HIV in Pregnancy
Annemiek de Ruiter, Harriet Wallace, Yvonne Gilleece
0.50 Hours
This session aims to provide a comprehensive overview of HIV in pregnancy. It looks at vertical transmission rates, with or without interventions, maternal antiretroviral therapy, the infant testing schedule and the epidemiology of pregnant women living with HIV in the UK.
How to care for a patient's eyes in critical care settings
Janet Marsden and Richard Davies
1 Hours
Eye care is an important aspect of the nursing management of patients who are critically ill. All patients in acute care settings with absent or compromised eye defence mechanisms are at risk of eye complications and ocular surface disease. This module aims to assist healthcare practitioners to care for the eyes of patients in c....
My Laryngoscopy Failed. What Next? (October 2016 RCA)
Richard M. Cooper, BSc, MSc, MD, FRCPC
1.00 Hours
Airway management is perhaps the skill set that best defines our specialty; yet when difficulties are encountered, we often persist with ineffective strategies. When serious injuries or complications are averted, we risk becoming complacent, reinforcing suboptimal behavior; when they are not averted, the outcomes are often disas....
Management of Severe Bleeding in Patients Treated with Direct Oral Anticoagulants
Pierre Albaladejo, M.D., Ph.D., Pierre Sié, M.D., Ph.D., Sophie Kauffmann, M.D., Vincent Mémier, M.D
1.00 Hours
Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), anti-IIa (dabigatran) or anti-Xa (rivaroxaban, apixaban, and edoxaban), are now recognized as a major step forward for patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation or recurrent venous thromboembolism requiring long-term anticoagulation for the prevention of thromboembolic events.
Left Lateral Table Tilt for Elective Cesarean Delivery under Spinal Anesthesia Has No Effect on Neonatal Acid–Base Status (Journal CME - August 2017)
Allison J. Lee, Ruth Landau, James L. Mattingly. Margaret M. Meenan, Beatriz Corradini, Shuang Wang
1.00 Hours
Current recommendations for term women undergoing cesarean delivery include maintenance of left lateral tilt for uterine displacement until delivery, based on the premise that the supine position will result in aortocaval compression (ACC), maternal hypotension, and fetal compromise. In the supine position, the inferior vena cav....
Intensive Care Unit Delirium (Journal CME - 2016 December)
Christina J. Hayhurst, M.D., and Christopher G. Hughes, M.D.
1.00 Hours
Delirium is a common problem in critically ill patients but has only recently been recognized as a serious entity associated with important clinical outcomes, including increased days on mechanical ventilation, length of hospital stay, cost of care, long-term cognitive impairment, requirement for postdischarge institutionalizati....
Medical Emergencies: Basic Life Support
StJohn Crean
This session will look at the relevance of medical emergencies to the dental practitioner and describe the management of a seriously ill patient.
Immunologic Insights into Environmental Triggers of Asthma
Dr. Chris Carlsten (MD MPH), Dr. James E. Gern (MD FAAAAI), and Dr. Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey (MD Ph
1.25 Hours
This session reviews new insights into mechanisms of asthma exacerbations caused by three common environmental exposures.
Interoperability in Practice: Pharmacist eCare Plan
Shelly Spiro, RPh, FASCP
1 Hours
This interoperability briefing will showcase the implementation of the HL7/NCPDP Pharmacist eCare Plan which is adopted by Community Pharmacists Enhanced Service Network USA (a community-based pharmacy network focused on improving medication optimization activities and patient care services). In this model, pharmacists use the P....
Incident Response Lessons from the Front Lines
Nolan Garrett
0.75 Hours
Incident response planning is the basis for preparing for security and compliance incidents. As healthcare organization, we have found ourselves frequently targets of external attack. A well maintained incident response plan, along with testing, can provide substantial cost reduction to an organization while improving recovery t....
How Bronchial Smooth Muscle Cells Make Airways Hyper-Responsive
Dr. Kirk M. Druey (MD), Dr. Michael Grunstein (MD, PhD), and Dr. Stephen Liggett (MD)
1.25 Hours
This course provides an in-depth explanation on how Bronchial Smooth Muscle Cells make airways Hyper-Responsive.
First Responders: Behavioral Health Concerns
Industry Specialists
1 Hours
First responders are usually the first on the scene to face challenging, dangerous, and draining situations, as well the the first to reach out to disaster survivors and provide emotional and physical support. This CEU course discusses the challenges encountered by first responders during regular duty as well as following disas....
Infection Control for Licensed Clinical Staff
Sheila Richmeier, MS, RN, FACMPE
1 Hours
This course examines the application of key infection control techniques including demonstrating the licensed clinical staff role in educating patients on infection. You will gain an understanding of infection and identify ways to reduce the spread of infection.
Intimate Partner Violence-Evidence Collection and Documentation for Home Care Clinicians
Colleen Symanski-Sanders, RN, Forensic Nurse Specialist
1 Hours
Home health services offer clinicians’ diversity and independence in clinical practice. Most home health clinicians need competency in both pediatric and adult skills and knowledge in a variety of diseases. Diagnoses requiring home care can include sexually transmitted diseases, depressive disorders, urinary tract infections, la....
Neonatal Chest Imaging - What the Nurse Should Know
Michael J. Diament, M.D.
1 Hours
High quality care of the newborn with respiratory distress is dependent upon the availability of consistent high quality radiographic examinations of the chest. The newborn unit personnel play an essential role in providing these studies.
Managing Three Common Complications of Chemotherapy: Febrile Neutropenia, Nephrotoxicity, Enterotoxicity
Laura Milligan, FNP,BC, AOCN®
1 Hours
For cancer patients, chemotherapy-associated complications can be life threatening. Risks for complications are often compounded when the chemotherapeutic regimen requires drugs to be administered in combination. Management of the most serious complications of chemotherapy—febrile neutropenia and chemotherapy-related nephrotoxic....
Drugs and Dysphagia Part 1
Peter Johnson and Lynette Carl Pharm.D, B.C.P.S.
0.25 Hours
The Drugs and Dysphagia video series is divided into three parts. Parts one and two discuss the medications affecting the central nervous system and dysphagia. This course is Part 1, a 2 hour video that provides a review of the central and peripheral nervous systems. This video course also provides an introduction to the pathoph....
Drugs and Dysphagia Part 3
Lynette Carl Pharm.D, B.C.P.S. and Peter Johnson
0.25 Hours
The Drugs and Dysphagia video series is divided into three parts. Parts 1 and 2 discuss the medications affecting the central nervous system and dysphagia. This 2 hr video, Part 3 of the course, looks at the medications affecting the gastrointestinal function. Instruction is given regarding the medications affecting gastrointest....
Foot Soft-tissue 2
Thomas V. Gocke, MS, ATC, PA-C, DFAAPA
0.5 Hours
This video-based activity focuses on specific x-ray review of the foot bony anatomy. We cover evaluation and treatment options for those commonly associated with Hallux valgus, Hallux rigidus, lesser toe deformities and Morton’s neuroma.
Hip Injuries 1
Thomas V. Gocke, MS, ATC, PA-C, DFAAPA
0.5 Hours
This video-based activity focuses on descriptions for the radiographic aspects of hip and proximal femur fracture, evaluation and treatment options commonly associated with intracapsular hip fractures, subtrochanteric fractures and femoral head fractures.
Knee Injuries – Extra-articular 1
Thomas V. Gocke, MS, ATC, PA-C, DFAAPA
0.75 Hours
This video-based activity focuses on clinical presentation and treatment options for quad muscle strains, quad/patellar tendon injuries, Osgood-Schlatter’s disease, Illiotibial Band syndrome and patella tendonitis.
Forearm Fractures
Thomas V. Gocke, MS, ATC, PA-C, DFAAPA
0.75 Hours
This video-based activity focuses on specific x-ray findings associated with fractures to the radius and ulna. We discuss clinical presentation and treatment options associated with Monteggia, Galeazzi, Essex-Lopresti fractures, radius and ulna shaft fractures (both bone forearm fractures) and distal radius fractures.
Introduction to Radiology Modalities
Dr Drew McMenamin MBBS FRANZCR
This course covers basic imaging physics, image formation, advantages and disadvantages of image acquisition and basic imaging techniques of X-ray, CT, Ultrasound and MRI modalities.
Low Leg Soft tissue Injuries
Thomas V. Gocke, MS, ATC, PA-C, DFAAPA
0.75 Hours
This video-based activity focuses on anatomy review of the low leg, evaluation and treatment of shin splints, low leg stress fractures, Achilles tendon injuries, acute compartment syndrome, tarsal tunnel and posterior tibial tendon dysfunction.
Introduction to Extraordinary Meridians
Dr Katie Johnson
Learn the functions of extraordinary meridians as well as how to use them in treatment.