Safer Transition from the ER Using Asynchronous Virtual Care
Matt Muller, MD
1.00 Hours
Patients leaving the ED lack available post-acute care options, including care coordination. They’re at risk to return to the hospital at significant cost, impacting patient safety, care quality, satisfaction with service and re-admissions. Acute Care Transitions (ACT) sought a solution to engage with patients after discharge wh....
Creating a Population Health Strategy That Scales
Renee Broadbent
0.75 Hours
The foundation of value-based success is a strong population health management (PHM) program that supports the entire organization. PHM programs built on data and technology and supported by robust operations can scale up to meet organization-wide needs. UMass Memorial has built a PHM program that scales. They created a departm....
Precision Medicine: Separating Hype from Reality
John Halamka, MD, MS and Paul Cerrato, MA
1.00 Hours
Precision medicine has profound implications for patient care and clinical outcomes, and is already beginning to impact everyday medical practice. However, implementation faces several obstacles, including overstated claims, resistance among clinical medicine thought leaders and providers, and concerns about costs, data overload....
Attacking Your Own Network: A Lesson on Penetration Testing
Chuck Kesler, MBA, CISSP, CISM, PMP and John Nye, CISSP, CEH, LPT, ECSA
1.00 Hours
Penetration testing, red teaming, vulnerabilities, shells -- these terms are all thrown around regularly when the topic of security is broached. But, in most cases the lingo, and the concepts are scarier to the inexperienced than the benefits appear to be. This session will explore the key benefits of offensive security, and the....
Digital Transformation Across the Healthcare Ecosystem
David Chou and Melissa Hendricks
0.75 Hours
The healthcare industry is being dramatically impacted by ongoing digital disruption. From the big data created by electronic health records, to a patient’s desire to have readily accessible information, healthcare is embarking on a digital-first ecosystem where personalized medicine, high-touch consumer experiences and Internet....
Living Environment
Deb Shearman
0.50 Hours
Overview; Choices and preferences, Comfort; Safety; Connections and inclusion.
Work Health and Safety
Deb Shearman
0.75 Hours
General principles; Employee and employer responsibilities; Workplace risk assessment and management; Return to work; Hazardous substances Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
Medication Management
Deb Shearman
0.50 Hours
Overview; Safety and quality; Risk of common adverse reactions; Medication errors; High Risk Medications and safety issues; Legal and professional responsibilities; People’s rights; Support to self-administer medication; Rights of medication “administration”; Safety issues relating to routes of self-administration; Reporting med....
Myelodysplastic syndromes: update and nursing considerations
Mary Kelly, Teresa Meenaghan, and Maura Dowling
1.00 Hours
This module provides nurses with an update on diagnosis, management and care of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a complex group of disorders of the bone marrow. MDS has wide-ranging effects on patients’ lives. Understanding the effect of a diagnosis of MDS on patients’ quality of life is an important part of the n....
Diabetes - Paramedics e-Learning Project
Claire McGonagle
This session outlines the pathophysiology of diabetes and its diagnosis and management in the out of hospital setting.
Addiction and Recovery
Yvonne Martinez, CADC-CS, ICCS, ICADC, NCAC-I, CRPS
3.00 Hours
Addiction and Recovery examines the history of addiction and recovery, including identification of physical dependence, tolerance, cross tolerance, and synergistic effects, phases of dependence, overview of recovery and an introduction to treatment models.
Adolescents with Substance Use Disorder
Yvonne Martinez, CADC-CS, ICCS, ICADC, NCAC-I, CRPS
6.00 Hours
Adolescents with Substance Abuse addresses the core facets of initiating, engaging, and maintaining the change process for youths with substance use disorders and details the scope and complexity of the problem. The substance abuse counselor will learn the factors considered in making treatment decisions and the features of suc....
Pharmacology and Physiology
Yvonne Martinez, CADC-CS, ICCS, ICADC, NCAC-I, CRPS
9.00 Hours
Pharmacology and Physiology provides an understanding of pharmacology and physiology for the following list of substances. Included is method of use, effects, withdrawal and complications, interventions, management of poly-drug abuse and alternative approaches. • Alcohol • Drugs of Abuse • Prescription Drugs • Opioids •....
Buy-in Through Opt-in: Shared Services Engagement Strategies
Suzanne Carmack, PhD, MFA, MEd and Dawn Stapleton
0.75 Hours
Through a powerful public health case study, this session will articulate how successful social marketing and stakeholder engagement strategies were applied to develop and execute both strategic communication and standards harmonization efforts for CDC’s Surveillance Data Platform with Shared Services Initiative, and ways that t....
Chief Experience Officer: New Leader Driving Innovation to Transform Healthcare
Sue Murphy, RN
1.00 Hours
A new cadre of healthcare executives, Chief Experience Officers (CXOs), are driving innovations to improve communication, patient engagement, staff resiliency, and much more. Gaining prominence in healthcare organizations around the country, these change agents are creating sustainable system transformation that delivers optimal....
Cybersecurity: Achieving Prevailing Practices
Mark W. Dill, CISM, CRISC
1.00 Hours
Phishing, ransomware, hacking, and malware are cyber threats to PHI and other sensitive data which must be addressed. However, many healthcare organizations have limited resources to address these new and evolving threats while still maintaining regulatory compliance. Achieving “best practices” may not be a realistic goal. This....
Care At The End Of Life
Ms Deb Shearman
0.50 Hours
Overview; Peoples rights; Responding to diverse needs, wants, goals and preferences; Advanced Care Planning; Enduring Guardian; End of life mental health and physical health care; Recognising and responding to indicators of terminal phase of life
Fire Safety
Deb Shearman
1.00 Hours
Overview; Fire Safety; Evacuation; Security; Other emergencies: Overview; Workplace fire hazards and control; Emergency fire safety procedures; Fire process, properties and extinguishment; RACE; Firefighting equipment; Emergency control equipment
Malnutrition and Dehydration
Deb Shearman
0.75 Hours
Malnutrition: Overview; Ageing changes and risk factors; People’s rights including choice and preferences; Nutritional needs of the older person; Promoting nutritional well-being and strategies to protect people’s safety; Respect for diversity. Dehydration: Overview; Ageing changes and risk factors; Signs and symptoms; Prev....
Severe Asthma in Children: From Mechanisms to Disease Modification
Leonard B. Bacharier (MD FAAAAI), Dr. Theresa W. Guilbert (MD MS), and Dr. Daniel J. Jackson (MD)
1.25 Hours
Frequent exacerbations are an important feature and associated with significant morbidity, health care utilization and costs.Furthermore, recurrent severe exacerbations may lead to progressive loss of lung function and increased asthma severity over time.Recent studies have helped elucidate mechanisms underlying severe asthma in....
Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
This webinar will cover the 2017 Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records (42 CFR Part 2) Final Rule and the 2018 changes in the Federal Law which went to effect on February 2nd. Previously known as the Confidentiality of Drug Abuse and Alcohol Abuse Records, this rule ensures the right to privacy and confidenti....
Safe Opioid Use, IV Med. & Med. Administration: CMS CoPs
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
Each year, serious adverse events are associated with the use of IV opioid medications in hospitals. CMS mandates that all hospital staff give a special assessment the first time an opioid is administered, among other requirements. This program will cover the revised standards on safe opioid use, IV medication, blood transfus....
Crafting the Perfect Collaboration: How do You Align Hospitalists, Physician Advisors, ED Physicians, and Other Heavy Hitters?
Toni Cesta, Ph.D., RN, FAAN and Beverly Cunningham, MS, RN
The collaborative roles of the physician advisor and those in the CM department are one of the lynchpins to positively impacting hospital outcomes. This webinar will review the roles of the physician advisor, hospitalist, key physician stakeholders, and their collaborate responsibilities with RN CMs, social work CMs, and CM lead....
Asthma Guidelines and Inhaler Technique
Swapna Mandal
0.25 Hours
This session will cover the initiation of treatment in patients diagnosed with asthma and when to step up or step down treatment. It will also describe how to assess the inhaler technique of your patients.