Caring for older people experiencing agitation
Jane Caroline Pritchard and Ami Brighty
1.00 Hours
Agitation commonly affects older adults, particularly those living in care homes and in hospital settings. Agitation can be distressing to experience, may be associated with poorer health outcomes and can present a challenge to staff in keeping the person and those around them safe. This learning module examines why agitation ca....
Caring for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: part 2
Donna Jones
1.00 Hours
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common, progressive and disabling disease that causes significant burden to patients, their families, and the NHS. Research suggests that the complexity of factors contributing to the disease requires a deeper understanding of the patient experience and a more holistic approach t....
Prevention of Child Maltreatment
JooYeun Chang, J.D.; Administration on Children, Youth, and Families
4.00 Hours
The problems that children develop due to child abuse and neglect have negative impacts that ripple across the lifespan, affecting children’s chances to succeed in school, work, and relationships. This CEU course focuses on protective factors that build family strengths and promote optimal child and youth development in an effo....
Caring for adolescents with Crohn's disease
Mick Cullen and Claire Barnes
Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel condition that affects more than 115,000 people in the UK. This learning module focuses on Crohn's disease in adolescents. Management of the condition in this group should address adolescent-specific characteristics and treatment goals. Key elements include optimising growth, puber....
Breast Cancer in Women: An Overview
Suzanne Mahon, RN, DNSc, AOCN, AGN-BC
4.00 Hours
Women understandably fear breast cancer. Breast cancer can also occur in men, although the diagnosis is most frequently associated with women. Most people know someone who has been affected by a diagnosis of breast cancer. Great strides have been made in the prevention, early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of breast cancer.....
Childhood Trauma: Types, Effects, and Treatments
Lynne A. Kellner, PhD
2.00 Hours
This intermediate-level course provides a foundation for understanding the types of trauma children experience, including both acute and chronic traumatic events, and how trauma affects the child's affective, physiological, attentional, behavioral, and relational development and abilities. Participants will learn about the facto....
QTc Interval Prolongation: Implications for Patient Management
C. Michael White, PharmD, FCP, FCCP
3.00 Hours
Several of the most commonly used medications have the potential to cause QTc interval prolongation, increasing the risk of torsade de pointes. The propensity of a medication to cause QTc interval prolongation is a common reason for drug withdrawal from the U.S. market. Agents ranging from antiarrhythmics to antifungals share so....
Reproductive Organ Cancers in Women
Suzanne Mahon, RN, DNSc, AOCN, AGN-BC
10.00 Hours
The experience of a woman diagnosed with cancer can be distinctive. Many cancers affect both males and females, but some are unique to women and impact women during childbearing years. The impact of a cancer diagnosis for either a man or a woman can be devastating and have a cascading impact on the immediate and extended family.....
Case Study: Challenges in type 2 diabetes control: slipping control and weight gain
Industry Specialists
This case study describes the ongoing management of a 66-year-old obese man with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus and dyslipidaemia. He had noted worsening of his glycaemic control over the previous six months and weight gain over the previous 18 months. This CPD module was published 23.10.17 for a UK audience. Although....
Parenteral Nutrition Risks and Alternatives
Laurie Reyen, MN, RN
0.25 Hours
Parenteral nutrition (PN) provides life-saving nutritional support for complex patients in settings such as trauma, large abdominal surgery, oncology, and hyperemesis. Despite the benefits, PN carries significant risks for fluid and electrolyte imbalances, liver disease, and development of central line bloodstream infection (CLA....
RESEARCH TRACK: Disseminating Research: How Can I Create an Effective Poster Presentation?
William Warrington PhD, RN, CCRP
0.75 Hours
Dissemination of research findings is a crucial element in the research process. Once the study data has been analyzed, how do you share the results of your study? Posters are an acceptable and popular presentation format at many nursing conferences. However, if a reader is not attracted to your poster in less than five seconds....
Courtrooms for Children and Adolescents
Industry Specialist
1.00 Hours
This CEU course outlines how to create child and adolescent fair courtrooms and addresses issues such as: who would be a good support person for a young child who has to testify; are therapy animals allowed as comfort items for a child who is afraid of testifying in court; can a courtroom set-up be physically altered; how to mak....
Administrators - Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders
Industry Specialist
2.00 Hours
This course provides information about new developments in the rapidly growing field of co-occurring substance use and mental disorders; focuses on what the substance abuse treatment clinician needs to know and provides that information in an accessible manner; and synthesizes knowledge and grounds it in the practical realities....
Addressing Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment (Updated)
Kenneth Conner, Psy.D., M.P.H.; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
12.00 Hours
Suicide is a leading cause of death among people who abuse alcohol and drugs. This CE course presents the “what” and “why” of working with clients with substance use disorders who have suicidal thoughts and/or behaviors. In addition, the rational for the approach described is examined along with an understanding of how adminis....
Adult Drug Courts and Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Dependence
Industry Specialist
1.00 Hours
This course addresses the following aspects with regard to medication-assisted treatment for opioid dependence and adult drug courts: understanding opioid use and dependence; evidence-based best practices for opioid dependence; medication-assisted treatment and drug courts; effective medication treatments for opioid dependence;....
Competencies for Counseling the Multiracial Population
Dr. Kelley R. Kenney, Dr. Mark E. Kenney
2.00 Hours
The goal of this CE course is for the competencies discussed to serve as a resource and provide a framework for how counseling and other helping professionals can competently and effectively work with and advocate for members of the multiracial population, including interracial couples, multiracial families, multiracial individu....
Behavioral Interventions to Advance Self-Sufficiency
Industry Specialist
7.00 Hours
This course illustrates how the the Behavioral Interventions to Advance Self-Sufficiency (BIAS) project is the first major opportunity to use a behavioral economics lens to look at programs that serve poor and vulnerable people in the United States. Behavioral economics combines insights from psychology and economics. The BIAS p....
Acute Illness Impacts Function In Elderly
Alison Yarnall
0.25 Hours
This session examines how acute illness in the elderly may disguise other medical problems and considers the implications of this for presentation and examination. The causes and consequences of immobility in the elderly are also considered.
Causes of Postural Hypotension
Mira Doshi
0.25 Hours
This session describes the causes of postural hypotension.
Post-operative Confusion
Vittalrao Jadhav
0.25 Hours
This session discusses one of the most important conditions found on surgical wards, post-operative confusion or delirium. Areas covered include the principal causes and risk factors as well as how to diagnose it.
Definition of Stroke
Sameer Limaye
This session defines and describes stroke using current guidelines. It also makes the distinction between stroke, transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and brain attack.
Parkinsonism
Dr Brian Wood
0.25 Hours
This session revises the typical features and differential diagnoses of parkinsonism.
Dealing with the Unconscious Patient
Ramachandran Sivakumar
This session focuses on a practical approach to managing an unconscious patient.
Definitions of Chronic Kidney Disease
Colin Jones
0.25 Hours
This session outlines some key definitions in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic kidney disease.
Differentiating COPD and Asthma
John Hurst
0.25 Hours
COPD and asthma are both common conditions that affect the airways and can present in similar ways. It is important to differentiate between the two and understand how this can be done. This session is designed to address these questions.