Module 7 - Knee Radiographs
Emad Samuel Boles Saweeres
• Dive into the essentials of interpreting knee radiographs, covering both acute injuries and chronic conditions. • Strengthen your diagnostic capabilities with a focus on key radiographic features and clinical correlations.
SRH Needs of People Who Identify as LGBTQ or Non-binary
Andrew Motherwell
This session will introduce some of the key considerations when addressing the sexual and reproductive health needs of people who identify as transgender or non-binary, as well as those in same-sex and bisexual relationships.
Partner Notification
Dr Vinod Kumar
The session will explore the principles, practical application and various ways of carrying out partner notification (PN) when dealing with sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
Online Symposium: A Collaborative Approach to Shared Care
Emmy O'Neill and Angela Cairns
Working collaboratively with allied health, consumer services and others in the renal field to provide patient centred care.
Adolescent Gynaecology
Sarah M Creighton
This session will cover gynaecological symptoms including normal and abnormal menstruation.
Reducing Restrictive Practice - Communication During Chemical Restraint
Oluwatoni Idowu and David Keen
This session introduces the role of communication during chemical restraint in reducing restrictive practice.
The ESH/ESC guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension
Chris Arden
There still remains a significant gap between the goal of optimal treatment of hypertension and ‘real life’ practice. As a consequence, hypertension remains a leading cause of cardiovascular related morbidity and mortality. There is a continuing need to improve both the detection and management of hypertension, with a view to im....
The Ultimate Hands-On Wound Care Clinical Lab
Joan Junkin MSN, APRN-CNS, CWOCN
6.00 Hours
Staging wounds & identifying tissue types Wound characteristics, indications & cost considerations for product selection Accurate measuring techniques Practical wound treatment strategies - for your most difficult wounds Actual wound models and sample products to practice new skills! In healthcare facilities across the country,....
The Total Joint Replacement Patient
Paul M. Levy, MSN, BS, RN, ONC
6.00 Hours
When is it time for surgery? The latest in operative procedures: Total Joint Arthroplasty Bipolar Hip Arthroplasty Open Reduction Internal Fixation Megaprothstetics Key strategies to prevent post-operative complications/risks Achieving success: Rehabilitation goals and discharge planning Joint Commission S.C.I.P. (Surgical Care....
Sexual Dysfunction in the Female Patient
Maureen Whelihan, MD, FACOG and Michael Krychman, MD, FACOG
7.00 Hours
In Sexual Dysfunction in the Female Patient, experts Maureen Whelihan, MD, FACOG and Michael Krychman, MD, FACOG explain the components of Female Sexual Interest and Arousal Disorder for diagnosis. The unit offers a review of definitions, assessment, and current, validated scales for various disorders. You will read about how to....
Telehealth on the Hill: How Policy Is Ushering Change
Roy Schoenberg
1.00 Hours
The regulatory landscape for telemedicine has shifted dramatically over the last 10 years, from a time of prohibition to an emerging policy landscape that is poised to incentivize and nationalize virtual care. This session will educate attendees on the near-term policy news and moves that will change how consumers, providers and....
Secure from the Start: Why Medical IoT Needs Protection Now
Hussein Syed and Ladi Adefala
1.00 Hours
Healthcare organizations that don't learn how to operate in the new Digital Age, leveraging sensors and devices that make up Medical IoT, are not likely to survive. Each of these devices generates data that is collected, sorted, analyzed, stored, and examined somewhere - usually in or through the cloud. This data, and the new c....
Understanding Diabetes - for Nurses
Megan Stewart, MD
1.50 Hours
Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects the population worldwide. An estimated 382 million people across the globe, or 9% of the world’s population, have diabetes. The number of individuals affected by diabetes continues to increase worldwide. Diabetes can be a complex and fatal disease, if not treated appropriately. It can l....
Understanding Pressure Ulcer Surveys and Data Collection
Margaret Falconio-West, BSN, RN, APN/CNS, CWOCN, DAPWCA & Jackie Todd, MBA, BS, RN, CWCN, DAPWCA & C
1.00 Hours
Clinicians need to be able to evaluate how effective their pressure ulcer prevention program is in order to improve prevention strategies and ultimately outcomes. This presentation is designed to help better understand what a Pressure Ulcer Survey is, the pressure ulcer survey process and data collection, and how to use the info....
Understanding Support Surface Terminology
Jackie Todd, MBA, BS, RN, CWCN, DAPWCA
1.00 Hours
Support surfaces are an integral intervention for both the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers; however, the terms and definitions associated with support surfaces have been extremely inconsistent for many years. Many groups have attempted the compilation of a comprehensive set of definitions to aid clinicians in determi....
Women and Cardiovascular Disease
Carolyn E. Sabo, RN, EdD
10.00 Hours
The realization that cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women cannot be fully explained using the historical reference of CVD in men has finally come to fruition. As healthcare professionals, we now understand that the concept of CVD in women is an independent field of research, study, and practice. Nursing practice has traditional....
Tracking CLABSI Beyond the Intensive Care Unit Environment
Mary Oden, BSN, MHS, RN, CIC
1.00 Hours
Much headway has been made in reducing central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in recent years. Unfortunately, most of the effort and surveillance has been limited to patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) environment, and as many as 70% of patients who have a central vascular access device (CVAD)are located....
Therapeutic Communities
Industry Specialists
2.00 Hours
Therapeutic communities are a common form of long-term residential treatment for substance use disorders. This CEU course discusses the therapeutic community approach, the effectiveness of therapeutic communities, fundamental components, methods of providing treatment, treating populations with special needs, and integration of....
Youth in Foster Care - Assessment of Work Preparation
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1.00 Hours
How youth in foster care who participated in the Multi-Site Evaluation of Foster Youth Programs Life Skills Training Program rated their preparedness for work at age 17 is described in this short CEU course, as well as exploring whether their assessments accurately predict employment two years later. Also examined is whether yo....
Worklessness and Unemployment
Debbie Cohen
0.50 Hours
This session highlights the health benefits of work, the adverse effect on health of worklessness, and the practical support that exists to help job-seeking patients who have health problems.
Urinary Incontinence in Women
Mike Cust
0.50 Hours
Urinary incontinence is a very common problem for women, often presenting to a primary care professional. This session takes you through the diagnosis and treatment of urinary incontinence, thus enabling you to help your patients.
The Returning Traveller
Nick Jones
0.50 Hours
This session is the third in a series of sessions about travel advice for patients and provides a broad overview of the issues GPs must consider when advising and assessing patients who are returning travellers.
Sexual Assault in Young People
Andrea Goddard Consultant Paediatrician
0.50 Hours
This session aims to help you understand how to take a history and provide services to young people who may have been victims of sexual assault.
Toileting: Bladder and Bowel Control (Paediatric)
Anne Wright Consultant Paediatrician, Evelina Children's Hospital
0.50 Hours
This session describes the process through which children gain continence. In addition this session also covers the recognition and management of common problems.
Setting Up a Renal Pharmacy Service - Podcast
Leanne Brown
How to set up a specialised renal pharmacy service