evidence into Practice JBI gLOCAL Solution Room: Facilitation of Evidence into Practice: Facilitator Role and Facilitation Process

Registration is ALMOST CLOSED …. Sign up TODAY for the LAST CE for the YEAR!!!

Target Audience: Registered nurses and other health care professionals

Presenter: Shantell Jackson-Burns, DNP, PMHNP-BC, CCHP

Nursing Continuing Professional Development Credit:
Participants will earn 1.5 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development credit based on attendance.

Registration is Free: https://mhdivagingpop.eventbrite.com