Medication Assisted Treatment
Austin De La Cruz, Pharm.D., BCPP
This presentation will discuss the major components associated with medicationassisted treatment, counseling points and monitoring plans for MAT, and discuss the pharmacists' role in medication assisted treatment. This is a prescribing and monitoring controlled substances ce program.
Common Cardiac Conditions
Industry Specialists
This lesson provides nurse aides with an overview of common cardiac conditions they are likely to see on the job, including: CHF, CAD, hypertension, heart attack, edema, arrhythmias, endocarditis and valve disease. Includes tips for how to help every client get and keep a healthy heart.
Improving patient care through concept mapping
Suzanne Aberdeen
0.50 Hours
This learning module reviews the use of concept mapping as a person-centered problem-solving aid to assessment, risk management, care evaluation and care planning for nurses. Concept maps are diagrams that are used to organize, represent and create knowledge, and provide a useful framework for critical analysis and problem solvi....
Cerebral aneurysm and aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage
Emma Bowles
0.50 Hours
A cerebral aneurysm is a weak or thin spot on a blood vessel in the brain that swells and fills with blood. Rupture of a cerebral aneurysm, known as aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage, is a medical emergency and is associated with increased mortality. This learning module explores the anatomy and physiology of the brain and blo....
The role of surveillance in preventing healthcare-associated infections
Brett G Mitchell and Philip L Russo
0.50 Hours
Surveillance of healthcare-associated infections is central to healthcare epidemiology and infection control programmes and a critical factor in the prevention of these infections. By definition, the term 'infection prevention' implies that healthcare-associated infections may be preventable. The purpose of surveillance is to pr....
How to insert a peripheral cannula
Sally Jane Shaw
0.50 Hours
This How to module aims to assist healthcare practitioners to undertake the safe and effective insertion of a peripheral cannula. It provides information on best practice related to peripheral cannulation with an open-ported safety cannula. The same principles for practice apply to non-ported open safety cannulae.
Hypertension: diagnosis, assessment and management
Jill Bunker
0.50 Hours
Hypertension is a serious and common condition, the prevalence of which is set to rise given the increase in the aging population, sedentary lifestyles and obesity. This article reviews the management of primary hypertension in adults, with reference to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines. Diagnosis....
Probiotics in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Dr. Brett MacFarlane BPharm, PhD.
1.00 Hours
This CPE, titled Probiotics in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding, is designed for pharmacists and will update participants on the gut microbiome of mother and baby and the evidence for probiotic supplementation while pregnant or breastfeeding. To Receive Credit: You will be required to view the CPE article and take an exam at th....
Introduction to Emotional Intelligence
Rebekah Radulovich
2.00 Hours
This CPE, titled Introduction to Emotional Intelligence, is designed for pharmacists and will update participants on the concept and domains of emotional intelligence, emotional strength and weaknesses, personal stressors, and emotional triggers. To Receive Credit: You will be required to view the CPE article and take an exa....
Treating Minor Burns
Dr Brett MacFarlane BPharm, Hons, PhD, FACP, MPS
0.50 Hours
Designed to give an overview of the minor burns and how to treat them effectively. Accreditation Details and Estimated Time to Complete This activity was developed and accredited in Australia and was designed to address competencies described by the National Competencies Standards Framework for Pharmacists in Australia (2016....
An Infection Control Update
Industry Specialists
This essential module provides caregivers with an overview of how infections are spread and the role that handwashing and PPE play in infection control. It describes standard precautions and provides information on contact, droplet and airborne precautions. Caregivers will learn about the most common healthcare acquired infectio....
Easements and Rights of Way 1 – Defining the Interests
Gary R. Kent PS
Professional surveyors, title professionals, engineers, appraisers and others deal with easements almost every day - whether they are showing their locations on an ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey, assessing their impact on a new development, accommodating them on a subdivision plat or evaluating the impact of uses by others on their....
Managing the Workplace Environment and Employee Conflict
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Explore the numerous ways to create and maintain a healthy workplace environment that will help maintain positive outcomes in a stressful atmosphere like Correctional Industries. This course will also help you deal with employee conflict including workplace bullying and harassment.
Disasters and Humanitarian Emergencies
Jason M. Liu, MD, MPH
0.50 Hours
Ultimate Goal = the greatest good for the greatest number.
Building a Circle of Care Using Technology - Taking Care of Business Summit
Dr. Elaine Chin, MD, Chief Wellness Officer, Telus
Dr. Elaine Chin provides us with with an in-depth discussion on building a circle of care using technology
CTGs in Special Circumstances Part 2
Suzanne Wallace and Lucy Kean
0.50 Hours
This session describes the characteristics and implications for CTG interpretation and management in the case of multiple pregnancy, meconium stained liquor, vaginal birth after previous caesarean section and breech presentation.
Risk Factors for IP Fetal Hypoxia
Richard Smith
0.50 Hours
This session will identify the main antenatal, intrapartum and evolving risk factors for intrapartum fetal hypoxia.
Saline Infusion Sonohysterography
Lyndon M. Hill, MD
1.00 Hours
In the premenopausal female, endometrial thickness and sonomorphology reflect the functional status of the ovaries. Transvaginal sonography without fluid contrast cannot adequately evaluate the echogenic endometrium of the secretory phase (Fig. 1). In the postmenopausal patient, transvaginal sonography (TVS) can be used to narro....
Principles of Vascular Sonography
Frederick W. Kremkau, PhD
1.00 Hours
Sonography is a term combing the Latin for sound and Greek to write. Thus it is a term meaning writing with sound. In diagnostic medical sonography, short pulses of ultrasound are sent into the body by a device called a transducer
Oligohydramnios: Sonographic Assessment & Clinical Implications
Lyndon M. Hill, MD
1.00 Hours
A decreased amniotic fluid volume is frequently one of the first clues to an underlying fetal abnormality. The sonographer/sonologist should, therefore, have a basic understanding of the mechanisms responsible for normal amniotic fluid production. Once the derivation of amniotic fluid is understood, the potential mechanisms that....
Care of patients with peristomal skin complications
Jennie Burch
0.50 Hours
Stoma formation is common and may be necessary in the management of certain diseases and as a result of surgery to the gastrointestinal tract or urinary tract. Because stomas provide an alternative route for the excretion of faeces and urine, they can have a significant effect on the individual's physical, psychological and soci....
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Erectile Dysfunction
Mr Lee Chien Yap / Mr Ivor Cullen
This module reviews the diagnosis, investigations and treatment of Erectile Dysfunction (ED) as well as discussing the historical progression of implantable penile devices since their inception.
Cancer immunotherapy for dogs: Running behind humans
Veterinary Cancer Society
0.25 Hours
Introduction: Compared to human patients, few immunotherapies have been developed for dogs. The intended goal of this presentation is to point to the issues that have hampered/are delaying th development of effective immuno-therapeutics for dogs, and what we can learn from studies in humans with respect to their feasibility and....