Safely Reunifying Child and Parent
Industry specialists
0.25 Hours
If a child has been removed from the care of his or her parents, safe and timely reunification is the preferred permanency option for most children. This CEU course provides strategies for achieving reunification and preventing reentry and includes examples of promising practices being implemented by states and localities.
Comprehensive Infection Control
Industry specialists
3 Hours
Healthcare-associated infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality among hospitalized patients worldwide. This CEU course explains how to improve personnel safety in the healthcare environment through appropriate use of personal protective equipment and how to reduce healthcare-associated infections by improving....
Adherence Challenges in Asthma: Pediatrics, Adolescents and Older Adults
Dr. Bruce G. Bender (PhD FAAAAI), Dr. Giselle Mosnaim (MD MS FAAAAI), and Dr. Sharmilee M. Nyenhuis
1.25 Hours
Discusses the unique adherence issues to treatment in children, adolescents and older adults with asthma.
Difficult Viral Infections Due to Defects in Innate Immunity
Dr. Carrie L. Lucas (PhD), Emily Mace (PhD), and Dr. Grant Schulert (MD PhD)
1.25 Hours
This course offers an in-depth view into difficult viral infections due to defects in innate immunity
The Past, Present and Future of Asthma
Dr. Stephen T. Holgate
1.25 Hours
This course offers an in-depth view into the Past, Present, and Future of Asthma.
Workplace Impairment of the Healthcare Professional
Industry Specialist
2 Hours
Even the most skilled, responsible, and dedicated healthcare worker is susceptible to substance abuse. This CEU course looks at the policies and standards in place by very reputable cooperatives such as the American Medical Association and The Joint Commission. Common signs and symptoms of substance abuse, along with the steps....
Regulatory Awareness for Health Care Supervisor
Sheila Richmeier, MS, RN, FACMPE
1.25 Hours
This course will outline basic regulations related to medical practices. Information presented will identify key areas of focus to ensure patient safety, and will help further explore the supervisor’s role in managing relationships.
Preventive Care for Licensed Clinical Staff
Sheila Richmeier, MS, RN, FACMPE
1 Hours
You will be introduced to various types of aged based screening; and will acquire the knowledge to be able to understand and demonstrate the use of correct screening tools including application of mental health and substance abuse tools.
Pre-diabetes
Sheila Richmeier, MS, RN, FACMPE
0.25 Hours
This course develops knowledge around definitions and testing for pre-diabetes and the steps necessary to identify patients with the condition and refer them for appropriate services. The course will also discuss the importance of developing relationships in the community to help educate and develop skills with patients to impro....
Prioritizing Patient Needs for Licensed Clinical Staff
Sheila Richmeier, MS, RN, FACMPE
1 Hours
This course will explore various ways to for licensed clinical staff to communicate with patients including collecting and documenting patient information and prioritize the patient’s needs. This course is structured to make you an active participant in demonstrating the ability to think about what the patient is stating, and de....
Care Management Overview for Care Manager
Sheila Richmeier, MS, RN, FACMPE
1 Hours
The focus of this course will be to gain understanding of the care manager role, terms, and process of care management activities. Information presented will explore areas of priority and identification of patients needing care management services, including methods to achieve desired outcomes.
Care Plans for Care Manager
Sheila Richmeier, MS, RN, FACMPE
1 Hours
This course will examine the key elements of an interdisciplinary care plan, and will outline the steps to individualize the care plan to individual patients. Information presented will expand upon the care plan to include methods for determining patient self-management goals and interventions.
Quality Improvement for Licensed Clinical Staff
Sheila Richmeier, MS, RN, FACMPE
1 Hours
This course introduces basic quality improvement concepts and examines the ability for application in various situations. You will gain an understanding of how quality metrics collection, reporting, and analysis are instrumental to driving quality in the practice.
Anti-infective Drug Use in Obstetrics - Part IV
Gerald G. Briggs, B.Pharm.
1 Hours
This article is a continution of Parts I, II, and III. Again, for each drug that is discussed, the pregnancy risk factor category (as defined by the Food and Drug Administration) is shown in parentheses. To allow for easy reference as these drugs are discussed the categories are as follows: Category A: Controlled studies in w....
Radiology Procedures in Pregnancy
Craig V. Towers, M.D.
1 Hours
Diagnostic imaging procedures are frequently used during pregnancy, especially ultrasound. Use of other modalities, however, is controversial and often results in significant concern over damage to the developing fetus. The purpose of this article is to discuss the various forms of radiologic evaluation and their potential effec....
Preventive Measures for Urinary Tract Infections
James Greenberg (MD, FACOG), and Jeannine Miranne (MD, MS, FACOG)
7 Hours
In Preventive Measures for Urinary Tract Infections, the health care professional will learn how to prevent recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) by understanding the underlying pathophysiology and principles of antibiotic stewardship. Upon completion, providers should be able to develop evidence-based strategies to evaluat....
Depression - Mod D: Pharmacologic Treatment of Depression
Betsy B. Waterman, PhD, CAS, MS, BS & Ellen Fink-Samnick, MSW, ACSW, LCSW, CCM, CRP
1.25 Hours
The use of medication in the treatment of depression has increased steadily over the years—by 2010, one in five adults was reportedly taking at least one psychotropic medication. This module explores the landscape for the use of such medications, and details how CMs and other team members must work together to help patients mana....
Percutaneous Biopsy of the Breast
Brooke A. Caldwell, M.D.
1 Hours
In the last decade there has been a dramatic increase in the use of percuataneous breast biopsy for the evaluation of breast lesions. Prior to the advent of modern imaging techniques such as high-resolution ultrasound and digital imaging, the breast biopsy was the province of the surgeon. Performing an image-guided biopsy requir....
Diabetes - Module B: Diagnosis and Assessment of Diabetes Mellitus
Arlene J. Chabanuk, MSN, RN, CDE, HCS-D
1 Hours
This module covers the different kinds of guidelines and blood tests used in screening for and diagnosing of the main types of DM, and lists the dozens of different codes and sub-codes related to DM. The module then details, once DM has been diagnosed, how CMs can assess the patient’s level of self care, as well as risk factors....
COPD Module D: Non-Pharmacologics in COPD Care
Debra Siela, PhD, RN, CCNS, ACNS-BC, CCRN, CNE, RRT
1.5 Hours
This module covers the non-pharmaceutical tools that can make a significant difference in a COPD patient’s quality of life. The biggest benefit comes from smoking cessation, and this module covers how CMs can help begin and support a patient’s process of quitting; it also covers how the right vaccinations, pulmonary rehabilitati....
COPD Module C: Pharmacologics in COPD Care
Debra Siela, PhD, RN, CCNS, ACNS-BC, CCRN, CNE, RRT
1.5 Hours
This module details the most common drugs—bronchodilators and corticosteroids—and corresponding inhaled medication devices that can decrease the number of exacerbations from COPD and improve the patient’s quality of life. It also covers the possible side effects of such drugs (and how they may conflict with some co-morbidities),....
Acute Care Splinting
Thomas V. Gocke, MS, ATC, PA-C, DFAAPA
0.25 Hours
Our Acute Care Splinting course provides information on the treatment choices needed in managing selected musculoskeletal injures. While acute care splints are commonly applied for the initial treatment of fractures or dislocations, they are also used to decrease the spread of infection, and immobilize tendon injuries or complex....
Common Carpal Bone Fractures
Thomas V. Gocke, MS, ATC, PA-C, DFAAPA
0.5 Hours
This video-based activity focuses on a general anatomy review of the distal radius, radiocarpal and proximal-distal carpal joints. Also focuses on evaluation of plain carpal radiographs, evaluation and treatment options commonly associated with scaphoid fractures and Keinbock’s disease.
Radiology Review – Lower Extremity X-ray 1
Thomas V. Gocke, MS, ATC, PA-C, DFAAPA
0.75 Hours
This video-based activity focuses on radiographic exam of common injuries to the femur, knee, and tibia/fibula.
Radiology Review – Upper Extremity X-ray 1
Thomas V. Gocke, MS, ATC, PA-C, DFAAPA
0.75 Hours
This video-based activity focuses on radiographic exam of common injuries to the clavicle and Proximal Humerus