HOSA Week, Friday, November 6th
/in Presentation, Presenter /by Amanda WilsonHappy Friday HOSA! Two more great presentations for you.
Don’t forget, the Virtual Fall Leadership Conference is tomorrow.
You must be a HOSA member to attend & Participate.
All information can be found on the FLC page
COVID 19 Contact Tracing
Presenter: Katrina Haynes, Cyber Academy of South Carolina
Presentation Description: COVID Tracing- This is a brief description of the purpose of contact tracing in disease investigation with a quick example. Information on taking a contact tracing certification course is included at the end.
Bio: Katrina is a Health Science Instructor at CASC Virtual School and was a 2019 CDC Science Ambassador Fellow and participated in Contact Tracing lessons for teachers developed by the CDC.
FORENSIC SCIENCE 2020
Presenter: Dr. Steve Lambert, Associate Professor, Chemistry / Forensic Science
Presentation Description: This session will update students on recent advances in Forensic Science that give the investigator an amazing tool-set to solve crimes
Dr. Lambert’s Bio: Dr. Steve Lambert is the director of the Forensic Chemistry and Forensic Biology programs at Newberry College. He teaches crime scene processing, evidence collection and forensic analysis, along with biochemistry and nursing chemistry. Dr. Lambert is retired from the Forensic DNA Laboratory of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) in SC
HOSA Week, Wednesday, November 4th
/in Presenter /by Amanda WilsonTo get your HOSA Wednesday started off, we have two presentations for you today!
See below for the links in each title as well as the description and bio’s of our speakers.
ENJOY!
2020 -2022 National Service Project: Be The Match
Presenter: Benita Davis, Community Engagement Representative Be The Match
Description: Be The Match®, operated by the National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP), is a nonprofit organization that’s dedicated to helping every patient get the life-saving transplant they need. As trusted leaders in advancing treatments for those facing life-threatening blood cancers, we provide the ground-breaking research, innovative technologies, patient support and education that save lives.
Bio: Benita Davis is a Community Engagement Representative for Be The Match Registry. For more than a decade, Benita has continuously and passionately worked to provide equal outcomes for all patients searching for a matched donor. She is proud of the many lives that she has helped save through her work.
Over the last 5 years, she has worked to build a relationship between Be The Match and HOSA on a National level. Benita believes that we are all part of a ripple effect in motion. She can not wait to see the far reaching effects of the ripples HOSA members start.
Your SC HOSA representative is,
Tonya Davis, Patient and Lead Liaison P: 216-406-6236
More information can be found under the National Service Project Guidelines
The POWER OF YOU(TH)
Presenter: Ashley Merrick, Program Specialist, Mother’s Against Drunk Drivers (MADD)
Description: An interactive presentation that engage teens in learning about the dangers of underage drinking and other drugs and taking a stand against it with their peers. Student will learn and see how current decisions can impact future plans and accomplishments.
Bio: Ashley Merrick is the program specialist for MADD South Carolina underage drinking prevention programs. Ashley serves the entire state of South Carolina sharing valuable information with youth and parents on the effects of underage drinking and encourage students to be alcohol free under 21. Ashley has a BA in Psychology and Master in Social Work.
HOSA Week, Thursday, November 5th
/in Presenter /by Amanda WilsonIt’s another good HOSA day! Have all of your COVID 19 questions ready to be answered.
Click here for the RECORDED SESSION
COVID 19: Epidemiology and Prevention
Join Dr. Jane Kelly for a live Q & A Session about COVID 19 and prevention
by Microsoft Teams Meeting at 9am
Presenter: Dr. Jane Kelly, Assistant State Epidemiologist for SC DHEC
Dr. Kelly’s Bio: Dr. Kelly has a broad background in clinical medicine and public health diverse settings. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and completed an Internal Medicine residency at the Medical University of South Carolina. After 13 years as a physician with Indian Health Service in Alaska and Arizona, she trained in the CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service, then served in leadership positions in chronic disease and in HIV epidemiology at CDC and the Georgia Department of Public Health. Currently, Dr. Kelly collaborates with Emory University on infectious disease modeling and serves as the SC Department of Public Health and Environmental Control Assistant State Epidemiologist.
*****Please take a few minutes to complete our online survey
following Dr. Kelly’s presentation.*****
Thank you!
HOSA Contact Information
SC HOSA
PO Box 866
Lexington, SC 29071
Angel Clark
HOSA State Director
Telephone: 803-734-0372
Fax: 803-734-3525
Email: aclark@ed.sc.gov
Amanda Wilson
SC HOSA Administrative Specialist
Email: schosa@outlook.com
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