This course offers continuing education (CE). When registering for the course, please select each type of CE you would like to apply for. To earn CE, you must pass the post-assessment and complete the evaluation by March 19, 2026.

Course Description

You Call the Shots is an engaging, web-based immunization training course featuring a series of modules that delve into vaccine-preventable diseases and elucidate the most recent recommendations for vaccine utilization. Each module offers interactive learning experiences, self-test practice questions, reference materials, and an extensive glossary. This 14th module in the series focuses on rotavirus and its related vaccines.

This course offers continuing education (CE). When registering for the course, please select each type of CE you would like to apply for. To earn CE, you must pass the post-assessment and complete the evaluation by August 23, 2025.

Course Description

This 4-part series will enable front-line clinicians to recognize, diagnose, and treat Lyme disease, an increasingly common tickborne illness. The free online curriculum will be a valuable resource for primary care clinicians, public health professionals, pharmacists, and health educators who encounter clients with Lyme disease.

This course offers continuing education (CE). When registering for the course, please select each type of CE you would like to apply for. To earn CE, you must pass the post-assessment and complete the evaluation by 08/21/2025.

Course Description

Seminars are designed to increase knowledge and change competency of congenital Chagas disease practices and strategies. Content is derived from epidemiologic information, evaluation and treatment recommendations, and case studies

This course offers continuing education (CE). When registering for the course, please select each type of CE you would like to apply for. To earn CE, you must pass the post-assessment and complete the evaluation by June 30, 2025.

Course Description

This 90-minute, self-paced eLearning module takes prescribing clinicians through the process for prescribing HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, and for monitoring patients on PrEP over time. Clinicians in private and public health settings will learn the basics found in the federal PrEP guidelines and apply content to patient case scenarios to get PrEP to those who need and want it. Non-medical providers also may find this course helpful in understanding the clinical management of PrEP.

Learning Objectives (Outcomes)

Upon participation in this activity, learners will be better able to:

• Discuss research evidence, and patient and disease factors that guide selection of an appropriate treatment strategy for a patient with muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

Description

This course will showcase how an expert considers various clinical and non-clinical factors when deliberating selection of treatment for patients with this disease. Faculty: Sandy Srinivas, MD

Learning Objectives (Outcomes)

The purpose of this course is to identify transformative approaches to increasing HIV testing. After completing this course, you will be able to:

1. Explain the importance of point-of-care testing and its ability to positively impact linkage to care and prevention of disease spread
2. Describe three practices that can enhance HIV testing in clinical care settings
3. Identify two strategies that can bring HIV testing to hard-to-reach communities

Learning Objectives (Outcomes)

At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to:

1. Identify common sources of plasticizers.
2. Describe the populations most at risk for exposure to plasticizers.
3. Identify at least two questions you can ask to assess your patients' risk for exposure to plasticizers.
4. Select at least two appropriate recommendations for your the at-risk patient.

Learning Objectives (Outcomes)

At the conclusion of the session, the participant will be able to:

1. Explain the importance of pediatric blood lead level surveillance.
2. Identify potential sources of lead and how to remove them.
3. Explain how to diagnose, manage and prevent elevated blood lead levels in children.
4. Explain the unique childhood vulnerabilities to lead exposure.
5. Describe how to increase the number of children receiving blood lead level screening.
6. Describe current health issues associated with children living in lead contaminated environments.
7. Access resources available in addressing pediatric elevated blood lead level diagnosis, management and prevention.

Learning Objectives (Outcomes)

1. List three key issues that contribute to infection transmission by bronchoscopes
2. Describe how wet storage can lead to biofilm formation in endoscope channels
3. Discuss the importance of endoscope cleaning in assuring efficacy of disinfectants and sterilants
4. Outline data collection relevant to auditing compliance with bronchoscope reprocessing

Learning Objectives (Outcomes)

1. Recognize the diabetes epidemic (worldwide and in US)
2. State two ways to diagnosis/ screen for diabetes
3. Verbalize two point of care tests (POCT) that can be done using the Afinion Analyzer
4. Recognize the benefits of POCT

Learning Objectives (Outcomes)

1. Explain the necessity of blood cultures for diagnosing blood stream infections, including sepsis
2. Identify the common sources and the impact of blood culture contamination
3. Outline best practices to dramatically reduce blood culture contamination
4. Examine management strategies for sustained success

Learning Objectives (Outcomes)

Upon completion of this module, participants will be able to:

1. Discuss recent outbreaks linked to contaminated bronchoscopes
2. Identify risk factors for infection during bronchoscopy
3. Discuss trends in infection prevention during bronchoscopy
4. Describe recommendations to prevent bronchoscope-related infections

Learning Objectives (Outcomes)

After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

1. Describe the etiology of venous leg ulcers and standard treatment
2. Describe NPWT in the treatment of venous leg ulcers
3. Identify the differentiation between traditional NPWT and mechanical dNPWT
4. Describe mechanical dNPWT in the treatment of venous leg ulcers
5. Discuss venous leg ulcer case studies

Learning Objectives (Outcomes)

After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

1. List NCCN treatment guidelines for first, second and third line therapies for mCRC patients.
2. Describe the risks associated with an ageist approach to care of geriatric patients with mCRC and how to avoid this approach.
3. Explain how RAS, BRAF and MSI testing plays a part in developing the most appropriate treatment plans.
4. Discuss primary and acquired treatment resistance and current evidence based treatment options for resistant mCRC.
5. Outline strategies to improve communication and education for patients with mCRC.
6. Identify jargon which may be confusing to patients and the importance of clear communication with patients about their treatment goals and prognosis.

Learning Objectives (Outcomes)

Upon completion of this module, participants will be able to:

1. Define erectile dysfunction (ED)
2. Identify factors that contribute to ED in men with diabetes mellitus
3. Describe the ED, diabetes and CVD connection
4. Describe physical examination and laboratory testing for ED
5. Identify ED treatment options and ways to open the ED discussion

Learning Objectives (Outcomes)

After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

1. Describe use of mechanical disposable NPWT in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers
2. Identify diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) and the importance of early intervention
3. List differentiations between traditional NPWT and mechanical dNPWT

Learning Objectives (Outcomes)

After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

1. Describe the difference between acute and chronic wounds
2. Discuss the importance of appropriate wound bed prep
3. Establish appropriate healing and treatment goals for chronic wounds across the wound care continuum
4. Describe the science supporting traditional NPWT in the treatment of chronic wounds
5. Differentiate traditional NPWT from mechanical dNPWT and the impact that they both have in the treatment of chronic wounds

Learning Objectives (Outcomes)

1. Understand the key roles of protein in our diet
2. Describe food sources of protein (animal vs. plant)
3. Understand how to calculate protein requirements for older adults who are healthy and not healthy
4. Identify disease and age-related changes in various patient types and how this affects protein needs
5. Identify meal planning tips and resources to help achieve adequate protein intake
6. Discuss the collaborative role of allied healthcare professionals to help patients achieve optimal protein intakes to improve health outcomes

Learning Objectives (Outcomes)

After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

1. Describe real-world ways to reduce time spent on prior authorizations
2. Explain how to establish a protocol to consistently document data required for prior authorizations and communicate it more effectively to payers.
3. List pros and cons of different ways practices can complete PAs including NCPDP ePA transactions, payer portals and secure emails.
4. List tools and resources that can improve provider/payer relationships and simplify the prior authorization and appeals process for GI practices.
5. Identify situations where a biologic drug should be considered early and discuss supporting evidence for appeals letters.

Learning Objectives (Outcomes)

Upon completion of this module, participants will be able to:

1. Understand the physiology of CPR
2. Understand the importance of the chest wall recoil phase of CPR
3. Understand the relationship between intrathoracic pressure and blood flow
4. Understand how IPR Therapy improves blood flow
5. Understand how the ITD works to provide IPR Therapy during cardiac arrest

Learning Objectives (Outcomes)

1. Describe causes and impacts of failure to recognize clinical deterioration.
2. Explain organizational and government awareness of the insufficient patient monitoring problem.
3. Explain the correlation between time to intervention and avoidable morbidity.
4. Compare oxygenation and ventilation monitoring versus cardiac telemetry alone.
5. List outcomes from continuous patient monitoring studies.

Learning Objectives (Outcomes)

1. Name characteristics of Pit vipers and the pathophysiology of Crotalid venoms
2. Describe clinical presentations of crotaline envenomation and identify appropriate patients for antivenom therapy
3. Explain guidelines for snakebite envenomation treatment including antivenom preparation, administration, initial dosing and maintenance dosing
4. List appropriate maintenance care and monitoring strategies including how to handle swelling measurements and hypersensitivity reactions
5. Describe appropriate follow-up and at-home care including patient education.

Learning Objectives (Outcomes)

1. Describe Methotrexate treatments and its association with renal dysfunction
2. Identify patients with or at risk for toxic plasma methotrexate
3. Define and explain appropriate strategies for preventing and managing toxic plasma methotrexate
4. Name the indications and usage recommendations for glucarpidase
5. List possible drug interactions and side effects with glucarpidase

Learning Objectives (Outcomes)

1. Explain how to diagnose digoxin toxicity in children and adults.
2. Explain the prevalence of digoxin toxicity.
3. Describe proper treatment of digoxin toxicity.
4. Define the effectiveness, benefits, side effects and dosage for digoxin toxicity medications and therapeutic treatments.
5. Identify digoxin toxicity risk factors.
6. Recognize clinical presentations and symptoms including chronic toxicity in patients with electrolyte disturbances.