Apr
30
Addressing Health Literacy, Cultural Competency, and Limited English Proficiency
April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment
HRSA has an online course available on addressing health literacy, cultural competency and limited English proficiency for clinicians. The course consists of 5 modules; CEUs/CMEs are available. All that’s available about the course is on the site page: Improve your patient communication skills Increase your awareness and knowledge of the three main factors that affect [...]
Apr
29
Efficacy of Emergency Contraception
April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The Association of Reproductive Health Professionals has an archived webinar on the efficacy of emergency contraception. The webinar clocks in under 45 minutes and has 1.0 CMEs attached for physicians who complete pre- and post-tests. Access is free of charge and will be available through February 2010.
Apr
28
Domestic Violence in Later Life
April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment
MNCAVA’s Global Violence Prevention site has a couple case-based tutorials available. One of them focuses on domestic violence in later life. It’s recently updated and provides a nice overview of many of the issues that come up working with this specific patient population.
Apr
27
Medical-Legal Documentation
April 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment
There aren’t that many offerings available on medical-legal documentation out there, so I was excited to come across this one from Contemporary Forums: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: An Expert Witness’s View on How to Make or Break a Case with Medical-Legal Documentation. However, I cannot tell you the specific focus of this [...]
Apr
26
Best Practices to Combat Human Trafficking
April 26, 2009 | 1 Comment
The Ash Institute at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government is hosting a webinar, Best Practices to Combat Human Trafficking: Collecting Data from Official Sources. The session will take place April 29th from 10am-12pm ET. It’s free of charge, but pre-registration is required.
Apr
24
Weekly Wrap-Up @ the Sustainability Blog
April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment
This week at the sustainability site, we talk nursing practice, employee evaluation, collaboration and tech tools. And as a bonus, a couple woodland creatures stop by to see us: Some tools for evaluating potential employees, from people who know these sorts of things Things to consider as we (hopefully) strive for patient-centered care with a [...]
Apr
24
AN FHO Extra: SANE Course Supplemental Materials
April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment
I’m heading to Illinois next week to teach a SANE course (adolescent/adult), and I was grumbling (to my dogs because they are always sympathetic) about schlepping my supplemental materials with me on a plane (do you have any idea how huge the binder is?). And I have been doing my very best to reduce the [...]
Apr
23
Forensic Interviewing in Tribal Communities
April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment
OVC‘s Web Forum series is featuring a session on forensic interviewing in tribal communities Aril 29th from 2-3pm ET. If you’ve participated in these sessions in the past, you know to submit your questions ahead of time and then return to the site at the designated time for the online conversation. You can find complete [...]
Apr
23
Improving Communication with Elders of Different Cultures
April 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Stanford School of Medicine has an interactive tutorial for improving communication with elderly patients from differing cultures. It’s free of charge and is specifically meant for clinicians. Using three scenarios/situations common to first contact with a patient, you will be given options from which to select an appropriate response. All information in the scenarios comes [...]
Apr
22
Leadership & the Prevention of Violence Against Women
April 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Prevention Connection has announced its next webinar: The Role of Leadership in Creating Momentum for Primary Prevention of Violence Against Women. It will be held on May 5th (with a repeat on May 7th), at 11am Pacific Time (2pm ET). Participation is free, but pre-registration is required and spots are limited (and they do fill [...]
