Morton's Neuroma
Simon Ostlere
This session discusses imaging Morton's neuroma, differential diagnosis and injection technique.
Occupational Therapy Interventions in Perinatal Mental Health
Sally Payne
The session focuses on occupational therapy interventions for women and people experiencing (or at risk of) perinatal mental health problems. It will enable occupational therapists to consider their use of occupation-centred and generic interventions to promote occupational performance and participation in self-care, leisure,....
The Occupational Therapist and Perinatal Mental Health
Sally Payne
The session will investigate the role of occupational therapy in supporting women experiencing perinatal mental health problems. Later, it will consider the baseline needs of occupational therapists who are new to perinatal mental health services and offer advice on where to find further information.
Vision
Kirithika Muthusamy, Jonathan Hyer and Christopher Bentley
This session will look at the management of common eye conditions as well as long-sightedness and squint. It also covers the warning signs when urgent action is needed. Please note that this is a more advanced session.
Liver Disease and Impact on the Dental Patient
Pav Sarai and Ros Perring
This session provides an overview of some of the clinically important liver diseases you may come across as a dental practitioner.
Principles of Screening
Paul Batchelor
This session outlines the aims of health screening, with a focus on the perspective of patient care. It also illustrates how to carry out a thorough assessment of any screening test.
Sufficient Sleep in Homeless Environments
Industry Specialist
1.00 Hours
This CEU course provides health care workers with information on sufficient sleep, focusing on the following topics: the psychological and physiological aspects of sleep deficits; the different types of sleep disorders; treatment approaches; the relationship between insomnia and mental heath or substance abuse disorders; and rec....
Supporting Reunification and Preventing Re-entry Into Out-of-Home Care
Industry Specialist
1.00 Hours
This CEU course offers information to help State child welfare professionals on the benefits, approaches, strategies, and examples for achieving family reunification and preventing reentry into out-of-home care. *This course is not approved for NBCC renewal.
Supervision and Community Placement Strategies for Justice Involved Youth
Industry Specialist
2.00 Hours
This CEU course discusses smart and effective supervision strategies created by juvenile justice stakeholders in an effort to keep more youth in their homes and communities rather than in out-of-home placements and secure facilities. The concepts and practices examined in this course are supported empirically and rooted in rese....
How to care for a patient after death in hospital
Kathleen Greenway and Paula Johnson
This article provides nurses with information about how to care for a patient after death and support their family in the hospital setting. Care after death involves supporting the family and significant others, and providing personal care to the patient. Staff undertaking care after death should be offered appropriate suppo....
Successful Prison Transition for Individuals with Behavioral Health Disorders
Alex M. Blandford, MPH, CHES
1.00 Hours
This CEU course provides guidelines that are intended to assist social workers in their ability to develop effective transition plans and to drive cross-system reentry approaches between behavioral health and criminal justice agencies. The guidelines examined in this course can be used as a tool to ensure that community-based a....
Treating People in Homelessness Rehabilitation Settings
Hunter L. McQuistion, M.D., Jennifer Frey, Ph.D., Jesse B. Milby, Jr., Ph.D., Douglas J. Warn, LCSW-
2.50 Hours
This CEU course equips social workers 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.
Systems-Level Implementation of Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment
Industry Specialist
6.00 Hours
This course describes the core elements of screening, brief intervention, brief treatment, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) programs and provides general administrative and managerial information relevant to implementing SBIRT services, including; SBIRT effectiveness; implementation models; challenges and barriers to implementa....
Trauma-Informed Care for Homeless Women Veterans
Kathleen Guarino, LMHC
5.00 Hours
This course is designed to be used by community-based service agencies that work with homeless female veterans in a variety of settings (e.g., emergency shelters, domestic violence shelters, transitional and supportive housing programs, outpatient settings), and provides the following information: knowledge on the experiences an....
Understanding and Treating Veterans Experiencing Homelessness
Industry Specialist
2.00 Hours
This CE course provides mental health professionals insight on understanding and treating veterans experiencing homelessness by supplying: first-hand experiences from male and female veterans; screening tools for clinicians; characters of discharge; specifics for Vietnam veterans, Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, and female vetera....
STDs Overview and in Homeless Settings
Industry Specialist
2.00 Hours
This CE course provides insight for health care professionals on understanding and treating common STDs among those experiencing homelessness. Included in the topics of focus: an overview of the common sexually transmitted pathogens and the diseases they cause; populations at disproportionate risk; sex workers and survival sex;....
Tuberculosis Among Homeless Individuals
Industry Specialist
1.00 Hours
This CE course provides insight for health care professionals on understanding and treating tuberculosis. Included in the topics of focus: background information about the disease; detecting TB infections; treating latent TB vs. active TB disease; and proven methods on how to reduce the excess burden of the disease. *This co....
The Scourge of MRSA
Donn Kropp, RN, BSN
3.00 Hours
First noticed in nursing hospitals in the early 1960′s, MRSA has had a relatively short existence. Until the mid-20th century, infectious diseases were the leading cause of death. Thanks to our good friend Alexander Fleming’s accidental discovery of penicillin in 1928, history shows a huge decrease in the incidences of diseases....
The Correctional Healthcare Patient and Environment
Lorry Schoenly
1.00 Hours
Have you just discovered the hidden healthcare practice setting of jails and prisons? Maybe you responded to an employment notice or met a nurse working in a local facility. Or, you may be preparing for an interview or your first day of work on a temporary assignment at a state prison. Many nurses and others in healthcare are no....
Using Restraints and Restrictive Devices
Erika Probst, RNC, MSN
1.00 Hours
Restraints are a concern in healthcare today due to the danger they pose to those restrained. It is recognized that restraint use needs to be decreased. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has set standards indicating the need to decrease restraints and seclusion. This course gives an overview of restraint use in the....
Intrapleural chest drainage: pathophysiology, treatment and nursing care
Philip Woodrow
Abnormal fluid or air between the pleura results in respiratory distress and can cause death, if untreated. Intrapleural chest drains are used to remove abnormal accumulations of fluid or air. Caring for patients with intrapleural chest drains requires knowledge and skill to ensure patient safety. This learning module describes....
Assessment and management of paracetamol poisoning in adults
Janice Pettie and Margaret Dow
Paracetamol is a low cost, effective analgesic that is widely available in the UK. Paracetamol is the drug most commonly taken in overdose and can lead to acute liver failure, which can be fatal. This learning module focuses on the assessment and management of paracetamol poisoning in adults. It includes current UK guidelines on....
Clinical leadership and organisational governance in primary care
Natasha Duke
This article examines nurse clinical leadership in primary care from the perspective of nurses working at an advanced level, such as advanced nurse practitioners or senior practice nurses. The lead nurse is pivotal to clinical effectiveness and quality of care. Aspects of leadership and its impact on how the nursing team functio....
TAP 21: Intervention, Treatment, and Recovery
Dr. Lori Phelps; California Association for Alcohol/Drug Educators
4.00 Hours
This CEU course provides counselors with information on understanding addiction; professional readiness; clinical evaluations; treatment planning; giving referrals; service coordination; group counseling; counseling families, couples, and significant others; client, family, and community education; documentation; and professiona....