Meeting the Educational Needs of Health Professionals

Welcome to the University of North Texas Health Science Center Office of Professional and Continuing Education. Our mission is to expertly plan lifelong learning and continuing education activities to meet the needs of medical professionals and researchers, the public health workforce and others who promote health and safety. Our activities are designed to provide the most recent information and strategies to facilitate health promotion, disease prevention and/or encourage understanding of public health issues on local, regional and nationwide levels.

News and Announcements


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4th Annual Hospital Medicine Update
January 12-16, 2009
Las Vegas, Nevada

There is new, important information (as of 12/24/08) concerning this conference. Click here to read.

Before, Between and Beyond Pregnancy:  Understanding Preconception and

Interconception Health
Friday, February 27, 2009
Fort Worth, Texas

Infant mortality is an important community and public health concern.  Participants will be engaged by a nationally-recognized speaker and informed about the latest research in evidence-based preconception health practices.  Click here for more information and to register online.

Mental Health Care for Today's Combat Veteran
Friday, March 6, 2009
Portland, Oregon

This conference aims to advance the care of returning soldiers and their families by reviewing commonly occurring health problems and effective approaches to care.  Click here for more information and to register online.

OCCTIC X:  Training Researchers in Manual Medicine
March 23-24, 2009
Little Rock, Arkansas

This international, interdisciplinary symposium brings together leading researchers in the field of somato-visceral interactions and autonomic mechanisms responsible for the body's response to manual therapies from around the world.  Check back here soon for registration and conference information.

4th Annual Texas Conference on Health Disparities:  Targeting Health Disparities Through Prevention
May 28-29, 2009
Fort Worth, Texas

This conference features nationally recognized speakers and interactive debates highlighting the disparities in health status among racial and ethnic minorities in Texas and the nation. Click here for more information and to register online.

 

Free Online Activity


Grand Rounds
Wednesdays - 12 to 1 PM
(unless otherwise noted)
For more information call (817)735-2539 or e-email register@hsc.unt.edu
January 7
Grand Rounds Canceled
January 21
Virtues-Based Practice for Residents
Jerry Vannatta, M.D.
University of Oklahoma School of Medicine