Professional guidelines for conscious sedation in dental practice
Matt Dorman
The session outlines the current UK guidelines for the practice of conscious sedation in dentistry. The application of the guidelines to clinical practice and the training required for the dental team to undertake conscious sedation in primary care will be considered.
Audit as a Tool for Quality Dentistry
Laura Gartshore
Evidence-based dentistry informs every clinical decision that we make. Quality improvement activities, including clinical audit, allows dental professionals to review and evaluate the quality of their work.
Pes Planus
JM Rehman
This session will cover the definition, types, normal and abnormal radiographic anatomy, causes, illustrative and self assessment cases, imaging strategy and management of pes planus.
Environmental Sustainability in Dentistry
Amarantha Fennell-Wells and Stefi Barna
Sustainable dentistry delivers high-quality care while minimising damage to the environment. This session prepares dental care professionals and support staff in primary and secondary care to implement changes in practice that reduce cost and pollution while improving dental health.
Donning of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Guide for Clinical Hospital Staff
National Health Service
Public Health England (PHE): Donning of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – This video shows how to safely don (put on) the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) specific to COVID-19. This guidance outlines infection control for healthcare providers assessing possible cases of COVID-19.
Brain Tumours Affecting Speech: Types, Treatment, Management
Sadia Ismail
This session describes the presentation, investigation and management of speech problems due to brain tumours. It covers the key points for initial management and also examines further treatment pathways.
Disorders of the Gastro-intestinal Tract
Andrew Healey and Ahmed Al-Bahrani
This session will give you an understanding of basic anatomy, function, physiology and pathology of the gastrointestinal tract (GI) tract. It will discuss common conditions which can become chronic and can present with oral symptoms and signs.
Local Anaesthetic Techniques in the Maxilla
Andrew Carr
This session will detail techniques for achieving local anaesthesia in the maxilla.
Universal Precautions and Cross Infection
Matthew Thomas
Standard precautions should be used for all procedures involving body fluid. They are based on the principle that all body fluids are contaminated. This session explains risk assessment and the precautions needed in all situations.
How to administer an enema
Ian Peate
This module aims to help nurses undertake the administration of enemas in a safe, effective and patient-centred manner, ensuring privacy and dignity. The administration of an enema is a common healthcare procedure, which can be used to deliver medication or aid bowel evacuation. The administration of an enema should be undert....
How to insert a nasogastric tube and check gastric position at the bedside
Carolyn Best
This How to module provides nurses with information on how to insert a nasogastric tube and check gastric position at the bedside. A nasogastric tube (NG tube) can be used to aspirate stomach contents or to administer feed, medication or fluid into the stomach. A blind technique is used to insert the NG tube through the no....
What Every Nurse Should Know About Atrial Fibrillation
John Paguntalan PhD APRN-BC
2.00 Hours
This course will discuss the pathophysiology, cause and complications, management and treatment and safety considerations of the treatment of atrial fibrillation.
Stress 101
Aila Accad
1.00 Hours
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that 90% of all physician visits are stress related. It is important for health professionals to understand the dynamics of stress, how stress contributes to illness and what to do to change stress habits. In this course, healthcare professionals will be able to identify how the st....
The Cardiac Cath Lab: Updating Best Practices
Keith D’Oria, Editorial Director & Srihari S. Naidu, MD
Several years ago, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) published an expert consensus statement on best practices in the cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL) to provide clinicians with standards for pre-, intra-, and post-procedural evaluations and patient management. The document, released in....
Vaccine Administration
Jennifer Hamborsky, MPH, MCHES; Andrew Kroger, MD, MPH; and Charles Wolfe
2.00 Hours
This CEU course discusses staff training and education; patient care before administering vaccine and during vaccine administration; infection control; vaccine preparation; route and site; nonstandard administration; managing acute vaccine reactions; documentation; strategies to prevent administration error; and vaccine adverse....
Support for People with Cancer
Industry Specialists
5.00 Hours
This course was developed from the National Cancer Institute booklet which is a resource for the person with cancer and those close to them. The booklet discusses: learning of the cancer diagnosis; family matters; sharing feelings about cancer; talking with the health care team; dealing with a new self-image; and living each da....
Treatment of Fetal Alcohol Disorders
Patricia B. Getty, Jon Dunbar-Cooper,Josefine Haynes-Battle, and LCDR Daniel A. Bailey.
3.00 Hours
One act of alcohol-exposed pregnancy (AEP) prevention can positively impact the life of the mother and the life of the unborn child. One change in how services are provided can multiply that impact many times over. This CE course provides healthcare professionals working with pregnant women and those with FASD the procedures f....
The Role of Community Health Workers and Diabetes
Michael Parchman, MD, MPH and Ileana Ponce-Gonzalez, MD, MPH
1.00 Hours
In this seminar participants will be able to identify the performance measures established by HRSA related to diabetes, as well as the signs and symptoms of diabetes. Participants will also learn how to manage their diabetes via a healthy lifestyle and regular monitoring of blood glucose levels. Focus will also be given to the r....
Vaccine Hesitancy
Mary Jo Goolsby, EdD, MSN, NP-C, FAANP, FAAN
This program is designated for 1.25 contact hour NP CE credit with 1.25 ch pharmacology by the Institute for NP Excellence, an AANP Approved Provider (130325). The course is designed to help learners consider the range of issues related to vaccine hesitancy and useful strategies to enhance acceptance of recommended and appropri....
Spinal Cord Injuries: An Overview
Medical Education Systems, Inc.
6.00 Hours
This section describes the important genetic and in vitro tools that have been developed to advance spinal cord injury research; the key animal models that are used to mimic human spinal cord injuries and the major limitations of the existing animal models; and the outcome measures that have been developed to assess spinal cord....
Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes
Medical Education Systems, Inc.
25.00 Hours
Diabetes is a chronic illness that requires continuing medical care and patient self-management education to prevent acute complications and to reduce the risk of long-term complications. Diabetes care is complex and requires that many issues, beyond glycemic control, be addressed. A large body of evidence exists that supports a....
West Nile Virus
Medical Education Systems, Inc.
2.00 Hours
Human illness from West Nile virus is rare, even in areas where the virus has been reported. The chance that any one person is going to become ill from a mosquito bite is low.
Whooping Cough
Medical Education Systems, Inc.
4.00 Hours
Whooping cough cases have tripled in California, health officials said Thursday, with the Central Valley, the San Francisco Bay Area and the Los Angeles area seeing sizable increases. There have been 584 confirmed cases of whooping cough, also known as pertussis , between Jan. 1 to May 31, a threefold increase from the same ti....
Team Based Care for Health Care Supervisor
Sheila Richmeier, MS, RN, FACMPE
1.25 Hours
The focus of this course is to provide education on the elements of team functioning including complimentary staff roles, and identifying the data and process needs in a practice. You will be introduced to information on how to define communication, goals and leadership needs within the medical office.