*Registration payment includes Credit Cards and Interfund Transfers ONLY.
RNs, Social Work, Counselors, MDs, PAs, NPs, Pharmacists. Public Health Practitioners, CHWs,
Clinicians and other service providers will gain a more comprehensive understanding of the syphilis epidemic, particularly in Mecklenburg County, and other parts of North Carolina as well as the impact of its resurgence and its interaction with the HIV epidemic. The Summit will emphasize approaches for the prevention and treatment of syphilis, including congenital syphilis, and the various stages of the disease as well as clinical and public health methods for preventing, identifying, diagnosing, treating, and monitoring syphilis in patients/clients.
This program is offered FREE OF CHARGE. However, REGISTRATION is REQUIRED through this South Piedmont AHEC website.
We advise early registration. Registration is available until July 31, 2024.
The Syphilis Prevention and Treatment Summit is funded by Mecklenburg County Public Health, with logistical support from the Academy for Population Health Innovation and the NC. Department of Health and Human
Services Communicable Disease Branch and jointly provided by South Piedmont Area Health Education Center.
Registration and Dinner will be held from 4PM to 5:30 PM.
The Conference will begin promptly at 5:30 PM.
For a FULL AGENDA with speakers and plenary sessions, click following link: View Agenda
Faculty
Amina Ahmed, MD
Areej Bukhari, MD
Bernard Davis, PhD, MBA
Chelsea Gulden, MSW
Michael Leonard, MD
Candice McNeil, MD, FACP
Victoria Mobley, MD, MPH
Rebecca Pierce- Williams, DO
Stephanie Sherard- Meck County Surveillance Coordinator/DIS
Raynard Washington, PhD, MPH
Location
Harris Conference Center
3216 CPCC Harris Campus Dr, Charlotte, NC, 28208
For directions and parking information click HERE .
Continuing Education Credit
Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Atrium Health and Mecklenburg County (Preventive Health). Atrium Health is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement
Atrium Health designates this Live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.
AAPA accepts certificate of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society. Physician Assistants may receive a maximum of 2.0 hours of Category 1 credit for completing this program.
2.0 Nursing Contact Hour
South Piedmont Area Health Education Center is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
2.0 Contact Hour/ 0.2 CEU
No Partial credit awarded
NC Approved CE (Pharmacist)
Program ID#NC08082444
Learner Outcome:
Participants will be able to apply knowledge gained from this program on early identification of at-risk populations and individuals for syphilis, the 1st and 2nd line treatments for early syphilis, and the importance of follow-up to assure cure and re-treatment if necessary, in their practice. 
Policy on Faculty and Sponsor Disclosure
Atrium Health adheres to the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosure of faculty and commercial support relationships, if any, will be made known at the activity.
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