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Penn Radiology Current Concepts in Breast Imaging (Streaming Online and USB Flash Drive Formats)
Penn Radiology’s renowned faculty combines with other internationally acclaimed experts to present Current Concepts in Breast Imaging. This activity features a review of fundamentals and the latest medical technology designed to improve interpretation skills for digital breast tomosynthesis, breast ultrasound, MRI and digital mammography. Biopsy tips and tricks will be provided as well, insuring a well rounded educational experience for all breast imagers. Worth 17.75 AMA PRA Category I ... |
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PEERx - Ethics Module 1: Priority of Pharmacy Ethics in Healthcare
This Educational Activity is provided by Pharmacy Ethics, Education, and Resources (PEER) and is designed to educate healthcare professionals on ethics to improve patient safety.
Ethics is a top priority in pharmacy across all practice areas. It is essential for pharmacy staff to grasp the ethical principles endorsed by pharmacy leadership. Through discussing ethics and learning from historical incidents in pharmacy involving ethical violations, pharmacy professionals can proactively pre... |
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THE MICRONUTRIENTS: Vitamin A & Carotenoids
Pharmacists are often sought after for guidance on choosing and using nutritional supplements. However, many current pharmacists did not receive comprehensive education on vitamins and minerals during their academic training. Even those who did may not be up to date on recent research that has broadened our knowledge of how deficiencies and excesses of certain micronutrients can impact health, as well as how these nutrients may interact negatively with specific medications.
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THE MICRONUTRIENTS: Survey of 13 Vitamins, Deficiencies, Supplements, and Interactions (Home Study Bundle)
Pharmacists are often sought after for guidance on choosing and using nutritional supplements. However, many current pharmacists did not receive comprehensive education on vitamins and minerals during their academic training. Even those who did may not be up to date on recent research that has broadened our knowledge of how deficiencies and excesses of certain micronutrients can impact health, as well as how these nutrients may interact negatively with specific medications.
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THE MICRONUTRIENTS: Thiamin (B1)
Pharmacists are often sought after for guidance on choosing and using nutritional supplements. However, many current pharmacists did not receive comprehensive education on vitamins and minerals during their academic training. Even those who did may not be up to date on recent research that has broadened our knowledge of how deficiencies and excesses of certain micronutrients can impact health, as well as how these nutrients may interact negatively with specific medications.
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THE MICRONUTRIENTS: Vitamin E
Pharmacists are often sought after for guidance on choosing and using nutritional supplements. However, many current pharmacists did not receive comprehensive education on vitamins and minerals during their academic training. Even those who did may not be up to date on recent research that has broadened our knowledge of how deficiencies and excesses of certain micronutrients can impact health, as well as how these nutrients may interact negatively with specific medications.
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THE MICRONUTRIENTS: Vitamin K
Pharmacists are often sought after for guidance on choosing and using nutritional supplements. However, many current pharmacists did not receive comprehensive education on vitamins and minerals during their academic training. Even those who did may not be up to date on recent research that has broadened our knowledge of how deficiencies and excesses of certain micronutrients can impact health, as well as how these nutrients may interact negatively with specific medications.
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THE MICRONUTRIENTS: Vitamin D
Pharmacists are often sought after for guidance on choosing and using nutritional supplements. However, many current pharmacists did not receive comprehensive education on vitamins and minerals during their academic training. Even those who did may not be up to date on recent research that has broadened our knowledge of how deficiencies and excesses of certain micronutrients can impact health, as well as how these nutrients may interact negatively with specific medications.
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THE MICRONUTRIENTS: Riboflavin (B2)
Pharmacists are often sought after for guidance on choosing and using nutritional supplements. However, many current pharmacists did not receive comprehensive education on vitamins and minerals during their academic training. Even those who did may not be up to date on recent research that has broadened our knowledge of how deficiencies and excesses of certain micronutrients can impact health, as well as how these nutrients may interact negatively with specific medications.
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THE MICRONUTRIENTS: Niacin (B3)
Pharmacists are often sought after for guidance on choosing and using nutritional supplements. However, many current pharmacists did not receive comprehensive education on vitamins and minerals during their academic training. Even those who did may not be up to date on recent research that has broadened our knowledge of how deficiencies and excesses of certain micronutrients can impact health, as well as how these nutrients may interact negatively with specific medications.
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THE MICRONUTRIENTS: Pantothenic (B5)
Pharmacists are often sought after for guidance on choosing and using nutritional supplements. However, many current pharmacists did not receive comprehensive education on vitamins and minerals during their academic training. Even those who did may not be up to date on recent research that has broadened our knowledge of how deficiencies and excesses of certain micronutrients can impact health, as well as how these nutrients may interact negatively with specific medications.
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THE MICRONUTRIENTS: Vitamin B6
Pharmacists are often sought after for guidance on choosing and using nutritional supplements. However, many current pharmacists did not receive comprehensive education on vitamins and minerals during their academic training. Even those who did may not be up to date on recent research that has broadened our knowledge of how deficiencies and excesses of certain micronutrients can impact health, as well as how these nutrients may interact negatively with specific medications.
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THE MICRONUTRIENTS: Biotin (B7)
Pharmacists are often sought after for guidance on choosing and using nutritional supplements. However, many current pharmacists did not receive comprehensive education on vitamins and minerals during their academic training. Even those who did may not be up to date on recent research that has broadened our knowledge of how deficiencies and excesses of certain micronutrients can impact health, as well as how these nutrients may interact negatively with specific medications.
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THE MICRONUTRIENTS: Folate (B9)
Pharmacists are often sought after for guidance on choosing and using nutritional supplements. However, many current pharmacists did not receive comprehensive education on vitamins and minerals during their academic training. Even those who did may not be up to date on recent research that has broadened our knowledge of how deficiencies and excesses of certain micronutrients can impact health, as well as how these nutrients may interact negatively with specific medications.
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THE MICRONUTRIENTS: Vitamin B12
Pharmacists are often sought after for guidance on choosing and using nutritional supplements. However, many current pharmacists did not receive comprehensive education on vitamins and minerals during their academic training. Even those who did may not be up to date on recent research that has broadened our knowledge of how deficiencies and excesses of certain micronutrients can impact health, as well as how these nutrients may interact negatively with specific medications.
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THE MICRONUTRIENTS: Vitamin C
Pharmacists are often sought after for guidance on choosing and using nutritional supplements. However, many current pharmacists did not receive comprehensive education on vitamins and minerals during their academic training. Even those who did may not be up to date on recent research that has broadened our knowledge of how deficiencies and excesses of certain micronutrients can impact health, as well as how these nutrients may interact negatively with specific medications.
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Caffeine and Health
Caffeine is a rapidly absorbed organic compound that acts as a stimulant in the human body. The average amount of caffeine consumed in the US is approximately 300 mg per person per day - the equivalent to between two and four cups of coffee - with coffee accounting for about three-fourths of the caffeine that is consumed in the American diet. This is considered to be a moderate caffeine intake, which, according to many studies, can promote a variety of health benefits.
But some studies clai... |
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Penn Radiology Breast Imaging Essentials and Innovations (Streaming Online and USB Flash Drive Formats)
Penn Radiology Breast Imaging Essentials and Innovations focuses on practical methods to improve interpretation, as well as new approaches to advance precision imaging in screening and diagnostic settings. In addition to the traditional breast imaging modalities, this activity explores beyond conventional mammography, with presentations dedicated to digital breast tomosynthesis, supplemental imaging with ultrasound, contrast-enhanced mammography, abbreviated breast MRI, artificial intelligence... |
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Early Intervention: Feeding and Speech-Language in Children with Cleft Lip and Palate - Dr. Kerry Callahan-Mandulak
This presentation will discuss early feeding difficulties commonly observed in infants and children with cleft palate with or without cleft lip. In addition, early speech and language difficulties will be examined with emphasis on appropriate early intervention approaches to remediating the speech-language difficulties.
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Evidence Based Treatments for Word Retrieval Impairments in Aphasia - Anastasia Raymer, PhD, CCC-SLP
This course reviews several perspectives that influence aphasia treatment for word retrieval impairments in aphasia, including the animal models of neuroplasticity, the World Health Organization (WHO) Model of Functioning, Disability, and Health, cognitive neuropsychological models of word retrieval, and methods of evidence based practice. Recent research will be highlighted contrasting restorative and reorganization approaches to the treatment of word retrieval impairments in stroke induced ... |
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Managing Speech and Swallowing with Trach/Ventilator Dependence - Rik Lemoncello, PhD, CCC-SLP
This workshop will provide SLPs with important information to understand, assess, and manage speech and swallowing challenges with adult patients who have tracheostomy tubes and/or use ventilators for respiratory support. Dr. Lemoncello will present in a dynamic format with hands-on demonstrations with tracheostomy tubes, ventilator circuits, and speaking valve placement. An adult living with a tracheostomy tube who uses a speaking valve and nighttime ventilator will also share her experiences... |
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Therapy Tidbits - January/February 2017
Therapy Tidbits - January/February 2017 is a 1-hour online continuing education (CE) course comprised of select articles from The National Psychologist, a private, independent bi-monthly newspaper intended to keep mental health professionals informed about practice issues. The articles included in this course are:
Mental Health Advocates Wary of Coming Changes – Discusses possible budgetary changes to mental health care following the inauguration of Donald Trump.
Ohio Psychologists Ral... |
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A Clinical Perspective on Treating Patients with Trachs & Vents - Kristen King, PhD, CCC-SLP
A clinical perspective for the speech language pathologist offering a multi modality approach to the introduction of evaluation and treatment methods for people with tracheostomies and or ventilators in hospital, clinical, and school settings. This workshop offers an overview of various types of trachs and speaking valves on the market today, including their primary differences and their impact on speech and swallowing. After a broad overview, audience members will be introduced to basic metho... |
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Activities that Reach and Teach - Dr. Gale Gorke
This course teaches the importance of active learning and techniques for selecting and implementing quality activities that insure student learning and retention of content. It features strategies for activity selection that considers age appropriate content, as well as, engagement of a diverse student population. It explores what is necessary for creating a safe and caring educational environment that encourages interaction, understanding, team building, communication, problem solving, and co... |
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Assessment & Treatment for Stuttering - Jessica Fanning, PhD CCC-SLP
Part 1: for this course reviews procedures for assessing stuttering concerns across the lifespan. The instructor will also review a variety of iPad apps that support data collection. This course is appropriate for clinicians seeking review of current assessment procedures and assumes clinicians have worked with several fluency clients. Participants will review differential diagnostic guidelines for identifying developmental stuttering versus typical disfluency. The course will review how to us... |
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Assumed Knowledge: Strengthening the Core of Social Cognition - Anna Vagin, PhD, CCC-SLP
This full day workshop explores the social thinking concepts that the Core Curriculum assumes to be present and developing along a typical course in students. However, students who may have diagnoses such as ASD, ADHD, NVLD, Language Disorder, Anxiety Disorder, Social Communication Disorder or Twice Exceptional often struggle with this social learning, so that their ability to learn becomes limited.
We will begin by reviewing multiple outcome standards across the Core Curriculum, focusing o... |
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Clinical Swallowing Evaluation for Adults - Dr. Rik Lemoncello
This course will present current best information to help clinicians learn about conducting and interpreting a clinical swallowing evaluation for adults in typical medical settings. This course will not discuss specific diagnoses or complex conditions such as tracheostomy/ventilator dependence. This course is ideal for clinicians who need a refresher on the purpose, procedures, observable signs/symptoms, and nature of recommendations that result from a clinical swallowing evaluation for adult ... |
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Comprehensive Approach to Treating Teens and Adults who Stutter - Glenn Weybright, MS CCC-SLP
This course will provide the speech language pathologist with a comprehensive approach to help teens and adults who stutter learn new ways to manage their disfluent speech. A comprehensive approach refers to teaching speech management tools to make the stuttering less annoying and at the same time help the person change negative attitudes and emotions and move forward with life. The course begins with a description of stuttering and useful models of stuttering origin and treatment. We briefly ... |
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Continuum of Treatment Approaches for Children with Autism - Anna Dvortcsak, MS, CCC-SLP
There are a variety of educational interventions and techniques that are used to improve the outcomes for children with an autism spectrum disorder. Research suggests that there is evidence to support the effectiveness of educational interventions that vary in theoretical framework and implementation. Overlap between the techniques used in educational interventions that vary in theoretical framework has also been reviewed in the literature. The purpose of this presentation is to briefly review... |
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Increasing Capabilities in Adults with Attention, Auditory Processing and Aspergers Syndrome/Autism - Judith Belk, PhD, CCC-SLP, CCC-A
Adults diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome/Autism Spectrum Disorder, once they begin on a path to explore how to operate more successfully in this quite noisy, socially competitive world, may be advised to consult clinicians about overly sensitive hearing, difficulty regulating attention, and numerous co-morbid issues, including anxiety, depression, limited goal-setting skills and poor ability to understand social cues. This course will examine a variety of approaches to reducing specific challe... |
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Maximizing Outcomes in Patients with Cognitive Impairments - Dr. Robert Winningham
Patients with cognitive impairment often have difficulty with functional activities as well as learning or relearning behaviors in the clinic. Many clients are functioning below their potential, because of fear or other psychological barriers. In addition, depressed, unmotivated, apathetic and/or anxious clients often do not benefit from treatment as much as others. As you know, these patients often pose difficult challenges for therapists. In this exciting and unique 2 day course, we will lea... |
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Mindful Aphasia-Apraxia Treatment: Exploiting Neuroplasticity - William Connors, M.A., CCC-SLP, Certified TCC provider
Estimates are that more than 2 million citizens of Canada and the USA continue to endure the hope-robbing and independence-depriving effects of aphasia and its related disorders. This highly interactive presentation shared with SLPs innovative treatment protocols, materials and technology-based tools that exploit neuroplasticity to enhance clinical skills and assist in the integration of existing scientific evidence and patient values into aphasia rehabilitation. The presentation format includ... |
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Navigating the Challenges of Stuttering Intervention - Dr. Jessica Fanning, CCC-SLP
Classic stuttering theories are reviewed in the context of how those concepts can be still be useful in experimenting with or describing stuttering to clients of all ages. Recent research in genetic, neurological, and motor bases of stuttering are discussed in order to provide clinicians with a solid foundation on which to evaluate research and select intervention approaches or programs. Methods for data collection and tracking are discussed so clinicians can maintain practice-based evidence w... |
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Off the Page - Lesson Plan Implementation - Dr. Gale Gorke
This course will explore and demonstrates teaching methods that help create and implement effective lesson plans for students of diverse cultures, socioeconomic conditions, and abilities. It includes a study of how students learn, retain, and apply their knowledge. It teaches concepts that help in building academic skills and student motivation. This course will provide several examples of strategies and techniques that show how to get the learning off the page, into the classroom, inside the ... |
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Pediatric Focus: Approaches to Increasing Capabilities of Individuals with Attention, Auditory Processing and Aspergers Syndrome/Autism Spectrum - Judith Belk, PhD, CCC-SLP, CCC-A
This course will examine the role of some successful approaches to engage and support individuals who struggle to tune in to and process essential auditory and/or visual information and at the same time also tune out background or non-essential details. We will highlight means available to professionals to work with clients who have difficulty in self-regulating attention. There is some new thinking by people with Autism Spectrum Disorder/Aspergers Syndrome issues that helps them understand an... |
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The Brain: Learning and Thriving - Dr. Linda Caviness
This session is designed to aid all educators (including SLPs, PTs, OTs, classroom teachers and more) in understanding what current brain research reveals regarding the learning process. It examines and compares current educational practice with neuroscience findings, and it promotes development of methodologies and curriculum that incorporates holistic principles for learning in all disciplines and situations. Specific issues addressed include: connectivity from physiological, anatomical and ... |
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Working with Children with Hearing Impairment - Judith Belk, Ph.D. CCC-SLP, Aud. and Leigh Leslie, MA
School-based speech-language pathologists and their assistants are prime players in managing therapeutic approaches for students diagnosed with unilateral or bilateral hearing loss and/or with auditory processing disorders (APD). While hearing impairment is a long recognized disability area recognized by special education law, auditory processing is not (yet) one of those areas. Technology has provided a changing landscape of possibilities for providing children with hearing loss with opportun... |
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Grief: The Reaction to Loss
Grief: The Reaction to Loss is a 2-hour online continuing education (CE/CEU) course that teaches healthcare professionals how to recognize and respond to grief.
Grief is the reaction to loss. People grieve for the loss of someone they love, but they also grieve for the loss of independence, usefulness, cognitive functioning, and physical abilities. Grief is also a lifelong process: a journey rather than a disease that is cured. It changes over time to deal with different kinds of losses. It... |
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Poise: The Psychology of Posture
Poise: The Psychology of Posture is a 2-hour online continuing education (CE/CEU) course that explores how body language can be used to better understand our clients and improve their lives.
It is said that non-verbal communication represents two-thirds of all communication. Whether it be through gestures, posture, facial expressions, personal space or eye contact, how we position and move our bodies sends a message to those we are speaking to. Our poise is often a very telling look into ho... |
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Effects of Digital Media on Adolescents
Effects of Digital Media on Adolescents is a 3-hour online continuing education (CE/CEU) course that explores how the digital world is affecting teens of successive generations.
It is becoming clear that the effects of the digital world are affecting each successive generation of teenagers in ways that are only now beginning to come into view. iGen’ers’ communication and behaviors differ from those that characterized the Baby Boomers, Millennials, and the XGen’ers. We now know that th... |
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Counseling the Criminal Mind
Counseling the Criminal Mind is a 2-hour online continuing education (CE) course that examines the effects of mass incarceration and provides strategies for reducing criminal behavior.
When events such as mass shootings, acts of terrorism, and familicide occur, one question we might ask ourselves is: What goes through the mind of the perpetrator? In attempting to answer this question, this course will explore the many factors that lead to criminal behavior, including traumatic brain injury,... |
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Schizophrenia: Understanding & Treating
Schizophrenia: Understanding & Treating is a 3-hour online continuing education (CE) course that provides clinicians with practical guidance in understanding and treating schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia is a complex condition that is poorly understood by the general public and by many mental health clinicians, who receive little training on the condition. It’s important to understand because it’s the most debilitating and costly of all adult psychiatric illnesses.
To start, we’ll revi... |
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Autism Spectrum Disorder: Evidence-Based Screening & Assessment
Autism Spectrum Disorder: Evidence-Based Screening and Assessment is a 3-hour online continuing education (CE) course that summarizes proven approaches to screening, assessing and diagnosing ASD in children and young adults.
Epidemiological studies indicate a progressively rising prevalence trend in the number of individuals identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) over the past decade. Yet, compared with general population estimates, children, and youth with mild to moderate symptoms... |
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Mindfulness: The Healing Power of Compassionate Presence
Mindfulness: The Healing Power of Compassionate Presence is a 6-hour online continuing education (CE) course that will give you the mindfulness skills necessary to work directly, effectively, and courageously with your own and your clients' struggles.
Compassion towards others starts with compassion towards self. Practicing mindfulness cultivates our ability to pay intentional attention to our experience from moment to moment. Mindfulness teaches us to become patiently and spaciously aware ... |
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Therapy Tidbits Summer 2020
Therapy Tidbits – Summer 2020 is a 1-hour online continuing education (CE) course comprised of select articles from the Spring 2020 issue of The National Psychologist, a private, independent, quarterly newspaper intended to keep psychologists informed about practice issues. The articles included in this course are:
Psychologists Pivot to Teletherapy as Pandemic Takes Hold - Practitioners share their positive experiences of moving to tele-therapy and discuss the obstacles that must be over... |
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Nurturing the Child with Special Needs
Nurturing the Child with Special Needs is a 4-hour online continuing education (CE/CEU) course that provides strategies for healthcare professionals and parents to support children with special needs to manage behavior, sensory issues, and language challenges.
All children need to feel a sense of belonging and significant in ways that elicit positive responses from those around them. Sometimes, a child with special needs can alienate others when attempting to have their unique requirements ... |
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Improving Communication with Young Clients
Improving Communication with Your Young Clients is a 3-hour online continuing education (CE) course that teaches communication skills for use with young clients and their families.
Healthy professional and personal relationships rely heavily on effective and respectful communication skills. Professionals can benefit from enhancing their repertoire of communication techniques to improve the quality of relationships with families and children who have communication skills deficits. The compet... |
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Therapy Tidbits – Spring 2021
Therapy Tidbits – Spring 2021 is a 1-hour online continuing education (CE) course comprised of select articles from the Winter 2021 issue of The National Psychologist, a private, independent, quarterly newspaper intended to keep psychologists informed about practice issues. The articles included in this course are:
Congress Throws a Wrench in Medicare Telehealth Rules – Identifies Section 123 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act and explains the impact this bill will have on telehealt... |
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Ethics for Occupational Therapists
Ethics for Occupational Therapists is a text-based, 3-hour online continuing education (CE/CEU) course that teaches OTs how to address ethical and moral dilemmas in practice.
Ethical and moral issues pervade our lives and healthcare professionals are constantly confronted with a variety of ethical and moral dilemmas. Decisions can have long-range effects professionally and personally, not only for the healthcare professional, but for patients, clients, healthcare entities, and society. Why ... |
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Suicide Prevention: Evidence-Based Strategies
Suicide Prevention: Evidence-Based Strategies is a 3-hour online continuing education (CE) course that reviews evidence-based research and offers strategies for screening, assessment, treatment, and prevention of suicide in both adolescents and adults.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notes, “Suicide is a serious but preventable public health problem that can have lasting harmful effects on individuals, families, and communities.” The CDC recommends a public health a... |
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