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Meeting the Educational Needs of Health Professionals

Welcome to the University of North Texas Health Science at Fort Worth Office for Professional and Continuing Education. Our mission is to expertly plan lifelong learning and continuing education activities to meet the needs of medical professionals and researchers, the public health workforce and others who promote health and safety. Our activities are designed to provide the most recent information and strategies to facilitate health promotion, disease prevention and/or encourage understanding of public health issues on local, regional and nationwide levels. 

 

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3633 W. 7th Street, Fort Worth, Texas, 76107
at the SE corner of W. 7th and Haskell

Reducing the Risk of Pneumococcal Infection in Cancer Patients
In patients being treated for cancer, a bacterial infection caused by Streptococcus pneumonia can cause a significant morbidity, prolonged hospitalization and increase mortality.  The goal of this activity is to equip health care professionals with information related to current vaccination and patient assessment recommendations to facilitate vaccination status ascertainment and patient education.  Click here for more information.

Fibromyalgia Diagnosis & Treatment: Persistent Barriers to Better Patient Care
The University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) - in cooperation with the Interstate Postgraduate Medical Association (IPMA), the CME Institute of Physicians Postgraduate Press, AXDEV Group, the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) - has planned a variety of educational activities to minimize barriers related to fibromyalgia diagnosis and management, with the goal of improving the care received by patients.  Click here for more information.

Special Online Broadcast!
Fibromyalgia: Overcoming Persistent Barriers to Patient-Centered Care
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Noon-1:00pm, CST
1 CME Hour
Click here for more information and to register for this online activity.

2012 Spring Symposium:  Building Your Toolbox for Dementia Care
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Fort Worth, Texas
6.5 Nursing Contact Hours
Click here for more information and to register for this activity.  Or click here to download a brochure.

26th Annual North Texas Family Medicine Update
April 13 & 14, 2012
Campus of UNT Health Science Center
Fort Worth, Texas

19.5 CME Hours
Click here for more information and to register for this activity!

Using Manual and Conventional Therapies to Enhance Musculoskeletal Health
April 27-29, 2012
Downtown Fort Worth Hilton
Fort Worth, Texas
21 CME hours, including Physical Therapy and Chiropractor credit.
Click here for more information and to register for this event.

 

 


This page last updated Feb 21, 2012
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