Domestic Violence Offender Program Standards
Karen Jarmoc, M.A., et al.
2 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....
Focus On Prevention
David Lamont Wilson
3 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....
Mass Casualty Incidents - Healthcare System Response
Rear Admiral Nicole Lurie, M.D., M.S.P.H., et al.; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
6 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....
Mental Health Needs of Youth Processed in Juvenile vs. Adult Court
Jason Washburn, Ph.D., ABPP, et al.
1 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.
Effective Treatment for People in Homelessness Rehabilitation (Updated)
Hunter L. McQuistion, M.D., Jennifer Frey, Ph.D., Jesse B. Milby, Jr., Ph.D., Douglas J. Warn, LCSW-
4 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.
Legal Protection for Older Adults During All-Hazards Emergencies
Industry Specialists
4 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....
HIV AIDS Clinical Care: Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Industry Specialist
3 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....
Elder Abuse Prevention and Reporting
Damion Keith Jenkins
1.5 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,....
HIV AIDS Clinical Care - Adverse Events
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1 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.
Initial Assessment of the Trauma Patient
Erik J. Usher, RN, BS, CEN, CPEN, EMT-P, CFRN
2 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 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.....
ECG Interpretation: A Step-by-Step Approach
Lynn C. Simko, PhD, RN, CCRN & Alicia L. Culleiton, DNP, RN, CNE
5 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....
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 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 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....
Guidelines for Management of Asthma
Stuart Abramson MD PhD FAAAAI, Thomas B. Casale MD FAAAAI, Stanley Goldstein MD FAAAAI, James T. Li
1.5 Hours
This interactive online course reviews the existing EPR-3 guidelines for diagnosis and management of asthma and new developments in the treatment of asthma. It includes a patient simulation and coverage about managing exacerbations and asthma in special situations.
Exploring the Darknets
Stephen Heath
1 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,....
Novel Biologicals for Asthma and Allergic Rhinosinusitis
PRof. Cezmi A. Akdis (MD FAAAAI), Prof. Claus Bachert (MD PhD), and Dr. Sally E. Wenzel (MD FAAAAI)
1.25 Hours
This session will aim to inform about two major therapeutic strategies, namely biologicals and allergen-speciffic immunothrapy for asthma and allergic rhinits and their mechanisms of action. Allergen-specific immunotherapy, aims to induce specific immune tolerance and has a long-term disease-modifying effect. The second approa....
Managing Stinging Insect Allergy in the 21st Century
Prof. Cezmi A. Akdis (MD FAAAAI), Dr. Mariana C. Castells (MD PhD FAAAAI), Dr. David B.K. Golden (MD
1.25 Hours
This session discusses the state of the art in the diagnosis and management of the stinging insect allergy.
Masqueraders of Anaphylaxis/Angioedema
Joseph H. Butterfield (MD FAAAAI), Melody C. Carter (MD FAAAAI), Marco Cicardi (MD), Dr. Kirk M. Dru
2.5 Hours
This course offers an in-depth explanation about Anaphylaxis/Angioedema.
Financial Management for Health Care Supervisor
Sheila Richmeier, MS, RN, FACMPE
1.25 Hours
In this course you will gain deeper knowledge of medical office revenues, expenses, and methods that impact profit/loss. Information will cover managing salaries and benefits, efficient use of supplies, and the basics of budgeting.
Human Resource Management for Health Care Supervisor
Sheila Richmeier, MS, RN, FACMPE
1.25 Hours
This course will outline steps to take before, during and after hiring including; training, coaching, delegation, evaluation, counseling and employee performance improvement. Information presented will also demonstrate ways to ensure regulatory requirements are met.
Clinical Supervision and Professional Development
Industry Specialist
4 Hours
Supervision is necessary to improve client care, develop the professionalism of clinical personnel, and impart and maintain ethical standards in the field. This CE course focuses on teaching, coaching, consulting, and mentoring functions of clinical supervisors.
Hepatitis A - Update and an Overview of Viral Hepatitis
Craig V. Towers, M.D., & Patricia D. Hastings, RN, BSN, MSN
1 Hours
Disorders of the liver have a wide spectrum and are commonly seen in medicine. Table 1 gives a differential for liver disorders, one of which is hepatitis. By definition, hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver that is usually caused by a virus, drug, or toxin. When evaluating a patient with a diagnosis of possible hepatitis,....
Hepatitis G, Hepatitis TT and Hepatitis Non-A,B,C,D,E,G,TT
Craig V. Towers M.D., & Patricia D. Hastings RN, BSN, MSN
1 Hours
Viruses that primarily infect the liver, producing hepatic dysfunction, jaundice, light colored stools, and abnormal liver function tests, are commonly known as hepatitis viruses. The initial two viruses identified were called Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B. Everything else was essentially called Non-A Non-B viral hepatitis, for wh....