Partnering with AHEC
We partner with local community organizations to provide accredited, no-cost or low-cost continuing education opportunities for healthcare professionals. Contact us to discuss partnership opportunities for your next event!
Events
The Panhandle Area Health Education Center has upcoming continuing education events scheduled. As more information is available concerning dates, locations and costs, this information will be posted here as well as our Facebook page.
Enduring Material: ADHD Myths and Controversies: An Insider’s View
This video will focus on defining and diagnosing patients who have ADHD with compassion and respect, discussing facts on limiting cure and treatment options for patients with ADHD, identifying common myths regarding ADHD, and distinguishing potential inequalities that result in decreased treatment of minorities. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™️.
Video available June 9, 2023 – June 8, 2026
Enduring Material: Left Behind-Rural Health
This video will focus on defining and diagnosing patients who have ADHD with compassion and respect, discussing facts on limiting cure and treatment options for patients with ADHD, identifying common myths regarding ADHD, and distinguishing potential inequalities that result in decreased treatment of minorities. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™️.
Video available June 9, 2023 – June 8, 2026
2025 TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Course) and ENPC (Emergency Nursing Pediatric Core) Courses
Amarillo College West Campus
The Trauma Nursing Core Course and Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course provider courses are designed to provide core level trauma knowledge and psychomotor skills associated with the delivery of professional emergency nursing care to the trauma patient. Content is presented through a combination of online pre-course modules, presentation and psychomotor skills stations.
Participants of ENPC and TNCC courses will receive a provider manual designed to reinforce the lectures/skills as well as directions to access a link which will enable them to view required online modules prior to attending the course.
Registration will be accepted on a "first-come, first-served" basis as enrollment is limited.
TNCC Flyer and Registration ENPC Flyer and Registration
For more information, contact Mr. John Sappington at:
(806) 382-3226 or email: jgsappi@gmail.com
Frequently Asked Questions
Recommended browsers for accessing the registration link are Firefox or Google Chrome.
What is your refund policy?
25% of the payment is forfeited if attendee cancels one week before the start of the event. Refunds will not be given if it is less than a week before the event. Call us at 806-651-3483 for extenuating circumstances or for more information.
If I am paying at the event, will I get a receipt?
After paying by check, credit card or debit card at the event, you will be given a receipt of payment.
If I am paying prior to the event, will I get a receipt upon payment?
If paying prior to the event by credit card or debit card, you will be emailed a confirmation of payment.
CASH PAYMENTS ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTED FOR ANY EVENTS.
To pay by check for events, please complete registration and select "check" for payment method. To send in a check prior to an event, make check payable to "Panhandle AHEC." Include your driver's license state and number, and send to: Panhandle AHEC, WTAMU Amarillo Center, 720 S. Tyler Ste. 370, Amarillo, TX 79101.
Community Health Workers
What is a Community Health Worker (CHW)?
A Community Health Worker is a trusted member of the community who has a close understanding of the ethnicity, language, socio-economic status, and life experiences of the community served.
Community Health Workers:
- Build trust and improve communication between patients and healthcare providers
- Build individual, community, and system capacity by increasing health knowledge and self-sufficiency through a range of activities such as outreach, patient navigation and follow-up
- Provide community health education and information, informal counseling, social support, advocacy to assist people in gaining access to needed services and encourage participation in clinical research
Community Health Worker (CHW) Training and Certification Program
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has certified the West Texas AHEC Program Office as a certified community health worker (CHW) training institution. The Community Health Worker Certification Course provides 160 contact training hours on the following core competencies: Communication, Teaching, Interpersonal Skills, Service Coordination, Capacity Building, Advocacy, Organization, and Knowledge Base. Panhandle AHEC’s role is to recruit participants to complete the CHW training.
Who can become a CHW?
- Everyday people who want to make a difference
- Anyone who is at least 18 years old
- Anyone with a high school diploma or GED (required)
For upcoming course information regarding training dates, registration, and fees, fill out the Community Health Worker Interest Form at the bottom of the page. Tuition assistance may be available.
CHW Behavioral Health Online Continuing Education Series
The CHW Behavioral Health Online Continuing Education Series is certified by the Texas Department of State Health Services and offers 12 DSHS-Approved CEU hours towards CHW recertification.
Topics include:
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- Addictions
- Crisis Intervention
- Ethics
- Intro to Group Counseling
- Intro to Personalities
- Life Span Development
- Physiological Psychology
Online Continuing Education Series Flyer
Want additional information about anything mentioned above? Complete the Community Health Worker Interest Form and we will be in touch with you.