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This course promotes a simplified hypothetical ethical model. Within this model, therapists can combine medical ethics and business ethics to reach a well thought out ethical decision. Although this model is simple in form, it encompasses the variety of complex issues in medical-business ethics. This course was developed to educate and facilitate medical-business ethical behavior among Occupational, Physical and Speech and Language therapy professions. The course is presented by Sheri L. Bj...

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to: Discuss important ethical theories as they affect decision-making. Interpret the APTA Code of Ethics and Guide for Professional Conduct of Physical Therapists. Explain the APTA Guide for Conduct of the Physical Therapist Assistant and Standards of Ethical Conduct for the Physical Therapist Assistant. Discuss legal standards of behavior of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. Apply ethical and legal standards to the pra...

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to: Discuss ethical and legal concepts important to the profession of physical therapy. Articulate the basis and sources of law in the United States. Distinguish between civil and criminal law as they apply to physical therapy. Review the rules and regulations of the Georgia Physical Therapy Practice Act. Interpret the American Physical Therapy Association's Code of Ethics and Guide for Professional Conduct of Physical Therapists. Explain ...

When you finish this course, you will be able to: *Explain what is unique about healthcare ethics. *Demonstrate an understanding of professional autonomy. *Recognize the difference between ethics and the law. *Name the principles that comprise the language of bioethics. *Describe the RIPS ethical decision-making model. *Identify the essential components of an ethical decision-making model. *Apply an ethical decision-making model to an ethical situation.

:As nurses face challenges with their roles as health care providers in the face of ever-changing health care system in the U.S., their need for guidance regarding ethical decision-making has increased. Although nursing has a long history of an "ethic of care," embodied in prior Codes of Ethics, the context in which nurses practice, educate, research and lead has changed and expanded. Some historical concepts, such as patient advocacy, have been expanded and new concepts, such as duty to self,...

After completing this couse participants should be able to: 1. Understand mandatory reporting statutes. 2. Understand the mandatory reporter's immunity from criminal and civil liability. 3. Understand the penalties and consequences for failure to report suspected child abuse. 4. Recognize warning signs of Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy (MSBP). 5. Understand the ANA Code of Ethics, provisions 2 & 3 in relation to mandatory reporting. 6. Understand the establishment and maintenance of cent...

This online home study cognitive Ethics Continuing Education course offers the professional massage therapist an opportunity to focus on perspectives on ethics, establishing and maintaining healthy boundaries, informed consent and intake forms, codes of ethics for the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB), The American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), The Texas Department of State Health Services, Massage Therapy Division; and the Florida State Massage T...

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to: * Discuss ethical theories and principles as they relate to pain management. * Explain the concept of an ethical dilemma and how it relates to the management of pain. * Compare the ethical codes of the American Nurses Association and the International Council of Nurses. * Explain the relationship of ethics to law. * Discuss laws that control the manufacture and distribution of drugs.

After completion of Legal Issues in Nursing: Ethics the participant will be able to: 1. Define key principles in ethical decision-making. 2. Identify patients' rights and the nurse's role in ethical decision-making. 3. Describe the legal and ethical foundation for a nurse's duty to report illegal, unethical, or unsafe conduct. 4. List steps to ensure the proper reporting of illegal, unethical, or unsafe conduct and identify risks associated with reporting or not reporting the conduct. 5...

Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to: Prepare and implement policies to comply with new HIPAA HITECH regulations.

Course Overview We all know the purpose of medicine: to promote health and minimize pain-and-suffering. But what is the purpose of Biomedical Ethics? Perhaps, by definition, we might say (and remain on safe grounds) that biomedical ethics, or more simply bioethics, is the branch of philosophy that identifies or determines the most moral choice when confronting an ethical conundrum in medicine and biomedical research. Fair enough! Physicians and scientists have demonstrated significant abil...

Studies have shown that patients with DNR orders receive less pain medication, less food, less water, less frequent vital signs monitoring, fewer visits from the nurse and fewer visits from family members. DNR orders may be open to interpretation by the physician, physician's family and patient. Most patients have a limited understanding of the complex medical interventions and the implications of their decisions. Communication barriers between the physician, medical team and patient may ex...

This online course, California Dental Practice Act - 2012, meets the standards of the Dental Board of California (DBC) for a comprehensive review of the California Dental Practice Act (CDPA) for license renewal. All licensed dental professionals are mandated by the California Code of Regulation 1600 to receive instruction before each license renewal period. The course covers basics about the governing board, statutory mandates about the scope of dental practice for auxiliaries, laws governing ...

Because pain is frequently encountered in the palliative and hospice care environments, a knowledge of appropriate diagnosis and alleviation is vital to all members of the interdisciplinary team. A comprehensive discussion of these topics will provide the knowledge base necessary for all members of the interdisciplinary team to better understand the varied needs of their patients during the end-of-life period and to be better equipped to address those needs.

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to: 1) define effective communication as it relates to the patient-physician relationship; 2) identify three ethical reasons to improve patient-physician communication; 3) list four barriers to effective patient-physician communication; 4) describe the three trust-building behaviors for improving communication skills; and 5) summarize the process for breaking bad news

Learning Objectives: Upon successful completion of this activity, pharmacist preceptors should be able to: 1. Given a practice-related issue, discern if an ethical problem is present. 2. Define and apply the following principles to clinical practice issues: respect for autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice and fidelity. 3. Given an ethical problem, propose a justifiable resolution. 4. Describe methods to model and encourage sound ethical decision making in clinical practice.

This course will review a process for closing the gap between regulatory requirements and study execution. Participants will acquire strategies for risk management in the areas of regulatory compliance, protocol execution and participant safety. Guidance documents important to pediatric research will be reviewed within the context of case studies from completed programs. Participants will be given an opportunity to share their experience during working sessions on protocol design and ethical i...

In a rapidly changing healthcare environment, clinical healthcare professionals face difficult choices concerning what is best for their patients. In some cases, these choices become enmeshed in ethical dilemmas; additionally, what patients choose for themselves may not be in unison with what the family or physicians believe should be done. Even between seemingly similar individuals, value systems may prove to be radically different. This course will assist healthcare professionals define t...

Adults with developmental disabilities are living longer and are likely to be living in the community. They may have a variety of health problems and may be seen in any healthcare setting from acute care to nursing homes. There are few nursing education curriculums that teach nurses how to best provide care for these individuals. This course will discuss health problems that may occur in adults with developmental disabilities and suggest approaches to care for them. In addition, this course wi...

Acknowledgement: This course is supported by educational grants from Celera and the Applera Charitable Foundation. This course presents three brief patient scenarios that highlight ethical challenges presented by advances in genetic testing. While specific topics include an introduction to the Genetics Information and Nondiscrimination Act, direct-to-consumer genetic testing, and the presymptomatic testing of minors, broader themes such as respect for autonomy, the boundaries between law an...

Join us for sour exciting, stimulating conference in Santa Fe, NM. Presentations probe in to the relationships between the artists' psychodynamics and the art they create. Topics include: Arts in the Holocaust, Evolution of the Brain, Mozart presentation by Richard Kogan, Client Termination Issues, Creativity & Couples, Visual Impairment, Creating Sacred Space, Mabel Dodge Luhan, Wine & Psyche, Writing off Old Age, Discovering and fulfilling your life's purpose, Healing power of Sacred musi...

This seminar will discuss the 2011 Joint Commission Patient Rights standards, also called the Rights and Responsibilities of the Individual or the RI chapter. There were many changes made to this chapter in 2009 as a result of the Standards Improvement Initiative (SII) as well as changes in 2010 and 2011. The new 2011 patient centered communication, which is a major issue with TJC Tracers, will be part of the program.A crosswalk to the CMS Hospital Conditions of Participation, including the fi...

The following topics will be presented: Natural History of Alcoholism Alcohol Neurobiology Cannabis Pharmacology Adolescents Pregnancy Motivational Interviewing / Stages of Change Benzodiazepines Opioids: receptors and physiology Medical Co-Morbidities Pain and Safe Prescribing Opioids: Maintenance therapy with methadone and buprenorphine Nicotine 12-Step Programs Evidence-based Addiction Treatment Drug Testing Stimulants Co-morbid Addiction and Psychiatric Disorders Eth...

After completing this couse participants should be able to: 1. State sources and types of law. 2. Identify the key elements of the court system. 3. Differentiate between civil law, criminal law, and liability. 4. Identify key components in the regulation of nursing practice. 5. Describe the disciplinary process of the board of nursing. 6. Describe sources for the standards of care. 7. List the four elements of malpractice. 8. Identify defenses to negligence or malpractice. 9. Differ...

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to: Apply the components of the Florida State Nurse Practice Act into one's role and responsibilities. Differentiate among the legally permissible roles of the registered nurse, the licensed practical nurse and unlicensed staff, such as nursing assistants and patient care technicians. Discuss the composition of and the roles associated with the Florida Board of Nursing. Relate some of Florida's statutes and nursing rules associated with l...

This SPANISH SPEAKER online course, California Dental Practice Act - 2012, meets the standards of the Dental Board of California (DBC) for a comprehensive review of the California Dental Practice Act (CDPA) for license renewal. All licensed dental professionals are mandated by the California Code of Regulation 1600 to receive instruction before each license renewal period. The course covers basics about the governing board, statutory mandates about the scope of dental practice for auxiliaries,...

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to learn: Describe the impact of healthcare-associated infections in the dental setting. Explain the responsibility of dental healthcare professionals to adhere to scientifically accepted principles and practices of infection control. Define the concept of the chain of infection and present strategies for prevention and control of pathogens. Summarize accepted prevention strategies to prevent dental patient and dental healthcare worker conta...

This symposium will provide practical, evidence-based strategies to strengthen healthcare competencies associated with a wide spectrum of common and important medical conditions encountered in the primary care setting. Expert faculty will explain recent advances, discuss emerging treatments and address compelling issues.

NEW! Free Shipping + Free CME Whether preparing for your initial IM Board Certification exam or your Maintenance of Certification (MoC) exam, learning begins with the must-know material in MedStudy's Core Curriculum, the foundation of MedStudy’s overall learning system. The material in these 5 easy-to carry books not only correlates closely with the ABIM exam blueprints (what you must know to pass both the initial and MoC Board exams) but also incorporates the most up-to-date, evidence-ba...

If you are preparing for certification or re-certification by the American Board of Anesthesiiology-Pain Management Subspecialty or by the American Board of Pain Medicine, The Pain Review Course sponsored by Dannemiller should be the next resource you use to obtain invaluable information and increase your ability to recognize, evaluate, and effectively treat acute and chronic pain. Recognized by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. Dannemiller has been providing a high...