Adherence to Chronic Inhaled Therapies- Discuss the impact of nonadherence on health outcomes, including pulmonary exacerbations and lung function. Describe the challenges of accurately assessing for medication nonadherence. Identify risk factors for nonadherence and strategies for supporting patients to improve adherence.
1.0 Free CEUs for Respiratory Therapists
This course also offers Free CEUs for Nurses and Physicians
Expires 2/27/15
Bilevel Titration Made Easy For Technologist and Patient -
In this course we will review the key elements that lead to successful PAP titrations, identify when bilevel therapy is indicated, overcome bilevel titration challenges and recognize the multiple benefits of a successful bilevel titration. Discuss the fundamental elements that help lead to effective positive airway pressure, also known as PAP titrations. Recognize when bilevel therapy is indidcated. Learn how to overcome bilevel titration challenges.
1.0 Free CEUs for Sleep Technologists
This course also offers Free CEUs for Respiratory Therapists
Latex Allergy- Define latex allergy and describe its epidemiology. Identify the symptoms of latex allergy and its related conditions. Explain treatment options for latex allergy. Discuss how to use latex or alternative products safely in the workplace to minimize/prevent latex allergy.
1.0 Free CEUs for Physical Therapists
Free until 6/3/13
Application of Managing the Challenges Associated with Pain-Understand the importance of pain management related to bleeding disorders.
Identify the “Four D’s of Pain” and their use in process of assessing pain.
Provide accurate pain assessment through executing the seven assessment tools.
Illustrate the significance of patient eduction and barriers to the treatment plan.
Recognize the appropriate management of a pain crisis.
Differentiate between allergic reaction, side effect, adverse reaction, and tolerance in drug therapy.
Demonstrate the importance of assessment, prevention, and management of side effects for provided therapies.
Understand the value of complementary pain management modalities such as hypnosis, visualization, and relaxation.
Provide resources to support pain management efforts.
7.0 Free CEUs for Pharmacists
Expires 2/28/14
AAC Technology Design for Persons with Aphasia- Aphasia is a neurological disorder caused by damage (often from a stroke) to the portions of the brain responsible for processing language. Though it does not affect intelligence, people with aphasia often find it difficult to speak, understand speech, read, or write. Lingraphica products are designed to help restore language faculties so aphasics can reconnect and communicate with others. This course is designed to introduce the SLP to the science behind augmentative and alternative communications (AAC) technology and it’s integration into patient treatment plans.
0.1 Free ASHA CEUs for Speech & Language Pathologists
Adult Obesity in the United States-
Define adult obesity and describe the contributing factors
Discuss the health and economic consequences of adult obesity
Describe treatment options and coping methodologies
1.0 Free CEUs for Nurses
Free until 9/11/13
Chronic Child Neglect- This course explores the difficult issue of chronic child neglect and its impact on children, society, and casework practice. Describe parental stressors associated with chronic neglect. Describe the effects of chronic neglect on children and society. Describe how chronic neglect may be addressed in casework.
1.0 Free CEUs for Social Workers
Free Until 5/31/13
A Case-Based Approach to Chronic Pain and Long-Term Opioid Therapy- Primary care physicians are skilled at managing comorbidities in their patients, yet they face a dilemma when it comes to managing chronic pain because the pharmacologic treatment of choice, opioid analgesics, are controlled drugs. Given the privileged nature of their relationship with patients, primary care physicians should feel secure in providing appropriate analgesia for patients with chronic pain. Concerns regarding potential abuse should not impede appropriate medical use of opioids. Many physicians reduce the risks of opioid prescribing, including the risk to licensure, by simply not treating patients in pain, or by denying them controlled substances. This is understandable yet lamentable conduct considering the widespread under-treatment of pain. A well-informed primary care provider who is familiar with the causes of and contributing factors that influence pain can provide helpful medicines and prescribe other appropriate treatments. Pain care by the primary provider can improve the lives of a majo rity of chronic pain sufferers and reduce the economic burden to society.
Distinguish the statistics regarding legitimate opioid prescription abuse from what physicians report as their belief.
Discuss how to properly educate patients to avoid unintended diversion of their prescription medication (opioids), including physicians as patients to practice these standards within their own homes.
Discuss implementing plans to manage the patient throughout their course of treatment.
Recognize opioid aberrant behaviors, attempted diversion, and impact of patient history on patient selection.
Differentiate between addiction, abuse, misuse and increased tolerance.
2.0 Free CEUs for Nurse Practitioners which includes 2.0 Free Pharmacology Hours
Expires 10/31/13
Parkinson’s Disease and DaTscan- the ability to provide patients with an early, accurate diagnosis for neurodegenerative movement disorders, such as Parkinson’s Disease, has been an on-going challenge that can take up to six years because of the dependence on symptom presentation. Unfortunately symptom presentation varies with patients. Also, other movement disorders, such as essential tremor, have similar symptoms, but they occur in different areas of the brain and do not involve the dopamine system. Now, the FDA has approved DaTscan, an imaging agent developed by GE Healthcare that can detect the presence of dopamine transporters (DaT) in the brain which allows physicians to diagnose and begin the correct course much earlier in the disease process.
List the signs and symptoms of Parkinsonian Syndrome and Essential Tremor
Identify differences between PS and ET
Describe how PS and ET are diagnosed
Describe the physical characteristics of DaTscan (I-123 ioflupane)
List the approved indications for DaTscan
Identify patients for which DaTscan is contraindicated
Determine the appropriate dosage for DaTscan
Describe the proper patient preparation required for DaTscan
Identify appropriate acquisition and processing parameters, and
Differentiate between normal and abnormal cases
1.0 Free AHRA CEUs for Radiologic Technicians
Expires 12/31/14
HIPAA: A Clinician’s Guide to Using and Protecting Patient’s Information-This course is an overview of the foundation for understanding the basic components of the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Classification and examples of patient identifiers are examined. Rules for use as they apply to disclosure of protected health information are also reviewed. Types and examples of violations, as well as penalties are included. This course is intended for the healthcare provider who has access to protected health information and must comply with HIPAA Privacy & Security regulations.
Understand the purpose of HIPAA and the Privacy Rule
Understand why all healthcare employees must comply
Understand the term “protected health information”
Understand the rules for use and disclosure of protected health information
Understand the Notice of Privacy Practices and clients’ rights
1.0 Free CEUs for Certified Nursing Assistants
Expires 10/8/13
Nutritional Strategies for Preterm and Very Low Birth Weight Infants-Premature infants are vulnerable to a variety of problems due to developmental immaturity of their gastrointestinal (GI) tract and their extraordinarily high nutritional needs. Various studies have indicated that specific early dietary factors in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants have an effect on neurodevelopment. Continued provision of adequate nutrition in appropriate feeding stages is important throughout the neonatal intensive care unit stay and postdischarge. This monograph describes how ensuring adequate nutrition early in life has positive consequences on long-term growth and neurodevelopment.
Explain the long-term neurodevelopmental consequences of growth failure.
Outline the main factors involved in GI tract immaturity in premature infants.
Delineate the nutritional requirements of preterm infants.
Describe methods of nutrient delivery and feeding options for preterm infants.
1.0 Free CEUs for Registered Dieticians
This course also offers Free CEUs for Physicians and Nurses
Expires 7/31/13
Application of Managing the Challenges Associated with Pain-
Understand the importance of pain management related to bleeding disorders.
Identify the “Four D’s of Pain” and their use in process of assessing pain.
Provide accurate pain assessment through executing the seven assessment tools.
Illustrate the significance of patient eduction and barriers to the treatment plan.
Recognize the appropriate management of a pain crisis.
Differentiate between allergic reaction, side effect, adverse reaction, and tolerance in drug therapy.
Demonstrate the importance of assessment, prevention, and management of side effects for provided therapies.
Understand the value of complementary pain management modalities such as hypnosis, visualization, and relaxation
Provide resources to support pain management efforts.
7.0 Free CEUs for Nurses
Expires 2/28/14
Evaluating New Pharmaceutical Products at Your Health System: Maximizing Value with Medication-use Evaluations- New pharmaceutical products pose a challenge to the medication-use evaluation (MUE) process in health systems, especially when treatment protocols or guidelines are not already in place. To perform a comprehensive assessment of a new product, it is essential for clinicians to know where the product fits into existing or new protocols. Likewise, it is important to consider total cost of care, including how the cost of the new drug will be integrated into total cost.
This activity will provide an overview of MUEs and disease-based management protocols as performance improvement techniques for achieving optimal patient outcomes with new and existing pharmaceutical products. The impact of efficacy, safety, and economics in the development of MUEs and disease-state management protocols will be explained. An opioid-minimization approach for evaluating new drugs for acute pain management will be used to illustrate how such an approach can lead to improvements in patient outcomes while having a positive impact on the total cost of care.
Describe common steps in the medication-use evaluation (MUE) process.
Describe how efficacy, safety, and economics results from the literature can be considered in the development of MUEs to optimize drug use.
Develop a disease-state management protocol to enhance medication efficacy and safety that takes MUE results, clinical trial results, literature reports, clinical practice guidelines, and local practice patterns into consideration.
Given a therapeutic medication category or disease state, outline a plan for identifying and measuring the critical drivers of drug use that influence the total cost of care.
2.0 Free CEUs for Pharmacists
Expires 3/3/14
Latex Allergy- Latex allergy is an IgE-mediated sensitization to naturally occurring proteins found in latex, a kind of rubber harvested from the Hevea brasilensis (Hev b) tree. For people susceptible to latex allergy, the proteins in the rubber can cause a reaction within minutes of exposure. Typical reactions range from redness and itching to more severe responses like nasal congestion and asthma. The allergy most commonly affects healthcare workers and others who are exposed to latex gloves through their employment. Patients receiving medical care may also develop the allergy when they come into contact with latex in a treatment setting.
Define latex allergy and describe its epidemiology.
Identify the symptoms of latex allergy and its related conditions.
Explain treatment options for latex allergy.
Discuss how to use latex or alternative products safely in the workplace to minimize/prevent latex allergy.
1.0 Free CEUs for Occupational Therapists
Free until 6/3/13
Why Do Cardiac MR & CT? Clinical Indications and Applications- According to the most recent statistics released by the American Heart Association, an estimated one in three American adults have one or more types of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Nearly 2,400 Americans die of CVD each day, an average of one death every 37 seconds. The estimated direct and indirect cost of CVD in the United States for 2008 is nearly $450 billion.1
-With new advances in technology, magnetic resonance (MR) and computer tomography (CT) have emerged as potential powerful and practical noninvasive cardiac imaging techniques in the detection and characterization of cardiovascular diseases. This program provides an overview of MR and CT indications to better understand the role these technologies play to improve diagnosis and treatment of patients with cardiovascular disease.
Identify appropriate patients and indications for cardiac MR and cardiac CT.
Compare and contrast the strengths and weaknesses of cardiac MR, cardiac CT, and other cardiac imaging modalities.
Discuss recent advances which make cardiac MR and CT practical clinical tools.
1.0 Free ASRT CEUs for Radiologic Technicians
Expires 6/30/13
Obesity, Hunger, and Poverty- Describe how childhood obesity, poverty, and food insecurity intersect and discuss the role of the food system. Explain current areas of priority to address childhood obesity, food insecurity, and food system issues.
1.0 Free CPEUs for Registered Dieticians
Expires 6/2013
Addiction Update: Breaking Down Barriers to Help Patients Kick the Habit-Use a simple questionnaire to screen at-risk patients for alcohol addiction. Understand the mechanisms of the various treatment options in order to customize therapy for patients motivated to treat their opioid addiction.
1.0 Free CEUs for Nurse Practitioners which includes 0.5 Free Pharmacology Hours
Navigating the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Payment System- Describe the advent of the ESRD Medicare program. Discuss two goals associated with the original ESRD program. Explain the various payment options for renal replacement therapies. Discuss the role of the conditions for coverage and how they impact the type of care delivered. Describe the bundling method of Medicare reimbursement and its potential impact on care. Recall the role and services provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the ESRD Networks, and the State Departments of Health.
2.0 Free CEUs for Social Workers
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