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13th Annual International Symposium on Multidetector Row CT (DVD-ROM)
Provided by: Meetings By Mail®
Every year, experts from around the world gather at the Annual International Symposium on Multidetector Row CT to present their latest findings concerning this evolving technology. The 2011 edition of this Symposium is available now, providing the newest strategies, techniques and tools for improved image quality and clinical applications. This DVD... |
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MTM for Patients with Diabetes
Provided by: St Marys Hospital
Overview / Abstract
In this multi-layered, knowledge/application/practice-based continuing pharmacy education activity the University of Connecticut and Drug Topics will develop pharmacist competence in MTMand Motivational Interviewing. The activity is designed to expand from knowledge-based activities to practice-based skills by properly scaffo... |
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MMLI: Information Technology & the Supply Chain
Provided by: Inquisit
This session will highlight supply chain issues and how information technology is being used to address them. Emerging information technologies that may impact supply chain processes will also be discussed. This is an introductory course targeted at those unfamiliar with how information technology is applied within the supply chain.... |
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IACP - Compounding Continuing Education Mobile App
Provided by: CEAppCenter
International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists (IACP) is your one-stop shop for all things compounding! Great CE opportunities for compounding pharmacists and technicians.... |
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History and Physicals: Understanding the CMS and The Joint Commission Standards for Hospitals
Provided by: Inquisit
Many hospitals are confused over what is required by hospitals in the CMS hospital Conditions of Participation Manual and by The Joint Commission on History and Physicals. In fact, CMS noted in October of 2011, that they frequently received questions on this and in response CMS issued a clarification statement. Come attend this program and finally ... |
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CMS Discharge Planning Standards and the Revised Planning Worksheet
Provided by: Inquisit
Hospitals will forfeit $280 million dollars effective October 1, 2012 because of a regulation penalizing hospitals for having a higher than average readmission rate. There are about 278 hospitals that will receive the maximum penalty and 2,211 additional hospitals that receive a lower penalty. What is your hospital doing to reduce unnecessary readm... |
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OSHA Infection Control for Dental License Renewal
Provided by: My Dental Continuing Education & OSHA Training
Infection Control OSHA Focus is designed to meet 2013 state dental board requirements for instruction for license renewal in infection control and bloodborne pathogen review. Includes current information from the FDA, CDC, OSHA, and various board updates through 2012. Reviews bloodborne pathogens, sterilization technique, chain of infection contr... |
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Surgical Site Infection: An Update on Prevention
Provided by: Inquisit
Surgical site infection continues to challenge healthcare facilities across the entire care continuum. Preventing the incidence requires an approach that recognizes the preventable aspects and seeks to involve the patient and their families in addressing modifiable risk factors. Accomplishing this goal necessitates active involvement of senior le... |
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Chronic Neuropathic Pain
Provided by: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy
Despite the availability of new drug therapies, neuropathic pain (NP) continues to pose challenges to patients and practitioners alike. It is often chronic in nature and, in a substantial number of patients, is not relieved by medication. Consequences include diminished mobility and function, lack of sleep, depressed mood, and impaired relationshi... |
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Today's Gout: Treatment Concerns for the Managed Care Pharmacist
Provided by: ASiM
Gout is increasing in both incidence and severity. Treatment adherence issues on allopurinol alone and resistant gout lead to failed target serum uric acid concentration. There are new and emerging agents, including xanthine oxidase inhibitors, uricosuric agents, uricase agents, and interleukin 1 inhibitors—drugs that can provide alternatives to ... |
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What Really is Reasonable as Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA?
Provided by: Inquisit
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 as amended in 2008 did NOT eliminate the right of employers to set job performance standards and run their businesses productively, safely and cost effectively. What is required is a balancing act between the rights of individuals to earn a living and the rights of employers to stay in business.&nbs... |
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Prevention and Management of OR Fires
Provided by: Inquisit
There are an estimated 600 surgical fires per year in America. If a fire occurred in your operating room would staff know what to do? It is estimated that fewer than half of the hospitals in the country conduct operating room drills to prevent and control fires.
Chief focus should be on communication. It takes a team approach when the surgeon star... |
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The Dos and Don’ts of Today’s Employment Interviewing
Provided by: Inquisit
If your interviewing skills don’t use a modern approach, you’re at risk for making a costly, embarrassing hiring mistake. Without question, the ability to make informed hiring decisions is the single most important management skill that every team leader, supervisor, manager, business owner and HR professional must possess. Qualified employee... |
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e-CysticFibrosis Review - Volume 3
Provided by: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Course Description
eCysticFibrosis Review is a free bi-monthly CME/CNE/CEU certified electronic newsletter designed specifically for pulmonologists, pediatric pulmonologists, pediatric gastroenterologists, pediatricians, infectious disease specialists, respiratory therapists, dieticians, nutritionists, nurses, nurse practitioners and physical the... |
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Type 2 Diabetes: An Evidence Based Pharmacotherapy Update -
5 Hours of CME/CE Anywhere, Anytime!
Provided by: University Learning Systems
Take your Continuing Education with you on your next vacation!
5 Hours of fully accredited Diabetes continuing education, as the location of your choosing.
At the completion of this program, the participant should be able to:
1. Describe the relationship between obesity and the risk of Type 2 diabetes and the benefits of lifestyle modific... |
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Meaningful Use: Looking Towards Stage 2
Provided by: Inquisit
Is your organization "heads down" on meeting the minimum for Stage 1 or are you looking forward towards the emerging payment models and the objectives for achieving Stage 2 of Meaningful Use? This session will switch your view towards the future including the upcoming objectives, the standards we expect CMS to adopt, and an explanation as to why us... |
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The Joint Commission Hot Problematic Standards for Hospitals
Provided by: Inquisit
One of the best ways to be prepared for your unannounced Joint Commission survey is to understand all aspects of the top problematic standards along with information on hot topics related to hospital surveys. Hot topics include standing orders, protocols, clinical alarms, and unlicensed personnel as scribes.The Joint Commission collects data on th... |
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The Time-Scarcity Problem: Strategies and insights on human capital preservation for health care professionals
Provided by: Harvard School of Public Health
Hospitals, on average, expend between 40 and 70 percent of their budgets on salaries and benefits, greatly surpassing supply chain as a hospital’s largest expense. Even with this major investment in human capital, it is still the rate-limiting factor on the delivery side of health care. Implementation of the Affordable Care Act will exacerbate th... |
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Oncology Pharmacy Management and the Evolving Role of Managed Care: Recommendations for a Changing Environment with a Focus on Multiple Myeloma
Provided by: Impact Education, LLC
Overview
The following continuing education curriculum is designed to meet the educational needs of pharmacists, physicians and other healthcare professionals. The video case modules below are based on live presentations from the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy 24th Annual Meeting & Expo held on April 18, 2012 in San Francisco, CA.
Web-based... |
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Spanish Language Training for Pharmacy Professionals
Provided by: RXinsider
Developing Spanish counseling skills will help increase patient compliance and build customer loyalty while setting your pharmacy’s level of customer service apart from competitors. Spanish for Pharmacists is a comprehensive, 52-page book enabling pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to learn the basics of Spanish for effective patient counseling... |
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Optimizing Treatment of Chronic Migraine, Part 2: Focus on Acute Treatment
Provided by: American Headache Society
At the completion of this presentation, participants should be able to:
-Describe how medication overuse associated with chronic migraine is defined, identified, and managed
-Identify the options for acute pharmacotherapy of chronic migraine
-Discuss treatment considerations that apply specifically to the use of acute therapy in the setting of... |
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Comprehensive Migraine Education Program (CMEP)
Self-Assessment and Performance in Practice Modules
Provided by: American Headache Society
Self-Assessment and Performance in Practice (PIP) activities are required for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) Maintenance of Certification. Self-Assessment activities cover knowledge and/or “best-practices” in one or more competency areas and provide feedback that can be used as the basis for focused Continuing Medical Edu... |
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Understanding and Reducing Diagnostic Error
Provided by: Medical Interactive Community
Diagnostic error in medicine has been estimated at about 10% or more from claims data, autopsies, and retrospective studies. A growing body of literature on this topic is reviewed by the acknowledged expert Mark Graber who has studied, lectured and published extensively on the subject. Graber dissects the systems-related and cognitive sources of er... |
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Prescription Disposal & Hosting an Unwanted Medication Collection: A View from the Pharmacy
Provided by: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS)
Abstract
Upon the completion of this activity, the pharmacist will have an enhanced knowledge of problems surrounding improper medication disposal and will have the tools available to guide patients in the proper disposal of prescription medication. Additionally, the pharmacist will have the knowledge needed in hosting a collection event.
Tar... |
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Hot Topics in Risk Management 2011
Provided by: Inquisit
This program will cover hot topics in risk management that impact patient safety. The Joint Commission standard on ten key areas risk managers should understand about the 2011 patient centered communication standards on use of interpreters and the July 2011 medication reconciliation standards will be explained. Included will be strategies to develo... |
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Current Topics in Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology
Provided by: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
DESCRIPTION
This CME activity on DVD is based on lectures presented at the Johns Hopkins Tenth Annual Conference on Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology, held November 6 – 7, 2010. This DVD series is intended as a practical overview for pathologists who encounter gastrointestinal specimens in daily practice. Interpretation of biopsies of the up... |
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CMS 2012 Medication and Pharmacy Hospital CoP Standards
Provided by: Inquisit
CMS made significant changes to Tag 508 which were effective June 20, 2011 and include medication errors, adverse events, and drug incompatibilities. Since then there are new policies and procedures required by hospitals. This section now requires notification of the physicians and discusses when this must occur. Also discussed will be recent chan... |
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Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
Provided by: American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
At the end of this activity, the participant will be able to:
* Identify common signs and symptoms of memory impairment in older adults that may indicate the need for cognitive evaluation.
* Recognize certain medications or medical conditions that may cause or contribute to cognitive impairment in older adults.
* Explain the steps... |
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CMS ASC Freestanding Conditions for Coverage:
Medical Record Procedures
Provided by: Inquisit
This conference focuses on medical records services which include what must be documented in the medical record. This includes things such as the history and physical, informed consent, discharge summary, and anesthesia documentation requirements.
CMS issued Conditions for Coverage that every freestanding ambulatory surgery center (ASC) must meet... |
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California Dental Practice Act - 2013
Provided by: My Dental Continuing Education & OSHA Training
This NEW online course, California Dental Practice Act - 2013, meets the standards of the Dental Board of California (DBC) for a comprehensive review of the California Dental Practice Act (CDPA) for license renewal. All licensed dental professionals are mandated by the California Code of Regulation 1600 to receive instruction before each license re... |
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