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Comprehensive Unit-Based Safety Program and Stop BSI
Provided by: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Description
The Joint Commission has made it a national priority to reduce the risk of healthcare associated infections. Specifically, the prevention of central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) is recognized as an explicit Hospital National Patient Safety Goal. This goal is highlighted with good reason as central line associated... |
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MRI of Pediatric Orthopaedics
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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Breastfeeding
Provided by: NetCE
This course is designed for those in the medical profession with interests in perinatal and maternal-child health. It will assist the participant in supporting, protecting, and promoting breastfeeding for optimal infant growth and development. The historical, social, emotional, and political factors involved in breastfeeding will be reviewed. The h... |
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2011 Complete Coding Update Webinar Series
Provided by: American Association of Professional Coders
Webinar Series Details:
* Live three-part webinar series with expert analysis and live Q/A
* On-demand access to full webinar broadcasts -viewable online or download to your PC, video compatible iPod/iPhone and MP3 player
* Printable rationale manual that explains the \"why\", not just the \"what\", behind the changes
* PowerP... |
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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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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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Focus On: The Observation Option for Acute Otitis Media in the Emergency Department
Provided by: American College of Emergency Physicians
After reading this article, the physician should be able to:
* Discuss the diagnostic criteria for acute otitis media (AOM).
* Understand the natural course of AOM.
* Review recent studies that have evaluated the observation option in the emergency department.
* Consider the use of acoustic reflectometry when appropriate.
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CT Angiography of the Cardiac Valves: Normal, Diseased, and Postoperative Appearances
Provided by: Radiological Society of North America
Learning Objectives: 1) Discuss the causes and pathologic features of cardiac valve disease. 2) Identify the imaging findings of cardiac valve disease. 3) Describe the imaging appearances of valvular vegetation, tumors, and prostheses and the complications associated with these entities.... |
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EQIPP: Differentiate and Manage -GER and GERD
Provided by: American Academy of Pediatrics
By the end of the EQIPP Differentiate and Manage -GER and GERD course, you will use the learning EQIPPment provided in this course to:
* Review educational material on quality improvement and GER and GERD management
* Collect and analyze baseline data, using a minimum of 10 patient charts, to establish a starting point for improvement
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Diabetic Nephropathy
Provided by: CMElectures
Allan B. Schwartz, MD, is professor of medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Drexel University College of Medicine. He opens his lecture with slides showing the dramatic increase in the incidence of diabetes mellitus, and the prevalence of the disease by race and ethnicity. The lecture is built around a total of 69 slides.
This lect... |
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Couples Massage - Online CE course for massage therapists and all interested parties
Provided by: Ariana Institute
In this online home study Couples Massage course participants are presented with information related to creating a clear vision of your couples massage practice; a check-list of supplies; information on centering; illustrations of muscles; description of a couples massage workshop and information for couples massage workshop participants. Helpful p... |
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The Telephone in Clinical Medicine: An Instrument of Risk and Opportunity
Provided by: Harvard Medical School
Please note that this course also offers 3.6 nursing contact hours through the Department of Nursing Education, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. To obtain a CEU certificate, please make sure your registration form indicates your RN degree.
In addition, this course is designed to meet the requirement for 3 hours of Risk Man... |
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Progress in the Treatment of Blunt Thoracic Aortic Injury: 12-year Single-Institution Experience
Provided by: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
After reading this article, the learner should be able to:
* appreciate the evolution of modern care of blunt thoracic aortic injury
* recall differences in morbidity and mortality associated with the variety of approaches to repair of blunt thoracic aortic injury
* understand situations in which delayed repair of blunt thoracic aortic ... |
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Coregistration and Multimodality Imaging
Provided by: SNM Advancing Molecular Imaging and Therapy
Coregistration and Multimodality Imaging... |
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MRI of the Male Pelvis-Part II -Including Anamolies, Prostate Cancer, Rectum, Bladder, and Hernias
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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Root Cause and Systems Analysis
Provided by: Institute for Healthcare Improvement
This course introduces students to a systematic response to error called root cause analysis (RCA). The goal of RCA is to learn from adverse events and prevent them from happening in the future. The three lessons in this course explain RCA in detail, using case studies and examples from both industry and health care. By the end, you’ll learn a st... |
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Patient-Physician Comunications
Provided by: The Texas Medical Association
Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to:
Develop strategies to engage patients for better compliance and lower risk exposure... |
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Avoiding Medication Errors with Insulin Therapy
Provided by: Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy
Description:
Avoiding Medication Errors with Insulin Therapy is a knowledge-based program for pharmacists and nurses. The activity will explore the history of errors associated with insulin therapy and review the frequency with which they occur. Participants will learn how medication errors are generally multifactorial in nature and how medication... |
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Does a Repeated Benign Aspirate Change the Risk of Malignancy After an Initial Atypical Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration?
Provided by: American Society for Clinical Pathology
Upong completion of this activity, you will be able to:
* recognize the risk of malignancy for a patient with an atypical thyroid fine-needle aspiration and a repeat aspirate that is negative.
* recognize that separate aspirates of the same thyroid nodule are most likely not independent events.
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Medication Safety
Provided by: Pfiedler Enterprises
The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) 1999 report, To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System, stated that medication-related errors were a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, accounting “for one out of every 131 outpatient deaths, and one out of 854 inpatient deaths.â€
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