The Vermont Ethics Network, in partnership with the Palliative Care and Pain Management Task Force, is pleased to present their 7th Annual Spring Conference: Practical Solutions: Addressing the palliative, pain management & end-of-life care needs of seriously ill patients.

This event will take place on Friday, May 6, 2016 at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center in Burlington. Register online at https://www.signup4.net/public/ap.aspx?EID=VEN211E&OID=50 or at the VEN website at http://www.vtethicsnetwork.org/. Click here for the full brochure.

Hear presentations by speakers on:

• “Dealing with medically futile & irrational medication regimens at the end-of-life”
• “Pain Management in the Setting of Addiction & Serious Life-Limiting Illness”
• “Capacity Assessment in Palliative Care Patients with Co-occurring Psychiatric Illness”
• “Practical Clinical Management Strategies for Palliative Care Patients with Co-occurring Psychiatric Illness”

You will also hear from local experts speaking on a range of topics related to hospice length of stay, code status discussions, and care transitions.

Register online today!

Following on the heels of the University of Vermont’s Office of Primary Care and the Vermont AHEC’s conference last month that brought together primary care and dental health providers to hear about HPV prevention, read the CNN article to learn how HPV vaccine is also effective in preventing other HPV-related cancers and the important role that dental hygienists have in oral cancer detection.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/05/health/hpv-vaccine-not-for-generation-x/index.html

Effects of Chronic Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Caregiver Perspectives and Knowledge Gaps

October 8, 2015
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm (ET)

Family caregivers of service members that experience chronic effects of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) notice that their loved ones experience many cognitive, emotional and behavioral problems. Caregivers often experience many of these same issues, disrupting family dynamics. They often feel marginalized by the medical system and conclude that their health care providers lack insight into their experience. Knowledge gaps also exist regarding what caregivers understand about mTBI and resources to help them manage symptoms and patient outcomes.This webinar will address these issues and explore how education for caregivers, family, friends, and health care providers could potentially enhance treatment outcomes and caregiver success.

For more information or to register, visit dcoe.mil/webinars. Please note, registration is required for each webinar. If you have any questions, email the DCoE webinar team at [email protected].

Champlain Valley AHEC Works to Improve HPV Vaccination Rates in Vermont

The Champlain Valley Area Health Education Center (AHEC) is taking a lead role for the Vermont AHEC Network in participating in a National AHEC program to improve HPV vaccination rates in Vermont. Working with the CDC’s “You are the Key to Cancer Prevention” program, the Vermont AHEC Network will offer education programs and materials for Vermont providers to improve the HPV vaccination rates of their patients. According to the Vermont Department of Health, 50% of teen girls and 70% of teen boys are NOT fully vaccinated against HPV.

Our HPV project lead Judy Wechsler wants you to know the most important things a provider can do to encourage HPV vaccination:

• Recommend it! More vaccinations occur as the result of recommendations by a trusted provider.
• Bundle it! Providing the HPV vaccine as part of the “bundle” of vaccines that 11 and 12 year old boys and girls routinely receive will result in higher vaccination rates.
• Reinforce it! Reinforce the fact that the HPV vaccine prevents cancer.

The 2016 Vermont Educational Loan Repayment applications are now available. Click here for more information and application materials.

Please note the NEW requirements for this year:

• Employer matching is required.
• Service commitments are for two years (not one year) at the worksite specified in the application (and defined in the service contract, if awarded funds).

See application materials for more information.

Please read the program overview and participant eligibility carefully since this is updated by the State of Vermont annually and changes based on the greatest, current statewide workforce shortages and needs.

Applications must be typed and received by September 10, 2015. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that the application has been received and is complete by the deadline.