1.00 Hours
This CEU course provides practitioners with information on harm reduction - an approach to managing alcohol use, drug use, and other risky behaviors. Topics discussed include: the client as the change agent; substance use and harm reduction; harm reduction in practice; and adapted clinical guidelines for opioid use disorder.....
4.00 Hours
This CE course equips those who provide services to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and who need or are in substance abuse or mental illness treatment with guidelines to support their care. This course also discusses prevention and treatment as part of integrated care.
6.00 Hours
Preparing hospitals, healthcare systems, and their ESF #8 partners to prevent, respond to, and rapidly recover from Mass Casualty Incidents (MCIs) is critical for protecting and securing our Nation’s healthcare system and public health infrastructure. This CEU course identifies gaps in preparedness, determines specific prioriti....
1.00 Hours
This CEU course provides health care professionals working with the HIV-infected population information on adverse reactions to HIV medications; drug-drug interactions with HIV-related medications; and antiretroviral medications and hormonal contraceptive agents.
3.00 Hours
This CEU course provides health care professionals working with the HIV-infected population information on pain syndrome and peripheral neuropathy; HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders; major depression and other depressive disorders; suicide risk; anxiety disorders; panic disorder; posttraumatic stress disorder; and insomnia....
4.00 Hours
The guidance offered in this course is intended to help close many of the gaps in emergency planning and preparedness for vulnerable older adults. In particular, this CEU course seeks to give public health officials, the Aging Services Network, emergency management personnel, and essential partners from other sectors and at all....
3.00 Hours
The discovery of certain disease within the last 15 years has alerted health care workers to the need to lower the chance of transmission of these diseases from client to caregiver. These diseases are spread through exposure to blood and body fluids and are called blood-borne pathogens. Two of these diseases are AIDS and hepatit....
1.50 Hours
This Resident Abuse Prevention and Reporting course will provide participants with a review of the basic protective and safety considerations that help protect elders from complications related to abuse and neglect. This comprehensive review can be utilized for nursing personnel within the settings of assisted living, home care,....
1.00 Hours
Healthcare Information Technology. Learners enrolled in this course will be exposed to Healthcare Information Technology. Practical Job Aids and Learn-By-Doing exercises are provided to ensure the learner has the tools and practice experience to gain exposure.
1.00 Hours
This course covers the latest Healthcare Payer Trends and Strategies. The course will identify trends associated with payer quality metrics, explore the payer role with regard to population health, identify the payer trends related to Medicare and Medicaid, define the trends associated with health insurance exchanges, and examin....
1.00 Hours
This course covers practices in Healthcare Provider Trends and Strategies. The course will examine access to care, explore consumerism and patient engagement, identify the trends in the cost of care, examine the reimbursement and payment models, examine population health, define precision medicine, provide an overview of behavio....
This module explains how to apply the principles of evidence based practice to the patient with an acute illness - and how to avoid (or at least, be aware of) some of the pitfalls. What do we mean by "evidence"? How reliable is it? Is our evidence subject to bias, and how can we detect it? Could you harm a patient by requestin....
1.50 Hours
The nursing assistant will better understand diabetes, how it affects body systems, and how to care for the resident with diabetes to minimize complications of the disease.
The medication aide will enhance her knowledge of type 2 diabetes and the special care of the patient with the disease.
The home health aide will enhance her understanding of type 2 diabetes and the care of the client with the disease.
Health care professionals will review and gain knowledge of current and emerging infection control procedures, common health care related infections, and infectious disease outbreaks.
The healthcare practitioner will enhance her knowledge of coronary heart disease and its impact on the individual.
1.00 Hours
First used in the 1980s, implanted vascular access ports were developed as a means of decreasing bloodstream infections among oncology patients. Their use has expanded among patients with other diagnoses that require long-term, reliable central vascular access. This session will identify the epidemiology associated with infectio....
20.00 Hours
This course will offer an in-depth analysis of lung volume, why it is important, and how it is measured. The meaning and importance of Inspiratory Capacity (IC) and Expiratory Reserve Volume (ERV) will also be discussed.
1.00 Hours
The need to communicate with our fellow human beings is necessary, unless of course, you’re a hermit. But good communication can be tricky. Communicating well involves understanding the fundamental skills of effective communication and some practice. Research evidence indicates strong correlation between a healthcare provider’s....
1.00 Hours
The goal of this program is to discuss enteral tubes and inform healthcare professionals regarding the procedure for administering feedings and medications, and for performing maintenance of the enteral tube. The course provides the healthcare professional with the tools necessary to recognize various feeding methods, list metho....
1.00 Hours
As nurses, we are often consulted to see patients with lower extremity wounds in a variety of care settings to include acute care, home care, long term care, as well as outpatient wound centers. This presentation is designed to increase your knowledge regarding lower extremity wounds and PAD awareness, and to review current best....
1.00 Hours
This learning module explores the causes and management of gastroenteritis in children under five years. It considers in particular national guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. The importance of identifying and assessing dehydration is discussed, as well as its systematic management, carer educat....
4.50 Hours
Provides a solid foundation of historical, theoretical and clinical knowledge to facilitate effective nursing care of families faced with pregnancy or newborn loss. Addresses potential effects that caring for bereaved families can have on nurses. Includes case studies and resources for professionals and families.
2.00 Hours
Basic Life Support is a specialist course covering terminology, legal requirements and basic life support techniques in case of an emergency. The course aims in particular to teach its readers how to assess an incident and manage a casualty who is choking, vomiting, unconscious or not breathing. The course uses audio-visual el....