Skilled Nursing Facilities Series: Change in Condition
This activity will highlight the importance of an IDT and describe how recognizing CIC, providing excellent communication, developing patient-centered assessments and care planning are key for residents’ well-being. The effects of hospitalization vs remaining in place will also be discussed.
Category
  • Disease management
  • Older adults
Format
  • On-demand Webcasts
Credits
  • 0.50 ANCC - Nurses
  • 0.50 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 0.50 ASWB - Social Workers
Cost $0.00
Skilled Nursing Facilities Series: Wound Prevention
This activity will address the role of HCPs in identifying those at risk for wounds and the importance of effective communication among clinical staff for early intervention in wound care. The activity will also highlight common risk factors for the development of wounds and strategies for prevention. A framework for examining nonhealing wounds and addressing underlying causes of wounds to prevent further disease will also be discussed.
Category
  • Disease management
  • Older adults
Format
  • On-demand Webcasts
Credits
  • 0.25 ANCC - Nurses
  • 0.25 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 0.25 ASWB - Social Workers
Cost $0.00
Skilled Nursing Facilities Series: Geriatric Syndromes
This activity will identify the basic elements of several of the most common syndromes, offer insight into how geriatric syndromes can impact a resident’s daily life and provide a better appreciation of how an individual’s organ systems are interconnected to help mitigate risk and enable development of a better care plan for optimal outcomes.
Category
  • Disease management
  • Older adults
Format
  • On-demand Webcasts
Credits
  • 0.50 ANCC - Nurses
  • 0.50 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 0.50 ASWB - Social Workers
Cost $0.00
Skilled Nursing Facilities Series: Infections in Geriatric Patients
This activity will describe signs and symptoms of common infections in long-term care, highlight treatment modalities for infection and identify unique needs of geriatric patients. How the McGeer Criteria are used to provide standardized guidance for infection surveillance activities will also be discussed.
Category
  • Disease management
  • Older adults
Format
  • On-demand Webcasts
Credits
  • 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
  • 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 1.00 ASWB - Social Workers
Cost $0.00
Skilled Nursing Facilities Series: Cardiac Assessment
The goal of this activity is to improve participants’ ability to recognize and report the most important aspects of a patient’s history and exam to improve communication and build provider, staff and patient confidence in the ability to evaluate and treat patients appropriately.
Category
  • Disease management
  • Older adults
Format
  • On-demand Webcasts
Credits
  • 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
  • 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 1.00 ASWB - Social Workers
Cost $0.00
Diagnosis and Management of Ocular Symptoms Related to Concussion and Acquired Brain Injury
This activity will focus on the evaluation and management of oculomotor symptoms associated with acquired brain injuries (ABI) due to concussion, stroke and other causes. It will discuss the battery of tests that can establish the presence of oculomotor dysfunction and will cover available treatment options, including glasses, prism glasses, therapeutic eye drops and vision therapy. The importance of a team management approach through collaboration and referrals will be stressed. After this activity, eye doctors should be comfortable evaluating patients with a history of concussion or ABI.
Category
  • Disease management
  • Vision
Format
  • On-demand Webcasts
Credits
  • 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 1.00 COPE - Optometrists
Cost $0.00
Understanding How Eating Disorders Impact Those in the Child Welfare System
Portrait of teenage girl sharing feelings in support group circle for children
This activity will discuss the connection between childhood trauma and eating disorders and how to better assess the risk of young people within the child welfare system developing eating disorders. It also will provide HCPs with guidance regarding improved recognition of the underlying conditions and experiences that must be addressed to successfully treat individuals struggling with disordered eating.
Category
  • Pediatrics
Format
  • On-demand Webcasts
Credits
  • 1.50 ACPE - Pharmacists
  • 1.50 ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians
  • 1.50 AMA - Physicians
  • 1.50 ANCC - Nurses
  • 1.50 APA - Psychologists
  • 1.50 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 1.50 ASWB - Social Workers
Cost $0.00
Understanding Human Trafficking in Children From the Child Welfare System
Black male adolescent listening to his counsellor during therapy session at therapist's.
This activity will discuss the legal definitions of labor and sex trafficking and deliver information and facts about the prevalence of human trafficking in children, particularly those from the child welfare system. It will describe how to safely identify and provide safe interventional strategies for children and transitional-aged youth who are being trafficked. Protocol reporting requirements for trafficking will also be discussed.
Category
  • Pediatrics
Format
  • On-demand Webcasts
Credits
  • 2.00 ACPE - Pharmacists
  • 2.00 ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians
  • 2.00 AMA - Physicians
  • 2.00 ANCC - Nurses
  • 2.00 APA - Psychologists
  • 2.00 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 2.00 ASWB - Social Workers
Cost $0.00
Obesity & Diabetes Management: It’s So Much More Than Just A “Magic Pill”
This activity will provide an overview of obesity and diabetes that describes effective multi-interventional approaches to weight loss and, importantly, highlights the role of incorporated lifestyle changes in promoting the likelihood of weight loss success and improved health outcomes. The conversational style of this activity will encourage discussion around obesity-care planning and examine the factors that must be considered due to the chronic and relapsing characteristics of this disease.
Category
  • Disease management
  • Wellness
Format
  • On-demand Webcasts
Credits
  • 1.00 ACPE - Pharmacists
  • 1.00 ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians
  • 1.00 AMA - Physicians
  • 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
  • 1.00 APA - Psychologists
  • 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 1.00 CDR - Dietitians
  • 1.00 ASWB - Social Workers
Cost $0.00
Active Surveillance and Management of Prostate Cancer
This activity will provide an overview of the natural history of early-stage prostate cancer and review current data on the benefits and drawbacks of screening. It will discuss important aspects of diagnosis and describe evidence-based strategies for detection of early-stage prostate cancer.
Category
  • Disease management
  • Oncology
Format
  • On-demand Webcasts
Credits
  • 1.00 AMA - Physicians
  • 1.00 ANCC - Nurses
  • 1.00 Attendance - General Attendance
Cost $0.00

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