Preconception Care and Contraception for HIV Infected Women
Jean R. Anderson, M.D., et al.; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
9.00 Hours
Studies of pregnancy in the HAART era indicate that pregnancy is common after a diagnosis of HIV and live birth rates are significantly increased when compared with the pre-HAART period; abortion is less common; and HIV infected women often desire more children, influenced by advances in HIV care. This CEU course reviews issues....
Enhancing Permanency for Youth in Out-of-Home Care
Industry Specialist
2.00 Hours
This course addresses the specific challenges of permanency planning with youth and highlights successful models and strategies by examining the: importance of focusing on youth and family connections; federal legislation supporting youth permanency; strategies for permanency planning with youth; and barriers to permanency for y....
CBT for Children Affected by Sexual Abuse or Trauma
Industry Specialist
0.25 Hours
This course is intended to build a better understanding of the characteristics and benefits of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy by discussing: features of TF-CBT; key components; target population; effectiveness of TF-CBT; what to look for in a therapist; and considerations for child welfare agency administrators.....
Enhancing Sexual Assault Services
Industry Specialists
3.00 Hours
This CEU course provides information to support sexual assault services programs in strengthening their organizational and individual responses to survivors of sexual violence through the use of a trauma-informed approach by discussing the following topics: understanding trauma; defining trauma-informed services; core principles....
Brief Intervention - ASSIST
Industry Specialist
3.00 Hours
This CE course explains the theoretical basis and evidence for the effectiveness of brief interventions and to assist primary health care workers in conducting a simple brief intervention for clients whose substance use is putting them at risk. Topics described in this course include: the rationale for brief intervention in pri....
Decreasing Unintended Pregnancy Among Homeless Women
Industry Specialist
1.00 Hours
This CE course provides insight for health care professionals on understanding the impacts of unintended pregnancies and the high risk of this among homeless women. Included in the topics of focus: why family planning is an important public health issue; understanding and preventing unintended pregnancies; contraceptive use amo....
Children in Foster Care - Parents in Prison
Industry Specialist
2.00 Hours
This CEU course provides help with facilitating communication and cooperation between child welfare agencies and federal prisons so that parents can stay engaged in their children’s lives. Explained in this course are common questions: social workers may have when managing cases of children with parents in federal prison; unit....
Aromatherapy 201: The Power of Essential Oils to Enhance Patient Care
Toyoko Yasui, MSN, RN, OCN, AHN-BC, HWNC-BC, CCAP
1.00 Hours
In every planet, there is an oil that is "essential" to that planet. These oils can be removed from the plants and used in many ways. Each essential oil has it's own unique smell and effect on a person's body. When people use an essential oil to get their bodies to respond in a certain way, it is called aromatherapy.
Breastfeeding the Infant with Special Needs
Donna Dowling and Gail C. McCain
4.50 Hours
Addresses techniques for supporting the breastfeeding dyad when the infant has special needs. Describes Hands-on clinical support techniques for breastfeeding premature infants as well as infants with cleft lip and palate, neurological disorders and cardiac disorders.
Postpartum Care
Kathleen Rice Simpson and Dotti C. James
5.50 Hours
This module enhances the nurse’s knowledge of the childbearing experience and provides tools to promote women’s transition from pregnancy to parenthood. The module offers strategies for prenatal education, discharge planning and postpartum care. Comprehensive physical, learning needs and psychological assessments are outlined t....
Before the Dog Days of Summer, Learn how Community Health Workers can Help Prevent Heat Stress
Juliana Simmons, MPH
1.00 Hours
It was 95 degrees when Maria Jimenez, 17 years old, collapsed from heat exhaustion at a farm in California. She died two days later. Each year, nearly 30 workers die from heat-related illness in the United States. Outdoor work in labor-intensive industries poses serious risks for workers, but heat-related illness can be easily p....
The use of information technology to improve medication safety in hospitals
Prof. Pascal Bonnabry
During this webinar Prof Pascal Bonnabry, Head of pharmacy at the Geneva university hospitals (HUG), Switzerland and Vice-president of patient safety Switzerland explains how to define a global strategy to improve the medication process in a university hospital; how GS1 identifiers fit in to reach the overall strategy; the impac....
People Who Inject Drugs: Motivations, Initiations, and Socioeconomics
Disa Dahlman, M.D., M.A., Ph.D. candidate, et al.
2.00 Hours
People who inject drugs (PWID) often have poor health and lack access to health care. This CEU course examines whether PWID engage in self-treatment through nonmedical prescription opioid use (NMPOU). Further, whether a history of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) enrollment is associated with a reduced odds of PWID providin....
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: Clinical Aspects
Amudha Thangavelu, Sean Duffy
This session covers the clinical background to the causes of abnormal uterine bleeding and indicates where radiology has a role in its investigation.
Investigation and Management of Paracetamol Overdose
Louise Ma
This session considers the basic pathophysiology underlying paracetamol overdoses. It then discusses appropriate investigation and management of the clinical problem.
Initial Management of Hand Burns
Helen Wohlgemut and Nadeem Khwaja
This session will describe how to reduce oedema in burns of the hand and offers guidance on how to assess the need for early surgery in patients with such injuries. Later sections will explore the principles of early surgery in burns of the hand.
An Underperforming Colleague - What To Do
Fatima Jaffer
This session discusses the complex and often challenging issues of underperformance in doctors across the training grades, and to identify and help to manage and support trainees in difficulty. UKFP Curriculum 2021 This elearning session covers some of the behaviours in: FPC 5: Continuity of Care: Contribute to safe ong....
Disability In Adolescence
Janet McDonagh
0.50 Hours
This session addresses the impact of having a long-term condition and disability during adolescence on education and vocation. In addition, the session explores the legislation in place to support young people achieving their vocational potential.
Day to Day Management
Paresh Dawda
0.50 Hours
This session considers leadership methods for the handling of day to day management issues.
Adolocent Healthcare - Confidentiality in Consultations and in Health Services
Victor Larcher
0.50 Hours
This session introduces the main principles and legal aspects of confidentiality as applied to the care of young people. It will also help you understand the practical issues related to delivery of confidential services to young people. The session also examines the circumstances under which you may have to break confidentiality....
Safeguarding Children - Growth and Nutrition
Charlotte Harrison
0.50 Hours
This session covers assessing normal and abnormal growth, puberty and essential nutrition. This session was reviewed by Louise Lam and Hilda Mulrooney and updated in February 2017.
Safeguarding Children - Understanding and Tackling Obesity
Mr WCEA Administrator
0.50 Hours
This session covers child eating behaviours and child obesity. This session was reviewed by Louise Lam and Hilda Mulrooney and updated in February 2017.
Safeguarding Children - Behavioural Management in Special Educational Needs
Vanessa Impey
0.50 Hours
This session covers the factors underlying challenging behaviours in children with special educational needs, how to support families and manage these challenging behaviours.
Paediatric - Supporting Autism Spectrum Disorder
Daphne Keen
This session allows for the development of further understanding of the management of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It also focuses on some of the related problems and difficulties experienced by children and young people with a diagnosis of ASD.
Paediatric - Parental Risk Factors
Thomas Bourke
0.50 Hours
This session will consider the role of clinical staff in identifying factors in parents or carers that increase the risk of child maltreatment. Unborn babies & antenatal risk factors, newborn babies with previously identified antenatal factors, any child they are seeing. These sessions have been updated in 2015 by Dr Fiona Straw....