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Overview:Designed to equip healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills to take comprehensive sexual histories from patients, this course focuses on creating a s
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OVERVIEWThis 1.5-credit asynchronous course provides a practical, evidence-based update on asthma management for providers in family medicine and emergency medicine.
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OVERVIEWThis course aims to enhance healthcare professionals' knowledge and skills in implementing biomedical prevention strategies for HIV and sexually transmitted infect
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Overview: This adapted one-hour virtual webinar on Long COVID, is designed to give healthcare professionals a comprehensive understanding of the latest case definitions, pathophysiology, and clinical manifestations of this condition. This session covers diagnostic evaluations and presents the newest evidence-based treatment options for symptoms such as fatigue, neurocognitive dysfunction, pain, and sleep disturbances. Led by esteemed experts, this webinar aligns with public health priorities and provides valuable insights for improving Long COVID care and management.
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OVERVIEW: This 1.5 CE virtual asynchronous learning activity aims to provide healthcare professionals with the knowledge and tools to optimize opioid prescribing practices
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Overview: This comprehensive course is designed to equip healthcare professionals with essential knowledge and skills in addressing allergic reactions and anaphylaxis. Covering topics such as definition, diagnostic criteria, and clinical manifestations, the course provides insights into intervention strategies and treatment protocols for both home and acute care settings. Participants will also explore recent advancements in allergy prevention and therapeutic approaches. Through interactive discussions and practical scenarios, learners will gain a deeper understanding of emergency management and recognition, ensuring prompt action for improved patient outcomes. This course empowers healthcare professionals to effectively identify, manage, and prevent allergic emergencies in diverse healthcare settings.
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Overview: In DC Health’s second module on implicit bias, the concept of implicit bias is overviewed and then expanded on through five scenarios. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from these realistic situations that take place in healthcare settings and review the reasons certain interactions display bias. These interactions may take place at any point during a patient’s care, from a scheduling phone call to the recording of symptoms, and these interactions can even take place amongst coworkers. This implicit bias module recreates healthcare encounters and provides learners with concrete examples so that they may lead the change in creating healthier work environments.
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Overview: This module overviews the population health impact of pregnancy related hypertension and diabetes in the District of Columbia and across the country. The course reviews the risk factors, diagnostic criteria, management, and treatment of these conditions so that health professionals can make appropriate treatment recommendations and referrals. This module will be a lecture style format with integrated questions throughout. It will be approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes in length and provide 1.5 hours of CME.
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Overview: This course overviews the history of antibiotics and how antimicrobial overuse has led to a public health emergency in our communities. Presenters overview the concept of antimicrobial stewardship and its core elements. Learners will obtain knowledge of syndromic stewardship and how to customize interventions based on community needs. Additionally, learners will hear about system-level interventions using examples of systems in the DC area. For both syndromic and system-level stewardship, proper implementation practices will be reviewed. This module provides 1.5 hours of CME.
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Overview: This module reviews important terminology, addresses medical biases, and identifies best practices for serving transgender and nonbinary patients. Users of this module will learn about clinical guidelines for prescribing hormone therapy and will learn about practice changes they can make to ensure patients receive nondiscriminatory care. This module includes a role play demonstration of key concepts.
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