Supporting young carers
Chantal Simon
0.50 Hours
Young carers are children and young people (up to 18 years old) whose lives are affected by looking after someone with a disability, a long-term illness, or who misuses alcohol or drugs. This session explains the problems that young carers face, and suggests ways to identify and support young carers in primary care.
Vaccine-preventable Diseases and their Vaccines: Universally-used Vaccines Part 2
David Elliman and Helen Bedford
0.50 Hours
This session examines the following diseases and their vaccines: pertussis, polio, measles, mumps, rubella and human papilloma virus infections.
Vaccine-preventable Diseases and their Vaccines: Selectively-used Vaccines
David Elliman and Helen Bedford
0.25 Hours
This session focuses on selectively used vaccines.
Standardizing Clinical Communications Improves Patient Care
Nick Wirth, MBA and Peter Grimaldi, MS, PA-c, MPT, MBA
1.00 Hours
Though developing a clinical communications strategy particularly at large-scale health institutions is no small task, it became a significant achievement for the Hospital For Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City. The world’s largest academic medical center focused on musculoskeletal health fulfilled its vision of efficient an....
Workflow Informed Decision Support Tools for Nursing Homes
Mustafa Ozkaynak, PhD
1.00 Hours
Clinical decision support systems (CDSS) hold promise for influencing clinician behavior. For instance, antibiotic stewardship programs that support judicious, evidence-based use of antibiotics in nursing homes (NHs), can significantly benefit from CDSS. Workflow studies have been conducted in various clinical settings to inform....
Stanford Children's Outside Image Management Journey
Safwan Halabi and Lisa Grisim
1.00 Hours
Stanford Children’s Health is the only network in the area—and one of the few in the country—exclusively dedicated to pediatric and obstetric care. Its physicians and facilities bring a level of extraordinary care to multiple specialty locations, pediatric practices, and partner hospital locations across the entire San Francisco....
Management of Unexpected Deterioration or Change
Deb Shearman
0.75 Hours
Overview; Issues with quality of care; Recognising and responding; People’s rights to make informed choices and decisions; Safety net process; Key management elements; Communication during handover; Common signs and symptoms as indicators of unexpected deterioration or sudden change.
Organisational Governance
Deb Shearman
0.75 Hours
Requirements for aged care providers; Principles of good governance; Supporting people receiving care and services to partner in continuous improvement; Key components for clinical governance; Workforce role – organisational and clinical governance
Understanding leadership
Jenny Bergin, BPharm, MBA, FACP.
This educational activity was designed to introduce pharmacist to concepts which are important to leadership. This activity was developed and accredited in Australia and was designed to address competencies described by the National Competencies Standards Framework for Pharmacists in Australia (2016). As such, some of the....
Shockingly Simple: Electrotherapy for Pain Control
Industry Specialists
1.50 Hours
This introductory level course offers clinicians utilizing electrotherapy with knowledge to maximize treatment outcomes from the use of electrotherapy in the rehabilitation of patients with pain. Various neurophysiological mechanisms of pain and pain management will be discussed, including the gate control theory, the release of....
Selection of Investigations
John Saetta
0.50 Hours
This session will look at when it is appropriate to do an investigation, when it is not and the factors a practitioner needs to consider before ordering investigations.
Seeing the whole picture
Rishabh Prasad and Vinay Gupta
0.50 Hours
The session highlights the multiple dimensions of healthcare and the impact of the socioeconomic environment on a patient's health and discharge. It also considers the multidisciplinary team approach to healthcare in the hospital environment and how care can be optimised in the context of the patient with physical and psychologi....
X-Ray - Chest Interpretation
Dr Drew McMenamin MBBS FRANZCR
A comprehensive review of the fundamental principles in chest X-Ray interpretation and reporting. Despite the technological advancements in medical imaging, the chest X-Ray remains the most frequently requested radiological investigation, and one of, if not the most difficult to interpret correctly. This course provides a comp....
X-Ray - Emergency Interpretation
Dr Drew McMenamin MBBS FRANZCR
A systematic review of the fundamental principles in Emergency X-Ray interpretation and in recognising normal variants and radiographic patterns of trauma and injury commonly encountered for each body area.
Shoulder Soft Tissue Injuries 1
Thomas V. Gocke, MS, ATC, PA-C, DFAAPA
0.75 Hours
This video-based activity focuses on rotator cuff injuries, SLAP lesions, shoulder dislocations, AC joint injuries, Adhesive capsulitis, multi-directional shoulder instability and Glenohumeral joint arthritis.
Virtual Patient: Young Girl with Peanut Allergy
Anna H. Wegrzyn (MD FAAAAI) and Mike Tankersley (MD FAAAAI)
0.25 Hours
This patient simulation involves a young girl with severe peanut allergy whose parents are interested in a desensitization treatment, like oral immunotherapy (OIT). During the consultation, her parents ask several questions about the administration, safety, efficacy, and effects of peanut/food oral immunotherapy. The findings fr....
Secondary Immune Deficiencies (Non-HIV)
Mark Ballow (MD FAAAAI), Francisco A. Bonilla (MD PhD FAAAAI), and Sarah K. Nicholas (MD)
1.25 Hours
This symposium is an update of secondary immunodeficiency due to underlying disease states, environmental exposures, etc. Discussion leaders will speak about underlying mechanisms and sequalae of the immune dysfunction of secondary immunodeficiencies.
TJC Sentinel Event Policy, Patient Safety Systems & CMS RCA Requirements
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
This program will cover The Joint Commission Sentinel Event (SE) policy and Patient Safety Systems chapter, which are designed to be used together to help hospitals ensure compliance and improve patient safety. The Patient Safety Systems chapter educates hospitals on structuring an integrated patient safety system by providing a....
Understanding Dementia 3: Communication Skills
e3Learning
This course has been developed to provide learners with an understanding of how to improve communication skills so they can develop a better understanding of what a person with dementia needs.
Understanding Dementia 1 - Introduction to Dementia
e3Learning
This course has been developed to provide an introduction to dementia, give learners a better understanding of what living with dementia is like, and to make working with people affected by dementia more rewarding for carers and those living with dementia.
Utilization Management: What Does it Mean & Where Should it Reside?
Toni Cesta, PhD, RN, FAAN and Beverly Cunningham, MS, RN
Utilization management was the first role applied in acute care case management models. Today, it encompasses elements of resource management and denials management. Physicians are often left out of this important process and must be included in any contemporary utilization management model. This program will review the rol....
Scaling a Customized Patient Experience
Candice Monge and Royal Tuthill, MPA
1.00 Hours
Hospitals have long relied on clinical excellence to differentiate their offerings to attract and retain patients. However, service and experience are beginning to play bigger roles in healthcare. The shift to value-based care, the ubiquity of social media sites like Yelp, increased patient choice, and emphasis on patient satisf....
What's App Doc? Canadian Adventures in Secure Messaging
Trevor Lee, MD, MMM, FRCPC, CPHIMS-CA and Doug Snell
1.00 Hours
What's App Doc? Canadian Adventures in Secure Messaging is an essential conversation to introduce the digital health administrator and healthcare provider to the topic of secure healthcare communications in today's clinical world. This session will describe the trials and tribulations of engaging senior healthcare leadership an....
Serious Mental Illness: Data Use to Improve Health Outcomes
Samantha Holcombe, MPH and Nina Marshall, MSW
1.00 Hours
This session outlines the technology and techniques used by the Care Transitions Network for People with Serious Mental Illness in New York State. The program four-year initiative, funded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is working with providers across New York State to build their capacity to participate in v....
The Five Pillars of a Best-in-Class Cybersecurity Program
Kevin Charest
1.00 Hours
To lead a best-in-class, robust and all-encompassing cyber security program, security leaders need to look past simply adding the latest trendy product on the market and instead think in terms of building a cohesive program. This is only possible through a thoughtful assessment of the current program. This session will detail th....