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PAH Research Highlights from CHEST
PAH is a rare, progressive disorder characterized by high blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries. Symptoms of PAH include shortness of breath (dyspnea) especially during exercise, chest pain, and fainting episodes. The progressive nature of this disease means that an individual may experience only mild symptoms at first, but will eventually require treatment and medical care to maintain a reasonable quality of life. There are numerous treatment options and options in development for persons ... |
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Evolving Treatment Concepts and New Data in Advanced Prostate Cancer
STATEMENT OF NEED
Prostate cancer is the most common tumor type affecting men in the United States. It is estimated that 268,490 new cases were diagnosed and that 34,500 people died of prostate cancer in 2022 (Siegel et al, 2022). Prostate cancer alone accounts for 27% of all cancer diagnoses in men (ACS, 2022). To optimize outcomes for patients with prostate cancer, it is critical for health care providers to be familiar with the most recent evidence on therapy selection, biomarker testing... |
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Virtual Tumor Board: Building Comprehensive Care Plans in Esophagogastric Cancers
STATEMENT OF NEED
Esophagogastric cancers include tumors of the esophagus, esophageal junction, and stomach. Esophageal cancers are the twentieth most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States, but the eleventh leading cause of cancer death, with an estimated 21,560 cases diagnosed annually and 16,120 deaths estimated in 2023 (NCCN, 2023; Siegel et al, 2023). Given the poor prognosis of esophagogastric cancers and the complexity of personalized care planning, interdisciplinary teamwork... |
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Managing Patients with Rheumatic Disorders in Primary Care
Rheumatic disorders are prevalent, yet their diagnosis and treatment in affected patients are frequently challenging, contributing to a considerable disease burden. Ensuring timely intervention is critical to slow disease progression and improve patient outcomes. However, various educational gaps impede primary care clinicians from effectively achieving these goals. This 0.75-hour text-based activity features 3 modules comprised of 12 questions encountered in the primary care management of pat... |
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Managing Immune Related Adverse Events to Ensure Optimal Cancer Immunotherapy Outcomes: The Nurse’s View
STATEMENT OF NEED
Immune checkpoint inhibitors, which alter immune regulatory pathways and promote cell-mediated destruction of tumor cells, have revolutionized the treatment of cancer in recent years, with numerous therapeutic agents approved and several targets under investigation (Chennamadhavuni et al, 2022). However, up to 90% of patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors experience immune-related adverse events, which can affect a wide variety of organ systems and can occur at any ... |
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Current Standards and New Directions in the Treatment of Acquired Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
STATEMENT OF NEED
Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (aTTP) is a rare, life-threatening thrombotic microangiopathy with a rapid onset and progression and a mortality rate of 10% to 20% with prompt treatment. Onset of aTTP is characterized by severe thrombocytopenia, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, and a constellation of associated symptoms including hemorrhage, neurologic and renal manifestations, cardiac abnormalities, and mesenteric ischemia (Joly et al, 2017). Survivors of f... |
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Raising the Bar for Patient Outcomes With Immunotherapy in Early-Stage Resectable NSCLC
Target Audience
The target audience for this educational initiative is oncologists, oncology NPs, PAs, and nurses, pulmonologists, pulmonology NPs and PAs, pathologists, and pharmacists.
Program Overview
Are you up to date on the role of immunotherapy in the setting of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)? In this educational activity, experts Heather Wakelee, MD, and Meghan Ramsey, MD, explore how to select patients with early-stage resectable NSCLC who may derive benefit from immunotherap... |
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Part 3: Opioid Risk Evaluation, Mitigation, and Management
Target Audience
This activity is designed specifically for primary care clinicians, registered nurses, advanced practice registered nurses, pharmacists, and other members of the healthcare team.
Program Overview
The opioid epidemic is a national health crisis that results in tens of thousands of opioid-related overdose deaths annually. It is critical that the millions of patients with pain receive appropriate care while mitigating the risks of opioid misuse, abuse, and diversion. This CME... |
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COVID-19: Keeping Up With a Moving Target " Treatment Strategies for Hospitalized Patients
Target Audience
This activity is intended for clinicians treating patients in underserved populations.
Program Overview
John is an older Black man with COPD and diabetes who presents to the emergency department after testing positive for COVID-19.
How should you treat John when he arrives? What if he gets worse and requires oxygenation?
John’s COVID-19 symptoms progress and he’s admitted to the ICU. What are the best treatment options now? What options should you consider for vent... |
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Overview of the 2023 GOLD Guidelines for COPD
Target Audience
The educational design of this activity addresses the needs of primary care providers (PCPs), including physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants who manage patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Program Overview
During the first activity of the series, expert faculty will present and discuss key updates to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2023 Report for Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of COPD. Th... |
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Case Studies in HIV Prevention Among Communities at High Risk for HIV
Case Studies in HIV Prevention Among Communities at High Risk for HIV
Release Date: December 23, 2022
Expiration Date: December 23, 2023
Estimated Time to Complete: 1.0 hour
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Support for this activity has been made possible through educational grants from Gilead Sciences, Merck, Theratechnologies, and ViiV Healthcare.
Educational Need:
Access to HIV prevention, including preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) continues to improve. Despite this progress, PrEP access remains... |
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Uveitic Macular Edema: Assessing Diagnostic Patterns and Treatment Options That Can Keep This Complication Out of Sight
Inflammation of the uvea"or uveitis"is conducive to about 10% of blindness in people in the United States. Approximately 80% of uveitis is noninfectious in etiology, imposing a substantial socioeconomic impact to affected patients and the US health care system every year. A prominent complication is uveitic macular edema (UME), which affects up to 30% of all patients regardless of etiology and is the leading cause of blindness in patients with uveitis. Establishing the correct diagno... |
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Challenging Invasive Fungal Infections: Current and Emerging Pharmacologic Strategies
Target Audience
Primary audience: This activity is directed to infectious disease physicians, critical care physicians, hospitalists, surgeons, pathologists/clinical microbiologists, hematologists/oncologists, pharmacists, pediatric infectious disease specialists, transplant specialists, and other healthcare providers responsible for the management of invasive fungal infections.
Secondary audience: Primary care providers, GI, dermatology, and rheumatology specialists who work in the endemi... |
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CCRN/PCCN Exam Review - Valencia, CA
Course Description
This three-day course is designed to provide critical care and progressive care nurses a review of AACN’s core curriculum. The course combines central knowledge-based lectures so that nurses working in the PCU and ICU arenas will have a review of AACN’s certification blueprint. The first day will provide the critical care provider with an essential review of nursing care and interventions designed for the ICU setting. The second day of this lecture series will combine b... |
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Introduction to Critical Care Ultrasound
The Introduction to Critical Care Ultrasound Live Training Course provides participants a strong foundation to perform the core critical care ultrasound applications as outlined in the most recent WINFOCUS and ACEP ultrasound practice guidelines. This course is taught by leading critical care ultrasound experts and incorporates comprehensive lectures, interactive case presentations, system optimization, and needle guidance sessions. Extensive hands-on scanning sessions feature a 3:1 faculty to... |
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Introduction to Emergency Medicine Ultrasound
The Introduction to Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Live Training Course provides participants a strong foundation to perform the core emergency medicine ultrasound applications as outlined in the most recent ACEP and WINFOCUS ultrasound practice guidelines. This course is taught by leading emergency medicine ultrasound experts and incorporates comprehensive lectures, interactive case presentations, system optimization, and needle guidance sessions. Extensive hands-on scanning sessions feature a... |
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Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasound
The Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Live Training Course is designed to build on the knowledge base of experienced emergency medicine and critical care ultrasound professionals using the most up-to-date ACEP/WINFOCUS advanced ultrasound topics. This course is taught by leading emergency medicine & critical care ultrasound experts and incorporates comprehensive lectures and interactive case presentations. Extensive hands-on skills training is provided featuring the industry lowest 3:... |
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Advanced Critical Care Ultrasound
The Advanced Critical Care Ultrasound Live Training Course is designed to build on the knowledge base of experienced emergency medicine and critical care ultrasound professionals using the most up-to-date ACEP/WINFOCUS advanced ultrasound topics. This course is taught by leading emergency medicine & critical care ultrasound experts and incorporates comprehensive lectures and interactive case presentations. Extensive hands-on scanning sessions feature a 3:1 faculty to participant hands-on s... |
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What's New in Type 2: The 2021 Diabetes Update (Pharmacist)
Evidence-based guidelines and recommendations for the prevention, early detection, and treatment of diabetes are critical to optimal health and outcomes for people with diabetes. It is well known that monotherapy cannot achieve glycemic control for many people. When initiating a second-line therapy, clinicians must select among several treatment options and look beyond glycemic lowering. This interactive session will discuss the evidence and best practices of care for people with diabetes, inc... |
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What's New in Type 2: The 2021 Diabetes Update (Technician)
Evidence-based guidelines and recommendations for the prevention, early detection, and treatment of diabetes are critical to optimal health and outcomes for people with diabetes. It is well known that monotherapy cannot achieve glycemic control for many people. When initiating a second-line therapy, clinicians must select among several treatment options and look beyond glycemic lowering. This interactive session will discuss the evidence and best practices of care for people with diabetes, inc... |
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Clinical Considerations for Airway Management in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Target Audience
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other health care professionals involved in the care of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in hospital, emergency, and/or surgical settings, including those specializing in anesthesiology, critical care medicine, and emergency medicine.
Program Overview
This online activity provides case studies, evidence, and best practices related to airway managem... |
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Updates in General Internal Medicine for Specialists 2024 - LIVE STREAMING or IN PERSON
Advances, Updates, Guidelines, and Best Practices in General Internal Medicine"Expressly for Specialists
Updates in General Internal Medicine for Specialists will be held January 29"February 2, 2024. You can attend online as the course is live streamed, or in person in Boston, MA. All sessions will be recorded and made available to all participants to view online, at your convenience.
Overview
In this unique program, Harvard Medical School's leading clinical faculty, rep... |
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Improving Screening and Early Diagnosis of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD): Why Is the Unacceptable, Acceptable?
To facilitate the diagnosis and management of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD), clinicians require an understanding of the patient and clinical characteristics that should prompt screening, including a family history and signs of lung or liver involvement. This educational tool supports an easy translation of knowledge and encourages informed decision making for screening and testing patients for AATD. Access expert commentary, resources, and an animated video to be shared with patients w... |
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CCRN Exam Review (Adult) - Sayre,PA
This two-day course provides the critical care nurse with a review of AACN’s core curriculum. The agenda combines central knowledge-based lectures for nurses working in the ICU with an essential review of nursing care and interventions according to the AACN exam blueprint for the critical care provider. This review is not an introduction to the environment of the ICU, but a comprehensive update for the professional already in practice at the bedside and preparing for the certification examin... |
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CCRN/PCCN Exam Review - North Kansas City, MO
Course Description
This three-day course is designed to provide critical care and progressive care nurses a review of AACN’s core curriculum. The course combines central knowledge-based lectures so that nurses working in the PCU and ICU arenas will have a review of AACN’s certification blueprint. The first day will provide the critical care provider with an essential review of nursing care and interventions designed for the ICU setting. The second day of this lecture series will combine b... |
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Advancing the Care of Patients Living with EGPA Through Multidisciplinary, Patient-Focused Care
Target Audience
This educational activity is intended for rheumatologists, allergists, immunologists, pulmonologists, and specialty advance practice clinicians who care for patients with EGPA.
Program Overview
The comprehensive program provides up-to-date information regarding EGPA"its recognition, diagnosis, and treatment"and incorporates the patient perspective to raise awareness of patients’ needs, heighten urgency, and, ultimately, educate on the disease. The program will ... |
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The HIV Journey Staying the Course Through Critical Junctions in Care
HIV is a life-long condition that is becoming increasingly complex. Clinicians must be prepared to face myriad situations over a patient’s lifespan, relating both to their HIV and to either other comorbidities or issues such as stigma or social determinants of health. In this interactive activity, you will follow a patient diagnosed as an adolescent through his lifespan with HIV to make decisions about common challenges. Dr. Onyema Ogbuagu will review rapid ART, educating adolescents, addres... |
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Parenteral Nutrition Solutions: Developing a Playbook for the Multidisciplinary Team
In these symposium highlights, a multidisciplinary panel of experts discuss a range of topics, including the role of indirect calorimetry, protein requirements, intravenous lipid emulsions, and the nutrition support team. Also highlighted are a real-world patient case and the questions and answers/panel discussion. An accompanying infographic on the importance of the nutrition support team and how to organize one can be downloaded and shared with your team. |
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Adaptive Learning to Improve Individualized Management of Type 2 Diabetes (T2D)
As a primary care provider, you play a critical role in the management of patients with type 2 diabetes. ACHL AdaptED® offers a unique experience designed to meet the needs of busy clinicians seeking to enhance their expertise in this area. Our adaptive learning platform allows you to tailor your educational experience to match your specific learning goals and knowledge gaps. This activity has you covered whether you're looking to deepen your understanding of the latest treatment options... |
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Answering the Call in Severe Asthma Expanding Roles for Biologic Treatment Regimens
This enduring Call-a-Colleague™ educational program will guide attendees through the long-term management of severe asthma. Expert faculty will provide actionable recommendations on evaluation strategies that consider underlying mechanism of disease, data on newer biologic treatment options, and most importantly, the use of these therapies in current day practice. Interspersed throughout the program are brief Call-a-Colleague™ video calls in which faculty consult with their specialist coll... |
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Reducing Risks in Asthma: Mucus Plugs and Airway Obstruction
Target Audience
The educational design of this activity addresses the needs of pulmonology and clinical immunology clinicians who manage patients with severe asthma who are at risk for mucus plugs.
Program Overview
This Point-of-Care 201 program has been designed to educate and promote critical thinking through a discussion-based format that is accompanied by 3-dimensional animation. Expert faculty examine various sides of key clinical issues in asthma"including exploration of the pa... |
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Cleveland Clinic Ultrasound Workshop: Diagnostic & Procedural Skills (Streaming Online & USB Flash Drive)
The Cleveland Clinic Ultrasound Workshop focuses on developing foundational diagnostic and procedural skills that can be quickly applied to clinical practice. Physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners across multiple specialties will benefit from lectures and demonstrations from more than twenty expert educators. This activity will provide a greater understanding of ultrasound as an imaging and interventional tool. As such, the lessons learned should have a direct impact on pa... |
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Cardiovascular Considerations in COPD Management
With cardiovascular disease coexisting in up to 60% of COPD cases, optimal management of each disease is imperative to successful patient outcomes. In this Phone-a-Friend episode, Dr. MeiLan Han consults with Dr. Ty Gluckman to discuss a patient with a 5-year history of COPD and cardiovascular risk factors that may be contributing to his persistent symptoms. |
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A Patient With Severe Asthma in Need of Additional Control
Severe asthma is thought to affect about 5% to 10% of the total population of patients with asthma. The detrimental consequences of uncontrolled severe asthma are significant, leading to serious exacerbations, deterioration of lung function, and pronounced impact on quality of life. The emergence of biologic therapies has revolutionized the treatment of severe asthma. Dr. Flavia Hoyte consults with Dr. Njira Lugogo to discuss a patient with poorly controlled, late-onset severe disease who may... |
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Multidisciplinary Strategies to Prevent Hospitalization in Patients with Worsening Heart Failure
Despite guideline-directed medical therapy, many patients with heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction continue to experience worsening HF and hospitalizations. As such, it is incumbent upon clinicians to improve familiarity and competence with available therapies and clinical trial data that may guide patient selection to individualize and optimize therapy for patients with HF. In this interactive infographic, clinicians can access real-world strategies and expert insights to improv... |
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Managing the Patient With Severe Asthma and Common Comorbidities
Comorbid disease is common amongst patients with asthma and may lead to worsening asthma symptoms if not properly identified and managed. Furthermore, some patients may not respond to their first biologic treatment option, confounding management and selection of next line therapy. Dr. Njira Lugogo consults with Dr. Flavia Hoyte to discuss a treatment plan for her patient with severe, allergic asthma and comorbid disease. |
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Contemporary Issues in the Management of Patients With Primary Biliary Cholangitis: An Interprofessional Approach
An interprofessional faculty of gastroenterology clinicians discuss real-world issues in managing patients with primary biliary cholangitis. Two mini-lectures serve as the foundation for understanding the diagnostic evaluation and risk factors of primary biliary cholangitis. Three cases foster a robust discussion, among the 5 faculty, of clinical decision-making around the roles, benefits, and limitations of approved and investigational pharmacologic treatment options. The program format foste... |
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Cleveland Clinic Interprofessional Approach to Liver Disease (Online Streaming & USB Formats)
The management of critically ill patients with liver disease requires the expertise of a variety of healthcare providers from multiple disciplines. Cleveland Clinic addresses their multifaceted educational needs with the Interprofessional Approach to Liver Disease. Physicians, nurses and physician assistants will benefit from the latest strategies and evidence based management guidance from an expert faculty. Worth 14 AMA PRA Category I Credits™, with ANCC and AAPA accreditation provided a... |
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Nursing Management of Tumor Lysis Syndrome
STATEMENT OF NEED
Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is an oncological emergency that occurs when massive tumor lysis causes the rapid release of intracellular components into the bloodstream. Electrolyte imbalances characterized by hyperuricemia, hyperkalemia, hyperphosphatemia, and hypocalcemia may be severe enough to cause acute renal failure, cardiac arrhythmias, seizures, and even death. Current advances in cancer therapies can increase the incidence of TLS; therefore, identification of patien... |
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Ace the Case: Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Presentations in the Primary Care Setting
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) comprises a heterogeneous group of disorders that share a common clinical feature - mean pulmonary artery pressure greater than 20 mm Hg. PH may involve multiple clinical conditions and may be associated with a variety of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Early diagnosis is critical to ensure patients are eligible for the widest spectrum of treatment options and that treatment is initiated as early as possible in the disease process. PH is classified into 5 c... |
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Ace the Case: Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Presentation and Evaluation by Pulmonary Specialist
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) comprises a heterogeneous group of disorders that share a common clinical feature - mean pulmonary artery pressure greater than 20 mm Hg. PH may involve multiple clinical conditions and may be associated with a variety of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Early diagnosis is critical to ensure patients are eligible for the widest spectrum of treatment options and that treatment is initiated as early as possible in the disease process. PH is classified into 5 c... |
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Ace the Case: Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Treatment Decisions and Therapy Initiation by Pulmonary Hypertension Specialist
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) comprises a heterogeneous group of disorders that share a common clinical feature - mean pulmonary artery pressure greater than 20 mm Hg. PH may involve multiple clinical conditions and may be associated with a variety of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Early diagnosis is critical to ensure patients are eligible for the widest spectrum of treatment options and that treatment is initiated as early as possible in the disease process. PH is classified into 5 c... |
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Cleveland Clinic Intensive Review of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Online Streaming & USB Formats)
Cleveland Clinic’s Intensive Review of Gastroenterology and Hepatology provides a fast-paced, high-yield, intensive analysis of gastrointestinal conditions commonly seen in practice, as well as rare but “classic” clinical vignettes that are tested during board type exams. Current guidelines and recent advances in all aspects of gastroenterology and hepatology will be discussed. This intensive review will benefit all practitioners intending to pass the Boards, as well as those looking t... |
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CCRN® Exam Review (Adult) (eLearning)
This two-day course provides the critical care nurse with a review of AACN’s 2020 core curriculum. The agenda combines central knowledge-based lectures for nurses working in the ICU with an essential review of nursing care and interventions according to the AACN exam blueprint for the critical care provider. This review is not an introduction to the ICU, but a comprehensive update for the professional at the bedside and preparing for the certification examination.
Program Learning Outcom... |
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CCRN® Exam Review (Pediatric) (DVD-ROM)
Critical care nurses are seeing patients with more severe and complex healthcare needs, which requires nurses to be more proficient and clinically competent. Nursing certification is considered the standard by which regulatory agencies and the public recognize quality nursing care.
The purpose of this review is to assist the participant in preparing for the Pediatric CCRN Exam. This course preparation will use a systems approach to review the essential aspects of nursing care in the Pediatr... |
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CCRN® Exam Review (Pediatric) (eLearning)
Critical care nurses are seeing patients with more severe and complex healthcare needs, which requires nurses to be more proficient and clinically competent. Nursing certification is considered the standard by which regulatory agencies and the public recognize quality nursing care.
The purpose of this review is to assist the participant in preparing for the Pediatric CCRN Exam. This course preparation will use a systems approach to review the essential aspects of nursing care in the Pediatr... |
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Conquering Lab Interpretation (eLearning)
No matter what your area of expertise, no field in medicine spends enough time training you for lab interpretation. Join us as we conquer the interpretation of lab findings to help you gain the clues you need to provide better care to your patients. What we understand, we can then use to set up the plan of the day, to progress the patient towards good outcomes and to predict the next step in the treatment goal. Data collection and understanding are important steps in the development of critica... |
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Conquering Lab Interpretation (DVD-ROM)
No matter what your area of expertise, no field in medicine spends enough time training you for lab interpretation. Join us as we conquer the interpretation of lab findings to help you gain the clues you need to provide better care to your patients. What we understand, we can then use to set up the plan of the day, to progress the patient towards good outcomes and to predict the next step in the treatment goal. Data collection and understanding are important steps in the development of critica... |
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Rapid Response: Avoiding Failure to Rescue (DVD-ROM)
This comprehensive day course will provide the bedside nurse and members of the Rapid Response Team (RRT) with the tools necessary to recognize clinical deterioration and avert failure to rescue. The course will begin with an overview of the Rapid Response System (RRS) and the subsequent development of an RRT. This is followed by an overview of the roles for the bedside caregiver and members of the RRT. Detailed scenarios will be presented that will challenge the attendee to critically think t... |
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Rapid Response: Avoiding Failure to Rescue (eLearning)
This comprehensive day course will provide the bedside nurse and members of the Rapid Response Team (RRT) with the tools necessary to recognize clinical deterioration and avert failure to rescue. The course will begin with an overview of the Rapid Response System (RRS) and the subsequent development of an RRT. This is followed by an overview of the roles for the bedside caregiver and members of the RRT. Detailed scenarios will be presented that will challenge the attendee to critically think t... |
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