Image Interpretation - Radiographs of the Paediatric Chest: Anatomy - Session 1
Anna Beattie
0.50 Hours
This session will look at anatomy of the thorax with particular reference to the paediatric population. It concentrates on the cardiorespiratory system: the heart and great vessels, and the lungs and associated airways.
Image Interpretation - Radiographs of the Paediatric Chest: The Normal Chest Radiograph
Lisa Field
0.50 Hours
This session will look at the normal appearances of a range of paediatric chest radiographs. It will cover the radiological anatomy, use of a search strategy, normal anatomical findings and normal variants.
Image Interpretation - Radiographs of the Paediatric Chest: Infection - Session 1
Charlotte Ansell and Dipalee Durve
0.50 Hours
This session is the first of two sessions that focus on the radiographic appearances of infections commonly encountered amongst paediatric patients.
Image Interpretation - Obstetric Ultrasound: Third Trimester Scanning
Nigel Thomson
0.50 Hours
This session will discuss the reasons for scanning a singleton pregnancy in the third trimester, and the techniques involved. The various patterns of fetal growth that may be encountered are illustrated by graphs.
Muscle Injury
Himanshu Patel, Stephen Davies and Suppna Puppala
0.50 Hours
This session discusses the radiological appearances and the classification of muscle injury.
Infectious and Other Non-Neoplastic Conditions of the Liver
Andrew Leonard and Simon Jackson
0.50 Hours
This session will review the radiology of a number of liver infections and metabolic conditions.
Normal Gynaecological Anatomy: Uterus
Mike Weston and Sarah Swift
0.50 Hours
This session explores the use of ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in depicting normal uterine anatomy. It provides pictorial examples of normal anatomy. Changes in the normal uterus with age and during the menstrual cycle will be discussed. Knowledge of normal appearances is essential for the appreciation of patho....
Infections of the Testis and Epididymis
James Pilcher, Haran Jogeesvaran and Navin Ramachandran
0.50 Hours
This session covers infection within the scrotum and the contribution of imaging to its management. We will look first at epididymitis and then at orchitis. Differential diagnoses are also explored briefly.
Infant Abductions: Prevent the Unimaginable Tragedy
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
Infant abduction is a severe issue that all healthcare facilities must prevent by maintaining a safe environment. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) reported 133 infant abduction cases from healthcare facilities, and about 95% of abductions result in litigation. This program will provide the CMS and....
Information Management Standards Update
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
Planning is an important part of medical records. Maintaining privacy has become more challenging, especially in the electronic era. Hospitals must protect the privacy, security, and integrity of information collected. During this program, attendees will learn about the standards in the current Joint Commission Information Ma....
CMS Hospital CoPs Part I: Introduction to the CMS Survey Process
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
All facilities accredited by TJC, AOA, CIHQ, and DNV Healthcare must adhere to the CMS CoPs. This 525-page manual contains interpretive guidelines, policies, procedures, and standards that must be followed for all providers treating patients hospitals or any hospital-owned departments. Part I of the series will provide an ove....
Leadership Standards Essential to Engage Staff, Support Operations and Provide Quality Care
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
It takes strong leaders to ensure safe, high-quality patient care. The key is making sure hospitals employ teams that are comfortable and happy in their work environment. Many of the CMS hospital CoP changes align with important areas found in TJC leadership chapter, including conflicts of interest, contract management, behav....
Nurse Case Managers & Social Workers: Relationship Best Practices Part I
Toni Cesta, Ph.D., RN, FAAN and Beverly Cunningham, MS, RN
This two-part series will review the differences and similarities between the roles of RN case managers and social workers in both the acute care and community-based settings. Our experts will review case management standards of practice, criteria for referring patients to social workers, and strategies for integrating the roles....
Obstructed Labour: An Introduction for Midwives
Industry Specialists
Medical Aid Films This film explains what obstructed labour is, how it can be identified and managed.
Improving Outcomes in Heart Failure Care - Module A: Prevalence and Pathophysiology
Suzanne J. Wingate, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FAHA
2.00 Hours
The purpose of Improving Outcomes in Heart Failure Care is to educate case managers so that they may be aware of and empowered to intervene and support efforts to understand and expedite effective resource and clinical management based upon the: -Latest evidence-based guidelines and standards of care for HF patients -Hospita....
Improving Outcomes in Sepsis Care and Resource Management - Module C: Sources & Predispositions
Debra Siela, PhD, RN, CCNS, ACNS-BC, CCRN, CNE, RRT
1.50 Hours
This course will focus on sepsis care and resource management. The five course modules describe the prevalence and pathophysiology, assessment, sources and predisposing conditions, prevention and treatment and the case manager’s role in Sepsis planning and treatment goals.
How to perform or assist with a transrectal ultrasound and prostate biopsy
Bruce Turner and Lawrence Drudge-Coates
This article aims to help nurses to support patients who require a prostate biopsy to diagnose or exclude prostate cancer. Nurses will also gain an understanding of the procedure for transrectal biopsy. A transrectal biopsy is commonly used to access the prostate. Indications for a biopsy include elevated levels of prostate-....
Domestic Violence
Industry Specialists
2.00 Hours
To educate health care professionals on domestic violence issues as required by Florida State Law, Section 456.031. F.S. “Requirement for instruction in domestic violence."
Health Factors Affecting Women of Color for Social Workers
Industry Specialists
2.50 Hours
This CEU course examines the health care systems, the major diseases, and the barriers to accessing health care for women of American Indians / Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders, Hispanics and Latinos, Blacks / African Americans, and Asian Americans.
Evidence-Based Practices for Preventing Childhood Abuse and Neglect
Beverly Fortson, Ph.D., et al.; National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
1.00 Hours
Child abuse and neglect is highly prevalent and is associated with several risk factors. This CEU course provides a select group of strategies based on the best available evidence to help prevent child abuse and neglect. The strategies represented include those with a focus on preventing child abuse and neglect from happening....
Introduction to Trauma
Industry Specialist
2.00 Hours
This course provides basic information on sources and impacts of trauma and describes how behavioral health, human services, and other systems are becoming “trauma-informed.” This course also focuses on how people come to recognize the impact of trauma on themselves and others, and become aware of the ways in which women might....
Introduction to Cultural Competence
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Andrea Kopstein, Ph.D., M.P.H., Karl D. W
3.00 Hours
his course defines cultural competence, presents a rationale for pursuing it, and describes the process of becoming culturally competent and responsive to client needs. In addition, it highlights the consensus panel’s core assumptions and introduces a framework, adapting Sue’s (2001) multidimensional model of cultural competenc....
Intimate Partner Violence Against Transgender People and People of Color
National Coalition of Anti-Violence Program
2.00 Hours
Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects many LGBTQ and HIV-affected people, yet there remains a great deal of silence surrounding IPV, and many conversations about IPV outside LGBTQ communities are facilitated in a heteronormative context. This CEU course provides strategies to create dialogue on IPV in transgender communities....
Drug Cultures and the Culture of Recovery
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Andrea Kopstein, Ph.D., M.P.H., Karl D. W
1.00 Hours
his course identifies drug cultures as a domain that requires proficiency in clinical skills, programmatic development, and administrative practices. It explores drug cultures in regards to: their concept; their relationship to mainstream culture; their values and rituals; and how and why people value their participation in suc....
LEP Guide for Improving Patient Safety
Industry Specialist
5.00 Hours
This course focuses on how hospital leaders and other hospital staff can better identify, report, monitor, and prevent medical errors in patients with limited English proficiency. In addition, a training module that teaches a set of team behaviors and structured communication tools designed to reduce medical errors for LEP pati....