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PREMIERE EDUCATION

Elevate your practice with this engaging and impactful 2-hour course designed to tackle the pressing issue of HIV stigma and discrimination in healthcare settings. Whether you're a physician, nurse, or allied health professional, this course will provide you with the tools and insights needed to break down barriers, challenge unrecognized biases, and ensure inclusive, compassionate care for individuals living with or at risk of acquiring HIV. Through real-world case studies, actionable strategies, and an exploration of legal protections for HIV-positive patients, you'll gain the confidence to address stigma head-on and foster a supportive healthcare environment. This course will help empower you to stay ahead of evolving regulations while enhancing patient outcomes and strengthening your professional impact. Meets Nevada Requirement (Effective January 1, 2024): Physicians delivering or supervising emergency medical services, or practicing primary care (family medicine, pediatrics, internal medicine, obstetrics, gynecology, or midwifery), must complete at least 2 hours of training on stigma, discrimination, and unrecognized bias related to individuals living with or at high risk of acquiring HIV. Proof of this training is required within 2 years of starting such care. (NV SB-439, enacted 6/15/2023).

PREMIERE EDUCATION

This course offers healthcare professionals an essential overview of HIV/AIDS with a focus on practical application in patient care. Core topics include transmission and infection control, testing and counseling, and current treatment strategies. Learners will gain the essential knowledge needed to support safe, effective, and, effective, and patient-centered HIV/AIDS care. This course meets requirements for HIV/AIDS training for Florida.

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Abusive head trauma (AHT), including Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS), is a serious and preventable form of child abuse that can lead to lifelong consequences. This course helps healthcare professionals and educators recognize the signs, understand the mechanisms, and apply prevention strategies for AHT in infants and young children.Through expert-led insights and real-world context, you'll gain practical tools to identify, intervene, and help protect vulnerable populations - while fulfilling your continuing education requirements. Activity approved by Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN) for nurses licensed or obtaining licensure under KRS Chapter 314 who need (1.5) contact hourse covering recognition & prevention of pediatric abusive head trauma. Activity approved by Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure for pediatricians, radiologists, family practitionersd, and emergency medicine and urgent care physicians needing to complete 1 hour of training on this subject.

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Bolster your current therapeutic framework with our comprehensive course on harnessing the power of visualization for mental health. This example-driven course offers in-depth psychoeducation on neural activation through visualization, analyses of its methods, and practical applications for a wide variety of therapeutic situations, including different diagnoses and therapeutic frameworks. Equip yourself with the skills to implement guided imagery and other visualization strategies to patients effectively within evidence-based modalities.

PREMIERE EDUCATION

Enhance your healthcare practice by mastering cultural competence and humility-essential components for delivering patient centered care in diverse settings. This comprehensive course delves into the principles of cultural competence and humility, emphasizing their critical role in improving patient outcomes and fostering effective communication. Through engaging content, you'll explore strategies to recognize and address personal biases, understand the impact of cultural differences on healthcare delivery, and develop skills to provide respectful and responsive care to patients from various backgrounds. By completing this course, you'll be better equipped to build trust with patients, navigate cross cultural interactions sensitively, and contribute to a more inclusive healthcare enviroment.

PREMIERE EDUCATION

Prepare to confront the complex challenges of bioterrorism head-on with our in-depth course designed to equip Nevada's healthcare providers with critical knowledge and skills. From distinguishing various weapons of mass destruction to recognizing the signs of bioterror afflictions and effectively using personal protective gear, this course is your ultimate guide to mastering crisis handling in healthcare settings, ensuring you stand on the frontline confidently. This course meets the Nevada one-time requirement of 4 hours in Bioterrorism, relating to the medical consequences of an act of terrorism that involves the use of a weapon of mass destruction.

MINDFUL

Healthy brains ensure the best possible patient outcomes including the highest physical, mental, social, and vocational functioning. Individuals who have brain disorders or injuries often require additional care and treatment. Because mental health professionals are likely to meet people with brain disorders, injuries, or aging, it is important they understand what brain health is, how it is achieved, and how to work with individuals with abnormal brain functioning. This course will review information related to brain health, how to optimize it, and disorders of the brain.

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Dual relationships in behavioral health practice refer to any situations where multiple roles exist between a therapist and a client. Examples of dual relationships include when the client is also a student, friend, family member, employee, or business associate of the therapist. Boundary crossings and violations may occur in situations where dual relationships exist. While boundary crossings may be unavoidable and harmless in certain situations, such as when the clinician and client both live in a small community and see each other away from the therapeutic setting, boundary violations are those that are harmful and exploitative.

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Behavioral health professionals are tasked with helping complex clients in complex work environments, making clinical supervision an essential component in behavioral health practice. Supervision is a process that allows ongoing observation and intervention while promoting the supervisee's learning development, the refinement of skills, and the enhancement of the therapeutic environment. Supervision can be delivered in various ways, such as in person or through telehealth, and it can be done in an individual, dyadic, or group setting. Several models of supervision may be considered when determining what is best suited for the supervisee, organization, and client. Each model follows a different framework and provides various approaches based on the therapy or treatment provided. This course will introduce behavioral health professionals to different methods and models of clinical supervision.

MINDFUL

Reducing medical errors in mental health care is critical for enhancing patient and client safety. This brief, intermediate level continuing education course provides an overview of the most critical risks in mental health and in related organizational practices. Risks and treatment errors are discussed as well as consequences, emotional responses, and resulting behavioral change. Additionally, barriers to medical error reporting and tips to help prevent such errors are presented.

MINDFUL

Addiction is defined as a chronic, relapsing disorder characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use despite adverse consequences, and it is considered a brain disorder, because it involves functional changes to brain circuits that may last a long time after a person has stopped taking drugs. This brief, intermediate level continuing education course was developed using information from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to provide an updated overview of drug abuse and addiction. Reasons why individuals use and abuse drugs are presented as well as the impact of drugs on the brain, drug prevention and treatment strategies, and health and personal consequences of drug abuse. The ways in drug abuse impacts adolescents is also discussed, as this is a particularly vulnerable age for substance experimentation and abuse.

MINDFUL

Inclusivity in mental health practice refers to the intentional and proactive efforts made by mental health professionals to create an environment that is welcoming, respectful, and responsive to the diverse needs of all individuals seeking mental health support. This approach recognizes and values differences in race, ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, age, ability, and other aspects of identity. Mental health practitioners must promote inclusivity in mental health practice because inclusivity aligns with ethical principles, ensuring that mental health services are accessible, equitable, and respectful to all individuals, regardless of their background or identity. Inclusivity is crucial for building trust and rapport between mental health practitioners and clients, as individuals are more likely to engage openly in therapy when they feel understood, respected, accepted, and valued.

MINDFUL

Behavioral health providers are responsible for much more than just providing mental health services to patients. They are responsible for protecting the patient, their communities, the ethics of their profession, the confidentiality of everyone involved, and much more when providing care. Therefore, it is essential for behavioral healthcare professionals to understand and apply the ethical and legal requirements in behavioral health federally and in their local areas. This course will review information regarding the ethics and legal obligations for behavioral health professionals.

PREMIERE EDUCATION

Chronic pain affects millions of Americans, leading to missed work, diminished quality of life, and significant financial burden. This course examines common causes of chronic pain, diagnostic strategies and imaging, and both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment approaches. Participants will explore interprofessional roles in team-based care and learn how to integrate evidence-based strategies for optimal patient outcomes. The course also addresses diversity, equity, and the unique needs of special populations in chronic pain management, equipping healthcare professionals to provide comprehensive, inclusive care.

HEALTH FORUM ONLINE

The Resident Rights: A Guide to Ensuring Care online CE course includes 1 contact hour that provides health professionals with guidelines to ensure that residents receive proper care and treatment to their physical and mental well-being, and honoring their civil rights. The course also meets the Resident Rights requirement for FL CNAs.

HEALTH FORUM ONLINE

This course provides mental health and nurse care managers with the essential tools to empower patients in managing chronic diseases through a biopsychosocial approach. With chronic diseases driving a substantial portion of healthcare costs, effective disease management programs are crucial in fostering patient engagement, treatment adherence, and sustainable health behaviors. This training introduces participants to key psychological theories such as Social Cognitive Theory, the Transtheoretical Model, and Motivational Interviewing offering a framework for assessing patient readiness, enhancing motivation, and building self-efficacy.

HEALTH FORUM ONLINE

This online CE course discusses evidence-based approaches to assessing symptoms of cognitive impairment, mood, and psychosis that must be considered in differentiating diagnoses of depression, dementia, and delirium in the elderly. The discussion covers factors that contribute to under-diagnosis and misdiagnosis, including cultural differences and the clinical setting.

HEALTH FORUM ONLINE

The Solid Organ Transplant: A Biopsychosocial Perspective online CE course includes 3 contact hours that presents an overview of the transplant experience from a biopsychosocial perspective. Emphasis is placed on relevant research on positive coping and adjustment post-transplant. Additionally, the role of the mental health professional as a central part of the integrated healthcare team is discussed.

HEALTH FORUM ONLINE

The Expressive Writing to Promote Resilience to Stressful and Traumatic Life Events online CE course includes 3 contact hours that is designed to introduce health professionals to expressive writing therapy and inform them about its implementation and evidence-based clinical applications. Specifically, the course will present a theoretical foundation for expressive writing, as well as outline its potential clinical applications. A detailed description of expressive writing therapy protocols, as well as recommendations for implementing expressive writing interventions in a clinical therapy context, are provided. Finally, clinical considerations associated with expressive writing therapy are presented, including contraindications.

HEALTH FORUM ONLINE

This course explores the intricate relationship between caffeine consumption and its effects on mood, emotions, and neurocognitive functions. As one of the most widely used psychotropic substances globally, caffeine has profound impacts on mental alertness, emotional states, and cognitive performance. Participants will examine the underlying mechanisms of action, the physiological and psychological effects of caffeine, and its potential role in managing conditions such as ADHD and anxiety. This course also highlights the consequences of excessive use, and withdrawal, and the latest research findings to provide a nuanced understanding of caffeine's influence on behavior and neurocognitive health.

HEALTH FORUM ONLINE

The Stress and Health: An Introduction to Mind-Body Approaches to Healing online CE course includes 2 contact hours that summarizes the impact of stress on health and wellness, and presents the current state-of-the-science of common mind-body interventions - including relaxation, meditation, and yoga - as a means to managing stress, preventing disease and promoting health. Research findings from the mind-body literature will be presented and implications for clinical practice will be considered. This online course can be conveniently completed from your computer or mobile device at your own pace. Your course completion will be reported to CE Broker automatically for credit toward your license renewal.

HEALTH FORUM ONLINE

The Exploring Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI): Relevance, Theory, Associated Risk of Suicide, Assessment & Treatment online CE course includes 2 contact hours that examines the historical context of this behavior, reviews the current diagnostic classification of NSSI, and discusses the theoretical formulations of self-injury. Psychosocial risk factors associated with self-injury including sexual orientation and environmental contributors like bullying and Internet usage are explored. Guidelines and considerations for assessment are presented, as well as treatment options and resources for clinicians to enhance effective and efficient care.

HEALTH FORUM ONLINE

The Psychosocial Issues at the End of Life: Definition, Theory, and Intervention online CE course includes 4 contact hours that provides healthcare professionals with a definition of end-of-life care as well as a description of the prevalence of psychiatric disorders during this phase of care. Psychological theories regarding death and dying are presented and lead into a description of the emotional reactions encountered by both patients and caregivers. This course concludes with a presentation of psychological treatment techniques used to overcome these emotional reactions and assist patients and caregivers to improve quality of life during the end of life.

HEALTH FORUM ONLINE

The Neuropsychology of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias online CE course includes 6 contact hours that reviews the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, with a focus on etiology, prevalence, and assessment. Differential diagnosis of other reversible conditions that mimic dementia such as depression and delirium is also reviewed.