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Caregivers' Toolkit for Providing Care in Disaster Zones
Provided by: Nurse.com
The purpose of this program is to help nurses evaluate if they have the skills and abilities necessary to give care in a disaster, such as the earthquake in Haiti. After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:
* List items that healthcare providers should bring to provide care in Haiti
* Relate personal concerns and decisions that... |
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HIV/AIDS for Washington Healthcare Professionals (4 CH)
Provided by: Wild Iris Medical Education
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
* Trace the etiology and epidemiology of HIV in Washington State and worldwide.
* Name the factors affecting risk for transmission of HIV in general and among healthcare workers in particular.
* List confidentiality and legal reporting requirements for HIV/AIDS.
* Summarize the psychosocial... |
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Healthcare Management: An Introduction (AHM 250) online course.
Provided by: America's Health Insurance Plans
Providing a comprehensive overview, this convenient online course will get you up to speed on the basic concepts of health care management and its various types of organizational structures. You will learn about major operational areas of health insurance plans as well as legislative, regulatory, and ethical issues that affect the industry.
You... |
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Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms (MDROs)
Provided by: Wild Iris Medical Education
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
* Describe the impact of multidrug-resistant organisms on public health and the healthcare system.
* Discuss important epidemiologic principles related to multidrug-resistant organisms.
* Outline accepted prevention control measures for reducing the impact of multidrug-resistant organisms.
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Dental Care for Special Needs Patients
Provided by: NetCE
This course will highlight the systemic diseases and mental health issues with direct and/or indirect influence on the oral and maxillofacial complex. Suggestions to improve oral hygiene and to facilitate dental appointments will also be included.... |
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Medical Spanish for the Healthcare Professional
Provided by: Medical Studies Abroad
The Spanish speaking population has grown tremendously over the past few decades and healthcare providers in many areas of the country are challenged to communicate with this expanding patient population.The goal of this conference is to teach basic, intermediate and advanced Medical Spanish language skills in the classroom and to implement the usa... |
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Disparities In Asthma: Who Is At Risk? Disparities in prevalence, healthcare utilization and morbidity attributable to asthma continue to increase primarily among minority and poor populations.
Provided by: CME University
Asthma in the United States continues to be characterized by alarmingly persistent, if not increasing, healthcare disparities. Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reviewed asthma prevalence, disease characteristics and self-management education in the United States over the period of 2001 – 2009. The overall prevalence ... |
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HIV/AIDS for Washington Healthcare Workers (2 CH)
Provided by: Wild Iris Medical Education
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
* Describe HIV/AIDS in Washington State and worldwide.
* Identify who is at risk for HIV infection.
* Explain what causes AIDS and how someone can become infected with HIV.
* Review Washington State regulations for control of HIV/AIDS.
* State Universal and Standard Precautions for both he... |
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New York State: Infection Control Guidelines
Provided by: Wild Iris Medical Education
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
* Discuss New York State's requirements for infection control training.
* Spell out professional responsibilities for monitoring infection control practices and interventions for compliance and safety.
* Explain the chain of infection and describe the way infection control concepts are appli... |
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Achieving Cultural Competency: 53 y/o Russian Immigrant With Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Provided by: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Learning objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
* Assess the possibility that a patient's previous healthcare experiences in other societies may make it difficult for them to access US healthcare services.
* Review the importance of obtaining a trained medical interpreter to facilitate effective com... |
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Responding to Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Weapons
Provided by: Harvard Medical School
The course will provide a series of multiple-choice question based cases in common and life-threatening clinical entities caused by exposure to nuclear radiation, chemical warfare agents or biologic warfare agents. The cases will feature multimedia content to engage the participant. Faculty for the course will primarily be drawn from Harvard M... |
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HIV/AIDS for Washington Healthcare Professionals (7 CH)
Provided by: Wild Iris Medical Education
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
* Trace the etiology and epidemiology of HIV in Washington State and worldwide.
* Name the factors affecting risk for transmission of HIV in general and among healthcare workers in particular.
* Discuss accepted procedures for HIV testing and post-test counseling.
* Describe the clinical ma... |
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Violence in the Healthcare Workplace
Provided by: NetCE
This course will provide an overview of the different types of workplace violence, risk factors, emotional, social, and behavioral ramifications of workplace violence, and specific interventions and policies that have been implemented by organizations to address workplace violence and enhance practitioners safety.... |
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HIV/AIDS: Epidemic Update for Florida
Provided by: NetCE
Since the discovery of HIV, scientists have made major inroads in understanding modes of transmission, infectivity, and pathogenicity. Knowledge about the characteristics and behavior of this human retrovirus and its complex mechanisms of immunopathogenesis has helped to develop targeted therapeutic interventions and vaccine strategies. Sophisticat... |
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Domestic Violence for Kentucky Healthcare Professionals - 3CE
Provided by: Biologix Solutions, LLC
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
Describe the healthcare implications of domestic violence.
Isolate the risk factors for domestic violence.
List the signs and symptoms of domestic violence.
Discuss appropriate documentation in cases of suspected domestic violence.
State of Kentucky's reporting requirements for domestic viol... |
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Florida Mandated HIV/AIDS, Domestic Violence, Reducing Medical Errors for Nursing, Dental and Other MQA Boards
Provided by: Biologix Solutions, LLC
Reducing Medical Errors 2CE
Infection Control & Standard Precautions 3CE
HIV/AIDS for Health Professionals - 2 CE
HIV/AIDS for Health Professionals - 3 CE
HIV/AIDS for Health Professionals - 4 CE
Domestic Violence 2E
Emergency Preparedness (Mandatory for FL Respiratory Care Professionals) 4CE
Florida Nursing Law (Law & Rules of T... |
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Basics of Bacterial Resistance
Provided by: NetCE
Today, a generation of microbes has emerged that are so resistant to antibiotics that they might again become serious threats [1; 2]. Even the once easily treated organisms, such as staphylococcus and streptococcus, have acquired resistance to many standard antibiotics, making them much harder to treat. The urgency of this situation has prompted th... |
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New York Infection Control Course - New York State Department of Health Approved
Provided by: Biologix Solutions, LLC
Course Curriculum: Six Essential Elements (2010 NYSDOH Syllabus)
Element 1 : Responsibility to adhere to scientifically accepted principles and practices of infection control in all healthcare settings and to oversee and monitor those medical and ancillary personnel for whom the profession is responsible.
Element 2 : Modes & Mechanism of Tr... |
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Improving Quality of Care
Provided by: The Ohio State University Medical Center
Description
According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, quality of care is a cooperative effort that involves patients, doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals. Part of providing quality health care involves following standards, guidelines, and evidence-based practices.
Objectives
Upon completion of this educatio... |
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Reducing Elective Deliveries Before 39 Weeks
Provided by: Medical Interactive Community
Newborn infants are at risk for critical illness, intensive care requiring separation from the mother, long-term deficits and developmental delay when delivered early. Parents are anguished over their baby’s suffering, and are crushed with guilt feelings when delivery before 39 weeks was by choice—and not medically necessary or indicated. When... |
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AIDS/HIV 1409
Provided by: CMEweb.com
**Objectives:**
* Identify the particular clinical, legal, or scientific issues related to AIDS patient care
* Describe how those issues affect nurses, physicians, hospitals, and clinics
* Cite practical solutions to the problems associated with those issues... |
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Health Insurance Advanced Studies, Part A online course.
Provided by: America's Health Insurance Plans
You understand the health insurance industry and continuously work to stay ahead of the trends and changes. This online course advances your knowledge on a full range of topics within health insurance including health insurance plan structures and alternatives, prescription drugs, and pharmacy benefit news, Medicare and Part D, Medicaid, tax treatm... |
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Health Literacy
Provided by: American Academy of Pediatrics
The goal of this series is to increase awareness of health literacy among pediatric healthcare providers and its impact on the healthcare system. You will gain knowledge and skills in methods to enhance communication and patient adherence. The series features short courses on Patient CareHealth Literacy and Its Impact on Patient Care; Bridging the ... |
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Hand Hygiene
Provided by: Wild Iris Medical Education
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
* State the relationship between hand hygiene and the acquisition of healthcare-associated pathogens.
* Describe hand cleansing techniques and the accepted principles of surgical hand antisepsis.
* Summarize the categories of hand cleansers and their applications.
* Identify factors affecti... |
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Smoking and Secondhand Smoke
Provided by: NetCE
This course provides comprehensive clinical education on tobacco smoke in primary care and public health. It addresses core competencies as well as knowledge, assessment, and treatment-based competencies of healthcare providers. It covers the history of tobacco, epidemiology of tobacco use, tobacco smoke metabolism, dependence, treatment and relaps... |
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Level 100 Tools
Provided by: Institute for Healthcare Improvement
This practical course will teach you how to create and use three essential tools for improvement: PDSA (Plan-Do-Study-Act) templates, measurement planning forms, and run charts. Working through step-by-step tutorials that put you right in the middle of health care scenarios, you’ll learn how to plan a series of tests, collect data, graph your res... |
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Diabetes Type 2
Provided by: Biologix Solutions, LLC
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
Distinguish type 2 diabetes from type 1 diabetes.
Trace the normal physiology of sugar in the body.
Describe the underlying disorders of insulin resistance and beta cell abnormalities.
State the medical criteria for diagnosing diabetes and describe the initial workup.
Discuss the treatmen... |
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Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs: Practical Considerations for Compounding and Administration
Provided by: ProCE
Are you at risk for exposure to hazardous drugs? Hazardous medications are capable of causing serious effects in healthcare workers, including local reactions, cancer, organ toxicity, fertility problems, genetic damage, and birth defects. Regulations and guidelines for handling hazardous drugs exist, but exposures still happen. It is important to k... |
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Advancing Pharmacy Practice Through Performance Measurement: Future Implications
Provided by: Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin
1. Summarize major recommendations of the Institute of Medicine regarding health care safety and quality.
2. Describe what is meant by "value-driven health care".
3. Describe activities to improve quality in health care and pharmacy practice,including those of the Pharmacy Quality Alliance.
4. Explain the importance of measuring quality in your ... |
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Domestic Violence Education for Kentucky Nurses
Provided by: Wild Iris Medical Education
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
* Describe the scope and dynamics of domestic violence.
* List the signs and symptoms and effects of domestic violence.
* Discuss legal remedies for protection.
* Isolate lethality and risk factors for domestic violence.
* Describe client/family interventions to protect the victims and pre... |
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Virtual Exhibits / Booths
