Public Health & Prevention

Insurance in a Dynamic Market Place

Healthcare represents almost 1/5 of the US economy. Surprisingly it is not the clinician or the patient who is in the driver's seat of this massive enterprise--nothing happens in the US healthcare system...

Cyber Security in Medical Devices

Twenty-five million Americans rely on implantable medical devices, including pacemakers, defibrillators, insulin pumps, and deep brain stimulators for important, life-sustaining functions. As remote monitoring...

Losing Texas Mothers: Maternal Mortality in the Lone Star State

This presentation will provide an overview of the leading causes and trends in maternal morbidity and mortality in Texas. Key definitions of terms will be discussed as well as leading causes of maternal death...

Health Literacy

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...

Elder Abuse - Prevention, Detection, Diagnosis, and Care

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...

Beyond BMI - Are Weight Loss Programs the Best Way to Improve the Health of African American Women?

Maintaining a healthy weight is often cited as one of the most important factors in preventing chronic disease.  Current research reveals that prevention of chronic disease is a complex issue and the...

Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics

Statistics is a powerful tool that allow us to describe what was observed and to infer conclusions about a larger population. Statistics are used in almost all fields of research and practice to provide...

Screening for Colon Cancer: What's New

Presentation Summary

Screening helps identify cancer or pre-cancer in patients who have no symptoms of the disease. Colorectal cancer screening is one of the most effective tools used to...

Lessons Learned with Metrics

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...