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Glycemic Control in the ICU: New Technology for Better Care
Provided by: ProCE
Blood glucose management is a critical factor to optimize patient care outcomes in the ICU. Existing protocols for infusing IV insulin can result in poor or inconsistent glycemic control, as evidenced by cases of hypoglycemia and in miscalculations of insulin dosage. This program will demonstrate why advanced technology for managing IV insulin drip... |
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Cancer Survivorship: A Distinct Phase of Cancer Care
Provided by: Harvard Medical School
This course is designed to introduce some of the post-acute cancer treatment issues that are of paramount importance in the survivorship phase of cancer care.... |
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Childhood Obesity
Provided by: Vindico Medical Education
Childhood obesity is a concern of national importance. Physicians need to know the best ways to address weight management with children and their families. Discussing healthy eating habits and promoting activity in young people are just some ways to make lifestyle changes in patients who have normal body mass indices. In those patients who are obes... |
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MRI of the Brain Supratentorial Neoplasia, Part III
Provided by: PROSCAN Imaging Education Foundation
The ProScan Imaging Education Foundation's all-new Professional MRI Series provides a comprehensive educational program that encompasses a broad survey of up-to-date radiological knowledge in the neurological and musculoskeletal realms. Lectures address in-depth discussions of neuroradiology of the brain, spine, head and neck, and pediatric imaging... |
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12 Necessities of an Exceptional Practice
Provided by: American Dental Association
What makes a practice a rewarding place to work? What makes it attract and retain patients? What makes it grow and flourish? What makes it exceptional? Linda Miles draws upon her years of experience to identify the twelve necessities of exceptional practices and shares what they have in common. Learn how these necessities impact the patient ex... |
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Detecting, Managing, and Preventing Pulmonary Embolism
Provided by: ANA Continuing Online Education
PULMONARY EMBOLISM (PE) occurs when a pulmonary artery becomes blocked-usually by a blood clot that has broken free from its site of origin and embolized or migrated to the lungs. If misdiagnosed, unrecognized, or untreated, PE can cause death quickly-within just an hour. It's fatal in up to 26% of cases.
**Objectives:**
* Describe the pathoph... |
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Delivering Culturally Competent Care: Managing Type 2 Diabetes in Diverse Populations
Provided by: Virtual Lecture Hall
* Earn 1 to 9 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM
* Improve your cross-cultural management skills and understand important terms, such as race, ethnicity, and culture.
* Meet your ethical obligations to provide open, respectful patient communication
* Reduce the risks and problems of miscommunication.
* Recognize patterns of health care disparitie... |
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Accident and Emergency Radiology-A Survival Guide
Provided by: Advanced Health Education Center
Learn the how and why of trauma radiography
You will learn to tailor the exam to fit the needs of the patient in trauma where acting fast is a must. It is also an excellent reference guide for emergency procedures. It has a logical presentation with descriptions of images and what the expected radiograph should demonstrate. Included are head to ... |
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Development of a Hybrid Decision Support Model for Optimal Ventricular Assist Device Weaning
Provided by: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
After reading this article, the learner should be able to:
* recognize that criteria for identifying candidates for eventual weaning and removal of ventricular assist device support are currently not well defined
* understand the predictive role of expert opinion and statistical methods in determining successful weaning from ventricular ass... |
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Pain Management in Long-Term Care: Practical Considerations and New Directions
Provided by: American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
Upon completion of this knowledge-based activity, the participant should be able to:
1. Summarize practical strategies for recognizing and assessing pain in the long-term care population,particularly for cognitively impaired residents.
2. Evaluate the efficacy and safety of pharmacological pain management treatments to minimize adverse events... |
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12th Annual Internal Medicine Board Review
Provided by: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
DESCRIPTION
This intensive review course is designed to provide the internist an updated broad review of basic topics in internal medicine and its subspecialties. The activity will also aid in preparation for the 2009 American Board of Internal Medicine certification and re-certification examinations.
TARGET AUDIENCE
This activity is inten... |
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Medical Home CME Series: #4 Family-Centered Early Interventionhttp
Provided by: American Academy of Pediatrics
Features/Benefits:
By the end of this webinar the participants will be able to:
* Learn how to successfully work with their local EI office.
* Understand how to integrate the option of EI services into their practice and receive reports back from EI.
* Learn how to offer EI Services as a resource to parents. ... |
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Optimizing Disease Control to Manage RA-Associated Pain in Adults
Provided by: U.S. Pharmacist
After completing this activity, the participant should be able to:
1.Explain the pathophysiology of RA.*
2.Discuss nonbiologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and biologic DMARD therapies.
3.Identify the potential adverse effects of pharmacologic therapies used for treating pain associated with RA.
4.Evaluate nonpharmacolog... |
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Measuring for Improvement
Provided by: Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Measurement is essential in any improvement work: It tells you if the changes you are testing are leading to improvement. But measurement for improvement is different from measurement for research. In this course, you’ll learn how to use three basic kinds of measures: outcome, process, and balancing measures. You’ll learn how to collect, displa... |
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Autopsy Findings in Eight Patients With Fatal H1N1 Influenza
Provided by: American Society for Clinical Pathology
Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:
* list the pathologic changes in the respiratory tract associated with fatal H1N1 influenza virus infection.
* describe hematopathologic findings in fatal H1N1 influenza virus infection.
* compare the utility of laboratory assays commonly used to detect and characterize influenza viru... |
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MRI of the Spine Cervical, Part I
Provided by: PROSCAN Imaging Education Foundation
The ProScan Imaging Education Foundation's all-new Professional MRI Series provides a comprehensive educational program that encompasses a broad survey of up-to-date radiological knowledge in the neurological and musculoskeletal realms. Lectures address in-depth discussions of neuroradiology of the brain, spine, head and neck, and pediatric imaging... |
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Prenatal Massage - Online CE Course for Massage Therapists and all interested parties
Provided by: Ariana Institute
* This online home study Prenatal Massage CE course offers you an opportunity to explore information specifically developed to enhance prenatal comfort, health and enjoyment. * Topics covered in this overview include a check list of supplies for prenatal massage, benefits of prenatal massage, contraindications and precautions, non-technique prelud... |
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The Role of the Primary Care Provider in the Care of Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer
Provided by: American Society of Clinical Oncology
The Role of the Primary Care Provider in the Care of Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer
FUF
January 20, 2011 a live webinar focused on strengthening the communication process between oncology professionals and Primary Care Providers (PCPs).
This module captures the webinar and the topics Included were:
• Diagnosis • Treatment... |
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Chest -Cases 26-38
Provided by: SNM Advancing Molecular Imaging and Therapy
Chest -Cases 26-38... |
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Office Gynecology for the Family Practitioner
Provided by: CMElectures
David M. Goodner, MD, is clinical associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Here, he discusses a full range of gynecologic disorders, including breast disease, amenorrhea, vaginitis, menopause, and sexually transmitted diseases.
This lecture and the post-test is worth 1.5 credit hours.... |
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Spanish Language Training for Pharmacy Professionals
Provided by: RXinsider
Developing Spanish counseling skills will help increase patient compliance and build customer loyalty while setting your pharmacy’s level of customer service apart from competitors. Spanish for Pharmacists is a comprehensive, 52-page book enabling pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to learn the basics of Spanish for effective patient counseling... |
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MRI of the Knee Post-Operative -ACL, PCL, and Menisci
Provided by: PROSCAN Imaging Education Foundation
The ProScan Imaging Education Foundation's all-new Professional MRI Series provides a comprehensive educational program that encompasses a broad survey of up-to-date radiological knowledge in the neurological and musculoskeletal realms. Lectures address in-depth discussions of neuroradiology of the brain, spine, head and neck, and pediatric imaging... |
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MRI/CT of the Spleen and Retroperitoneum
Provided by: PROSCAN Imaging Education Foundation
The Master's Series features Dr. Stephen J. Pomeranz's most advanced lectures on diagnostic imaging to date. These intense and detailed presentations will focus on the topics of orthopaedic, neurologic, and body imaging. Each title in the series will examine subjects such as subtle interpretative techniques, anatomic detail, mastery of key technica... |
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Cardiac CTA of the Thorax
Provided by: American Roentgen Ray Society
ARRS Web lecture series brings presentations by the best educators in the field to your desktop, available for viewing at home or office and on your schedule. This Web Lecture includes three lectures with an estimated time to complete the activity of 0.75 hours.
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A Review of Psychiatric Emergencies
Provided by: NetCE
The course introduces professionals who may or may not currently work in emergency departments to the issue of psychiatric emergencies. Psychiatric illnesses that may require emergency treatment are divided between those involving adults and children. Within each of these categories, individual illnesses are presented with a short description of th... |
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Injuries and Conditions of the Extensor Mechanism of the Pediatric Knee
Provided by: Radiological Society of North America
Learning Objectives: 1) Describe the basic functions and mechanisms of the extensor mechanism of the pediatric knee. 2) List the categories of injuries and conditions of the extensor mechanism of the pediatric knee. 3) Identify these injuries and conditions at plain radiography and MR imaging.... |
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Metastatic Case Studies in Prostate, Breast, Colorectal, and Lung Cancer
Provided by: Harvard Medical School
Acknowledgement: We wish to gratefully acknowledge an educational grant from Sanofi Aventis for this course.
The cases will include differential diagnoses, pathogeneses, and treatment approaches and will illustrate the role of the primary care provider and the oncologist in the management of this disease. Prostate, colorectal, breast, and lung c... |
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A Review of Interventional Radiology
Provided by: NetCE
The purpose of this course is to provide information about the rapidly expanding field of radiologic medicine. Knowledge of the basic procedures will assist physicians and nurses in preparing patients and their families for the many procedures performed in the radiology department.... |
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Naproxen Metabolites Interfere With Certain Bilirubin Assays: Elimination of Interference by Using a Roche Bilirubin Assay on the Hitachi 917 Analyzer
Provided by: American Society for Clinical Pathology
Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:
* outline various methods used in clinical laboratories for measuring total and direct bilirubin.
* explain why there is interference of naproxen with the Jendrassik and Grof method for measuring total bilirubin but not for measurement of direct bilirubin.
* describe situations when s... |
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Genetics: ADPKD
Provided by: Harvard Medical School
Acknowledgement: This course is supported by educational grants from Celera and the Applera Charitable Foundation.
This case study illustrates a common clinical scenario (i.e., renal cystic disease in a proband with an inconclusive family history) and many issues related to diagnosis and management of polycystic kidney disease.... |
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