With a wide range of promotional and CME programs, ExtendMed has become a leading name in medical education. Here you can access a sampling of our recent programs. Please note that the programs marked CME are complete, fully-accredited courses available for medical certification.
Understanding and Addressing Healthcare Disparities
Health disparities refer to the differences in health and health care between groups of people. Health disparities disproportionately affect the morbidity and mortality of diseases according to someone's race, culture, environment, sex, age, socioeconomic status, etc. This online CME program will provide an insight into the definition of health disparities, the causes and methods to address them. The speaker will define the Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services standards (CLAS) as outlined by the National Office of Minority Health. Also they will discuss how to use CLAS as a way to improve cultural competency and therefore reducing health disparities
Fundamentals of Healthcare Epidemiology: Essentials for Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections
The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) adapted their Training Course in Healthcare Epidemiology to a one-day curriculum. The following activity consists of recordings from training courses that took place in March and October 2009. The curriculum includes case studies supplemented with lectures and seminars covering fundamental aspects of healthcare epidemiology, including:
* Outbreak Investigation & Management
* Prevention Strategies for Healthcare-Associated Infections: A review of the SHEA-IDSA Compendium
* Environmental Hygiene & Disinfection and Sterilization
* Isolation Precautions
* Epidemiology & Surveillance
* Antimicrobial Stewardship
* California Mandates for Infection Control and Public Reporting
Antimicrobial Stewardship in Practice Educational Series
This activity is designed for pediatric and adult infectious diseases physicians, healthcare epidemiologists, microbiologists, and other healthcare practitioners who desire to implement or improve an antimicrobial stewardship program for their healthcare institution. Individuals representing community-based hospitals are particularly targeted for this activity; however, individuals representing all sizes of institutions will find the content relevant to their needs.
Rheumatoid Arthritis Treat-to-Target Enduring Activity
This CME-certified roundtable and webcast series, hosted by Allan Gibofsky, MD, (Activity Director) and Vibeke Strand, MD, provides an overview of recent developments in the management of patients with moderate-to-severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA), including a synthesis of clinical trials and the recently published treat-to-target recommendations presented during the 2010 annual scientific meeting of the American College of Rheumatology in Atlanta, Georgia.
The primary goals of therapy in RA are improvement in the signs and symptoms of RA, improvement in patient-reported outcomes, and inhibition of structural progression. Recent research indicates that a treat-to-target approach, widely accepted in other areas of medicine, is also the best way to proactively aim for these treatment goals in RA. In 2010, an international task force devised and published ten recommendations on treating RA to target
Dialysis Center Dialogues Web Conference Series
Join dialysis centers across the United States to learn from a faculty expert with extensive knowledge about the CMS ESRD QIP. Via a Web conference, you'll discuss patient case scenarios that address changes to the CMS ESRD QIP and how your center can implement program changes successfully as well as explore methods and solutions for managing anemia under the CMS ESRD QIP. Get advice from a faculty expert and discuss the new QIP with your colleagues at other dialysis centers.
Atrophic Vaginitis in Menopause
Atrophic vaginitis at menopause is an extremely common condition that results in distressing symptoms such as vaginal dryness, irritation, soreness, and painful intercourse, as well as urinary frequency, urgency, and incontinence. Recently published results from a large international study show that nearly half of postmenopausal women surveyed were unaware that effective treatments for atrophic vaginitis were available, despite the fact that the overwhelming majority reported symptoms of the condition.
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