Preventing Ligature Risks: CMS and TJC Guidelines and Requirements
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
Last December, CMS issued a 13-page memo for hospitals to prevent ligature risk and self-harm from patients who are suicidal. Tag 144 and Tag 701 were amended to reflect these changes, specifically on patient assessments, environmental assessments, unit updates, and education requirements. This program will review CMS and The Jo....
Regulations, Interpretive Guidelines, Pharmacy, Dietary & Nutrition Services
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
CMS frequently updates the CAH Conditions of Participations (CoPs) in order to keep up with the changing healthcare infrastructure and deliver quality service. This 4-part series will deliver the current state and the 2018 proposed changes in the CAH CoPs. The series will detail every section in the CAH CoPs manual and highlight....
Becoming a Data-Driven Organization: Journey to HIMSS EMRAM Stage 7
Damian Jankowicz, PhD and Tania Tajirian, MD, CCFP, FCFP, DTMPH
0.75 Hours
To advance clinical care and brain science, the Centre for Addiction and Mental health has transformed itself into a data-driven organization through implementation of its clinical information system (CIS) as well as an enterprise data strategy. Strategic and tactical elements required for the transformation will be discussed al....
Adolescent Privacy: Solve This Problem or I'll Text You
Susan J. Kressly, MD
1.00 Hours
Adolescent privacy has been a problem with EHR functionality since pediatricians and family doctors began to adopt technology (and many were early adopters!) Patients and users have been begging for a solution and adolescent patients and their providers are creating work-arounds to store data, communicate and share information.....
Restrictive Practices
Deb Shearman
0.50 Hours
Overview; Restraint free environment; Legal, ethical and human rights issues; Clinical issues and decision making; Worker responsibilities; Physical and mental health injuries; Alternative strategies to protect people
Relapse Prevention Therapy
Yvonne Martinez, CADC-CS, ICCS, ICADC, NCAC-I, CRPS
3.00 Hours
Relapse Prevention Therapy utilizes a cognitive-behavioral analysis of addictive behaviors and begins with the assessment of a client’s potential interpersonal, intrapersonal, environmental and physiological risks for relapse and the unique set of factors and situations that may directly precipitate a lapse. Once potential relap....
Crises Intervention
Yvonne Martinez, CADC-CS, ICCS, ICADC, NCAC-I, CRPS
3.00 Hours
Crises Intervention reviews effective principles and guidelines in crises intervention. Detailed procedural steps inform the substance abuse counselor how to act immediately, make appropriate assessments of crises, conduct successful interventions and make referrals. Different models of crisis intervention that assess the sev....
Persons with Child Abuse and Neglect Issues in Substance Abuse Treatment
Yvonne Martinez, CADC-CS, ICCS, ICADC, NCAC-I, CRPS
9.00 Hours
Persons with Child Abuse and Neglect Issues in Treatment examines treatment issues for both adult survivors of child abuse or neglect and adults in treatment who may be abusing or neglecting their own children. Unit includes: • overview of adult survivors of child abuse and neglect • defines child abuse and neglect, provid....
Pod Cast - Dual Kidney Transplantation
Pera Pattabhiraman
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major health burden in Australia. Transplantation is a treatment option for CKD patients that approach end stage disease. To improve transplantation rates in Australia, increasingly marginal donors are offered and appropriate allocation of these organs remains challenging. Dual Kidney Transplant....
Radiology Review – Lower Extremity X-ray 3
Thomas V. Gocke, MS, ATC, PA-C, DFAAPA
1.00 Hours
This video-based activity focuses on radiographic exam of common injuries to the Lisfranc joint, metatarsal bones, Great Toe and Lesser toes.
Radiology Review – Upper Extremity X-ray 4
Thomas V. Gocke, MS, ATC, PA-C, DFAAPA
0.25 Hours
This video-based activity focuses on radiographic exam of the Thumb CMC joint arthritis and Phalangeal fractures
Discharge Planning to Reduce Unnecessary Readmissions
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
One in five patients discharged from a hospital experience an adverse event within 30 days, often leading to emergency department trips and readmissions. Research suggests that up to 76% of these readmissions could be preventable, saving hospitals $564 million in Medicare reimbursement. This program will cover the CMS propose....
Safe Opioid Use: CMS CoPs
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
Each year, serious adverse events are associated with the use of IV opioid medications in hospitals. CMS mandates that all hospital staff give a special assessment the first time an opioid is administered, among other requirements. This program will cover the revised standards on safe opioid use, IV medication, blood transfus....
Body Aliveness Series Seminar 5: Gender Balanced
Jim Morningstar, PhD
4.00 Hours
During the third to fifth year of life gender identity is being reinforced. How role confusion is introduced and themes like "If I assert myself spontaneously, Iʼll be rejected," are taken on and perpetuated is explained. Both male and female patterns of exaggerated compensation are displayed. The family messages, body language....
Personal Effectiveness Principles Session 7: Personal Laws and Relationship Patterns - the Keys to Freedom
Jim Morningstar, PhD
1.00 Hours
Find your “personal law” and sort out six major relationship patterns in yourself and others; use their strengths whileminimizing their limiting influences.
Advanced Pulmonary Therapeutics: Pulmonary Hypertension
Daniel Hilleman, Pharm.D, FCCP
This e-learning will describe pulmonary hypertension (PH) and the clinical classification of PH. Looking into detail at the pathophysiology and clinical presentation of PH, the management strategies for PH based on the clinical classification of PH. This course will familiarize the participant with therapeutic use of the drugs t....
Advanced Pulmonary Therapeutics: Pneumonia
Mark A. Malesker, PharmD, FCCP, FASHP, BCPS
This course will Review the current guidelines for the management of community-acquired pneumonia in adults. Looking at the current guidelines for the management of adults with hospital-acquired, ventilator-acquired and healthcare-associated pneumonia. This e-learning will compare and contrast recommended antibiotic treatments r....
Advanced Pulmonary Therapeutics: Smoking Cessation
Daniel Hilleman, Pharm.D, FCCP
This course will overlook the current prevalence of smoking in the US and the negative health impact of tobacco dependence. Tobacco dependence is seen as a chronic disease, this e-learning will describe the various clinical interventions for smoking cessation in users willing to quit and tobacco control as a smoking deterrent.....
Advanced Pulmonary Therapeutics: Tuberculosis
Mark A. Malesker, PharmD, FCCP, FASHP, BCPS
This course will study the clinical manifestations and diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), analysing the dosing and side effect profile of current available TB treatments. During this e-learning the participant wil gain an understanding of latent TB treatment and Active TB treatment.
Dementia and Delirium: What We NEED to Know
Dr. Keith Savell
1.00 Hours
As health care providers, we are often called upon to differentiate between dementia and delirium. The significant challenge we face, however, is that dementia and delirium both present with strikingly similar changes in memory, reasoning and personality. Given that delirium is typically reversible (whereas dementia is chronic a....
Advanced Critical Care Therapeutics: Sedation, Delirium, Analgesia, and Paralytics in the ICU
Mark Malesker, Pharm.D., FCCP, FCCP, FASHP, BCPS
This unit covers Sedation, Delirium, Analgesia, and Paralytics in the ICU. Including: -SCCM clinical practice guidelines -Medications for sedation -Medications for pain control -Medications for delirium -Medications for neuromuscular blockade This course on provides in-depth advanced instruction concerning the pharmacot....
Advanced Critical Care Therapeutics: Fluids Electrolytes and Acid Base
Mark Malesker, Pharm.D., FCCP, FCCP, FASHP, BCPS
A comprehensive course on recognition and management of fluid, electrolyte, and related acid-base problems that are common challenges on the intensive care service. Including: Body fluid compartments Maintenance fluid requirements Therapeutic fluids Monitoring of fluid replacement Sample problems This course on provides....
Advanced Critical Care Therapeutics: Cardiac Arrhythmias
Daniel E. Hilleman, PharmD
A comprehensive course on Cardiac Arrhythmias by Daniel Hilleman as part of the Advanced Critical Care Therapeutic course. This course includes presentations on: Antiarrhythmic Drugs Management of Supraventricular Arrhythmias Management of Ventricular Arrhythmias The Advanced Critical Care Therapeutic courseprovides in-de....
Advanced Critical Care Therapeutics: Status Asthmaticus
Mark Malesker, Pharm.D., FCCP, FCCP, FASHP, BCPS
A comprehensive course on Status Asthmaticus as part of the Advanced Critical Care Therapeutic course. This presentation covers: Asthma Asthma treatment guidelines Classification of asthma exacerbations Treatment recommendations for asthma exacerbations The Advanced Critical Care Therapeutic course provides in-depth adv....
Advanced Critical Care Therapeutics: Status Epilepticus
Mark Malesker, Pharm.D., FCCP, FCCP, FASHP, BCPS
A comprehensive course on Status Epilepticus as part of the Advanced Critical Care Therapeutic course. This course covers: IV Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) Side effects for each agent Phenytoin dosing and monitoring The Advanced Critical Care Therapeutic course provides in-depth advanced instruction concerning the pharmacot....