As part of Yankton Rural AHEC’s ongoing mission to provide relevant resources, we’ve included several items to promote HPV vaccination.  Yankton Rural AHEC is part of a national project with the National AHEC Organization, funded through CDC, to provide resources and training to health professionals, promoting the use of strong recommendation for…

Register here! This webinar will provide an in-depth review of school nurses' HPV vaccine knowledge and attitudes, along with their perception of their role as opinion leaders for the HPV vaccine and their professional practice in providing HPV vaccine education and recommendations to parents. In addition, we will identify barriers…

Mark your calendars for the next LifeCircle South Dakota quarterly conference call titled “Advance Directives, Medical Orders and Something in Between; a Legal Analysis of MOST under South Dakota Law” which will be held on Wednesday, September 12 at 12:00 pm central.  Cameo C. Anders MA(c), JD will be presenting. …

Register Now! How much of a problem is vaccine hesitancy? It's complicated and there is no easy solution. Find out how Motivational Interviewing can improve child and adolescent vaccine uptake. This webinar will focus on understanding what it means to make a "strong" vaccine recommendation, understanding how to make a…

Join the SD Cancer Coalition for our annual Fall Meeting! Opportunities to network, develop task force action plans, and hear engaging presentations and outcomes of 2018 efforts will be available. Registration is free. We look forward to seeing you! Please click on the link below to register. View Draft Agenda…

Please join us for a half-hour webinar with Dr. Debbie Saslow (ACS) and Dr. Rebecca Perkins (ACOG) who will discuss the recently approved age expansion for Gardasil 9 and implications for clinical practice. Monday, October 29th 3pm ET Register today: http://acswebmeetings.adobeconnect.com/fda45/event/registration.html   On October 5th the FDA approved expansion of…

Register Now! Dr. Kristin Oliver (Mount Sinai, New York) and Dr. Sharon Humiston (Children's Mercy, Missouri) will talk about practical approaches to persuading parents that HPV vaccine is safe and effective in a busy clinical setting. These two pediatricians will highlight tools to get your whole office team giving not…

The All Women Count! Breast & Cervical Cancer Screening Program will host an informational webinar to discuss All Women Count! program updates and changes to the new forms. Webinar details: Mark your calendar and invite all appropriate staff to attend on Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at 12:30 (CST). (Slides will…

There are a limited number of spaces available. Providers who anticipate multiple attendees from a facility should only register once, if feasible. Registration is required to attend and is available at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5548531893411921666. Once you click on the link, you will need to register on that page enter your name, email…

You hear the term "evidence-based interventions" often, but do you really understand what it means? Join the Cancer Coalition on Wednesday, February 6th at 12:00 CT for a webinar titled, "Evidence-Based Interventions for Cancer Prevention & Control." Sandra Melstad, MPH, SLM Consulting, LLC will be presenting, along with Lindsey Karlson,…

This webinar will give an overview of how payers perceive quality improvement (QI) efforts and how it impacts reimbursements. It will also discuss the importance of different QI initiatives and how quality improvement can  impact the bottom line for organizations fiscally. This webinar will be presented by Kathi Mueller from…

You're invited to a colorectal cancer education opportunity! Including Stool-Based Testing in Your Colorectal Cancer Screening Program You don’t want to miss this opportunity with Dr. Laura Makaroff! Dr. Makaroff will discuss the current colorectal cancer incidence, mortality and screening rates and how stool-based testing can be used to increase…