Just in time for fall learning, we are happy to announce that in October, HealthEd will be sponsoring 2 webinars on SurroundHealth, our online learning community for healthcare extenders (non-MD health professionals on the front lines of healthcare). We just want to give everyone a heads-up on the upcoming learning opportunities and provide dates to mark down on your calendars! Stay tuned for more information on these upcoming webinars.
October dates to save:
October 3, 1 pm eastern time. mHealth Education: The Science and Practice
of Mobile Technology for Health
Webinar leader Jay Bernhardt, PhD, MPH, of the College of Health and Human Performance at the University of Florida, will:
- Review the current literature and evidence based on mHealth programs and interventions
- Consider mHealth applications and their relative strengths and limitations for behavior change interventions
- Discuss future mHealth developments that may support health education goals and objectives
- And more!
October 15, 1 pm eastern time. What Is Numeracy and Why Do We Continue
Giving Patients Numbers?
Designed for health professionals in all settings and featuring Brian Zikmund-Fisher, PhD, from the University of Michigan, this webinar will be a discussion of the popular and relevant topic of numeracy as it relates to patient education and behavior change.
Free CHES/RD credits (pending approval) are available for both webinars.
Access other SurroundHealth webinars
If you’ve missed any of our previous webinars, don’t worry—they are archived within the site for public viewing. Visit SurroundHealth to access webinars on these topics:
- Engaging Patients From Multicultural Backgrounds
- Health Literacy
- Behavior Change
- And more!
Keep an eye out for more information regarding the HealthEd-sponsored webinars. We hope to see you all there!
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