Harm Risk Behaviors & Suicide Prevention - Module C: Pathophysiology and Underlying Conditions and Disorders
Betsy B. Waterman, PhD, CAS, MS, BS and Ellen Fink-Samnick, MSW, ACSW, LCSW, CCM, CRP
1.50 Hours
The purpose of Improving Outcomes in Harm Risk Behaviors & Suicide Prevention is to educate case managers about suicide so that they may be aware of early warning signs and empowered to intervene and support the efforts of other interprofessional practice team members, including other health care professionals, patients and fami....
ECG Interpretation: A Step-by-Step Approach
Lynn C. Simko, PhD, RN, CCRN & Alicia L. Culleiton, DNP, RN, CNE
5.00 Hours
Provides an overview of both normal sinus rhythm and dysrhythmias. Treatment methods discussed include defibrillators and pacemakers. The course begins with the normal electrical conduction of the heart, and then reviews the steps of how to interpret electrocardiography (ECG). You will learn how to determine the heart rhythm and....
Initial Assessment of the Trauma Patient
Erik J. Usher, RN, BS, CEN, CPEN, EMT-P, CFRN
2.00 Hours
Trauma nurses work in many environments, including prehospital, emergency department, operating room, anesthesia, critical care, floor, and rehabilitation. Trauma nursing as a discipline is challenging and exciting in the anticipation of the next unknown case, regardless of whether in the acute setting or long-term rehabilitatio....
Nonreproductive Organ Cancers in Women
Suzanne Mahon, RN, DNSc, AOCN, AGN-BC
15.00 Hours
The experience of a woman diagnosed with cancer can be distinctive. Many cancers affect both males and females, but some are unique to women and impact women during childbearing years. The impact of a cancer diagnosis for either a man or a woman can be devastating and have a cascading impact on the immediate and extended family.....
Early Recognition and Treatment of Infant Sepsis
Ann Anderson Berry, MD
0.75 Hours
Severe infections are a substantial source of infant mortality worldwide. The vulnerabilities inherent to the infant have increased focus on the progression toward and treatment of sepsis. Typically divided into early and late onset, infant sepsis is significantly different than sepsis in other populations, requiring infant-spec....
Home Infusion Focus: Transitions of Care Across the Health Care Continuum
Mary Beth Newman, MSN, RN-BC, CMAC, CCP, CCM
0.75 Hours
As health care professionals, we strive every day to provide patients with safe, effective, beneficial care in each practice setting. It is when patients transition between settings that problems are most likely to occur, due to a complex health care system with no clearly defined responsibilities to facilitate effective communi....
Infusion Nursing's Role in the Journey to Magnet Recognition
Roxanne Perucca, MS, CRNI®
1.00 Hours
In today's health care environment, every organization is striving for nursing excellence and working to exemplify value-added care, high-quality outcomes, and professionalism. Infusion nurses are absolutely essential in building a professional practice environment that provides high-quality care and quality outcomes. This prese....
Improving end of life care for adults
Eleanor Sherwen
With people being given more choice about where to die, it is important that healthcare professionals strive to assist a good death in all care settings. Death is a personal, spiritual and social event, which is unique to the individual. Nurses are in an ideal position to support the person who is dying and those who are importa....
Extended-Release Injectable Naltrexone for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence
Industry Specialist
1.00 Hours
This course was developed from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration advisory which provides behavioral health professionals - including substance abuse treatment specialists - and primary care medical providers (who treat people with opioid dependence) with an introduction to extended-release injectable....
Medicaid and Behavioral Health
Industry Specialist
10.00 Hours
This handbook is intended to provide the reader with a basic understanding of the Medicaid program. There is a specific emphasis on the interplay between Medicaid principles and behavioral health services. The goal is for the reader to navigate his or her state Medicaid program so that he or she can contribute meaningfully to po....
Management of Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH)
Professor Gilbert R Thompson - Dr Mary Seed
Homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a rare disorder with a very high risk of premature cardiac death that must be diagnosed and treated from childhood onwards, usually with lifelong lipoprotein apheresis. Heterozygous FH is much commoner, with a high risk of cardiovascular disease in adults that can be prevented by....
Mastering Lab Interpretation & the Implications for Patient Care
Sean G. Smith, RN, BSN, NREMT-P, C-NPT, CCRN, CMC, CEN, CFRN, FP-C, CPEN,
6.00 Hours
Understanding the Differential: Including “Shift to the Left” Identify Types of Acute Kidney Failure from the Labs Life-Threatening Electrolyte Imbalances and Interventions Master ABG Interpretation Using a Simple Tool Systemic Inflammation of Sepsis: Lactate/Procalcitonin Levels Reading Cultures and Sensitivities The Clues to L....
Neuromuscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders
Susan Fralick-Ball, PSYD, MSN, CLNC, CH
6.00 Hours
Managing the Many Medications for Multiple Sclerosis How to Keep the Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Safe Education Needs of the Myasthenia Gravis Patient New Drugs Available for Parkinson’s Disease Put Yourself in the Shoes of the Patient with Guillain-Barré Meeting Quality of Life Issues for the Patient with Amyotrophic Lateral Sc....
Exploring the Darknets
Stephen Heath
1.00 Hours
The terms "Darknets" and "Darkweb" frequently make headlines, but what, exactly do these terms mean? How does it work? Can you really find *anything* in the seedy underbelly of the internet? How anonymous is the Darknet? How much of the Darknet is just urban legends of our time? Join the speaker on a deep dive of the Darknets,....
Frailty and Falls in People with CKD - Webinar
Ben Bull
Why are renal patients prone to falls and how can we support them to reduce fall rates
Home Haemodialysis Targeted Treatment Program - Webinar
Leanne Linehan
Patient centred home haemodialysis
Examination of a 40-Year-Old Woman with Symptoms of an Overactive Thyroid
Gill North GP, Sheffield
0.50 Hours
This session uses a video clip to demonstrate how to perform a focused, problem-based physical examination on an adult presenting with possible symptoms of an overactive thyroid in primary care.
Intervening to Reduce Risk Promoting STI Testing
Philippa Matthews
0.50 Hours
This is the third of four complementary sessions on behavioural and clinical interventions to reduce the risk of patients having, or developing in the future, sexual health problems. The three patients in this session have a range of needs, however all of them might benefit from having an STI or HIV test. We also consider the is....
Foot Pain
Adrian Dunbar Associate Postgraduate Dean in General Practice Education for the Yorkshire and Humbe
0.25 Hours
Foot pain is a common presentation in primary care. This session considers patients presenting with heel, midfoot and forefoot pain and follows their presentation, assessment and management.
Emotional Development
Barbara Maughan
0.50 Hours
This session looks at the process of emotional development with a description of the basic emotions, when they first appear, and what they mean. We will look at how infants learn to discriminate between emotions and develop secondary emotions. We will describe the importance of parenting in emotional development. We will look at....
Health Promotion in Pregnancy: Obesity
Eugene Ntim Consultant Obstetrician
0.50 Hours
This session aims to raise awareness regarding obesity in pregnancy and its contribution to increased morbidity and mortality for the woman and her baby.This session was reviewed by Amanda Avery and updated in February 2017.
Eye Assessment and Examination
Stella Hornby and Caroline Mawer
0.50 Hours
This session will help you to conduct a quick, general examination of the eyes of an adult in a primary care context. This session was reviewed by Sally Higginbottom and last updated in February 2015.
Listening Skills
Simon Cornwell - Systemic Psychotherapist
0.25 Hours
The session introduces the learner to some of the overarching policy and legislative guidance that underpins the importance of listening to children, through to a summary of listening skills. We will consider barriers to effective listening, include issues of diversity and disability, and take age into account when thinking abou....
Examination of a 60-Year-Old Smoker With Shortness of Breath
Simon Ward - General Practitioner North Nottinghamshire
0.50 Hours
This session uses a video clip to demonstrate how to carry out a focused, problem-based physical examination on a patient presenting in primary care with worsening breathlessness.
Third Party Consultations
Isabelle Mantella
This session looks at the issues and challenges during consultations with a third party present.