The Generalist's Guide: Irregular Vaginal Bleeding of the Young Patient
Oluyemisi Adeyemi-Fowode, MD, FACOG; Kimberly Hoover, MD, FACOG; Mary Romano, MD, FACOG
0.25 Hours
The Generalist's Guide: Irregular Vaginal Bleeding of the Young Patient is the third unit of a three-part series co-authored by ACOG and NASPAG experts in obstetrics and gynecology. This unit covers diagnosis, evaluation, and management of the young patient as well as referral guidelines and three practice cases. It is also gear....
Tribal Probation Personnel - Turning Principles into Practice
Industry Specialist
1 Hours
This CEU course provides an introduction to the risk, need, dosage, and responsivity principles espoused in the evidenced-based principles for community supervision. Further, guidance will be provided on how tribal probation officers can incorporate the premise behind each principle into everyday practice. *This course is no....
Women and Cardiovascular Disease
Carolyn E. Sabo, RN, EdD
10 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The realization that cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women cannot be fully explained using the historical reference of CVD in men has finally come to fruition.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....
Youth in Foster Care - Assessment of Work Preparation
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1 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....
Therapeutic Communities
Industry Specialists
2 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....
The Total Joint Replacement Patient
Paul M. Levy, MSN, BS, RN, ONC
6 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....
The Ultimate Hands-On Wound Care Clinical Lab
Joan Junkin MSN, APRN-CNS, CWOCN
6 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 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....
Secure from the Start: Why Medical IoT Needs Protection Now
Hussein Syed and Ladi Adefala
1 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....
Telehealth on the Hill: How Policy Is Ushering Change
Roy Schoenberg
1 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....
Vocal Cord Dysfunction (VCD): More Common Than You Think
Gerriann Jackson (MS, CCC-SLP), Andrej A. Petrov (MD), and Dr. Stephen A. Tilles (MD FAAAAI)
1.25 Hours
Asthma is an extremely heterogeneous disease, with many clinical manifestations. Many patients with asthma experience prominent symptoms of upper airway obstruction (e.g. loss of voice, inspiratory flow limitation) and in some subjects upper airway dysfunction may be a prominent manifestation of disease. VCD exists as a spectru....
Suicide in Teenagers
Colleen Symanski-Sanders, RN, Forensic Nurse Specialist
1 Hours
Suicide and youth hardly seem like they should have anything in common. Unfortunately, the statistics tell us that they have too much in common. Suicide is the third leading cause of death for youth between 10 and 24 years of age. In 1981, suicide amongst 10 to 14 year olds was the fourth leading cause of death, but it has moved....
Sexual Dysfunction in the Female Patient
Maureen Whelihan, MD, FACOG and Michael Krychman, MD, FACOG
7 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....
Ultrasound - Critical Care
Dr Drew McMenamin MBBS FRANZCR
This course provides an understanding of the techniques and interpretation of ultrasound at the bedside with a focus on RUSH techniques including HI MAP, and ultrasound guided intervention. The topics covered include basic echocardiography, ultrasound of the chest, abdomen, pelvis, 1st trimester obstetrics, DVT scanning and ultr....
X-Ray - Nursing Interpretation
Dr. Drew McMenamin, MBBS, FRANZCR
A comprehensive review of the fundamental principles in chest X-Ray interpretation and reporting. Despite the technological advancements in medical imaging, the chest X-Ray remains the most frequently requested radiological investigation, and one of, if not the most difficult to interpret correctly. This course provides a comp....
Ultrasound - Medical and Surgical
Dr Drew McMenamin MBBS FRANZCR
This course provides an overview of the techniques and interpretation of diagnostic ultrasound in internal medicine and surgery. The topics covered include ultrasound of the chest, neck, abdomen, pelvis and 1st trimester obstetrics. Quizzes are used to ensure participants comprehend fundamental learning objectives.
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....
Surgery, Anesthesia & PACU Standards: the CMS CoPs
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
This program will cover the CMS Hospital CoP standards for surgery, anesthesia, and PACU, and the current interpretive guidelines regarding pre and post-anesthesia evaluations, anesthesia services, and moderate and deep sedation. Our expert will discuss types of deficiencies hospitals receive in the areas of informed consent, H&....
Staff & Board: CMS CoPs
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
The hospital CoPs on medical staff and board are considered the cornerstone of hospital systems. These CoPs cover credentialing and privileging requirements, implementing medical staff bylaws, board responsibilities, sharing a board in hospital systems, policy development, history and physicals, and more. This program will co....
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....
Using Simulation Training to Speed EHR Adoption
John C. Frenzel, MD, MS and Craig Owen, CPHIMS
1 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....
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....
Shared Savings Power Tools: An ACO-Focused App and Open HIE
Faron Thompson, MBA and James T. Whitfill, MD
1 Hours
Only a minority of the ACOs participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) are meeting the quality performance standards and generating savings above their minimum savings rate. This low success rate may be due in part to the complex data gathering and analytics necessary to meet the MSSP’s compliance and reporting....
Standardizing Collection of Social Determinants Data
Andrew Hamilton, RN, BSN, MS and Michelle Proser, PhD, MPP
1 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....