The most productive companies in the world stress the importance of both emotional and cultural intelligence in their leaders. We will look at applying these principles to patient care as a way to improve adherence, quality outcomes, and clinician success. The key is self-awareness.

Since the discovery of HIV, scientists have made major inroads in understanding modes of transmission, infectivity, and pathogenicity. Therapeutic alternatives, especially antiretroviral drugs, have been tested and approved and are providing benefit to many who are HIV-infected.

Agitation is among the most common behavioral symptoms in patients with dementia, including Alzheimer’s dementia. It exacts a significant burden on patients because it is associated with not only greater morbidity and mortality, but also a faster cognitive and functional decline.

This course reduces risk and provides education and competency to meet regulatory and licensure requirements for practitioners providing telemental health services to patients while reducing risk in the disclosure and informed consent process.