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ForwardTick-Borne Diseases
Vector-borne diseases are spread by arthropods such as ticks, mosquitoes, or fleas. In the U.S., ticks are the number one vector responsible for transmission to humans. These tickborne diseases are challenging to diagnose as they often have non-specific symptoms.
Mental Health Issues Common to Veterans and Their Families
The effects of deployment to military combat on the individual and the family system are wide-reaching and can be severe. Military personnel may confront numerous potentially traumatizing experiences, including military-specific events and those experienced by civilians.
Safe and Effective Opioid Prescribing While Managing Acute and Chronic Pain
Category
- Prescribin...See more
Format
- Self-study / Enduring
Credits
- 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Cost $75.00
Early Detection and Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimers Disease
In the context of a patient case presentation, expert faculty will highlight the stages of Alzheimer disease (AD) and the vital importance of early detection of mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
HIV/AIDS: Epidemic Update
Since the discovery of HIV, scientists have made major inroads in understanding modes of transmission, infectivity, and pathogenicity.
Moderate Sedation
Changes in the delivery of health care and advances in technology have moved many surgical procedures out of the traditional operating room. As such, physicians in a wide variety of settings are increasingly using moderate sedation/analgesia (often referred to as conscious sedation).
Category
- Sedation
Format
- Self-study / Enduring
Credits
- 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Cost $35.00
Opioid Safety: Balancing Benefits and Risks
Opioid analgesics are approved by the FDA for the treatment of moderate or severe pain. However, individual patients differ greatly in clinical response to different opioid analgesics, and patient populations show widely variable response to the same opioid and dose.
Sexual Harassment: Illinois Licensed Professionals
Illinois law prohibits sexual harassment. Although it may sound like a simple concept, sexual harassment can be difficult for individuals to truly comprehend.
Suicide Risk Assessment and Prevention among Veterans
2-hour nursing CEU course on how to assess and determine risk for suicide among veterans. Includes prevention strategies, management of at-risk patients, and an overview of treatment guidelines.
Category
- Suicide
Format
- Self-study / Enduring
Credits
- 2.00 ANCC
Cost $18.00
Sexual Assault
Whether out of impulse, compulsion, anger, or the assertion of power, sexual assault is a criminal act of violence imposed on the vulnerable and the innocent, causing immediate physical and emotional suffering and often having long-lasting adverse psychological effect.