What’s new in FH genetics?
Steve E Humphries - Marta Futema
Recent advances in next generation sequencing (NGS) have reduced costs and made genetic diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) quicker. This article reviews some of the technological breakthroughs in DNA testing in FH and benefits to patients and clinicians. This CPD module was published 15 Dec 2015 for a UK audien....
Why do we need new options for managing FH?
Atul Kalhan - Vinay Eligar - Alan Rees
In patients with both homozygous and heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH), statins with or without ezetimibe are now the mainstay pharmacological therapy for lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels, combined with lipoprotein apheresis in homozygotes and statin-refractory heterozygotes. These thera....
Vulvovaginal Atrophy
Gloria Bachmann, MD and Nancy Phillips, MD
7.00 Hours
The eModule, Vulvovaginal Atrophy, reviews how to identify women at high risk for symptomatic vulvovaginal atrophy. The eModule covers symptoms and medical implications, diagnosis based on physical examination findings, and appropriate clinical evaluations. The health care professional will learn diverse treatment modalities a....
Usability Theory
June Kaminski, RN MSN PhD(c)
0.25 Hours
This 1 module (3 CE credit) course introduces nurses to Usability Theory which is an important topic in nursing informatics and nursing in general, since Usability is a key consideration when using technology and equipment in health care. Usability is an important consideration when assessing the utility and user-friendliness of....
Zeroing in on the Patient to Reduce Alert Fatigue
Charlie M. Hart III, PharmD
0.50 Hours
Nobody wants a patient to die or experience harm from a medication problem. That’s why hospitals need to warn clinicians of potentially dangerous situations via alerting functions deployed within the EMR. The problem is that these warnings are triggered too often, and at the wrong time in the workflow, so clinicians ignore them....
Trauma-Informed Care
Donn Kropp, RN, BSN
6.00 Hours
This course will explore the topic of emotional and psychological trauma and how to provide caring, compassionate, and empathetic services that are trauma-informed. Trauma doesn’t discriminate; it affects people of every race, age, ethnicity, and socioeconomic level. Trauma can be a single isolated event or a series of events, a....
Ultrasound by Nurses - Meeting the Challenge of Fluid Assessment - Podcast
Uli Steinwandel
Teaching nurses to use ultrasound techniques to identify fluid overload in haemodialysis patients
Why Don’t Our Patients Listen to Us? - Webinar
Peter Sinclair
An insight into why patients do not always listen to nurses who provide advice about managing their health
Treatment of Odontogenic Infections
Tara Renton
This session will address the management of odontogenic infections. It will cover the diagnosis of spreading infection and the recommended treatments. Emergency management will also be discussed.
Skin Cancer
Suzanne Mahon, RN, DNSc, AOCN, AGN-BC
3.00 Hours
Skin cancer is a major public health problem. There are more than 5.4 million cases of basal cell skin cancer, squamous cell skin cancer, Merkel cell skin cancer, keratoacanthoma, dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, and cutaneous lymphoma skin cancer annually, and the incidence rates of melanoma have been increasing for at least th....
Special Considerations in Trauma Nursing
Erik J. Usher, RN, BS, CEN, CPEN, EMT-P, CFRN
13.00 Hours
After an introduction to the etiology of trauma and components of a trauma care system, this course highlights special considerations beyond the initial assessment of the trauma patient. These considerations include areas of high-risk and special populations seen in trauma care. Shock states and burn/cold trauma require specia....
Understanding the Immune System Response to Biologic Therapies
Karen Roesser, RN, MSN, AOCNS®
1.00 Hours
The immune system is composed of organs, tissues, cells, and cell products that defend the body from pathogens and other foreign substances. Biologic therapy, also referred to as immunotherapy or biotherapy, uses the response of the immune system to treat cancer and autoimmune disease. This presentation will discuss the componen....
Using the Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program (CUSP) to Reduce Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections
Laura Kate Tyner, BSN, RN, CIC
1.00 Hours
Over 250,000 central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are reported by health care organizations each year. CUSP is a structured, strategic framework for safety improvement that integrates communication, teamwork, and leadership to create and support a culture of patient safety that can prevent CLABSI and other ha....
Supporting Pregnant Domestic Violence Survivors in Shelters
Fern Gilkerson, M.A. and Kenya Fairley, M.S.Ed., C.D. (DONA)
1.00 Hours
Pregnant women’s experiences and needs for emotional support, physical well-being, access to healthcare and other community-based services are significantly different from women who are not pregnant. This CEU course provides information on the impact of trauma in pregnancy and childbirth.
Weighing and Measuring Infants and Children
Gary Butler Consultant and Professor in Paediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology
0.50 Hours
This session is an introduction to the techniques of accurate growth measurement and monitoring required for delivery of the Healthy Child Programme.This session was reviewed by Elaine Tabony and updated in February 2017.
Sexual History Taking in the General Practice Context
Philippa Matthews
0.50 Hours
This is the second of the group of introductory sessions for the sexual health and contraception module.This session is the first of three which address how to take a patient's sexual history. This session has been written in conjunction with Sexual Health in Practice (SHIP). Please see acknowledgements for more details. This se....
Sexually Transmissible Infections Management
Philippa Matthews
0.50 Hours
This session gives learners an overview of the management of STIs in the GP context.
Sexually Transmissible Infections Update
Philippa Matthews
0.50 Hours
This session will update the learner on sexually transmitted infections: the most common and the most clinically significant.
The Patient with Double Vision
Alessandra Dale
0.50 Hours
This session will provide a core knowledge of the assessment, differential diagnosis and management of a patient presenting in primary care with diplopia (double vision) and demonstrate how to identify potentially serious cases which need urgent referral. This session was last reviewed by Paresh Dawda and updated on 01/07/2013.
The Child with a Swollen Joint
Sharmila Jandial and Helen Foster
0.25 Hours
This session describes approaches to the assessment and management of children presenting with one or more swollen joints.
The Patient with Retinal Problems
Stella Hornby - Module Editor: Eye Problems
0.50 Hours
This session will provide users with core knowledge about the clinical features of retinal problems and the management of diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. This session was last reviewed by Paresh Dawda and updated on 01/07/2013.
Supporting Strategies for Speech, Language and Communication
Maggie Cooper - Head of the Department of Applied Language Sciences
0.50 Hours
This session will provide an overview of the generic advice that would typically be offered by a speech and language therapist in the UK when advising parents of children with speech and language delay. Much of this advice is transferable across a range of conditions and has been shown to positively influence spoken language acq....
Sedation (Anaesthesia)
Sara Rees
This session outlines the practical issues involved with sedating patients including the methods, equipment required and safety issues.