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Hitting the Target in HER2-Positive Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
STATEMENT OF NEED
An estimated 153,020 new cases of colorectal cancer (CRC) are diagnosed annually, and 52,550 people die of the disease (Siegel et al, 2023). Approximately 22% of patients present with metastatic disease, which is associated with a dismal 5-year survival rate of 15% (SEER, 2022). Targeting biomarkers is a key strategy for expanding therapeutic options and improving outcomes in metastatic CRC. Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) amplification status and treatment... |
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Building and Maintaining a Multidisciplinary Team for Lysosomal Disorders
This CME/CE activity with Drs. Ozlem Goker-Aplan and Walla Al-Hertani describes the importance of a multidisciplinary team approach to managing lysosomal diseases, as well as some of the challenges involved in creating and maintaining that team.
At the end of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe the need for a team approach to care
- Describe best practices to build a multidisciplinary team for a new patient
- Describe best practices to maintain a multidisciplinary... |
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Myasthenia Gravis Research Highlights: AAN 2023
This 30-minute CME program highlights the latest clinical research about myasthenia gravis, a rare, autoimmune disease that targets the neuromuscular junction.
Treatment of myasthenia gravis is highly individualized and depends greatly on the myasthenia gravis subtype of each patient as well as each patient’s comorbidities. There are currently four drugs approved by the FDA, eculizumab, efgartigimod, ravulizumab, and rozanolixizumab. There are also treatments in development. Clinical tria... |
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Leveraging the Growing Arsenal of Adjuvant Therapies for Early-Stage NSCLC
In this activity, Dr. Helena A. Yu, Associate Attending Physician at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, will provide insights into strategies for leveraging the growing arsenal of adjuvant therapies for early-stage non"small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), including treatment selection and adverse event management. Start the activity now!
STATEMENT OF NEED
Lung cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of death for men and women worldwide. In the Unite... |
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Pathology and Oncology Expert Perspectives in the Management of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Case Explorations and Answers to FAQs
STATEMENT OF NEED
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive disease that accounts for approximately 10% to 15% of breast cancer diagnoses and is characterized by the absence of estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors, and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2). TNBC is more common in Black women and in women under the age of 40 (ACS, 2023). Compared with other subtypes of invasive breast cancer, TNBC has high rates of metastasis and a poor prognosis. Due to the lack ... |
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Virtual Tumor Board: Multidisciplinary Management of Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma
STATEMENT OF NEED
Sarcomas, which represent 1% to 2% of adult cancers, are a rare, heterogeneous group of neoplasms originating in the connective tissue. Soft tissue sarcomas, which begin in the muscle, tendons, fat, lymph, blood vessels, and nerves, encompass more than 80 histological subtypes. Approximately 25% of patients develop metastatic disease after curative-intent surgery, and for these patients, treatment options are limited and prognosis is very poor. In recent decades, the ident... |
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Putting the Freeze on Cold Agglutinin Disease
STATEMENT OF NEED
Cold agglutinin disease (CAD) is a rare subtype of autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) in which antibodies cause hemolysis at cold temperatures, generally between 37º to 39º Fahrenheit. Approximately 1 in a million people are affected by CAD annually, with onset usually occurring between the ages of 40 and 80 years. Individuals commonly experience fatigue, dizziness, palpitations, and shortness of breath caused by the anemia; jaundice caused by degradation of hemoglobin i... |
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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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Acromegaly Research Highlights: ENDO 2023
This 30-minute CME-accredited program highlights the latest clinical research about acromegaly, a rare endocrine disorder. Common symptoms include subtle skeletal overgrowth; soft tissue swelling (tongue, heart, kidney, colon, and vocal cords); unusually prominent forehead and heavy brow ridge; protruding lower jaw; overbite; skin thickening; increased shoe and ring size; hypertension; increased perspiration; headaches; paresthesia; and sexual dysfunction.
There are several orphan drugs app... |
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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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New Guidance to Diagnose and Treat Tumor-induced Osteomalacia (TIO)
This 30-minute CME-accredited program, hosted by Aliya Khan, MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine at McMaster University, highlights the best practices to diagnose and treat tumor induced osteomalacia (TIO) based on the recently published global guidance document in the Journal of Internal Medicine.
This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of physicians specializing in neurology, orthopedics, internal medicine/general practice, rheumatology, endocrinology, pain management... |
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Myasthenia Gravis and the Complement System
This 45-minute CME-accredited program, hosted by James F Howard Jr, MD, Professor of Neurology, Medicine & Allied Health at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, highlights the connection between the complement system and myasthenia gravis in regards to the pathophysiology and treatment of this rare disease.
After participating in the activity, learners should be better able to:
- Review the pathophysiology of MG.
- Describe the role of the complement system in MG.
- Descr... |
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Exploring New Treatment Advances for Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency in Adults
STATEMENT OF NEED
Acid sphingomyelinase deficiency (ASMD) is a rare, hereditary lysosomal storage disease with multisystemic manifestations, including splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, interstitial lung disease, dyslipidemia, bone marrow and lymph node involvement, and sometimes neurological and peripheral nerve involvement. While the most severe form of ASMD, infantile neurovisceral ASMD, results in death in early childhood, chronic forms of ASMD have more prolonged survival but are associated w... |
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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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Recurrent and Metastatic HNSCC: New Insights and Real-World Evidence for Improved Patient Outcomes
STATEMENT OF NEED
Head and neck cancers represent a heterogeneous group of tumors that originate in the lip/oral cavity, hypopharynx, oropharynx, nasopharynx, and larynx. An estimated 66,470 new cases are diagnosed in the United States annually, and 15,050 people die of the disease (Siegel et al, 2022). Approximately 90% of cases are classified as head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Treatment of HNSCC is complicated by numerous factors, including differing therapeutic strategies ... |
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Exploring Novel Treatments for Rett Syndrome
STATEMENT OF NEED
Rett syndrome is a rare, debilitating neurodevelopmental disorder almost always associated with a spontaneous mutation in the methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MECP2) gene on the X-chromosome. Affected individuals experience loss of purposeful hand skills, abnormalities in gait, loss of spoken language, and stereotypic hand movements, with more severe manifestations including seizures, autistic features, autonomic nervous system dysfunction, breathing abnormalities, sleep dist... |
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Best Practices in Nursing Management of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
STATEMENT OF NEED
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a complication of cancer treatment that may impair quality of life and lead to dose reductions or discontinuation of treatment. In one study, among 105 patients receiving paclitaxel for breast cancer, 36.2% needed dose reductions due to CIPN (Timmins et al, 2021). Whereas in some patients the symptoms improve with time, in others, there is progression with permanent nerve damage (Zajączkowska et al, 2019). At present, the... |
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Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine 2024 - LIVE STREAMING
Comprehensive Updates for State-of-the-Art Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Treatment
This comprehensive live streaming online course, which is among the highest-rated Harvard Medical School CME courses, provides education and updates to optimize your care of patients with:
• Sepsis
• ARDS
• Sarcoidosis
• IPF
• Bronchiectasis
• Cystic fibrosis
• Lung nodules
• Lung cancer
• GERD
• Pleural disease
• Pneumonia
• Tuberculosis
• Thromboembolism
• Chronic cou... |
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Acromegaly: Improving Timely Diagnosis, Assessment, and Treatment
Acromegaly, caused by excessive growth hormone production from the anterior pituitary gland, results in disproportionate growth of body tissues and other metabolic dysfunctions. With causes divided into primary GH excess, ectopic or iatrogenic GH excess, and excess growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH), adult patients have the characteristic facial features of a large lower jaw, a prominent forehead, and large hands and feet. These features occur after the growth plates are fused, distinguis... |
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Infectious Diseases in Adults 2024 - LIVE STREAMING
State-of-the-art approaches to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases
This comprehensive Harvard Medical School CME program"one of the highest-rated HMS CME courses"ensures attendees are current with state-of-the-art approaches to prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment of infectious diseases. Updates, best practices and new guidelines are presented by nationally recognized ID experts and master clinicians. Education is practical and results driven:
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Real-World Perspectives in Managing CLL Treatment
Management options for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) have expanded in recent years. The emergence of new immunotherapeutic and targeted agents for both the first-line and relapsed/refractory settings"though of course beneficial for CLL patients"represents a challenge to clinicians, who must navigate the indicated uses, mechanisms of action, and toxicity profiles of these new agents. In determining optimal treatment plans, clinicians are also confronted with significant advances ... |
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May 16-18, 2024 Update CME Internal Medicine and Primary Care Conference
Eminent speakers from The University of Chicago, Northwestern University, The University of Illinois Chicago, and Rush University will provide comprehensive updates on the latest clinical guidelines.
Target Audience: Internal Medicine, Primary Care, Family Medicine, and Hospitalist Medicine Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants
Earn 25 CME Credits
This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️.
This activity has been approved for AAFP Prescribe... |
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Introduction to Musculoskeletal Ultrasound - Blended
The Blended Introduction to Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Training Course provides participants a comprehensive introduction to upper and lower extremity musculoskeletal ultrasound for diagnostic applications and ultrasound guided injection/aspiration techniques. The Blended Education format provides flexibility while providing time and cost savings.
Begin with the self-paced online course: Taught by leading musculoskeletal ultrasound experts, the online course incorporates comprehensive lectu... |
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Introduction to Musculoskeletal Ultrasound with Interventional Human Cadaver Lab - Blended
The Blended Introduction to Musculoskeletal Ultrasound with Interventional Cadaver Lab Training Course provides participants a comprehensive introduction to upper and lower extremity musculoskeletal ultrasound for diagnostic applications and ultrasound guided injection/aspiration techniques. The Blended Education format provides flexibility while providing time and cost savings.
Begin with the self-paced online course: Taught by leading musculoskeletal ultrasound experts, the online course ... |
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Peripheral Nerve Ultrasound - Blended
The Blended Peripheral Nerve Ultrasound Course is designed to provide a comprehensive approach to the use of ultrasound for the assessment and treatment of peripheral nerves. The Blended Education format provides flexibility while providing time and cost savings.
Begin with the self-paced online course: Taught by leading peripheral nerve and musculoskeletal ultrasound experts, the online course incorporates a comprehensive review of the sonographic appearance and recognition of upper and lo... |
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Peripheral Nerve Ultrasound with Interventional Human Cadaver Lab - Blended
The Blended Peripheral Nerve Ultrasound with Interventional Cadaver Lab Training Course is designed to provide a comprehensive approach to the use of ultrasound for the assessment and treatment of peripheral nerves. The Blended Education format provides flexibility while providing time and cost savings.
Begin with the self-paced online course: Taught by leading peripheral nerve and musculoskeletal ultrasound experts, the online course incorporates a comprehensive review of the sonographic a... |
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InformED: UC Davis Emergency Medicine Conference
This conference is catered to practitioners who provide care in urgent and emergent settings, including physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and pharmacists. Health care is changing rapidly where urgent and emergent conditions require rapid, accurate diagnosis and treatment decisions. Nationally recognized leaders in Emergency Medicine will deliver the course that provides opportunities for attendees to learn about current and progressive trends in the practice of eme... |
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9th Annual Clinical Issues in Primary Care Conference
Presented by Continuing Education Company for over 30 years, our Primary Care CME Conference Series is designed to update primary care clinicians in rapidly changing therapeutic areas. The emphasis is on practical and useful information for clinical practice. Join us in May 2024 for our 9th Annual Clinical Issues in Primary Care Conference at the Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii Resort on the Big Island
Program Objectives
As a result of this conference, participants will be able to:
Assess and p... |
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Anesthesiology Update 2024 - LIVE STREAMING or IN PERSON
The Comprehensive 2024 Anesthesiology Update
Cardiac, Regional, Office-Based, Thoracic, Obstetric, Neuro, and Pediatric
Anesthesiology Update will be held on May 6-10, 2024. You have the option to attend either online as the course is live streamed or in person in Boston, MA.
In the past year, there have been a number of very significant clinical changes that affect the practice of anesthesiology. This comprehensive CME program provides a special and timely opportunity for anesthesiolo... |
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Diabetes Update 2024 - LIVE STREAMING
This highly rated Harvard Medical School CME course offers practical strategies to address the medical and systemic challenges to optimal care and updates that ensure you can deliver state-of-the-art care for your patients with diabetes.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
This program affords you the opportunity to learn from leaders in the field of diabetes who are distinguished for their outstanding teaching, knowledge, and innovations in clinical care.
Participants can rely on this program for compreh... |
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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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Hot Topics in Lupus: SLE Pathophysiology
Despite the known short- and long-term adverse outcomes related to glucocorticoid use, patients with SLE are still taking moderate to high daily doses of steroids. Fortunately, 2 biologic therapies aimed at different therapeutic targets in the type I interferon pathway and with better safety profiles than glucocorticoids are currently available for use. These biologics, along with off-label immunosuppressants, can be implemented in customized ways to mitigate or eliminate the use of glucocort... |
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Hot Topics in Lupus: Individualizing Steroid-Sparing Regimens
Despite the known short- and long-term adverse outcomes related to glucocorticoid use, patients with SLE are still taking moderate to high daily doses of steroids. Fortunately, 2 biologic therapies aimed at different therapeutic targets in the type I interferon pathway and with better safety profiles than glucocorticoids are currently available for use. These biologics, along with off-label immunosuppressants, can be implemented in customized ways to mitigate or eliminate the use of glucocort... |
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Hot Topics in Lupus: Targeted Biologic Treatment Options
Despite the known short- and long-term adverse outcomes related to glucocorticoid use, patients with SLE are still taking moderate to high daily doses of steroids. Fortunately, 2 biologic therapies aimed at different therapeutic targets in the type I interferon pathway and with better safety profiles than glucocorticoids are currently available for use. These biologics, along with off-label immunosuppressants, can be implemented in customized ways to mitigate or eliminate the use of glucocort... |
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Preventing Medication Errors
Preventing Medication Errors is an online nursing course discussing the causes and effects of medication errors and prevention methods. It also contains information on how patients and consumers can protect themselves from medical errors. This course is Florida Board approved to meet the two hour requirement on preventing medical errors. |
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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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ACTHIV
The American Conference for the Treatment of HIV: ACTHIV® is the premier conference in the US dedicated exclusively to the frontline care team and its members who are caring for persons living with or at risk of acquiring HIV. This aids management conference delivers information on new developments and research findings that can be rapidly translated and directly applied to the clinical setting. |
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Optimizing Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care - LIVE STREAMING
In this special program, faculty from Harvard Medical School, the Brigham Transition Care Team, and the Boston Children’s Hospital BRIDGES Adult Transition Program provide strategies, best practices, and guidance to:
• Identify adult care providers and successfully transfer patients with rare or complex health care needs
• Assess and improve the efficacy of your current transition processes
• Tailor transition strategies to patient age, disease type, and physical/ intellectual capab... |
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Innovations and New Practices in Internal Medicine 2024 -LIVE STREAMING
The State of the Art in Internal Medicine
This program, which is among the highest-rated Harvard Medical School CME courses, provides a comprehensive update of the most important changes now impacting Internal Medicine and guidance on how to incorporate these changes into your clinical practice to improve patient outcomes..
Practical, Fast-Paced, Online Education
This live streaming educational experience is fast paced, relevant to the current healthcare environment, and draws upon real... |
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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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Sports Medicine 2024 -LIVE STREAMING
The Comprehensive 2024 Sports Medicine Update
State-of-the-Art Approaches to the Diagnosis, Treatment, Rehabilitation, and Prevention of Sports Injuries
This Harvard Medical School CME program, which is among the highest-rated HMS CME courses, provides a special and timely opportunity to hear directly from world-renowned physician specialists (physiatrists, orthopedists, radiologists), team physicians and athletic trainers for the Boston Red Sox, New England Revolution, and New England P... |
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Optimizing Outcomes in ALS: Best Practices in Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment
"Optimizing Outcomes in ALS: Best Practices in Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment" is a modular continuing education series led by Dr. Richard Bedlack, a nationally recognized ALS expert. This self-navigation program focuses on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), providing healthcare professionals with valuable insights and evidence-based strategies to enhance outcomes in ALS care. Participants have the flexibility to choose their own track and explore various modules, covering cli... |
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Is It Safe? Safety Surveillance through the Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry
Is It Safe? Safety Surveillance through the Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry
Release Date: June 2, 2023
Expiration Date: June 2, 2024
Estimated Time to Complete: 1.25 hour
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Clinical Gap and Educational Need
Antiretroviral therapy should be initiated for all persons with HIV who are pregnant regardless of CD4 count according to current guidelines. There is often minimal data available to make recommendations, however, for use in pregnancy. One key consideration is... |
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Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Exam Review (Live Webinar) - Boston, MA
Course Description
This course is designed to supplement study materials for the NCC certification exam to obtain the RNC-NIC designation and the AACN certification exam to obtain the CCRN-neonatal designation. The course will focus on core concepts that are essential for caring for high-risk newborns. Preparation is recommended prior to participation in this course.
Program Learning Outcomes
This program prepares the learner to:
1. Review the core components covered by the exam throug... |
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CPN Exam Review (Live Webinar) - Charlotte, NC
Course Description
This two-day seminar is for nurses who care for pediatric patients. This course serves as a review for the Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN)* Exam. The CPN Exam is for the nurse who has pediatric practice experience and who demonstrates knowledge and abilities related to pediatric nursing beyond basic RN licensure.
Program Learning Outcomes
This program prepares the learner to:
1. Describe the Certified Pediatric Nurse Exam, test plan and the practice requirements to s... |
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Introduction to Carotid & Peripheral Vascular Duplex/Color Flow Ultrasound - Blended
The Combined Blended Introduction to Carotid and Peripheral Vascular Duplex/Color Flow Imaging Course will give you a strong foundation to begin performing and/or interpreting Carotid and Peripheral Vascular and Indirect PV Ultrasound Examinations. The Blended Education format provides flexibility while saving you time and minimizing travel costs.
Begin with the self-paced online courses: Receive fifteen (15) months unlimited access to two (2) comprehensive online courses taught by leading ... |
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Introduction to Abdominal and Primary Care Ultrasound - Blended
The Blended Introduction to Abdominal & Primary Care Ultrasound course will give you a strong foundation to begin performing and/or interpreting abdominal and point-of-care ultrasound. The Blended Education format provides flexibility while saving you time and minimizing travel costs.
Begin with the self-paced online course: Taught by leading abdominal and primary care ultrasound experts, the comprehensive online course covers liver, gallbladder/biliary tree, renal/bladder, pancreas, sp... |
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Introduction to Adult Echocardiography - Blended
The Blended Introduction to Adult Echocardiography Course will give you a strong foundation to begin performing and/or interpreting comprehensive adult cardiac examinations. The Blended Education format provides flexibility while saving you time and minimizing travel costs.
Begin with the self-paced online course: Taught by leading echocardiography experts, the comprehensive online course covers cardiac anatomy & physiology, 2D & M-mode scan techniques cardiac Doppler principles, ev... |
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Introduction to Carotid Duplex/Color Flow & Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound - Blended
The Combined Blended Introduction to Carotid Duplex/Color Flow Imaging and Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound Courses will give you a strong foundation to begin performing and/or interpreting Carotid and Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound Examinations. The Blended Education format provides flexibility while saving you time and minimizing travel costs.
Begin with the self-paced online courses: Receive fifteen (15) months unlimited access to two (2) comprehensive online courses taught by leading va... |
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Introduction to Carotid Duplex/Color Flow Ultrasound - Blended
The Blended Introduction to Carotid Duplex/Color Flow Imaging Course will give you a strong foundation to begin performing and/or interpreting Carotid Ultrasound Examinations. The Blended Education format provides flexibility while saving you time and minimizing travel costs.
Begin with the self-paced online course: Taught by leading vascular ultrasound experts, the comprehensive online course covers cerebrovascular anatomy& physiology, Doppler principles, scan techniques, and interpret... |
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