Geriatrics

Health Literacy (1 User Rating) Healthy People 2010 defines health literacy as “The degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health... Faculty Michael S. Wolf, PhD

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 CPH: 1.00 TSBSWE: 1.00 UNTHSC: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 Counselor: 1.00 PT: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Sep 18, 2019 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Elder Abuse - Prevention, Detection, Diagnosis, and Care (1 User Rating) The fastest growing segment of our population is the 'old-old' or people over 85.  The majority of these people have chronic conditions and about half of them have dementing illness.  A large number... Faculty Laura Mosqueda, MD

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 CPH: 1.00 TSBSWE: 1.00 UNTHSC: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 Counselor: 1.00 PT: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Sep 12, 2019 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Impact of Abnormal Swallowing Patterns in the Elderly (0 User Ratings) A Bedside Swallow Evaluation (BSE) has definite limitations and aspiration cannot be confirmed or ruled out without Modified Barium Swallow Study (MBSS) (Swigert,1998). Approximately 40% of the patients who... Faculty J. Roy Lowry, DO Pamela Ragland, MS, CCC-SLP Ronda Polansky, MS, CCC-SLP

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 UNTHSC: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 PT: 1.00 IACET: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Sep 8, 2019 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

The DICE Approach (1 User Rating) Faculty Lesca Hadley, MD, FAAFP

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 TSBSWE: 1.00 UNTHSC: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 Counselor: 1.00 PT: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Aug 9, 2019 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Hypertension in Older Adults - From SHEP to SPRINT (0 User Ratings) Faculty Mark A. Supiano, MD

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 UNTHSC: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Aug 7, 2019 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Understanding Dementia and the Role of the Healthcare Professional (2 User Ratings) Dementia can be caused by nearly forty different diseases and conditions. Currently there are four clinical dementia syndromes accounting for 90% of all cases of progressive cognitive impairment. The four... Faculty Janice A. Knebl, DO, MBA Barbara L. Harty, RN, MSN, GNP Jaime Cobb, CSA Doni Green, MS Susan Farris, FACHCA, LNFA Jennifer Miller, LBSW, MS, BA Reena Mathews, MD

Activity Details Credit Amounts: TSBSWE: 1.00 UNTHSC: 1.00 Counselor: 1.00 TNA: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: May 3, 2019 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Unlocking Stroke Prevention in Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation (0 User Ratings) Join a nationally acclaimed cardiologist, Dr. Paul Bhella, as he leads a panel discussion that seeks to unlock the complexities of stroke prevention... Faculty Paul S. Bhella, MD Ashley D. Gutierrez, PharmD Sandeep A. Kamath, MD

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CPE: 1.00 CNE: 1.20 UNTHSC: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Apr 10, 2019 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Hepatitis C (0 User Ratings) In the United States about 3.5 million people have HCV. According to the CDC, around one half of those do not know they are infected(1). This presentation will discuss important developments and strategies in... Faculty Monte Troutman, DO, FACOI

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 UNTHSC: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Jan 26, 2019 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Do Medications for Alzheimer's Disease Really Work? (2 User Ratings) Several prescription drugs are currently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat people who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Treating the symptoms of Alzheimer's can... Faculty Shara Elrod, PharmD, BCACP

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CPE: 1.00 CNE: 1.20 TSBSWE: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 Counselor: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Jan 20, 2019 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Chronic Nonmalignant Pain (1 User Rating) Numerous studies and reports document the urgent need to improve care for patients with chronic pain. The needs of all health care clinicians to better understand the assessment and management of chronic pain... Faculty Manu Mathews, MD, FIPP

Activity Details Credit Amounts: Physicians: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Jan 1, 2019 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

The Illusion of Opioids (3 User Ratings) Literature has shown that prescribers receive little education on the treatment of pain resulting in less effective pain treatment with worse outcomes. Attendees will learn the evidence-based analysis of the... Faculty Donald R. Teater, MD

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 CPH: 1.00 TSBSWE: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 Counselor: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Nov 23, 2018 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Progress in Alzheimer's Diagnosis and Treatment (0 User Ratings) This program was developed to provide the audience with an overview of the progress in the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease.  Healthcare providers who do not typically work with or diagnosis... Faculty Steven T. DeKosky, MD

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 TSBSWE: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 Counselor: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Nov 23, 2018 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Why do They Have Good Days and Bad Days - Factors Influencing Fluctuations in Cognition and Behavior in Alzheimer's Disease (0 User Ratings) How does the caregiver account for why the person with disease changes from day to day and minute to minute?  This presentation will provide information on the physiological and sensory changes that occur... Faculty James R. Hall, PhD, FABMP

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 TSBSWE: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 Counselor: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Nov 23, 2018 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Cognitive Assessment during the Annual Wellness Visit (0 User Ratings) This presentation will cover how easily a cognitive assessment can be performed during the Medicare Annual Wellness visit.  Visit the algorithm on the Alzheimer's Association website - Faculty Janice A. Knebl, DO, MBA Nicky N. Brown, MSSW, LMSW

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 TSBSWE: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 Counselor: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Nov 23, 2018 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

What Does Research say about Reducing Your Risk of Alzheimer's? (0 User Ratings) Can you reduce your risk of developing Alzheimer's disease? If so, how? Can we use the word "prevention" when talking about a disease that we still don’t know the cause? What about lifestyle changes?... Faculty Keith Fargo, PhD

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 TSBSWE: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 Counselor: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Nov 23, 2018 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Multifactorial Risk Assessments and Evidence-based Intervention to Address Falls in Primary Care (1 User Rating) 20% of all falls cause broken bones, head injuries or other serious injuries and over 700,000 people a year are hospitalized for fall related injuries. (1) This activity will discuss how to identify those at... Faculty Sarah E. Ross, DO, MS Nicoleta Bugnariu, PT PhD

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 TSBSWE: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 PT: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Nov 23, 2018 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Differentiating Dementia (1 User Rating) Recognizing dementia can be challenging for healthcare providers. Even more so is differentiating the different types of dementia in order to guide management of course of therapy. Improving the diagnosis of... Faculty Sarah E. Ross, DO, MS Reena Mathews, MD Barbara L. Harty, RN, MSN, GNP

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CPE: 2.00 CNE: 2.40 Physicians: 2.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Nov 7, 2018 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Advance Care Planning and Texas Directives: More than Document Completion (0 User Ratings) This presentation will review the importance of advance healthcare planning and of the discussions needed prior to completing directives. It will also include a brief overview of the main documents currently... Faculty Kendra J. Belfi, MD, FACP

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 TSBSWE: 0.10 Physicians: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Sep 12, 2018 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

Lessons Learned with Metrics (0 User Ratings) To measure improvement, practices must begin tracking metrics.  This eLearning activity will explore the types of metrics health care practices can collect to measure patient satisfaction, quality... Faculty

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 0.60 CPH: 0.50 Physicians: 0.50 TSBSWE: 0.50 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Jul 13, 2018 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

COPD - A New Look at an Old Disease (2 User Ratings) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is responsible for one death every four minutes in the United States and is now the third leading cause of death. Even though COPD is common and usually progressive... Faculty Nicola Hanania, MD, MS, FRCP(C), FCCP, FACP

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 TSBSWE: 1.00 Physicians: 1.00 PT: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: May 1, 2018 Cost: Free E-mail Begin

2018 Alzheimer's Association Spring Symposium (0 User Ratings) Faculty

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Healthcare in a Civil Society: Reducing the Cost of Care (0 User Ratings) Faculty Michael Williams, DO, MD, MBA Stuart Pickell, MD, MDiv, FAAP, FACP Preston Geren, BA, JD David Stewart, MBA, BS Eduardo Sanchez, MD, MPH, FAAFP Brian J. Dixon, MD Tracy Mazour, MSN Clifford K. Moy, MD

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CPE: 2.00 CPH: 2.00 TSBSWE: 2.00 UNTHSC: 2.00 Physicians: 2.00 Counselor: 2.00 TNA: 2.00 CPE: 0.50 CPH: 0.50 TSBSWE: 0.50 UNTHSC: 0.50 Physicians: 0.50 Counselor: 0.50 TNA: 0.50 CPE: 1.50 CPH: 1.50 TSBSWE: 1.50 UNTHSC: 1.50 Physicians: 1.50 Counselor: 1.50 TNA: 1.50 Type: PDF Expires: Feb 17, 2018 Cost: $10.00 E-mail Begin

Transitions of Care for Patients with COPD (0 User Ratings) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is responsible for one death every four minutes in the United States and is now the third leading cause of death. COPD is also responsible for a significant number... Faculty Chan Chuang, MD, FCCP, FACP

Activity Details Credit Amounts: CNE: 1.20 Physicians: 1.00 PT: 1.00 Type: Video Webcast Expires: Feb 3, 2018 Cost: Free E-mail Begin