Asheville African American Health Symposium

UNC Health Science at MAHEC’s Department of Continuing Professional Development is conducting a national conference to address health disparities towards black patients.

The Mountain Area Health Education Center presents the Asheville African American Health Symposium.  This Symposium is designed to create awareness and education within the medical community regarding the current health of African Americans and the implications of centuries of medical oppression.  Racial disparities are unremitting and widespread within the African American population. The causes are multifactorial - including historical oppression, implicit bias toward African American patients, community mistrust, and lack of diversity within the healthcare field, to name a few.  This conference will include national leaders in medicine and in the African American community to bring the conversation to Asheville on how to address these disparities.

The 3rd in-person conference will occur October 25-26, 2024 in beautiful Asheville, NC.

Leading up to the conference, MAHEC is hosting a quarterly webinar series of national experts to start the discussion and build momentum around closing the gaps in African American healthcare disparities. This year’s webinar sessions are journal article reviews that highlight racial disparities with discussions lead by national leaders who are committed to the advancement of health for African American patients.

Click here to view our 2022 webinar sessions.

Click here to view our 2020-2021 monthly webinar sessions.

Partners | Sponsors | Exhibitors

We are excited to join in partnership with organizations across the country to bring the first Asheville African American Health Symposium and Webinar Series.

Click the button below to sign up to be a sponsored partner and/or exhibitor.

Target Audience

The target audience for the Asheville African American Health Symposium and Webinar Series will be Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, Nurses, Behavioral Health Therapists, Care Coordinators, Primary Care Physician staff members, Social Workers, and community members in Western North Carolina and across the United States.

Objectives:

1: The participants will analyze healthcare disparities affecting our black communities and examine the causes of these disparities, including implicit bias of providers, historical trauma of African Americans, and lack of diversity within the healthcare workforce.

2: The participants will recognize and compare the history of the African American race to modern day outcomes and associate the epidemiology of Black American health

3: The participants will apply learned evidence-based strategies with African American healthcare leaders across the nation in order to continue to improve the health of African Americans

Credits

UNC Health Science at MAHEC’s Department of Continuing Professional Development conducts regional, statewide, and national programs designed to meet the education and training needs of health and human service professionals in allied health, dental health, medicine, mental health, nursing and pharmacotherapy. Collaboration and the diversity of the healthcare workforce are emphasized in providing programs and services.

Credits will be offered to allied health professionals attending the Asheville African American Health Symposium and Webinar Series. Credits offered include:

• CEU: 0.10 Hour Per Session for a total of 12 sessions

  • The Mountain Area Health Education Center designates this entire continuing education activity as meeting the criteria for 0.10 CEUs as established by the National Task Force on the Continuing Education Unit.

• NBCC Hours: 1 Hour Per Session for a total of 12 sessions

  • Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5514. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. MAHEC is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. 1.00 hour per session.

• Nursing Contact Hours: 1 Hour Per Session for a total of 12 Sessions

  • 1.00 Nursing Contact Hours Activity # AP 008-1833 Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) 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.

• AMA PRA Category 1 Credit: 1 Hour Per Session for a total of 12 Sessions

  • Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the North Carolina Medical Society (NCMS) through Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC). MAHEC is accredited by the NCMS to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Credit Designation: MAHEC designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Fees

Early Registration Fee | AHEC Scholars and UNC Med Students: $75.00
Applies 4/12/24 - 8/31/24

Early Registration Fee | Community Members, Non-Healthcare Providers: $100.00
*No credit offered
Applies 4/12/24-8/31/24

Early Registration Fee | AHEC Employees & Pre-approved Community Members: $50.00
Applies 4/12/24 - 8/31/24

Early Registration Fee | Non-Physician Healthcare Providers: $185.00
Applies 4/12/24-8/31/24

Early Registration Fee | Physicians: $300.00
Applies 4/12/24-8/31/24

Simulation Center Early Registration Fee | Non-Physician Healthcare Providers: $50.00
Applies 4/12/24-8/31/24

Simulation Center Early Registration Fee | Physicians: $100.00
Applies 4/12/24-8/31/24

Registration Fee | AHEC Scholars and UNC Med Students: $100.00
Applies 9/1/24-10/27/24

Registration Fee | Community Members, Non-Healthcare Providers: $150.00
*No credit offered
Applies 9/1/24-10/27/24

Registration Fee | AHEC Employees & Pre-approved Community Members: $75.00
Applies 9/1/24-10/27/24

Registration Fee | Non-Physician Healthcare Providers: $250.00
Applies 9/1/24-10/27/24

Registration Fee | Physicians: $385.00
Applies 9/1/24-10/27/24

Simulation Center Registration Fee | Non-Physician Healthcare Providers: $95.00
Applies 9/1/24-10/27-24

Simulation Center Registration Fee | Physicians: $150.00
Applies 9/1/24-10/27/24