Screening and Assessment of Co-Occurring Disorders in the Justice System
Roger Peters, Ph.D., Elizabeth Rojas, M.A., and Marla Bartoi, Ph.D.; Substance Abuse and Mental Heal
9 Hours
Use of evidence-based approaches for screening and assessment is likely to result in more accurate matching of offenders to treatment services and more effective treatment and supervision outcomes. This CE course provides a guide for professionals who are interested in developing and operating effective programs for justice-inv....
Violence During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Sandra Martin Ph.D., et al.; National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
1 Hours
Violence during pregnancy is a critical concern because it is often frequent and severe in nature. This short CEU course provides research findings concerning violence against pregnant and postpartum women.
The Problem of Prescription Drug Use in the United States
HHS Behavioral Health Coordinating Committee (BHCC)
2 Hours
This CE course sets out to improve the understanding of current prescription drug abuse activities and analyze a report which provides a review of current initiatives and identifies opportunities to ensure the safe use of prescription drugs with the potential for abuse and the treatment of prescription drug dependence.
Supporting Youth Transitioning Out of Foster Care - Education Programs
Industry Specialist
1 Hours
The Urban Institute and Chapin Hall developed a typology to categorize the array of existing independent living programs for youth transitioning out of foster care and into adulthood. This CEU course focuses on the category of programs that aim to improve educational outcomes. It explains why these programs are important, sugg....
Serving Diverse Families in Social Services
Industry Specialists
1 Hours
This CEU course provides an overview of cultural competence for organizations serving children and families from diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds by exploring: what constitutes as cultural competence; how cultural competence can be enhanced within organizations; cultural competence among individual staff and service provide....
The Heart in Detail
Cathy Lockett, RN, MHA, BSN, CCRN-K
6 Hours
The NEED TO KNOW Arrhythmias Cardiac Conditions: What is Actually Happening? The ABCs of Cardiac Medications Heart Failure: Which Organs are Really Affected? Did you ever wonder why your patent with a myocardial infarction will have dyspnea? Or have a hard time explaining how beta-blockers work? Or become confused about ejection....
Using SCIT vs. SLIT to Modify Allergic Disease
Stephen R. Durham (MA MD FRCP), Mohamed H. Shamji (PhD FAAAAI), and Giovanni Passalacqua (MD)
1.25 Hours
This course offers an in-depth explanation of using SCIT vs. SLIT to Modify Allergic Disease.
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.
Testing for Licensed Clinical Staff
Sheila Richmeier, MS, RN, FACMPE
1 Hours
This course is designed to assist you in learning about the types of imaging and testing, differences between tests, and to distinguish normal and abnormal test results. It will cover the knowledge and skills needed to effectively communicate patient instructions about upcoming lab and diagnostic testing, preparation, and patien....
Understanding Your Role for Health Care Supervisor
Sheila Richmeier, MS, RN, FACMPE
1.25 Hours
This course explores the healthcare supervisor’s role and helps differentiate responsibilities and duties as compared to other staff members. Information presented will teach how to prioritize tasks, organize information and accomplish goals within a designated time frame.
Treating and Managing Dysphagia with Dementia II
Peter Johnson
0.25 Hours
Treating and Managing Dysphagia with Dementia is a two part series for physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists. Each part may be taken independently. This series focuses on the variables associated with cognitively impaired patients, dysphagia instruction and memory functions necessary for l....
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....
Shockingly Powerful: Electrotherapy for Strength Training
Industry Specialists
0.25 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 muscle weakness. The presentation of muscle weakness and disuse atrophy will be discussed and model will be presented to address this weakne....
The Generalist's Guide: Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecologic Emergencies
Nirupama K. DeSilva (MD), Kimberly Hoover (MD), and Xiomara M. Santos (MD)
7 Hours
The Generalist's Guide: Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecologic Emergencies eModule, developed in association with the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, reviews how patients who present to the emergency department have different presenting symptoms, diagnoses, and admission needs than adult patients. T....
Truth and Consequences of Intravenous Drug Addiction
Gavin Bart, MD, PhD
0.25 Hours
Despite efforts to increase awareness of the serious, even deadly, consequences of intravenous drug use, the numbers of those addicted continue to increase at an alarming rate. This session explores medical consequences associated with intravenous drug addiction, as well as its impact on society and the health care system. *N....
The Role of the Pharmacist in Home Infusion Therapy
Rebekah Hanson, PharmD, BCPS
0.75 Hours
Pharmacists play an integral role in supporting safe and effective care for patients receiving infusion therapy in the home environment. Home infusion nurses partner with pharmacists who go beyond verification of dosage, indication, route, and method of administration. As a team, they work to ensure safety and efficacy of treatm....
Understanding Vasoactive Medications and Effective Titration
John Allen, PharmD, BCPS
1 Hours
Administration and titration of vasoactive medications require careful monitoring of the patient's hemodynamic status against the intended goals for therapy. Nurses must recognize the indications for vasoactive therapy and understand specific vasopressor action on the alpha-1, beta-1, beta-2, and dopamine receptors. This session....
The Latest CMS Nursing CoPs for 2018
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
The nursing services section in the Hospital CoP and interpretive guidelines has undergone many changes, with 18 memos of importance, and the nursing services being cited over 4,350 times due to frequent updates. Make sure your nursing staff is prepared for 2018 changes. This program will cover 2018 proposed CoPs changes, inc....
The Latest & Greatest CMS Nursing CoPs
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
The nursing services section in the Hospital CoP and interpretive guidelines has undergone many changes in the past two years. In fact, the nursing services section has been cited over 3,000 times due to frequent updates. Make sure your nursing staff understands the regulation changes. This program will cover recent CoPs chan....
The IMPACT Act & Its Effect on Discharge Planning Standards
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
It is vital that every hospital, critical access hospital, home health agency, inpatient rehab facility, skilled nursing facility, and long-term care hospital is in compliance with the IMPACT Act and the discharge planning standards. Our expert will explain how these rules and regulations affect transfer forms, discharge evaluat....
Utilization Management & the Case Manager
Toni Cesta, Ph.D., RN, FAAN and Beverly Cunningham, MS, RN
Utilization management was the first role applied in acute care case management models. Utilization management was first known as utilization review but has since evolved into something much more comprehensive. Today, utilization management encompasses elements of resource management as well as denials management. Attendees w....
Sustainable Population Health: One Health System's Journey
Terri H. Steinberg, MD, MBA
1 Hours
Effective population health management comes down to two issues: scale and value. A strategic view is needed to transition from volume-based fee-for-service to value. Successful organizations will evolve from limited-scale population health programs to general adoption of effective business models that drive value-based care. F....
AHN-ALL-RPh-ALL-CPEProgram-Medication Error Analysis-Pt Safety CE-3.2020
Dr Gabrielle Rosolia
Let’s get to the root of this: analyzing and taking action on medication errors
Syncope: Guidelines and Treatment
Sunil Kumar
0.5 Hours
This session explains the European Society of Cardiology guidelines on the investigation and management of syncope.
Screening Programmes Part 1: Pregnancy and Newborn
Joanne Harcombe
0.5 Hours
This session will describe and discuss the following three NHS antenatal and newborn screening programmes: screening for sickle cell and thalassaemia; newborn blood spot screening; and screening for infections in pregnancy.