Western Montana Area Health Education Center (WMT AHEC)

Please join?Jason Shooshtari, PharmD?and?Harrison Braidt, PharmD?for a Friday Medical Conference presentation titled?Renal and Hepatic Dose Adjustments for Medications When:?Friday, November 22 Time:?730-830am Register Here:??https://lnkd.in/gzQ_KQfZ

Congratulations to WMT-AHEC on securing funding support from the SIHI Innovation Fund. With the award, Jillian Hull will be able to support 2025 MedStart--great work, Jillian! Thank you, L.S. Skaggs Institute for Health Innovation, your support is impactful! What's MedStart? A statewide initiative that allows Montana high-school students to explore various health professions through hands-on experiences and college-style lectures. Each year, 30 high school students entering their sophomore, junior, or senior years are accepted into the Missoula camp. Many of these students come from disadvantaged backgrounds, low-income families, rural areas, and minority communities, or will be the first in their families to attend college. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gaKfwrZ7 #AHEC #MTAHEC #montanaahec #health #MedStart

New Episode Out Now! Join Sarah Aronson on our next episode: Finding Compassion During Climate Distress Listen Here: https://lnkd.in/gYgvf7Ca Sarah Aronson was mothered by the landscape of Southeast Alaska at the toe of the Mendenhall Glacier. She maintains a climate-aware psychotherapy practice as a member of the Climate Psychology Alliance of North America. She holds an MFA from the University of Montana and her debut collection of poetry and other bodiless powers won the 2018 New American Poetry Prize. Sarah is also a host and producer for the Montana Public Radio, home to her most recent project, Health and Mother Earth.

TOMORROW! Friday Medical Conference! November 8, 2024 7:30am-8:30am Register here: https://lnkd.in/gUYmtrcx Dr. Warne's Bio: Donald Warne, MD, MPH, joined the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health as Co-Director on September 1, 2022. A member of the Oglala Lakota tribe, he is a leading scholar in Indigenous health, health education, and policy. Warne also serves as Johns Hopkins University’s Provost Fellow for Indigenous Health Policy. Warne comes from a long line of traditional healers and medicine men and is a celebrated researcher of chronic health inequities. He has researched chronic health inequities and developed the first Indigenous health-focused Master of Public Health and PhD programs in North America at North Dakota State University and the University of North Dakota. Previously, he was a professor and associate dean at the University of North Dakota and served diverse roles in health policy and primary care for Indigenous populations. Warne has received numerous awards, including the American Public Health Association’s Helen Rodríguez-Trías Award for Social Justice. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Arizona State University, an MD from Stanford University, and an MPH from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. #fridaymedicalconference #wmtahec #ahec #mtahec #IndigenousHealth #UMNACOE #FMRWM #universityofmontana

Our Mentoring Program is Back!! WMT-AHEC is pleased to announce that applications for "Advancing Health Equity through Mentoring" are NOW OPEN!! Are you a Western Montana healthcare professional passionate about mentoring? Sign up NOW to mentor an allied health or health science student at UM, Missoula College, or SKC. Sign-up closes Nov. 30th! #healthequity #AHEC #ahec #AHECScholars #ahecscholars #ahecmentoring #alliedhealth #mentoring #mtahec #healthsciencestudents #healthscience #westernmontana #universityofmontana

Greetings Community Partners & Collaborators! We’re in the early stages of planning a new AmeriCorps program for Montana and want to invite you to be part of the conversation. On?Thursday, November 7th, at 3:00 PM, we’re hosting a?Discovery Call?to gather insights from community partners like you. Your experience and knowledge can help us shape a program that truly meets the needs of Montana’s communities. ?By attending this short, 30-minute session, you’ll have the opportunity to: Learn more about our vision for the AmeriCorps program. Help inform the development of program outcomes and objectives that reflect the real needs of Montana communities. Contribute to the early development of a program designed to improve the well-being of our communities. Why Should You Attend? The program, hosted by the?Montana Office of Rural Health & Area Health Education Center at Montana State University, will focus on three critical areas: 1. Strengthening mental health and substance use resources 2. Enhancing chronic disease prevention and management 3. Addressing social determinants of health, such as housing, food security, and transportation Your organization is already working in these areas. Let's connect and work together for more impact. Webinar Details: Date: Thursday, November 7th Time:?3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Location:?Virtual (Zoom link will be sent upon registration) Registration Link:?https://lnkd.in/g8kNsVre More Information:?https://lnkd.in/g2bXaWt6 Thank you for considering. We hope to see you there! ? ? Know another organization doing this work that should be apart of this conversation? Please share!

Friday Medical Conference! November 8, 2024 7:30am-8:30am Register here: https://lnkd.in/gUYmtrcx Dr. Warne's Bio: Donald Warne, MD, MPH, joined the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health as Co-Director on September 1, 2022. A member of the Oglala Lakota tribe, he is a leading scholar in Indigenous health, health education, and policy. Warne also serves as Johns Hopkins University’s Provost Fellow for Indigenous Health Policy. Warne comes from a long line of traditional healers and medicine men and is a celebrated researcher of chronic health inequities. He has researched chronic health inequities and developed the first Indigenous health-focused Master of Public Health and PhD programs in North America at North Dakota State University and the University of North Dakota. Previously, he was a professor and associate dean at the University of North Dakota and served diverse roles in health policy and primary care for Indigenous populations. Warne has received numerous awards, including the American Public Health Association’s Helen Rodríguez-Trías Award for Social Justice. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Arizona State University, an MD from Stanford University, and an MPH from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. #fridaymedicalconference #wmtahec #ahec #mtahec #IndigenousHealth #UMNACOE #FMRWM #universityofmontana

Friday Medical Conference! November 8, 2024 7:30am-8:30am Register here: https://lnkd.in/gUYmtrcx Dr. Warne's Bio: Donald Warne, MD, MPH, joined the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health as Co-Director on September 1, 2022. A member of the Oglala Lakota tribe, he is a leading scholar in Indigenous health, health education, and policy. Warne also serves as Johns Hopkins University’s Provost Fellow for Indigenous Health Policy. Warne comes from a long line of traditional healers and medicine men and is a celebrated researcher of chronic health inequities. He has researched chronic health inequities and developed the first Indigenous health-focused Master of Public Health and PhD programs in North America at North Dakota State University and the University of North Dakota. Previously, he was a professor and associate dean at the University of North Dakota and served diverse roles in health policy and primary care for Indigenous populations. Warne has received numerous awards, including the American Public Health Association’s Helen Rodríguez-Trías Award for Social Justice. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Arizona State University, an MD from Stanford University, and an MPH from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. #fridaymedicalconference #wmtahec #ahec #mtahec #IndigenousHealth #UMNACOE #FMRWM #universityofmontana

Last week, Chelsea Bellon attended the 7th Annual Perinatal Mental Health Conference hosted by Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies - The Montana Coalition. In partnership with WMT-AHEC and the Family Medicine Residency of Western Montana, Chelsea presented two posters highlighting the work of the Native American Maternal Health Community Advisory Board and the Cultural Safety Training Series that the residency program’s staff faculty and residents participated in earlier this year. Chelsea also had the opportunity to speak on two panels around the importance of mental health support during the perinatal period. After reflecting on the event, Chelsea said, “every provider serving birthing people in Montana should attend this event.” #montanaahec #wmtahec #IndigenousHealth #health #Montana #perinatalmentalhealthmatters

FRIDAY MEDICAL CONFERENCE John Quindry, PhD will provide a presentation titled, "Cardiotoxicity: The Case for CardioOncology Rehabilitation Exercise (CORE) Following a Cancer Diagnosis" More about the Presenter: Dr John Quindry (“JQ”) is a professor of Integrative Physiology in the School of Integrative Physiology & Athletic Training at the University of Montana. JQ has training in clinical exercise physiology, a doctorate in biomedical sciences, and postdoctoral training in exercise biochemistry and cardioprotection. His research focus centers on the intersection of exercise, cardiovascular pathology, and free radical biology. Funded research avenues (NIH, DOD, disease foundation, etc.) have included preclinical animal models of heart disease, clinical models, and experimental studies. Most recently JQ has refocused his human research facilities to the Cardiopulmonary & Cancer Rehabilitation Lab Oct 11, 2024 from 7:30am-8:30am Zoom Registration: https://lnkd.in/gVhqptVF Meeting ID: 988 3888 4519 Passcode: 018126 #AHEC #MTAHEC #montanaahec #HealthEquity #fridaymedicalconference