Diabetes Management: Pharmacotherapy Options for Diabetes Mellitus
Dhiren Patel, PharmD, CDE, BC-ADM, BCACP
3.00 Hours
Diabetes is a chronic disease state with no known cure. For this reason, diabetes management is intended to prevent complications and improve the patient’s quality of life. If diabetes is left untreated or is poorly managed, the patient’s disease may progress more rapidly or precipitate a hyperglycemic crisis, or the patient may....
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy: A Delicate Balance
Jarvis Campbell, RN
0.75 Hours
Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is becoming the leading form of renal replacement therapy for acute kidney injury. CRRT establishes equilibrium through gradual, continuous alterations in fluid, solute, electrolyte, and acid-base balance, and CRRT is flexible, especially for the unstable patient's changing clinical co....
Case study CPD module: Atrial Fibrillation
Jeremy Bray
This case study CPD module describes the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation (AF) in a 70-year old obese male who was referred for cardiac assessment after developing shortness of breath, which had worsened progressively over the previous three months. The case study highlights the role of thromboembolic risk reducti....
Achieving Work-Life Balance
Keith Carlson RN, BSN, NC-BC
0.75 Hours
Studies have shown that an imbalance between personal lives and work can affect job satisfaction and productivity. The resulting stress places personal health and welfare at risk, which in turn can hinder job performance. This session will discuss how an individual's expectations can affect this balance, and explore steps that c....
Bioterrorism
Daniel Orenstein, JD
1.00 Hours
Numerous laws and policies at the federal and state levels significantly impact health care providers' roles and responsibilities in responding to bioterrorism and other emergencies Bioterrorism can dramatically change the role of infusion nurses pursuant to a declared state of emergency, including potentially expanding their le....
Children of Imprisoned Parents
Industry Specialists
1.00 Hours
This CEU course provides help with facilitating communication and cooperation between child welfare agencies and federal prisons so that parents can stay engaged in their children’s lives. Explained in this course are common questions: social workers may have when managing cases of children with parents in federal prison; unit....
Crime Deterrence in High-Risk Juvenile Offenders
Thomas Loughran, Ph.D., et al.; U.S. Department of Justice
2.00 Hours
There is a link between perceptions of the threat of sanctions and deterrence from crime among serious adolescent offenders. This CEU course discusses the factors that lead youth who have committed serious offenses to persist in or desist from offending.
Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Treatment Planning
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Andrea Kopstein, Ph.D., M.P.H., Karl D. W
1.00 Hours
This course provides information on: engaging clients; familiarizing clients and their families with treatment and evaluation processes; endorsing collaboration in interviews, assessments, and treatment planning; integrating culturally relevant information and themes; gathering culturally relevant collateral information; selecti....
Ethics for Marriage and Family Therapists
Industry Specialist
2.00 Hours
Marriage and family therapists will inevitably face ethical dilemmas and predicaments, and they have an obligation to themselves, their clients, and the profession to be prepared to make sound, thoughtful decisions. The continuing education course, Ethics for Marriage and Family Therapists, was developed to provide MFTs with inf....
Counseling Approaches for People with Viral Hepatitis
Industry Specialist
1.00 Hours
This course addresses the following issues with regard to counseling for those with viral hepatitis: the need for counseling strategies; ensuring safety; providing reliable information; building therapeutic relationships; helping clients understand their diagnoses; incorporating client needs in substance abuse treatment planning....
Ethics for Rehabilitation Counselors
Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification
2.00 Hours
This CE course provides guidance for the ethical practice of rehabilitation counselors by examining how to promote public welfare by specifying ethical behavior expected of rehabilitation counselors; establishing principles that define ethical behavior and best practices; serving as an ethical guide designed to assist rehabilita....
Parental Alienation Syndrome and Parental Alienation
Joan Meier; National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
2.00 Hours
While parental alienation syndrome (PAS) and parental alienation (PA) have much in common, both as theories and with respect to how they are used in court, they have distinct scientific and research bases and critiques. This CEU course provides a historical and research overview of PAS and PA, identifies strategic issues for ad....
Creating Child and Adolescent Fair Courtrooms
Industry Specialist
2.00 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....
Proven enhancement of patient safety and cost effectiveness in Haemophilia care using the GS1 system’
Mr Feargal Mc Groarty
In this webinar the audience will learn more about setting up a track and trace system for blood products needed in the treatment and care of haemophilia patients, the great benefits for patients safety and how this systems empowers the patient and allows accurate administering of the blood products in the home situation. The a....
Understanding bullying in healthcare organisations
Belinda Allen
Bullying is a pervasive problem in healthcare organisations. Inquiries and reports on patient care and poor practice in the NHS have emphasised the substantial negative effects this behaviour may have on patient care. If bullying is to be addressed, it is crucial we develop clarity about what behaviours constitute bullying and h....
Promoting effective treatment and education for children with eczema
Deryn Thompson
1.00 Hours
Patient and parent education for children with eczema should follow a consistent approach, guided by an established framework that combines aspects of nursing, education and cognitive psychology. Using the framework enables nurses to understand how to use and develop their skills when providing education about the management of....
Cultivating compassionate care for patients
Belinda Dewar
1.00 Hours
The term compassion is at the forefront of current healthcare policy, yet its meaning and how it can be realised in practice is far from clear. This learning module debates the meaning of compassion in the context of practice and argues that it essentially involves how people relate to each other. It highlights key processes to....
Promoting compassionate care through learning journeys
Bob Price
1.00 Hours
Nurses’ ability to provide compassionate care has come under increasing scrutiny in the light of reports criticising shortfalls in care. In response to this concern, three possible learning journeys that may encourage compassionate care are discussed. The learning journeys address issues relating to the conceptualisation of care....
Ankylosing spondylitis: patient diagnosis and management
Deborah Bond
This learning module provides an overview of ankylosing spondylitis, including signs and symptoms, diagnosis and management. The module focuses on the difficulties and delays associated with diagnosing this chronic inflammatory disease and developments in diagnostic criteria. Changes in the management of patients with the diseas....
Blood glucose monitoring and management in acute stroke care
Elizabeth Laird
Diabetes mellitus is a major risk factor for stroke. Concerns have been raised that adults with acute stroke, irrespective of whether or not they have a history of diabetes mellitus, are at increased risk of experiencing hyperglycaemia and hypoglycaemia. Hyperglycaemia is associated with severe stroke and poor clinical outcomes,....
Blood glucose monitoring in diabetes
Paula Mayo
While the prevalence of all types of chronic conditions is increasing, diabetes is one of the few long-term conditions that individuals can successfully manage and control on a day-to-day basis, providing that they have access to appropriate advice and support. Blood glucose monitoring and patient education are essential in diab....
Colorectal cancer and how to avoid it
Paul Beland
Colorectal cancer represents a significant threat to men and women and in Western societies its incidence is increasing. However, with care, adequate screening and early detection, it can be diagnosed and treated effectively. Although Western lifestyles, especially diet and sedentary living, are difficult to change, screening an....
Group B streptococcus in pregnancy: intrapartum care choices for women
Nina Whittle and Penny Champion
Group B streptococcus (GBS) colonisation can occur intermittently in a proportion of the population. This normally benign gram-positive bacterium has the potential to cause neonatal sepsis if the baby is exposed to it during vaginal delivery. Overwhelming sepsis in the neonate occurs infrequently, with most cases occurring in th....
A Program to Prevent Catheter-Associated UTI's
Keith D'Oria Editorial Director & Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH
0.50 Hours
A national prevention program appears to reduce urinary catheter use and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (UTI) rates in non-ICUs. The findings highlight the need to use both technical and cultural interventions to prevent catheter-associated UTIs.
Ethics for Substance Abuse Counselors
Industry Specialist
6.00 Hours
This course for Substance Abuse Counselors was compiled from the various codes of Ethics by both National (NAADAC) and large state board addiction treatment credentialing agencies. These codes cover the domains of most importance to Substance Abuse Counselors. *This course is not approved for NBCC renewal.