SOWEGA-CPP: Lessons Learned & Community Impacts 2024

Speakers:

Representatives from Southwest Georgia AHEC, Clinch Memorial Hospital, Coffee Regional Medical Center, Colquitt Regional Medical Center, & 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 from four Rural Hospital-Based Community Paramedicine Programs in Southwest Georgia.

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

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 #2024-14.

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-2024-PROV-07980

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

Planning Committee:

Teresa Teasley, DNP, CNE, RN

Georgia Southwestern University, Interim 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.