Caring for People With Fall Risks
Rein Tideiksaar
1 Hours
Health care providers can help reduce patient's chances of falling and of suffering serious injuries like hip fractures and traumatic brain damage. Every day, in nursing homes located throughout the United States, hundreds of residents will experience one or more falls. Prevention of falls, whether causing injury or not, is a ke....
Blood Spill Management
Kevin Stansbury
1 Hours
Potentially infectious human body fluids or blood spills that occur inside or in the outside environment should be decontaminated to prevent the transmission of communicable disease. It is important that personnel responsible for the cleanup be properly educated on the principles of Universal Precautions and the use of personal....
Advanced Bladder Management
Carrie Bennett
1 Hours
This course includes essential information for nurses that work in various health care environments, including long term care, home health and acute care. Besides teaching procedures associated with indwelling urinary catheters, this course also contains information about urinalysis, urine cultures and prevention of urinary tr....
Biology of Aging
Industry Specialists
3 Hours
Biology of Aging describes some of the National Institute of Aging's exciting findings about the basic biology of aging and points to directions for future investigation.
Palliative Care and Cancer Treatment
Industry Specialists
4 Hours
This course discusses the four Promoting Excellence demonstration projects that have translated theory into reality. Efforts go directly to the questions of whether and how palliative care services can be integrated upstream in the continuum of cancer care.
Safety in the Correctional Setting
Lorry Schoenly
1 Hours
Have you just discovered the hidden healthcare practice setting of jails and prisons? Maybe you responded to an employment notice or met a nurse working in a local facility. Or, you may be preparing for an interview or your first day of work on a temporary assignment at a state prison. Many nurses and others in healthcare are no....
Air Leaks and Chest Tube Management (Neonatal)
Dr. Juli Reynolds PhD
Neo Consult Pneumothorax is one of the most common complications of ventilation. According to research, serious incidents can be prevented if nurses can identify the signs and symptoms of a pneumothorax. Hospitals constantly changes their suppliers and because this procedure is not performed very regular, nurses loses their ski....
Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Cancer Patients
Industry Specialists
1 Hours
This course was developed from the National Cancer Institute workbook which is a resource designed to help the patient talk to their health care provider(s) about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use during and after their cancer care. The workbook also contains information for the health care provider such as docum....
Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
Deborah Dowell
5 Hours
Opioids are commonly prescribed for pain. This CEU course provides recommendations that address when to initiate or continue opioids for chronic pain, assesses risk and harm of opioid use, and opioid selection, dosage, duration, follow-up, and discontinuation.
After the Storm: Worker Health and Safety During Storm Disaster Cleanup
Joseph ''Chip'' Hughes, Jr.,MPH, NIEHS. Amy K. Liebman, MPA, MA, MCN. Juliana Simmons, MSPH, CHES, M
1 Hours
As families return to their homes in Houston as floodwaters from superstorm Harvey recede, it is a race against time. A suffocating smell already fills the living rooms, puddles remain in hallways, and spots of mold multiply quickly. Within days, the soppy lawns of neighborhoods are dump sites as workers begin gutting homes, pul....
Intro to Motivational Interviewing
Michelle L. Drapkin, PH.D, ABPP
Instructional level: Introductory We have at our disposal an array of evidence-based practices (EBPs) for a variety of disorders (e.g., depression, PTSD, OCD, etc.). However, there is a significant proportion of clients who have difficulties engaging in those EBPs. A motivational interviewing approach (MI) may help resolve a....
AROC 2023 - HIPPA (The Health InsurancePortability andAccountibility Act (1996)
Glenda L. Hamilton, CPC
For questions or comments regarding the information presented in the continuing medical education lecture, please contact Amanda Howell at [email protected] or Tajma Kotoric at [email protected] and your email will be returned within the next 24 hours. Maintain a culture promoting the prevention, detection and resolution....
AROC 2023 - Left Sided PercutaneousStructural Heart ProceduresFocus on TAVR and TEER
Richard Kovach, MD
For questions or comments regarding the information presented in the continuing medical education lecture, please contact Amanda Howell at [email protected] or Tajma Kotoric at [email protected] and your email will be returned within the next 24 hours. 5:30pm-6:30pm: TAVR & TEER: State of The Art — Richard Kovach, MD
AROC 2023 - ECGs: Back to Basics
Scott Siegal, DO, FACOI
For questions or comments regarding the information presented in the continuing medical education lecture, please contact Amanda Howell at [email protected] or Tajma Kotoric at [email protected] and your email will be returned within the next 24 hours. EKG’s: Back to Basics - Education to review foundational principles.
AROC 2023 - Florida Laws
Alan Carr, DO
For questions or comments regarding the information presented in the continuing medical education lecture, please contact Amanda Howell at [email protected] or Tajma Kotoric at [email protected] and your email will be returned within the next 24 hours. 11:30am-12:30pm: Florida Law — Alan Carr, DO
AROC 2023 - End of Life, Part 2: Medical Aid in Dying (MAID)
Paul Bryman, DO, FACOI, AGSF, CMD
For questions or comments regarding the information presented in the continuing medical education lecture, please contact Amanda Howell at [email protected] or Tajma Kotoric at [email protected] and your email will be returned within the next 24 hours. • Learn what about palliative sedation • Define Medical Aid in Dying....
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: Update on Diagnosis and Treatment
Michael Guma DO, FACR, FACP
For questions or comments regarding the information presented in the continuing medical education lecture, please contact Amanda Howell at [email protected] or Tajma Kotoric at [email protected] and your email will be returned within the next 24 hours. RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS: Update on Diagnosis and Treatment
AROC 2023 - Changing How We Think About Difficult Patients
Joan Naidorf, DO
For questions or comments regarding the information presented in the continuing medical education lecture, please contact Amanda Howell at [email protected] or Tajma Kotoric at [email protected] and your email will be returned within the next 24 hours. Changing How We Think About Difficult Patients
AROC 2022: Obesity Management in Primary Care
Karen Dong MD and Julie Montone DO
For questions or comments regarding the information presented in the continuing medical education lecture, please contact Amanda Howell at [email protected] or Tajma Kotoric at [email protected] and your email will be returned within the next 24 hours. Obesity Management in Primary Care
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.
How to Measure a Baby's Heart Rate
Sue Macdonald
The Royal College of Midwives The heart rate of the fetus and the neonate can be used, in part, as a measure of fetal/neonatal wellbeing as part of an overall assessment. When listening to the heart rate the practitioner needs to consider the rate, rhythm and regularity. The content includes heart sounds by courtesy of Dr R....
Core Competencies in Disaster Nursing V.20
Many authors
Nurses, as the largest group of committed health per- sonnel, often working in difficult situations with limited resources, play vital roles when disasters strike, serving as first responders, triage officers and care providers, coordinators of care and services, providers of information or education, and counsellors
Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illnesses (IMNCI)
Jhpiego
Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illnesses (IMNCI) Physiology and management of the high risk neonate
COVID-19 Primary Care Response in Low Resource Settings
The PCI Academy
Primary Care International This is a rapidly-evolving area and this information is a guide only, to help you think and plan ahead. If you have contact with a patient with, or concerned about, COVID-19, you must check the relevant national advice to ensure you are following the latest guidance and protocols.