Feb
14
20 Free CMEs/CEUs
February 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment
In my continuing quest to provide better access to free CME/CEUs for FHO readers, I decided to trawl through Medscape tonight and round up 20 offerings that can be completed quickly and easily. A couple caveats, though: 1.) not all of them are for RNs–physician and midlevel only CEs are marked accordingly; 2.) these things [...]
Feb
10
Proposed Changes to the DSM
February 10, 2010 | 1 Comment
The APA has posted proposed revisions to the DSM that might be of interest. Comments can be submitted until April 20th should you be so inclined (the DSM-V is due to be published in 2013). Rewriting the DSM has not been without controversy, thus far.
Feb
9
Articles of Note: February Edition
February 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Time once again for a run down of some of the new and noteworthy articles in the current literature (something I almost forgot to do this month!). All of these are from the late January/February/March issues and electronic previews. As always, please keep in mind this in no way a comprehensive list; simply items that [...]
Feb
1
Vicarious Trauma Webinar
February 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment
The Family Justice Center Alliance has a webinar on vicarious trauma coming up February 11th from 9-11am Pacific. As with all FJCA webinars, it’s free, but preregistration is a good idea.
Jan
20
In My Inbox: Threats in the ED & This Emotional Life
January 20, 2010 | 2 Comments
This morning when I booted up my email I found two great things to share. The first is a fantastic blog entry over at Chief Complaint (the Medscape ED Physician’s blog). It briefly discusses an encounter with a patient who threatens to kill an ED nurse (among other unpleasant things), and asks the questions: “Is [...]
Jan
5
Articles of Note: January Edition
January 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Time once again for a run down of some of the new and noteworthy articles in the current literature. All of these (but one) are from the December/January 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. [...]
Dec
18
Weekly Wrap-Up @ the Sustainability Blog + a Few Odds & Ends
December 18, 2009 | 2 Comments
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This week, over at the sustainability site, some good stuff for your perusal:
*The Nonprofit Risk Management Center’s calendar [...]
Dec
7
Articles of Note: December Edition
December 7, 2009 | Leave a 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 November/December/January 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 [...]
Dec
2
Substance Abuse & Victimization
December 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment
OVC has a web forum December 8th from 2-3 pm on substance abuse and victimization. No registration is required, and if this date doesn’t work for you, not to worry– the discussion is fully archived on their site. You can submit a question to the speaker, Dr. Steven Walker, here. And you can review the [...]
Nov
11
Recent Medscape Offerings
November 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Medscape has a couple new offerings of interest. The 1st is a CME article on the connection between psychiatric disorders, sexual trauma and urinary tract symptoms. Physicians can receive 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 credit for reading the article and completing the posttest.
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