Modelling with Mathematics: Examination of Model
Steven Cruickshank
0.50 Hours
This session builds upon the model in the previous session, and introduces a graphical approach to input-output problems. A graphical depiction allows visualization of simultaneous variation of CO2 and alveolar ventilation in the model. This is extended to an example from the physical sciences.
Clinical Studies Part Two: Study Design
Jason Walker
0.50 Hours
This session builds on the knowledge gained from part one. It covers how a clinical trial is designed, the various types of clinical trial and how the outcome of a trial is evaluated.
Introduction to Basic Radiation Protection
Rob Loader
0.50 Hours
This session aims to ensure the safety of staff within the hospital by providing them with information on the risks of exposure to ionising radiation, the importance of following the safety procedures that are in place and the precautions each person can take to minimise the risk. It is aimed at any staff who regularly work in a....
Let’s Get Real: Creating a Practical Data Security Program
Julia Hesse and Sonia E Arista, CISM
1.00 Hours
Let’s Get Real: Creating a Practical Data Security Program. CISO and legal experts will identify practical tactics for developing a data security program among disparate vendors by conducting and documenting risk assessments and application-specific security standards. They will summarize regulatory guidance on effective securi....
Improve Patient Health Through Real-Time ADT Integration
Megan Lacanne and John Whitington
1.00 Hours
Coordinating the care of the seriously and chronically ill is exacerbated when care teams struggle to find out where their patients are. South Country Health Alliance (SCHA) in Minnesota’s transition of care vision was to be able to proactively plan patient needs post-discharge to facilitate a positive care transition. Historica....
Clinical Data Registries: Solving for Interoperability
Seth Blumenthal, MBA
1.00 Hours
Many national medical specialty and healthcare professional societies and associations operate clinical data registries. Participating organizations and clinicians use registry information to improve health outcomes. Over the past several years, registries have become important instruments for carrying out the performance measur....
Enabling a Stronger, More Skilled Global eHealth Workforce
Rachelle Blake, MHA, PA and Stephan Schug, MD
1.00 Hours
Discover how you can become part of the ongoing transatlantic initiative that is making eHealth work! Find out how the EU*US eHealth Work Project has been collaborating over the span of 18 months to measure, inform, educate and advance health information technology, digital skills and interprofessional healthcare education on a....
Interpreting Family Histories and Identifying Patients Part 2: Sex-linked Conditions and Conditions with Variable Patterns of Inheritance
Michelle Bishop and Peter Farndon
0.50 Hours
This is the second of three sessions that consider interpreting family histories and identifying patients with, or at risk of, a genetic condition. Here we cover several important X-linked recessive conditions, including haemophilia A and Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The X-linked form of retinitis pigmentosa and the inheritance....
General Approach to CTA
Evelyn Teasedale
1.00 Hours
This session is an introduction to this exciting expanding field and will illustrate many of the applications of computed tomography (CT) angiography or CTA which will be covered in more detail in other disease or area specific sessions.
Framework for End of Life Care in Advanced Kidney Disease
Rachel Lewis
This session identifies the key elements of advanced kidney care and suggests ways of bridging the traditional boundaries of care based on the ‘End of Life Care in Advanced Kidney Disease: A Framework for Implementation’ document. This session is suitable for all staff groups who are wanting to understand how to care for a pa....
Back Pain: MSK-Spondylolisthesis
Thomas V. Gocke, MS, ATC, PA-C, DFAAPA
0.50 Hours
This video-based activity focuses on musculoskeletal back pain and Spondylolisthesis.
Elbow Fracture 1
Thomas V. Gocke, MS, ATC, PA-C, DFAAPA
0.50 Hours
This video-based activity focuses on specific x-ray review of the distal Humerus and elbow, evaluation and treatment options for supracondylar Humerus fractures, Radial head fractures and Essex-Lopresti injuries.
Elbow Fracture 2
Thomas V. Gocke, MS, ATC, PA-C, DFAAPA
0.50 Hours
This video-based activity focuses on evaluation and treatment options for Olecranon fractures, Coronoid fractures and Elbow dislocations.
Femur Fractures
Thomas V. Gocke, MS, ATC, PA-C, DFAAPA
0.75 Hours
This video-based activity focuses on radiographic aspects of femoral shaft and supracondylar femur fractures, evaluation and treatment options commonly associated with femoral shaft, supracondylar femur and floating knee injuries.
Finger Injuries and Fractures 1
Thomas V. Gocke, MS, ATC, PA-C, DFAAPA
0.75 Hours
This video-based activity focuses on Boutonniere deformity, Swan Neck injuries, Trigger finger, Mallet finger, Jersey finger, finger fractures and dislocations.
Hip Injuries 3
Thomas V. Gocke, MS, ATC, PA-C, DFAAPA
0.75 Hours
This video-based activity focuses on evaluation and treatment options for intertrochanteric femur fractures, Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI), Slipped Capital Epiphysis (SCFE), Avascular necrosis (AVN), and Trochanteric Bursitis.
Knee Injuries - Intra-articular 2
Thomas V. Gocke, MS, ATC, PA-C, DFAAPA
0.75 Hours
This video-based activity focuses on clinical presentation and treatment options for Articular Surface Injuries and Osteoarthritis of the knee.
Knee Examination
Thomas V. Gocke, MS, ATC, PA-C, DFAAPA
0.50 Hours
This video-based activity focuses on anatomy review, range-of-motion (ROM), motor and sensory assessments and specific orthopaedic tests for the knee joint.
Immunoglobulin E: The First 50 Years and Beyond
Prof. Thomas B. Casale (MD FAAAAI), Prof. Hannah J. Gould (PhD), and Prof. Thomas A.E. Platts-Mills
1.50 Hours
IgE is a central molecule involved in pathogenesis of allergic disease. Its discovery was a major landmark in facilitating the research into mechanisms of allergy as well as diagnosing and treating allergic disease. This session will first review the history of the discovery of IgE. It will then be followed by what we currently....
Management of Atopic Dermatitis: What's New?
Lisa A. Beck (MD FAAAAI), Donald Y.M. Leung (PhD FAAAAI), and Dagmar Simon (MD)
1.25 Hours
The course discusses possible therapeutic consequences owing to new insights into the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis.
Non-IgE-Mediated Gastrointestinal Food Allergies in Children and Adults
Peter Green (MD), Simon P. Hogan (PhD), and Anna H. Nowak-Wegrzyn
1.25 Hours
Non-IgE mediated food allergic disorders are well-established clinical category of food allergy, with predominant involvement of the gastrointestinal tract. Diagnosis of non-IgE mediated food allergy is confounded by the lack of non-invasive laboratory biomarkers and relies on oral food challenges. Management is also problematic....
Clinical Implications of Microbiome in Chronic Respiratory Disease
Dr. David B. Corry (MD), Dr. Yvonne Huang (MD), and Gary Huffnagle (PhD)
1.25 Hours
This session will discuss some of the limitations and caveats of the microbiome data, the relationship of the upper and lower respiratory tract between the host and microorganism on the microbiome and clinical implications.
New Pharmacy & Medication Standards
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
Medication errors are the largest class of medical errors in healthcare today and the most common cause of unnecessary readmissions. Hospitals that spend more resources on medication errors demonstrate lower rates of adverse events. This program will review top problematic pharmacy standards and the CMS interpretive guideline....
NCLEX –LPN REVIEW QUESTIONS
Ms Olympia Resol:RN, MPH, CRNI, CARN
4.00 Hours
This is a NCLEX –LPN REVIEW Questions. This will sharpen your thinking skills and prepare you for the NCLEX-LPN Exam
Holistic Counseling Seminar 3: Ethics and Diagnosis in Holistic Counseling
Jim Morningstar PhD.
1.50 Hours
Professional ethics are examined from a holistic perspective. In-session behaviors involving self-disclosure and sexual energy as well as Out-ofsession behaviors involving dual relationships are discussed. Ethics in the use of unresearched techniques and client confidentiality are also presented. Awareness of the counselors ethic....