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Grant program connects health care professionals across SC


In the fall of 2010, the South Carolina Area Health Education Consortium (AHEC) received funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration after completing a request for proposals for an initiative known as Equipment to Enhance the Training for Health Professionals. This American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funded initiative has enabled S.C. AHEC to place Polycom videoconferencing equipment in the five program office, the offices of the four regional centers and in 20 rural hospitals across the state.

The grant application, known as the S.C. Health Occupations Outreach Learning System (Schools), enables access to continuing education programs, student rotation support and research initiatives through the use of videoconferencing equipment. Programs and trainings are delivered from any of the S.C. AHEC locations over a high- speed, dedicated broadband highway known as the Palmetto State Providers Network (PSPN).

“We are excited to launch Schools in partnership with the PSPN initiative,” said Ragan DuBose-Morris, program services manager for S.C. AHEC and the project’s principal investigator. “Schools will allow health care professionals in all areas of the state to participate in training programs that will directly impact patient care.”

The first statewide program will be broadcast from 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. Feb. 15 from the S.C. AHEC Program Office housed at MUSC in Room 802 Harborview Office Tower (HOT 802). Joel Handler, M.D., Kaiser Permanente’s lead hypertension physician in Southern California, will present a live program on “Optimizing Hypertension Control.”

Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits are offered by the MUSC Office of CME to participants at any location. To attend the session, e-mail duboser@musc.edu. Space is limited. For information about Schools, visit http://www.scahec.net.



Friday, Feb. 4, 2011

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