Strategic Portfolio Management: Governing the Ungoverned
Effie Economopoulos
1.00 Hours
As demand continues to increase across the enterprise, the importance of project evaluation and prioritization becomes mandatory across the organization. We have worked with executive leadership to build an enterprise foundation that encompasses project appraisal and prioritization along with strategic portfolio management.
Tobacco, Nicotine, and E-Cigarettes
Industry Specialist
2.00 Hours
As tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of mortality in the United States, differential rates of smoking and use of other tobacco products is a significant contributor to health disparities among some of the most vulnerable people in our society. This CEU course examines the demographics of those who use nicotine produc....
Ticker Ticking - Webinar
Debbie Brouwer-Maier
Understanding and decreasing cardiac complications related to renal disease
The Aging Process and Impact on the Swallow
Denise Dougherty, SLP
5.00 Hours
Aging impacts all the systems in the body including the respiratory system, sensory system, gastrointestinal system, endocrine system and muscular system. This course will discuss the physiological changes that occur in the body with aging and how these changes impact our swallow, nutrition and diet selection and create challeng....
Treating and Managing Dysphagia with Dementia I
Peter Johnson
0.25 Hours
Treating and Managing Dysphagia with Dementia is a two part series for physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists. Each part may be taken independently. This series focuses on the variables associated with cognitively impaired patients, dysphagia instruction and memory functions necessary for l....
The Role Of Calculus In Disease
Noor Al-Mansouri
This session will discuss the correlation between calculus and gingivitis.
Treatment of Ectopic Canine, Premolar and Supernumerary Teeth
Tara Renton
0.50 Hours
This session will address the treatment of unerupted ectopic and supernumerary teeth, excluding molars.
Treatment of Benign Soft Tissue Lesions of the Oral Cavity
Maria Devine, Tara Renton
0.50 Hours
This session describes the principles of management of benign oral soft tissue lesions and the various surgical and non-surgical techniques. Advice is given on which lesions can be managed by the appropriately trained general dental practitioner and which should be referred to hospital.
Substance Abuse Counselor Competencies (TAP 21 Updated)
Elliott Vanskike, Ph.D., et al.
6.00 Hours
Addiction professionals work in a broad variety of disciplines but share an understanding of the addictive process that goes beyond the narrow confines of any one specialty. This CEU course addresses clincial evaluation, treatment planning, referrals, service coordination, counseling, documentation and professional and ethical....
The Role of the GP in Caring for Older People
Chantal Simon
0.50 Hours
Caring for older people is complicated by the challenges of multiple conditions, poor communication and atypical presentations. This session highlights these difficulties and aims to provide practical solutions to use in the GP surgery.
What is the Menopause
Heather Currie
0.50 Hours
This session explains the demographics, physiology, and consequences of the menopause and provides an insight into counselling women about the timing and effects of the menopause.
Sexually Transmissible Infections Diagnosis
Philippa Matthews
0.50 Hours
This session gives learners an overview of the clinical and microbiological diagnosis of STIs in the general practice context.
Talking with Parents
David Elliman and Helen Bedford
0.50 Hours
This session describes some of the issues that parents raise in relation to vaccines and the facts and attitudes appropriate to responding to them.
Syndromes and Pathology associated with Learning Disabilities
Tom Howseman MBBS, MRCGP - GP partner in Duston Medical Centre, Northampton.
0.50 Hours
This session describes the common syndromes associated with learning disabilities and their associated medical problems. Further resources to help with other conditions and the principle of diagnostic overshadowing are also discussed. This session was reviewed by Paresh Dawda and last updated on 24/05/13.
The Patient with Glaucoma
Stella Hornby - Module Editor: Eye Problems
0.50 Hours
This session provides core knowledge of the clinical features and management of different types of glaucoma in primary care. This session was reviewed by Paresh Dawda and last updated on 24/05/13.
Sleeping Part 2: Parasomnias in Childhood and Disturbed Sleep in Children with Disabilities
Helen Heussler - Developmental and Behavioural Paediatrician and qualified Sleep Physician, Mater Ch
0.50 Hours
This session follows on from the previous session Development and Behaviour/Sleeping Part 1: Normal Physiology and Common Problems and covers parasomnias, unusual sleep behaviours and sleep in children with disabilities.
The Social Context of Food
Lisa Holmes - Freelance Paediatric Dietitian
0.50 Hours
As healthcare practitioners we often feel we know what infants and young children should be eating, but the families we work with can experience barriers in putting this information into practice. In our day-to-day practice, we need to consider the social aspects of food and the effect that our environment has on our food choice....
Overview of Sepsis
Simon Stockley
This session is aimed at all out of hospital clinicians, GPs, Nurses, Pharmacists, Paramedics, Community Midwives and those providing urgent or unscheduled care. It will provide an introduction to key facts about sepsis and outlines the size of the problem, common community presentations and key actions that influence outcome....
The Vestibular System and its Connections
Tom Heaps
0.25 Hours
This session will cover the basic anatomy and function of the vestibular system and its connections.
Using Syringe Drivers in Palliative Care
Margaret Kendall
This session is designed to give you an overview of the different types of syringe driver available, and the different uses they have in the management of symptoms and end of life care. It will also dispel some myths and assumptions about the use of syringe drivers. This session was reviewed by Margaret Kendall & Christina Faull....
Symptoms and Signs of Pulmonary Embolism at Initial Presentation
David Keith Ward
0.25 Hours
This session highlights the wide range of clinical features that pulmonary embolus (PE) may precipitate in patients.
Shared Decision Making
Antony Chuter
This session deals with treating your patients as equal partners in the decisions reached about their treatment, while meeting clinical needs and desires.
The Purposes of Preoperative Visiting (anaesthesia)
John Carlisle
0.50 Hours
This session describes the preoperative visit. The visit confirms that the preadmission assessment service has prepared the patient, home and hospital so that scheduled surgery may proceed safely. The patient decides whether they are happy for you to anaesthetise them.