Continuing Education
Opportunities
To post a CE to this
page, please contact Bethany Buchanan.
 2008 ANPA Education Grant
information now
available
here.
Pain Management Training/Education Grants - See
News & Events for more information.
DES Information
for Providers
The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) has launched a health education campaign designed
to raise awareness about the continued health risks of
diethylstilbestrol (DES). The CDC’s DES Update is a comprehensive
national education program for consumers and health care providers.
An estimated 5 – 10 million people
were exposed to DES in the United States between 1938-1971 including
women who were prescribed DES while pregnant and the female and male
children born of these pregnancies. Initially, DES was thought to be
a safe and effective way to prevent miscarriages or premature
deliveries. However, later studies revealed that DES was ineffective
in preventing pregnancy problems and that exposure to DES was
associated with increased health risks. In 1971, the FDA issued a
Drug Bulletin advising physicians to stop prescribing DES to
pregnant women because it was linked to a rare vaginal cancer in
female offspring.
CDC’s DES Update provides the first
comprehensive set of information about DES for health care providers
and patients, including findings from the most recent studies on the
health effects of DES exposure. Resources and free materials for
health care providers and consumers are included on the website.
Go to
www.cdc.gov/DES
National Health
Service Corps Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs
Nurse Practitioners are eligible for
National Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repayment
programs. In exchange for a scholarship or repayment of educational
loans, a NP needs to work full time in a federally-designated Health
Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) for at least two years.
For HPSA information, see
http://chems.alaska.gov/HPSA_Status_Primary.htm or
http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/shortage/. The employing site would need to
complete a simple NHSC Recruitment and Retention Assistance
Application, available at
http://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov/applications/ .
For more information about the NHSC programs, see
http://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa.gov/get_started/. You may also contact
Jean Findley at the State of Alaska Primary Care Office:
Jean_Findley@health.state.ak.us or 907-465-8652.
See also,
Scholarships.
|
