Feb
18
New CEU Webcasts from IAFN
February 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment
It looks like IAFN just made 12 sessions available from the ATL Annual Scientific Assembly as webcasts. The audio plus PowerPoint can be reviewed for CEUs, and if you attended the Assembly, it’s free. Not to worry–if you couldn’t make it, it’s still available to you for $19.99 if you’re an IAFN member ($29.99, non-members). [...]
Jan
17
Join Me in Supporting PIH
January 17, 2010 | 2 Comments
I know that I am late to post something about Haiti, but with the reports looking bleaker and bleaker, I figured I’m not too late. Please join me in showing your support through a contribution to Partners in Health, a group providing critical medical care in Haiti. I have pledged to raise $500 through the [...]
Nov
4
Articles of Note: November Edition
November 4, 2009 | 1 Comment
Time once again for a run down of some of the new and noteworthy articles in the current literature. All of these are from the October/November issues. As always, please keep in mind this in no way a comprehensive list; simply items that have caught my attention from a selection of peer-reviewed journals. Links lead [...]
Sep
30
Have You Heard Anything?
September 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment
I don’t normally post personal issues here at FHO, but I am pretty worried about our friends and colleagues in American Samoa and the affected region. If you have news, could you please pass it along? And if you are so inclined, please consider donating to the Relief Fund for Sexual Assault Victims, established to [...]
Sep
15
Disaster Medicine Series
September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment
ReachMD, available online and at XM Satellite Radio, has a huge feature this month on disaster medicine. There are more than 60 podcasts, all from within the past year (and many from this month) linked on their page right now. You can download several at a time and listen to them while you’re plodding through [...]
Jul
9
Cultural Competency & Disaster Response
July 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The Department of Health & Human Services’ Office of Minority Health has a new curriculum available: Cultural Competency for Disaster Preparedness & Crisis Response. The curriculum consists of 4 courses that “are designed to equip disaster and crisis volunteers and personnel with the awareness, knowledge, and skills needed to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services [...]
Jun
25
Disaster Mental Health
June 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment
I have had what could be benignly called a very long travel day (involving groundstops, flying through thunderstorms, airport power outages, and the like). It’s far later than I planned to be posting for today (actually yesterday now), so this is a short and simple one for those of you interested in traumatic stress and [...]
Jun
22
Bioterrorism & Emerging Disease Preparedness
June 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Rutgers College of Nursing has 8 online courses on bioterrorism and emerging disease preparedness. They all carry contact hours and range from $10-$70 depending on the number of hours you earn (looks like it’s roughly $10 per CE, give or take a few bucks).
Jun
17
Critical Incident Response in the Workplace
June 17, 2009 | 2 Comments
Crisis Care Network has an online training, Best Practices in Critical Incident Response in the Workplace. The course provides attendees with a video-enhanced overview of best practices in critical incident response services. This program summarizes the latest findings in evidence based behavioral medicine as it relates to psychological first aid, addresses the unique aspects of [...]
Jun
10
Blast Injuries
June 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment
RN.com has a 1 credit offering on blast injuries available for $5. It’s your standard article-posttest format. Objectives include:
1. Identify factors that affect blast injuries.
2. Describe the types of injuries that can occur from explosions.
3. Define the two major classifications of explosives.
4. Describe basic mechanisms of blast injuries.
5. Identify the types of injuries associated with [...]
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