Lessons from the Ebola Crisis: Global Health on your Doorstep
Edward Zuroweste, MD
1.00 Hours
We all live in an increasingly globalized world which is beset with economic and political crises as well as profound disparities in opportunity and access to scarce resources. Within this context, migration is a constant. Mobility within nations as well as internationally is an ever growing reality for many people throughout th....
Inhaler technique — the why and the how
Ruth Morrow
Inhaler technique is an essential skill for patients and nurses to ensure optimum and accurate delivery of medication to the lungs. This module aims to provide nurses with information on the rationale for optimum inhaler technique, the consequences of poor inhaler technique, errors with inhaler technique and the different techni....
How Scan4Safety helps to support patient safety
Rob Drag & Lorna Wilkinson
Rob Drag, Scan4Safety Programme Manager and Lorna Wilkinson, Director of Nursing will share the Salisbury Hospital's journey (UK) with GS1 standards.
Novice to Expert Theory
June Kaminski, RN MSN PhD(c)
3.00 Hours
This 1 module (3 CE credit) course introduces nurses to the Novice to Expert Theory, (a construct theory first proposed by sibling researchers, Hubert and Stuart Dreyfus (1980) as the Dreyfus Model of Skill Acquisition, and later applied and modified to nursing by Patricia Benner in 1984) provides a very useful and important the....
Human Factors in Nursing Informatics
June Kaminski, RN MSN PhD(c)
5.00 Hours
This 2 module (5 CE credit) course introduces nurses to human factors essential to effective application of nursing informatics in practice. Topics focus on the human factors of ergonomics, human-computer interaction, usability, learnability, memorability, likeability, readability, asepsis, and aesthetics.
Human Trafficking Victims
The Department of Justice, the Department of Health and Human Services
3.00 Hours
Human trafficking, also known as modern day slavery, is a crime that involves the exploitation of a person for the purpose of compelled labor or a commercial sex act. This CEU course details a series of coordinated actions to strengthen the reach and effectiveness of services provided to all victims of human trafficking. Inclu....
Focus On Prevention
David Lamont Wilson
3.00 Hours
Misuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs is a problem throughout the United States. This CEU course provides information about discrete steps to help with conceptualizing and planning a prevention event by defining the essential traits of high-quality prevention strategies, laying out guiding principles and action steps, and....
Neurobiology of Childhood Maltreatment
Eamon McCrory, Ph.D., et al.
2.00 Hours
Childhood maltreatment represents a significant risk factor for psychopathology. This advanced CE course provides the neuroendocrine findings for the association between maltreatment and atypical development of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis stress response.
Management of Tuberculosis in Prison Populations
Federal Bureau of Prisons
4.00 Hours
Tuberculosis (TB) prevention and control is a high public priority for correctional systems, since TB outbreaks continue to occur in U.S. jails and prisons. This CEU course provides the Federal Bureau of Prisons clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of federal inmates with tuberculosis infection and disease and for the....
Domestic Violence Offender Program Standards
Karen Jarmoc, M.A., et al.
2.00 Hours
Domestic violence, as a learned behavior, is supported by a system of beliefs and attitudes and requires a variety of approaches to prevent, reduce, and eliminate it. This CEU course provides standards that are designed to address the patterns and dynamics of male to female violence, control, and abuse. These standards are int....
Management of Bipolar Disorders in Prison Populations
The Federal Bureau of Prisons
3.00 Hours
This CEU course provides the most current Federal Bureau of Prisons recommendations for the management of bipolar disorders in the federal inmate population.
Florida Laws and Rules for Mental Health and Social Worker Professionals
Quantum Units Education; Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy and Mental
3.00 Hours
This CEU course provides the laws and rules for clinical social workers, marriage and family therapist, and mental health counselor professionals practicing in Florida.
Mental Health Needs of Youth Processed in Juvenile vs. Adult Court
Jason Washburn, Ph.D., ABPP, et al.
1.00 Hours
This brief CEU course provides the results of a study of the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among youth transferred to adult criminal court compared with those processed in juvenile court.
Mental Health Awareness
Nicole Eady
This introductory session aims to raise awareness of mental health issues with healthcare staff. It is designed to give a broad overview of what encompasses mental illness whilst highlighting the link between mental and physical health diagnoses. It also provides some simple guidance on how best to care for someone with mental h....
Integrating Self Care into Current Practice
Patricia Wilkie
0.50 Hours
This session provides an opportunity to confirm your understanding of various possible approaches to supporting patient self care. This is achieved through evaluation of other health professionals’ practice and should aid the learner in determining what self care approaches might be used to maximum effect in a given circumstance....
General Approach to Assessment of Symptoms - Palliative Care
Howard Evans
This session provides a general approach to the assessment of symptoms, an essential first step before a plan for symptom management and care can be started. This session was reviewed by Amy Proffitt and Christina Faull and last updated in September 2015.
Management of Cognitive Deterioration in Palliative Care
Leena Srivastava and Mary Comiskey
As the end of life approaches, patients with either advanced cancer or other progressive life-limiting illnesses may experience a reduction in their cognitive function, such as forgetfulness, confusion or agitation. This session provides a framework for the management of diminishing cognitive function. This session was review....
Management of Intraoperative Arrhythmias - Anesthesiology
Rachel Vickers and Michael Greenway
0.50 Hours
This session provides a structured approach to the recognition, causes and management of cardiac arrhythmias during anaesthesia. It covers urgency of treatment and treatment options.
Introduction to Asthma and its Diagnosis
Viv Marsh
0.50 Hours
This session will describe the impact of asthma on patients and identify the key characteristics of asthma. Later, it will explore the issues surrounding the diagnosis of asthma and describe the objective tests that are commonly used to support diagnosis.
Introduction to Asthma and its Diagnosis in Children
Viv Marsh
0.50 Hours
This session will identify the key characteristics of asthma and explore the impact that it has on children and their families. Later, it will explore the issues surrounding the diagnosis of asthma and describe the objective tests that are commonly used to support diagnosis.
Image Interpretation - Gynaecological Ultrasound: The Menstrual Cycle
Rosie Simpson
0.50 Hours
This session will consider the effect of the menstrual cycle on the ovaries and uterus and the associated changes in their appearance demonstrated by ultrasound imaging.
Image Interpretation - Gynaecological Ultrasound: Fertility
Angela Clough
0.50 Hours
This session considers the role of ultrasound in the assessment and treatment of infertility. It reviews common pathology and imaging techniques, including the role of contrast and 3D ultrasound. Diagnostic pitfalls and reporting will be discussed.
Image Interpretation - Abdominal Ultrasound: Aorta - Session 2
Glenda Toach
0.50 Hours
This session covers the common pathology seen within the aorta, particularly aneurysms. It discusses common pitfalls and limitations and offers some tips of reporting (reporting styles may differ between departments).
Image Interpretation - Abdominal Ultrasound: Spleen
Angela Galea and Simon Freeman
0.50 Hours
This session considers ultrasound of the spleen. It will include an overview of normal anatomy as well as normal variants, common pathologies, focal lesions, and trauma. Tips on reporting will be offered.
Image Interpretation - Abdominal Ultrasound: Paediatric Renal
Terry Humphrey
This session will describe normal renal ultrasound appearances in children. Common pathologies will be discussed as well as pitfalls to avoid. Tips on reporting will be offered.