Understanding Diabetes - for Nurses
Megan Stewart, MD
1.5 Hours
Diabetes is a chronic disease that affects the population worldwide. An estimated 382 million people across the globe, or 9% of the world’s population, have diabetes. The number of individuals affected by diabetes continues to increase worldwide. Diabetes can be a complex and fatal disease, if not treated appropriately. It can l....
Understanding Pressure Ulcer Surveys and Data Collection
Margaret Falconio-West, BSN, RN, APN/CNS, CWOCN, DAPWCA & Jackie Todd, MBA, BS, RN, CWCN, DAPWCA & C
1 Hours
Clinicians need to be able to evaluate how effective their pressure ulcer prevention program is in order to improve prevention strategies and ultimately outcomes. This presentation is designed to help better understand what a Pressure Ulcer Survey is, the pressure ulcer survey process and data collection, and how to use the info....
Webinar: Research Update on Healthy Birth Practice #1 – Let Labor Begin on its Own
Debby Amis, BSN, former RN, CD(DONA), LCCE, FACCE
Is routine induction at 39 weeks a “done deal”? In this session, Debby will discuss guidelines and recent research from around the world about the optimal time for routine labor induction. She will also discuss the factors that childbirth education students should consider when making an informed decision about elective labor in....
Severity Assessment of Pneumonia Using the CURB-65 Criteria
Sudipto Ghosh
0.25 Hours
This session covers the severity assessment of patients with community-acquired pneumonia, including the CURB-65 score and its use in formulating an initial management plan.
The Difference between BiPAP and CPAP
Phil Raines
0.25 Hours
This session discusses the principle differences between bi-level positive airways pressure (BiPAP) and continuous positive airways pressure (CPAP), and provides a brief summary as to how they work and when to use them.
JPE 29.4: Sisters in Birth: Improving Birth Outcomes in Mississippi
Getty Israel, MS, MPH
1.25 Hours
Mississippi has the poorest birth outcomes in the United States. Sisters in Birth (SIB) is a community-based non-profit, charitable organization program that links community and clinical health to improve birth outcomes in Mississippi. This article describes the community and clinical health variables that influence birth outcome....
Webinar: In the Eye of the Beholder: Understanding Trauma in Childbirth
Kellie Wicklund, MA, LPC, PMH-C
1.25 Hours
This webinar will illuminate the body of research from Cheryl Tatanto Beck, still internationally the leading mind in this area. We will explore what defines a "traumatic birth", which patients are more at risk psychologically for cascading events leading to one, how to equip them for mitigation if possible, and lastly, how to i....
Understanding Respectful Maternity Care
Industry Specialists
This film demonstrates the importance of giving respectful care to women during childbirth, and follows the seven points of the White Ribbon Alliance’s Universal Rights of Childbearing Women Charter.
Advanced Comprehensive Obstetric and Anaesthetic Skills
LSTM
This course is suitable for all providers of obstetric surgery. Recognising that there is more to safe surgical care that the surgical procedure itself, the course leads the participant on a journey starting with good labour ward management and decision-making, surgical and anaesthetic preparation for safe surgery, best practice....
The Healthcare Machine
Industry Specialists
1 Hours
Develop a better understanding of the healthcare industry and the unique challenges that healthcare organizations must address to remain competitive and meet the needs of their constituents. The course is designed to provide a foundation in understanding these topics so that IT professionals can ultimately make greater contribut....
Structuring HIV Care for Mobile HIV Patients
Deliana Garcia, MA
1 Hours
HIV care is changing both in terms of advancements in care and complications in the delivery systems. Meeting the needs of those living with or affected by HIV/AIDS can be difficult for a standing population. Overlay those difficulties with the obstacles created by migration or authorization status and the possibility for confus....
Zika Virus: What Every Nurse Should Know
Merry-K. Moos, RN, MPH, FAAN
1.5 Hours
The magnitude of the complications of Zika infection on developing fetuses and rapidly evolving recommendations around related care require that nurses stay up to date on the latest information to best serve women of childbearing age and their families. The purpose of this article is to provide nurses with critical information o....
The Role of Community Health Workers in the Prevention of Oral Disease
Laura Flores Cantrell, JD
0.25 Hours
In this seminar participants will be able to identify the HRSA performance measures related to Oral Health as well as the risk factors for poor oral health. We will also reflect on the important role that community health workers play in improving access to Oral Health services.
Shaken Baby Syndrome - Intervention Strategies
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1 Hours
Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) is often seen as a crime, but it is also a preventable public health problem. This CEU course provides steps to implement evidence-based intervention strategies, to integrate specific education messages into existing programs, and to engage in activities that impact policy development that are effecti....
Sexual Violence: Strengthening the Medico-Legal Response
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
1 Hours
Medico-legal evidence is at the intersection of medical and justice processes. This CEU course addresses key knowledge gaps within and between sectors, to help support service provision and coordination in low-resource settings.
Transition of People with Mental or Substance Use Disorders From Jail and Prison
David Morrissette, PhD, LCSW
1 Hours
Jails and prisons house significantly greater proportions of individuals with mental, substance use, and co-occurring disorders than are found in the general public. This short CEU course provides examples of the implementation of successful strategies for transitioning people with mental or substance use disorders from institu....
Scabies Protocol in Prison Populations
Federal Bureau of Prisons
1 Hours
This CEU course provides recommended procedures for detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of scabies in the correctional setting.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Special Populations
Industry Specialist
4 Hours
This course was developed from the STD Surveillance 2012 publication which provides the public health impact, direct impact on pregnancy, and observations in the United States for chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and PID among women and infants. In addition, this publication addresses chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis among ado....
Supporting Families Impacted by Mental Health Problems, Substance Abuse, and Trauma
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Beth Maschinot, Ph.D., Julie Cohen, M.S.W
5 Hours
Besides the difficult task of raising children—often while working full-time, many caregivers deal with added stressors such as mental health problems, substance abuse, and a history of trauma. The aim of this course is to build a responsive community: a community that has as its goal to respond as sensitively to the needs of a....
Trauma-Specific Services
Kathleen Guarino, LMHC
1 Hours
This course covers various treatment approaches designed specifically to treat trauma-related symptoms, trauma-related disorders, and specific disorders of traumatic stress. To do this, trauma-specific treatment models, providing a brief overview of interventions that can be delivered immediately after a trauma, as well as trau....
Substance Abuse Treatment for Women
Norma Finkelstein, Ph.D., M.S.W., et al.
4 Hours
This CE course provides gender-specific factors that significantly influence treatment retention of women, and includes women’s treatment issues and needs, parenting issues and treatment needs, and co-occurring disorders that are most prevalent among women and are likely to require attention during the course of treatment. Sign....
Second Chance Act Grantees - Strategies and Successes
Industry Specialist
1 Hours
This CEU course investigates the positive impact reentry initiatives can have by focusing on areas vital to reintegration back into the community, including employment, education, mentoring, and substance abuse and mental health treatment. Also discussed are programs that address the needs of a particular population, such as yo....
Sibling Issues in Foster Care and Adoption
Industry Specialist
2 Hours
This course explores research, intervention strategies, and resources to assist professionals in preserving connections among siblings by discussing: the sibling relationship; legal frameworks for protecting sibling connections; sibling relationships in abusive or neglectful families; benefits of and barriers to placing siblings....