Course Information
- Audience: All public health professionals working in nonprofits, healthcare, educational institutions, government and private sector
- Format: Webinar
- Date/Time: Thursday, January 9th, 2025 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET
- Price: Free
- Length: 1 hour
- Credential(s) eligible for contact hours: Sponsored by New England Public Health Training Center (NEPHTC), a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive up to 1 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level continuing education contact hours are 1. Provider ID: 1131137 Event ID:PM1131137_CIMPART1.
If you are not seeking a CHES/MCHES contact hours, if you complete the evaluations, you will receive a Certificate of Completion. The Certificate will include the length of the course. - Competencies: Public Health Science Skills,
Leadership and Systems Thinking Skills - Learning Level: Awareness
- Companion Trainings: None
- Supplemental materials:PowerPoint and follow-up email with any links mentioned during presentation.
- Pre-requisites: None
- Technical Requirements: This webinar is hosted on the Zoom platform. Please refer to the Zoom System Specifications to ensure your system meets the minimum requirements for connecting.
About this Webinar
What you'll learn
At the end of the recording, participants will be able to:
- Explain why chronic pain is a public health problem in Maine.
- Describe the co-morbidities associated with chronic pain.
- Identify factors within social determinants of health (SDOH) that may affect the pain experience.
- Discuss major challenges for people in Maine to receive adequate pain care and potential interventions.
Subject Matter Experts
Dr. Ling Cao
Dr. Ling Cao is a professor of biomedical science at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine. She is a biomedical researcher and educator, and an advocate and practitioner in interprofessional education. As an independent researcher, she continues to advance biomedical/translational research to delineate the neuroimmune mechanisms in neuropathic pain. As a medical educator, she promotes learning in interprofessional/interdisciplinary teams. Her recent research interest in population health and health informatics led her to create the first pain registry in Maine. Dr. Cao earned her M.D. from Beijing Medical University (Currently Peking University Health Science Center), her Ph.D. in Toxicology from SUNY Albany, and her Master of Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Registration
Select the Enroll Me button below to register for this recording. If you have any trouble accessing the recording, contact support@nephtc.org.
Acknowledgement: This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Deparment of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of award 2 UB6HP31685‐05‐00 “Public Health Training Centers.” The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.