Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Children
Peter Young
0.50 Hours
This session provides an overview of the assessment and management of children with urinary tract infection (UTI).
Tics and Twitches
Mary Robertson
0.50 Hours
This session will help to recognise tics and related behaviours in children.
Techniques and Equipment
Li Tee Tan
0.75 Hours
This session describes the equipment and techniques available for image-guided brachytherapy for cervix cancer.
Tissue Banking for Burn Services
Ingrid Kieran and Nadeem Khwaja
0.50 Hours
This session will describe the types of tissue that are used in burn care and summarise the legislation surrounding the storage and use of tissue products.
Tourniquet use including Indications, Effects and Complications
Tim Sparks
0.50 Hours
This session outlines the advantages, contraindications and potential complications for the use of tourniquets.
Wounds and Soft Tissue Injuries: Gunshot and Blast Injuries
Aaron McLean and Henry Nnajiuba
0.50 Hours
This session outlines the basic physics of wound ballistics and the injury patterns expected with different types of firearms and ammunition. This session also provides an overview of injury patterns from bomb blast.
The CVS and Sites for Drug Effects
Tom Simpson
0.50 Hours
This session describes the basic anatomy of the cardiovascular system and the action sites of agents frequently encountered in day-to-day anaesthetic practice.
Tracheal Tubes
Prasanna Tilakaranta and Simon Stacey
0.50 Hours
Tracheal tubes are widely used in anaesthesia to provide gas transfer between a breathing system and a patient’s trachea. This module will help you to understand the design and use of standard tracheal tubes. You will also be introduced to variants of the tracheal tube which have been modified for use in different clinical situa....
Standardizing Collection of Social Determinants Data
Andrew Hamilton, RN, BSN, MS and Michelle Proser, PhD, MPP
1.00 Hours
Providers serving complex, underserved populations need tools and strategies to identify the social determinant of health drivers of poor outcomes and higher costs in order to provide services that ultimately improve health outcomes and health behaviors. This is especially important in today’s value-based pay environment, where....
Transforming IT: The Journey to Clinical Innovation
Tom Stafford, PMP
1.00 Hours
Five years ago, the Halifax Health IT department was in shambles. Morale was dismal and the attrition rate had hit 30%. Not surprisingly, staff confidence in the department had bottomed out. Today, Halifax is recognized as the #5 Best Place to Work in IT in midsized organizations by Computerworld, and morale and trust in the IT....
User-Centered Design of a Mobile ePrescription Service
Claudio Saccavini and Enrico Dal Pozzo
1.00 Hours
User-centered design, while already utilized in several technologically-focused industries, is a relatively new topic to the healthcare sector. We present the development steps of a mobile service that allow citizens of Veneto Region, Italy, to manage their drug prescription, dispensing and remote renewal request. A set of metho....
Social Inclusion and Support
Deb Shearman
0.50 Hours
Overview; Principles of social inclusion; Research on the benefits; Barriers; Supporting social inclusion
Cultural Diversity and Safety
Deb Shearman
0.50 Hours
Overview; Peoples rights; Respecting culture and diversity; Cultural competence; Communication; Supporting individual wants and preferences
Documentation, Collaboration and Communication
Deb Shearman
0.50 Hours
Overview; Reasons for documentation; Responsibilities; “Do’s and “don'ts” of documentation; Principles of collaboration; Communication for safe and quality care and service delivery
Bullying and Harrassment
Deb Shearman
1.00 Hours
Overview; Signs of bullying and harassment in the workplace; Responding to workplace bullying and harassment; Strategies for communication and conflict resolution
Workplace Aggression
Deb Shearman
0.50 Hours
Overview; Triggers for verbal or physical aggression; Alcohol intoxication; Risk management approach to remove or reduce workplace aggression.
Specific Populations, Substance Abuse and Cultural Sensitivity
Yvonne Martinez, CADC II, ICADC, NCAC I, CRPS
3.00 Hours
Specific Populations, Substance Abuse and Cultural Sensitivity provides an overview in defining cultural sensitivity and the primary dimensions of awareness to become a culturally competent substance abuse counselor. Discussed are world views and clinical issues in treatment and awareness surrounding the Hispanic/Latino, African....
Substance Abuse Group Therapy
Yvonne Martinez, CADC-CS, ICCS, ICADC, NCAC-I, CRPS
9.00 Hours
Substance Abuse Group Therapy defines therapeutic groups as those with trained leaders and a primary intent to help people recover from substance abuse. It also explains why groups work so well for treating substance abuse and describes the purpose, main characteristics, leadership, and techniques of five group therapy models, t....
Treatment Program Core Services
Yvonne Martinez, CADC-CS, ICCS, ICADC, NCAC-I, CRPS
9.00 Hours
Treatment Program Core Services describes the core services every program should offer, the enhanced services that should be available on site or through links with community-based services, and the process of assessment, placement, and treatment planning that helps clinicians address each client's needs. Based on research and....
The Impact of Care Coordination & Multidisciplinary Team on Value-Based Reimbursement
Toni Cesta, PhD, RN, FAAN and Beverly Cunningham, MS, RN
Healthcare reform, value-based reimbursement, and revenue cycles all require effective care coordination and multidisciplinary teamwork to produce optimal clinical and financial outcomes. Patient flow, length of stay, discharge and transition planning, and minimal denials are a few functions that depend on a collaborative effort....
Utilization Review Standards: Minimizing Cost and Maximizing Quality
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
Utilization review (UR) allows hospitals to monitor and protect themselves and their patients against unnecessary readmissions. It is important to be compliant with the UR standards to avoid penalties from the Recovery Audit Contractors and the Office of the Inspector General. During this program, attendees will learn about CoPs....
What is Your Benchmark for Measuring Case Management Outcomes?
Toni Cesta, PhD, RN, FAAN and Beverly Cunningham, MS, RN
When all is said and done, how do we know that we are doing a good job as case managers? During this webinar, our experts will review the latest outcome measures in case management and provide examples of dashboards that can be used to track and trend CM results over time. Learn how to measure your impact on your patients and yo....
Transforming Patient Experience with a Mobile Wayfinding Platform
Katie Logan
0.75 Hours
Navigating and accessing large hospital systems can be difficult for patients. Piedmont Healthcare, a $3.5 billon, seven-hospital system in North Georgia developed a mobile wayfinding platform allowing patients to use smartphones to get from home, to the right parking garage, and step-by-step guidance to their destination to vas....
Using Simulation Training to Speed EHR Adoption
John C. Frenzel, MD, MS and Craig Owen, CPHIMS
1.00 Hours
Successful EHR implementation hinges on several factors with user training in the top rank. Classroom training, while standard, is perceived as high cost and low value by many medical professionals. While time in the classroom is a component of an overall learning strategy, simulation training is playing an increasing role in....