Pennsylvania AHEC CHW Continuing Education Series

FREE CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR PENNSYLVANIA COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS

The PA Area Health Education Center’s new Training Center for Health Equity, and Project ECHO at Penn State College of Medicine, are offering a 12-session series of free continuing education for Community Health Workers (CHWs).

Sessions will focus on trauma informed care, personal safety, and other topics CHWs say they want and need to learn more about to care for clients and address the COVID-19 pandemic with vulnerable populations.

Register for this series at: https://redcap.link/PAAHECCHW

Series Schedule

Sessions will take place from 9-10 a.m. on the following dates:

Participants will receive a continuing education certificate following the completion of each session. Please view the flyer for more details.

The Project ECHO model of continuing education leverages the power of all participants learning and sharing together. ECHO sessions consist of a brief educational presentation with Q&A, followed by group discussion on de-identified patient cases submitted by participants. As such, it is a guided, virtual learning community aimed at supporting attendees in caring for their clients.

Participating is free, simple and virtual

• Register for the series at any time (even after the series has begun) at no cost, and get reminders for upcoming sessions.

• Submit patient cases when you can (and if you want) using easy-to-complete fillable forms.

• Join sessions using the Zoom video conferencing platform with links that are emailed to you.

• No need to travel. Participation takes just one hour of your work day.

Benefits from participation

• A statewide learning community of professionals like you.

• Presentations from subject matter experts on topics you help to select.

• Suggestions on managing your most complex clients.

• Free continuing education credits you can use to maintain your PA CCHW certification.