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 Assertive Community Treatment: An Evidence Based PracticeThis course is an overview from the NC Evidence Based Practices Center of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) and the ACT Resource Toolkit. The ACT toolkit is part of six evidence-based practices that...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 01: Overview of Sleep Disorders The Duke AHEC Program in collaboration with the Sandhills Local Management Entity developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in commu...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 02: Metabolic Problems in Patients on Antipsychotic Medications The Duke AHEC Program in collaboration with the Sandhills Local Management Entity developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in commu...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 03: Overview of Memory Impairment and Dementia The Duke AHEC Program in collaboration with the Sandhills Local Management Entity developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in commu...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 04: Psychopharmacology in the Medically Ill The Duke AHEC Program in collaboration with the Sandhills Local Management Entity developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in commu...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 05: Medical Management of Substance Abuse The Duke AHEC Program in collaboration with the Sandhills Local Management Entity developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in commu...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 06: ADHD in Children The Duke AHEC Program in collaboration with the Sandhills Local Management Entity developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in commu...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 07: Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Dementia The Duke AHEC Program in collaboration with the Sandhills Local Management Entity developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in commu...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 08 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents The Duke AHEC Program in collaboration with the Sandhills Local Management Entity developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in commu...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 09: Towards a Better Understanding of Bipolar Disorder The Duke AHEC Program in collaboration with the Sandhills Local Management Entity developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in commu...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 10: Making Shift Happen: A Motivational Interviewing Primer for Mental H... The Duke AHEC Program in collaboration with the Sandhills Local Management Entity developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in commu...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 11: Suicide Risk Assessment - has the Standard of Care Changed? The Duke AHEC Program in collaboration with the Sandhills Local Management Entity developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in commu...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 12: Effects of War on Military Families The Duke AHEC Program in collaboration with the Sandhills Local Management Entity developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in commu...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 13: Anxiety Disorders & Treatment The Duke AHEC Program in collaboration with the Sandhills Local Management Entity developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in commu...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 14: The Treatment of Adolescent Substance Abuse: Is the Glass Half Empty... The treatment of substance abusing adolescents is an increasingly challenging issue given the growing complexity of the problem and the limited array of evidence based treatment options. However, the...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 15: Alzheimer`s Disease: An Overview and Update The Duke AHEC Program in collaboration with the Sandhills Local Management Entity developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in commu...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 16: Neuroimaging in 2010 What Every Clinician Needs to Know The Duke AHEC Program in collaboration with the Sandhills Local Management Entity developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in commu...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 17: Update on Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD... The Duke AHEC Program in collaboration with the Sandhills Local Management Entity developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in commu...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 18: Typical Antipsychotics and Schizophrenia - The Brain and its Machiner... The Duke AHEC Program in collaboration with the Sandhills Local Management Entity developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in commu...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 19: Diabetes, Hyperlipidemia, and Metabolic Syndrome - What Psychiatrists... The Duke AHEC Program, a part of the NC AHEC Program, has developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in community mental health setti...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 20: Women Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Gender Specific Issues Faced A... The Duke AHEC Program, a part of the NC AHEC Program, has developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in community mental health setti...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 21: The Treatment of Insomnia The Duke AHEC Program, a part of the NC AHEC Program, has developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in community mental health setti...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 22: Sexual Side Effects of Psychotropics in Males and Females Description: The Duke AHEC Program in collaboration with the Sandhills Local Management Entity developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encoun...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 23: Treatment of Resistant Depression The Duke AHEC Program in collaboration with the Sandhills Local Management Entity developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in commu...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 24: Management of Comorbid Insomnia & Depression The Duke AHEC Program in collaboration with the Sandhills Local Management Entity developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in commu...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 25: Depression in Late Life: An Update The Duke AHEC Program in collaboration with the Sandhills Local Management Entity developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in commu...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 26: Intensive Outpatient Treatment of Substance Abuse The Duke AHEC Program in collaboration with the Sandhills Local Management Entity developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in commu...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 27: New & Promising Treatments for ADHD in Children The Duke AHEC Program in collaboration with the Sandhills Local Management Entity developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issures encourntered in com...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 28: Borderline Personality and Emotion: Using Research to Improve Clinic... The Duke AHEC Program in collaboration with the Sandhills Local Management Entity developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in commu...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 29: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in Children and Adolescents The Duke AHEC Program in collaboration with the Sandhills Local Management Entity developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in commu...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 30: Mindfulness Practice as a Clinical Intervention The Duke AHEC Program in collaboration with the Sandhills Local Management Entity developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in commu...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 31: Treatment of Agitation in Dementia The Duke AHEC Program in collaboration with the Sandhills Local Management Entity developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in commu...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 32: The Use of Generic & Brand Medications in Psychiatry The Duke AHEC Program has developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in community mental health settings. The current series is targ...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 33: School Refusal Behavior in Children and Adolescents The Duke AHEC Program has developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in community mental health settings. The current series is targ...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 34: Boundary Violations in Clinical Practice The Duke AHEC Program has developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in community mental health settings. The current series is targ...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 35: A National Epidemic of Unintentional Prescription Opioid Overdose Dea... The Duke AHEC Program has developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in community mental health settings. The current series is targ...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 36: Making Shift Happen: A Motivational Interviewing Primer for Mental ... The Duke AHEC Program has developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in community mental health settings. The current series is targ...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 37: An Update on Starting & Managing Patients on Clozapine The Duke AHEC Program has developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in community mental health settings. The current series is targ...[more] |
| Duke Mental Health Webinar 38: The Anxiety and Somatoform Disorders The Duke AHEC Program has developed an ongoing continuing medical series to address important psychiatric management issues encountered in community mental health settings. The current series is targ...[more] |
| Evidence Based Practices in Treating Persons with Severe Mental Illness This course is an overview of evidence based practices used in treating persons with severe mental illness. Mental health reform has created an environment for embracing the services that provide the ...[more] |
| From Theory to Practice: Case Studies in Ethical Decision-Making The presenter, Jeff Georgi, developed this one hour case study presentation as a supplement to his presentation on Perspectives in Ethical Decision-Making Course. Mr. Georgi will lead you through each...[more] |
| Identifying and Helping Persons with Developmental Disabilities and Substance Use Disorders This course discusses the incidence and management of substance abuse in service to persons within developmental disabilities. Learning Objectives: - Identify the prevalence of substance ab...[more] |
| Illness Management and Recovery This course introduces the principles of illness management and recovery and describes their effectiveness in helping clients set meaningful goals, acquire information and skills to increase mastery o...[more] |
| Intensive Outpatient Treatment for Substance Abuse This course discusses planning to develop intensive outpatient services and gives information to guide in those efforts. This course will also assist in providing IOT services in order to validate a p...[more] |
| Introductory Spanish for Healthcare Providers This interactive on-line course presents a Spanish-speaking client as she goes through a primary care clinic visit, interacting with the staff. Spanish phrases commonly used in the clinic are present...[more] |
| Lamaze Childbirth Educator Program The Duke AHEC Program is an accredited Lamaze Childbirth Educator Program. In efforts to offer flexibility in training, two pathways to Lamaze certification are offered by the Duke AHEC Program: ...[more] |
| Perspectives in Ethical Decision-Making This video lecture examines the nature and 'anatomy' of ethics, focusing on ethical challenges facing substance abuse counselors, mental health care providers and administrators. There is discussion f...[more] |
| Polyglot 4.0: A Multimedia Medical Spanish Self-Study on CD Are you looking for a self study tool to learn medical Spanish phrases? ¿Habla usted español? ¿Quiere perfeccionar su ingles con términos y frases médicos? Polyglot 4.0 is a great resource and ea...[more] |
| Psychiatric Advance Directives: A Tool to Improve Care This course will provide a basic introduction to Psychiatric Advance Directives (PADs), which is a potential tool for improving care for individuals who need mental health treatment. PADs are legal in...[more] |
| Understanding and Helping the Difficult Substance Abuse Client This course will provide a basic knowledge about addiction and the addicted client. It will outline strategies for dealing with the difficult substance abuse client with the scope of responsibilities ...[more] |
| Understanding and Helping Youth Living with Addiction This course provides an overview of the common characteristics of substance abusing families as well as review the emotional, behavioral and thought patterns of youth living in a chemically dependent ...[more] |
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AHEConnectsm Courses |
| Performance Coaching for Healthcare Professionals Learn specific skills necessary to be an effective Health Care team coach. Review a coaching session process that will ensure success for you, your employee, your team, and your organization. Lear...[more] |
| Addressing Barriers to Learning: A. A Comprehensive Approach to School Mental Health This course is one of ten in the School Mental Health Training Series. It is designed as an aid for training leaders and staff about a comprehensive, multifaceted, school-based approach to promote men...[more] |
| Addressing Barriers to Learning: B. Depression and Suicide in Children and Youth This course is one of ten in the School Mental Health Training Series. It is designed to provide information on depression and suicide in children and adolescents. You will learn how to support studen...[more] |
| Addressing Barriers to Learning: C. Supporting Students with Disruptive Behaviors - Anxiety Disorde... This course is one of ten in the School Mental Health Training Series: Addressing Barriers to Learning. It is designed to provide information on anxiety disorders and bipolar disorder in children and ...[more] |
| Addressing Barriers to Learning: D. Helping Students Cope with Disruptive Behaviors - Attention Def... This course is one of ten in the School Mental Health Training Series: Addressing Barriers to Learning. It is designed to provide information on ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorde...[more] |
| Addressing Barriers to Learning: E. Risk and Resiliency Factors, Crisis Intervention and Follow-up ... This course is one of ten in the School Mental Health Training Series: Addressing Barriers to Learning. Learn to better understand the risky behavior of children and adolescents and how to counteract ...[more] |
| Addressing Barriers to Learning: F. Through Communication This course is one of ten in the School Mental Health Training Series: Addressing Barriers to Learning. The focus is on communication and how it can help or hinder the learning process. Learners will ...[more] |
| Addressing Barriers to Learning: G. Through Positive Behavioral Intervention This course is one of ten in the School Mental Health Training Series: Addressing Barriers to Learning. You will examine concepts in behavioral technology and their application. You will learn potenti...[more] |
| Addressing Barriers to Learning: H. Helping Students Cope With Substance Abuse This course is one of ten in the School Mental Health Training Series: Addressing Barriers to Learning. Learners will better understand the problem of adolescent substance abuse, especially considerin...[more] |
| Addressing Barriers to Learning: I. Helping Students Cope With Emotional Trauma This course is one of ten in the School Mental Health Training Series: Addressing Barriers to Learning. It examines two causes of emotional trauma: bullying and harassment, and neglect and abuse. Lear...[more] |
| Addressing Barriers to Learning: J. Addressing Cultural Diversity in School Mental Health This is of the courses in the School Mental Health Training Series: Addressing Barriers to Learning. This module will focus on the relevance of diversity and multiculturalism in addressing school men...[more] |
| Addressing Barriers to Learning: K. Helping Students to Cope with Pregnancy and HIV/AIDS Adolescence is the transition from childhood to adulthood and includes many challenges: physical, social, and emotional. Mental health can be adversely affected by these transitions and the additional...[more] |
| Addressing Barriers to Learning: L. Addressing the Needs of Students with Eating Disorders This course is intended to provide an overview of eating disorders: Causes, referral, research and treatment. and the steps to refer potential patients to qualified treatment providers. Information o...[more] |
| Addressing Barriers to Learning: M. Making the Change Toward Comprehensive School Mental Health This course is part of the School Mental Health Training Series: Addressing Barriers to Learning. In this course, the learner will gain a basic understanding of systems theory and systems change. It w...[more] |
| An Overview of Meaningful Use This course provides an overview of Meaningful Use, including details on the Core Objectives, the Menu Set Objectives and the Clinical Quality Measures. This course highlights additional items from t...[more] |
| Children and Domestic Violence Series: A. Trauma and Children The effects on children of witnessing domestic violence are well-documented in the literature and not unlike those of experiencing physical abuse, which co-occurs in up to 60 percent of domestic viole...[more] |
| Children and Domestic Violence Series: B. Assessment In completing this module, we hope that you will develop some critical skills in identifying and screening common behavioral and emotional symptoms among youth exposed to domestic violence. We also ho...[more] |
| Children and Domestic Violence Series: C. Behavior Management Children exposed to domestic violence sometimes demonstrate a range of challenging behaviors. Utilizing behavior management techniques and teaching those techniques to the child’s parent are critical ...[more] |
| Children and Domestic Violence Series: D. Impact of Maternal Mental Health on Children Exposed to Do... Victims of domestic violence are at significantly increased risk to develop a number of mental health issues. These issues can then compound the problems faced by their children in several ways. This ...[more] |
| Children and Domestic Violence Series: E. Legal Issues This workshop will address the importance of understanding the legal needs of minors in homes with domestic violence. For example, victim advocates and other service providers working directly with c...[more] |
| Chronic Disease Prevention Program A: Myocardial Infarction Myocardial Infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, is the number one killer of both men and women in the United States. About one million people in the United States have a heart attack eac...[more] |
| Conscious Sedation and Respiratory Therapy This course will explore various aspects of conscious sedation within respiratory therapy based upon the American Society of Anesthesiologists Guidelines. Providing safe conscious sedation requires a ...[more] |
| Critical Access Hospitals: Challenges and Opportunities The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 enacted legislation to support state-driven initiatives to strengthen our nation’s rural health care infrastructure. States are authorized to establish State Medicare R...[more] |
| Dysphagia Assessment: A Screening Protocol for Stroke Patients This course teaches nurses how to perform a comprehensive dysphagia assessment. Evidence-based guidelines mandate that all patients who are admitted with the diagnosis of stroke be screened for dyspha...[more] |
| El Futuro Series: Module A. Overview of Mental Health Issues in the North Carolina Latino Community This course is the first in the Latino Mental Health Training Series. The presentation will help the learner understand Latino culture and the implications for practitioners working in North Carolina...[more] |
| El Futuro Series: Module B. Culture Bound Syndromes When Latino immigrants come to the United States, their orientation toward physical and mental conditions is often heavily influenced by their experience with unique syndromes known as Culture Bound S...[more] |
| El Futuro Series: Module D. He Treated Me Like An Animal - The Impact of Discrimination on Latino Me... Latino immigrants living in the United States are faced with the pressure of discrimination. This brings an array of psychological consequences. Understanding these effects is essential for the beh...[more] |
| El Futuro Series: Module E. A Culturally-Sensitive Approach to Domestic Violence Treatment with Lati... This course is designed to educate clinicians about the various cultural differences between the Latino population and the non Latino population and how those differences can affect the efficacy of do...[more] |
| El Futuro Series: Module F. Si Dios Lo Permite: The Role of Spirituality in Working with Latinos This course is designed to encourage mental health professionals to be aware of the importance of spiritual and religious beliefs among Latino clients. The presenter discusses the importance of remai...[more] |
| El Futuro Series: Module H. Hablando Claro: Talking with Latino patients about Psychiatric Illness Providers often find themselves not as effective in evaluating and treating Latino individuals in the clinical setting. This course is designed to facilitate deeper understanding of the clinical inte...[more] |
| E-Prescribing Update (January 2011) This mediasite presentation will provide an overview of the E-Prescribing Update for 2011 with information to help meet the criteria necessary for meaningful use....[more] |
| Falls Prevention for Home Health Nurses Falls Prevention for Home Health Nurses is sponsored by the Carolina Geriatric Education Center Consortium. Fall-related injury has become an epidemic within healthcare. However, studies have shown ma...[more] |
| Financial Management Overview This mediasite presentation will discuss the financial management overview for medical practices. Objective: To provide an overview of tools and resources that will assure the long term f...[more] |
| Genomic Medicine - Breast Cancer Breast cancer occurs sporadically. It can also be familial or it can occur as part of a hereditary breast cancer syndrome. One way to identify your patients' risk for breast cancer is to collect their...[more] |
| Genomic Medicine - Colorectal Cancer Colon cancer screening recommendations are based on an individuals personal and family health history. This course will help you identify the patients in your practice whose family histories are consi...[more] |
| Genomic Medicine - Family History Family health history is one of the best tools currently available to identify individuals who are at increased risk for common diseases such as breast cancer, colon cancer and clotting disorders. Th...[more] |
| Genomic Medicine - Inherited Hypercoagulable States Only 10 percent of individuals with factor V Leiden, the most common inherited form of thrombophilia, will develop a venous thromboembolism (VTE) in their lifetime. This, and the fact that long-term a...[more] |
| Home Care Chronic Disease Prevention Training: A Train-the-Trainer Course This course is designed to enhance skills to improve client health outcomes using motivational interviewing. It will expand skills needed to implement strategies that promote motivational interviewing...[more] |
| ICARE: A. Managing Crisis Patients This pre-recorded web conference, presented by Eric Elbogen, PhD, provides evidence based content regarding the management of patients in behavioral health crises who present in primary care settings....[more] |
| ICARE: B. An Approach to the Sad or Irritable Child - Managing Pediatric Depression The ICARE Partnership is a collaborative initiative seeking to increase access to quality, evidence based behavioral health care services for North Carolinians. We invite you to participate in th...[more] |
| ICARE: C. Alcohol Use and Abuse: Intervening Across the Continuum The ICARE Partnership is a collaborative initiative seeking to increase access to quality, evidence-based behavioral health care services for North Carolinians. The content presented in this web ...[more] |
| ICARE: D. Office Based Approach to Adolescent Substance Abuse The ICARE Partnership is a collaborative initiative seeking to increase access to quality, evidence-based behavioral health care services for North Carolinians. The content presented in this web conf...[more] |
| ICARE: E. Prescription Medication Abuse - Skills for Prevention and Intervention The ICARE Partnership is a collaborative initiative seeking to increase access to quality, evidence-based behavioral health care services for North Carolinians. The content presented in this web co...[more] |
| ICARE: F. Illicit Drugs of Abuse, A Clinician`s Guide The ICARE Partnership is a collaborative initiative seeking to increase access to quality, evidence-based behavioral health care services for North Carolinians. Although alcohol and nicotine contin...[more] |
| ICARE: I. Pediatric Bipolar Disorder The ICARE Partnership is a collaborative initiative seeking to increase access to quality, evidence-based behavioral health care services for North Carolinians. We invite you to participate in this r...[more] |
| ICARE: J. The Challenges of Diagnosing and Treating Bipolar Disorder in Primary Care Settings The ICARE Partnership is a collaborative initiative seeking to increase access to quality, evidence-based behavioral health care services for North Carolinians. We invite you to participate in this r...[more] |
| ICARE: K. Screening, Diagnosing, and Treating Adult Depression in Primary Care Settings This recorded web conference will provide key concepts of evidence-based depression care, which will include screening, using the PHQ-9, and treatment. Learning objectives: • Identify key concept...[more] |
| ICARE: L. The New AAP Autism Screening Guidelines Pediatricians and primary care physicians have the opportunity to be the first point of contact when parents have concerns about their child's development or behavior. Further, given the apparent incr...[more] |
| ICARE: M. The Case for and Types of Collaborative Models in Healthcare The delivery of services at the first point of contact with the health system by two or more different stakeholders (primary care, behavioral health) working together in a partnership that promotes im...[more] |
| ICARE: N. Maternal Depression and the Psychosocial Development of Children This program was designed to provide physicians with the skills and knowledge for appropriate interventions for mothers with maternal depression thus minimizing the impact on early brain development a...[more] |
| ICARE: O. Making Shift Happen: A Motivational Interviewing Primer for Healthcare Professionals This ICARE sponsored program is specifically designed to give healthcare professional an overview of motivational interviewing techniques for their use with short patient encounters in a very fast pac...[more] |
| ICARE: P. Overview of Psychopharmacology This ICARE-sponsored, pre-recorded webinar is designed to give healthcare professionals an overview of psychotropic drugs and their appropriate use in primary practice. Guidelines for collaborative ca...[more] |
| ICD-9 Coding 1: Introduction This course is a great beginning to ICD-9-CM coding through an introduction to the ICD-9-CM Coding Manual. This course will highlight the three volumes of the coding manual, common conventions for cod...[more] |
| ICD-9 Coding 2: Principles This course will acquaint the new ICD-9-CM coder with some of the key principles involved in coding. In the first course, ICD-9 Coding 1: Introduction, participants learned basic coding information. T...[more] |
| Improving Performance in Practice Series: A. Change Package Overview This course provides an overview of Improving Performance in Practice (IPIP), a state-based practice redesign and improvement program which has been implemented in seven states. IPIP provides primary ...[more] |
| Improving Performance in Practice Series: B. Measures and Statistics This course provides an overview of Improving Performance in Practice (IPIP) measures. The overview includes detail on selecting measures, IPIP required and optional measures, and reporting tools and ...[more] |
| Intraoral Radiography for the Office Trained Dental Assistant: Part A Intraoral Radiography - Part A On-line Self Study is the first component of a program that complies with the NC Dental Practice Act requiring Dental Assistants to successfully complete a radiography c...[more] |
| It is the NC Law... Infection Control Workshop for Home Care and Hospice This on-line education is designed to provide participants with information on the principles and practices of infection control. This education is also planned to assist your agency in meeting the re...[more] |
| Medical Home and Quality Training Every employee within a practice is an integral part of the practice's journey in becoming a Patient Centered Medical Home. From the person who answers the phone to the person who does billing to the ...[more] |
| National Stroke Association: EMS, Stroke Rapid Response National Stroke Association has developed the Stroke Rapid Response™ training program. This program is designed to assist prehospital and hospital personnel in the education of EMS providers in their ...[more] |
| National Stroke Association: Nurse Module A, Stroke 101: Anatomy and Physiology Stroke is a complex disease caused by the disruption of blood flow to a part of the brain. This course will provide an overview of the brain’s anatomy, explain the physiology related to the different ...[more] |
| National Stroke Association: Nurse Module B, Neurological Assessments The nursing assessment of stroke patients takes place within the larger entity called the Standard Neurologic Examination. Although a nurse’s responsibility may be primarily to complete a neurologic a...[more] |
| National Stroke Association: Nurse Module C, Interpreting Stroke Imaging and Other Diagnostics In evaluating patients with acute neurological impairment, the clinical workup is not complete without brain imaging. Brain imaging findings can confirm the presence or absence of bleeding and possibl...[more] |
| National Stroke Association: Nurse Module D, Limiting Complications of Stroke Every stroke patient has the potential to develop complications. Complications are influenced by a number of factors, including the severity of the neurological pathology, functional deficits that occ...[more] |
| National Stroke Association: Nurse Module E, Patient and Care Partner Education Providing care throughout the continuum of care for stroke patients includes identifying a patient’s risk factors, goals, needs and abilities. Education is key for both patients and care partners. The...[more] |
| National Stroke Association: Nurse Module F, Stroke Therapies and Nursing Care This module will discuss the following aspects of stroke treatment: tpa and thrombolytic therapy, mechanical endovascular intervention, use of antiplatelet and anticoagulation therapies and the role o...[more] |
| National Stroke Association: Nurse Module G, Preventative Nursing Care for Neurological Deficits Every year, stroke strikes approximately 750,000 Americans - killing 160,000 and forever changing the lives of many who survive. The good news is that many strokes can be prevented. There are new trea...[more] |
| National Stroke Association: Nurse Module H, Stroke on the Critical Care Unit The purpose of this course is to educate the viewer on various stroke care techniques used in the critical care unit by reviewing the characteristics, clinical presentations, treatments, associated co...[more] |
| National Stroke Association: Nurse Module I, Rehabilitation Nursing for Stroke This module presents an overview of rehabilitation nursing and care of the patient who has had a stroke. Rehabilitation nursing is a specialty practice. It is a philosophy of care that focuses on faci...[more] |
| NMI: Applying Regulations to Practice This Nursing Management Institute course reviews the role of state boards of nursing in professional licensure and discipline, and emphasizes the role of the nurse manager in facilitating a non-discri...[more] |
| NMI: Becoming a Systems Thinker As healthcare managers and leaders continue to develop sophistication in managing complex situations, the systems model is useful to assist nurse managers in addressing day to day pressures which are ...[more] |
| NMI: Coaching for Performance Improvement Every employee deserves the opportunity to work at his or her potential and also, through experience, grow and develop their expertise. This Nursing Management Institute courses teaches you to assist ...[more] |
| NMI: Communicating Effectively As a manager, you play a key role in creating a culture in which employees are inspired to commit and give their best to the organization. The key to this culture is communication. As a manager/leader...[more] |
| NMI: Improving Outcomes Through Quality Management As nurse administrators move from being managers to leaders, doers to facilitators, and bosses to mentors, they must know how to use data to make better clinical and financial decisions that improve c...[more] |
| NMI: Integrating Financial Data Nursing is a great resource in health care organizations and must be included in the key decisions that affect the organization, including the bottom-line decisions related to finance. This Nursing Ma...[more] |
| NMI: Managing for Retention This Nursing Management Institute course examines the importance of maintaining a sufficient number of staff, a well-balanced skill mix, and a satisfied staff that stays. This challenge is increasing ...[more] |
| NMI: Maximizing Group Potential Nurse Managers use groups to achieve several goals in the workplace. This Nursing Management Institute course examines utilizing problem solving, increasing the effectiveness of team function, and con...[more] |
| NMI: Mentoring and Being Mentored Mentoring is a proactive process that nurtures the professional development of nurses is crucial for individual nurses in their career progression. This Nursing Management Institute course explores th...[more] |
| NMI: Sharing Decision Making This Nursing Management Institute course presents concepts and principles central to a structure of shared governance. The material is more practical than theoretical, to facilitate the application to...[more] |
| NMI: Transitioning from Staff Nurse to Manager Moving from a staff nurse to a manager position can be a very intimidating transition. Like all transitions, you must leave behind some knowledge, skills, and relationships that have become comfortabl...[more] |
| NMI: Using Data for Staffing Nurse managers are responsible for balancing human resource costs and benefits to ensure quality outcomes both for clients and for the organization. This Nursing Management Institute course will demon...[more] |
| Pandemic Influenza This course addresses the causes and potential effects of pandemic influenza; pandemic preparedness; and ways to decrease the potentially disastrous effects of a pandemic. Participants will learn deci...[more] |
| Pesticide Related Illness and Health Issues The purpose of this course is to prepare providers to diagnose and treat acute pesticide poisoning and to increase their awareness of health problems associated with chronic pesticide exposure. While ...[more] |
| Preventing Resident Falls in Assisted Living Facilities: The Important Role of the Direct Caregiver This course is designed for direct caregivers of geriatric residents in assisted living facilities. The course provides a clear description of the reasons than seniors are at risk for falls and straig...[more] |
| SANE Series: A. Introduction To Forensic Nursing Forensic Nursing is one of the newest specialties in the medical community today. Review the origins of forensic nursing and current fields in which forensic nurses presently practice. Learn about the...[more] |
| SANE Series: B. Introduction To Sexual Assault As a health care provider, caring for the victims of sexual assault is often difficult and complex. Develop a solid foundation and learn about sexual assault and its impact on our communities and pati...[more] |
| SANE Series: C. The Rapist and Criminal Sexuality Learn about human sexuality and the use of coercion or exploitation by the rapist. Review how these elements, including the use of force by the rapist and resistance by the victim, become relevant to ...[more] |
| SANE Series: D. Anatomy and Physiology for the Sexual Assault Examination Learn to identify anatomical structures of sexual assault patients in a clear and concise manner. This is critical not only among health care professionals, but also the medico-legal system. The norma...[more] |
| SANE Series: E. Interviewing the Sexual Assault Patient Sexual assault interviews are unique. In addition to gathering health information, details are obtained about a traumatic event the patient may not be prepared to recount. The information gathered may...[more] |
| SANE Series: F. The Sexual Assault Exam Adequately preparing the patient for the sexual assault examination is critical to success. Review examination preparation and basic components of the sexual assault pelvic examination. Learn distinct...[more] |
| SANE Series: G. Introduction to Pediatric Sexual Abuse This course focuses on the principles of conducting a sexual assault interview and pelvic exam for a child. You will be taught how to collect physical evidence in acute cases that present to the ER o...[more] |
| SANE Series: H. Infections and Prophylaxis for the Sexual Assault Patient In this course we will discuss the prevention of sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy for the sexual assault patient. The symptoms and manifestations of sexually transmitted infections along ...[more] |
| SANE Series: I. Forensic Injury Identification and Documentation Receive an in-depth overview of the most common injuries associated with sexual assault. To assist in accurately caring for victims of sexual assault, differences between type of injuries and correct ...[more] |
| SANE Series: J. Principles of Physical Evidence Collection in Sexual Assault The identification, collection and packaging of physical evidence in sexual assault cases are unique from other kind of crimes because the victim is a living crime scene. Review the principles and the...[more] |
| SANE Series: K. Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit This course provides an in-depth look at the components of the sexual assault evidence collection kit and reviews collection techniques used in the collection of forensic evidence. A glossary of essen...[more] |
| SANE Series: L. DNA & Forensic Analysis Learn to define the structure of DNA and identify the most common types of samples collected for DNA analysis by health care providers today, along with the forensic implications of current practices....[more] |
| SANE Series: M. Principles of Forensic Photography When photographing victims of crime or sexual assault it is critical to be able to accurately capture the nature and extent of the injuries noted during your examination. This course will provide det...[more] |
| SANE Series: N. Sexual Assault and the Criminal Justice System This course will familiarize health care professionals who care for sexual assault patients with the court system and their role as an expert witness in superior court trials. As a forensic nurse exam...[more] |
| Screening Older Adults for Fall Risk This course is designed for interdisciplinary health professionals working with geriatric populations in a variety of health care settings. The content describes the significance of the falls issue fo...[more] |
| Sensory Changes in the Adult Patient Population This course is designed to provide the bedside caregiver with the necessary information to provide safe and effective care to an older population who is experiencing decreased sensory capability. ...[more] |
| State and Regional Medical Support Shelter Orientation Program The State of North Carolina, in a partnership with OEMS, Public Health, state hospitals, and the Division of Emergency Management, has developed the State Medical Response System (SMRS) to provide med...[more] |
| Treating the Invisible Wounds of War To build bridges between local community resources and military families, Congress established the National Demonstration Program for Citizen-Soldier Support. Spearheaded by the Odum Institute at the ...[more] |
| Treating the Invisible Wounds of War (Spanish Edition) Para construir puentes entre los recursos de la comunidad local y las familias de militares, el Congreso estableció el Programa de Demostración Nacional de Apoyo ciudadano-soldado. Encabezado por el I...[more] |
| TTIWW: A Primary Care Approach Every day service members make appointments at primary care offices for post-deployment related illness or injury. Although it is often presumed that Department of Defense/Department of Veterans Affai...[more] |
| TTIWW: Issues of Women Returning from Combat Women military service members returning from deployment to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan face gender-specific readjustment issues as they transition back to their local communities. This workshop ...[more] |
| TTIWW: Recognizing the Signs of mTBI during Routine Eye Examinations How often do you encounter Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) or Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) veterans in your optometry practice? Approximately 20 percent of these returning military personnel have ex...[more] |
| UNCG Geriatric Training Series: About Aging This module will introduce you to the concept of aging and explore why an increased focus on the health care needs of older adults is so important. Learning Objectives: o Describe the demo...[more] |
| UNCG Geriatric Training Series: Cultural Perspectives of Aging The United States population is rapidly becoming more diverse. Minority groups are predicted to represent about half of the overall population in the next 50 years. Among adults over 65, the minority ...[more] |
| UNCG Geriatric Training Series: Depression, Delirium and Dementia Many people believe that confusion and depression are inevitable consequences of aging. However, this is not true. In actuality, recognition and appropriate nursing management of depression, delirium,...[more] |
| UNCG Geriatric Training Series: Economic and Environmental Issues of Aging The United States health care system is in constant flux as we look for ways to provide care for an ever-increasing number of older adults. In order to provide the best care, nurses need to have a ba...[more] |
| UNCG Geriatric Training Series: Elder Mistreatment Situations of elder abuse are complex and serious, and challenge nurses to apply their highest levels of nursing skills. This module focuses on various types of elder mistreatment and the intervention...[more] |
| UNCG Geriatric Training Series: End of Life Care for Older Adults Loss, dying and death are universal experiences, and this module will discuss how to provide end of life care for older adults and their families. Although nurses and other health professionals that ...[more] |
| UNCG Geriatric Training Series: Ethical Issues in Aging Many ethical considerations dominate the field of elder health care. One of the most common ethical issues that older patients face is decision-making regarding medical treatments when their death se...[more] |
| UNCG Geriatric Training Series: Falls in Older Adults This module focuses on falls in older adults. Falls are of great concern to older patients, their families, and health care agencies. Learning Objectives: o Discuss risk factors that incr...[more] |
| UNCG Geriatric Training Series: Gerontological Assessment Assessing older adults is challenging, rewarding and fascinating. It requires a thorough knowledge of the normal changes that come with aging, coupled with critical thinking skills. Learning O...[more] |
| UNCG Geriatric Training Series: Integument and Aging The integument is the largest, most visible organ of the body. It contributes much to an individual’s personal identity, recognizable characteristics and sexual identity. The skin is important in pr...[more] |
| UNCG Geriatric Training Series: Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Elder Care This module discusses the interdisciplinary collaboration needed for elder care. Collaboration is particularly important in caring for older adults because of the complex nature of their needs and ca...[more] |
| UNCG Geriatric Training Series: Medication Use One of the challenges of healthcare professionals that care for older adults involves balancing their own idea of quality of life with what is important to the older adult. Although nurses, with the e...[more] |
| UNCG Geriatric Training Series: Nutrition and Aging This module will explain nutritional changes that are often associated with the aging process. Eating patterns of older adults are influenced by numerous factors, such as income level, cultural habits...[more] |
| UNCG Geriatric Training Series: Pain and Aging This module addresses issues and strategies related to pain management in older adults. Assessing and managing pain for older patients is often challenging and complex. There is consensus in scient...[more] |
| UNCG Geriatric Training Series: Physical Restraint Reduction The use of physical restraints is problematic and controversial. While use of certain restraints in long-term care has virtually disappeared, some acute care units and most critical care units continu...[more] |
| UNCG Geriatric Training Series: Sensory Changes and Communication Communicating with clients and their families is one of the most fundamental and essential nursing skills. However, communicating with older adults in the hospital setting is often very challenging. T...[more] |
| UNCG Geriatric Training Series: Sleep/Rest This module focuses on sleep disturbances and sleep quality as experienced by older adults. Learning Objectives: o Identify the normal changes in sleep patterns and causes of sleep distur...[more] |
| UNCG Geriatric Training Series: Teaching Older Adults Health teaching is an essential component of geriatric nursing care. Because older adults have unique learning characteristics and health concerns, their health education should be tailored to meet th...[more] |
| UNCG Geriatric Training Series: Urinary Incontinence Data has shown that high rates of nursing home residents are incontinent upon admission and at 3-month post admission. Rates tend to be higher among persons with dementia compared to persons without d...[more] |
| Understanding Public Health Clinical Activites in North Carolina This mediasite presentation focuses on the organization and operation of public health activities in North Carolina. Objectives: 1)Understand how public health is organized and operates ...[more] |
| Working with Interpreters in Healthcare This course was created to help you select and work effectively with an interpreter. A skilled professional interpreter can help overcome these problems and quickly establish rapport with clients, bri...[more] |