Substance Abuse Treatment and Family Therapy (Revised)
Industry Specialist
10.00 Hours
The fields of substance abuse treatment and family therapy share many common assumptions, approaches, and techniques, but differ in significant philosophical and practical ways that affect treatment approaches and goals. This CE course explores the impact of substance abuse on families; discusses approaches to therapy in both s....
Sexual Violence in Later Life
Jennifer Pierce-Weeks, AFN-BC, SANE-A
1.00 Hours
The short- and long-term health implications for patients, in combination with increased mortality rates, make recognizing and effectively responding to sexual violence against older adults an important responsibility of all health care professionals. This CEU course assists health care providers in meeting their professional o....
Tribal Probation Personnel - Turning Principles into Practice
Industry Specialist
1.00 Hours
This CEU course provides an introduction to the risk, need, dosage, and responsivity principles espoused in the evidenced-based principles for community supervision. Further, guidance will be provided on how tribal probation officers can incorporate the premise behind each principle into everyday practice. *This course is no....
Taking Blood Pressure Correctly
Industry Specialists
2.00 Hours
This home study will review how to accurately measure blood pressure in all clients.
The Generalist's Guide: Irregular Vaginal Bleeding of the Young Patient
Oluyemisi Adeyemi-Fowode, MD, FACOG; Kimberly Hoover, MD, FACOG; Mary Romano, MD, FACOG
0.25 Hours
The Generalist's Guide: Irregular Vaginal Bleeding of the Young Patient is the third unit of a three-part series co-authored by ACOG and NASPAG experts in obstetrics and gynecology. This unit covers diagnosis, evaluation, and management of the young patient as well as referral guidelines and three practice cases. It is also gear....
How to perform chest compressions
Andrew Parry
This module outlines the correct and effective technique for performing chest compressions for adults in cardiac arrest. Correct performance of chest compressions relies on various factors that are within the control of the nurse. Therefore, it is essential that nurses have comprehensive knowledge of this vital skill. Techniques....
Shaken Baby Syndrome - Intervention Strategies
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1.00 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....
Substance Abuse Treatment for Women
Norma Finkelstein, Ph.D., M.S.W., et al.
4.00 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....
Trauma-Specific Services
Kathleen Guarino, LMHC
1.00 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....
Telemental Health and Telehealth in Rural Areas and Urban Hospitals
Industry Specialists
1.00 Hours
This CEU course describes the organizational settings, services provided, and staff mix of telemental and telehealth programs by examining: the profile and organizational context of rural telemental health programs; telemental health’s role in the current rural health system; telemental health and health care reform; and the ext....
Second Chance Act Grantees - Strategies and Successes
Industry Specialist
1.00 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
2.00 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....
The Healthcare Machine
Industry Specialists
1.00 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....
Zika Virus: What Every Nurse Should Know
Merry-K. Moos, RN, MPH, FAAN
1.50 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.
Structuring HIV Care for Mobile HIV Patients
Deliana Garcia, MA
1.00 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....
COVID 19 and Palliative, End-of-Life and Bereavement Care
Richard Kitchen and Iain Lawrie
This session describes how palliative, end-of-life and bereavement care services can help in the management of COVID-19.
Mental Health and Well-being
Nina Mguni
This session aims to help practitioners to describe mental health and well-being and identify the wider social factors which protect vulnerable children and adolescents.
Discussing 'Do Not Attempt CPR' Decisions
Jackie Fisher
This session explores the evidence and perceptions about attempts at cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). It suggests effective ways of facilitating discussions with patients and their families about decisions related to attempting CPR.
Vulnerable Children
Andrea Goddard
0.50 Hours
This session looks at what makes children socially vulnerable, including factors in the child, the parents, the family and wider society.
Severity Assessment of Pneumonia Using the CURB-65 Criteria
Sudipto Ghosh
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
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.
Taking an Occupational History
Veronica White
This session focuses on how to take an occupational history, with particular reference to respiratory diseases such as asbestosis and occupational asthma.
The Legal Framework for Working with Young People
Aidan Macfarlane
0.50 Hours
This session is an introduction to professional, legal and ethical issues concerning young people and their health.
Writing an Advance Decision to Refuse Treatment
Isky Gordon and Sally Higginbottom
0.50 Hours
This session will use four case studies to think about the process of creating an advance decision to refuse treatment (ADRT).