General

October 8, 2010, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm - NFI Vermont & The HowardCenter Present Michael Nerney's The Adolescent Brain and High Risk Behaviors (morning lecture) and Current Trends in Substance Abuse (afternoon lecture)

Michael Nerney is an internationally known lecturer, and has served as consultant to a number of federal and state agencies, particularly on issues regarding substance abuse, juvenile justice and adolescent brain development. He has been a consultant for two of the major television networks and most recently appeared on the ABC program "20/20." Mr. Nerney's lectures are relevant to parents with children of all ages and professionals working with youth.

 

November 16, 2010 - The University of Vermont Office of Primary Care Presents Bridging the Divide: A Conference Fostering Collaboration between Primary Care, Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health Practitioners

Burlington, Vermont

To request more information, please visit http://cme.uvm.edu or call (802) 656-2292.

Save the Date! Advanced Dermatology for the Primary Care Provider - October 7 - 10, 2010

Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center

Burlington, Vermont

Featuring many great topics including:

• Acne and related disorders
• Eczema and dermatitis
• Skin infestations: bugs, lice, scabies, fungus
• Pediatric dermatology
• Non-melanoma skin cancer
• Cosmetic procedures
• Coding
• Melanoma
• Vitamin D and skin
• Skin signs of systemic disease
• Live patient demo of botulinum toxin

For more information, please call 802-656-2292 or visit http://cme.uvm.edu.

University of Vermont College of Medicine Continuing Medical Education Programs
For more information, please visit their site at:
http://cme.uvm.edu/

National Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) Sponsored Continuing Education Opportunities (course for CHES credit)
Each issue of the Health Education and Behavior Journal and Health Promotion Practice feature two self-study articles.
For more information, visit their site at: www.sophe.org/public/ce/ce.html

Children's Health

Children's Health and the Environment Series
Self-paced CE module/courses created by American Nurses Association and American Nurses Foundation and sponsored by the US EPA. For each course there is a fee of $10 for members, $15 for non-members. Currently offered courses are:

• Environmental Health in the Healthcare Setting
• Environmentally Healthy Homes and Communities
• Safe Workplaces and Healthy Learning Places-Environmentally Healthy Schools.

For more information, please visit: http://nursingworld.org/ce/cecatalog.cfm

Cultural Competency

Spanish for the Healthcare Workplace
Beginning language course on CD-ROM from California Distance Learning Health Network (CDLHN) and Total Recall Learning. The cost of this course is $29.95.
For more information, contact: CDLHN at 619-594-3348,
or via email at: cdlhn@projects.sdsu.due,
or order online at http://www.cdlhn.com

Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response

Terrorism, Preparedness and Public Health: An Introduction
University of Albany’s Center for Public Health Preparedness E-Learning Center Course - (CEU’s available).
For more information, visit their site at:
http://ualbanycphp.org/learning/default.cfm

EM 103 w/ NIMS: Introduction to Emergency Management (NIMS compliant)
Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response offers online courses on emergency preparedness topics for health care workers. The courses are free and available to all health care workers.
For more information, visit their site at:
http://ynhhs.emergencyeducation.org/nepheret.asp

HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS Certificate Program
A graduate level certificate program with three courses: Introduction to HIV/AIDS, Pathophysiology and Symptom Management in HIV disease, and Prevention and Case Management of HIV/AIDS. Sponsored by the Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions.
For information contact: Dr. Inge Corless, 617-726-8018; Icorless@partners.org or Dr. Patrice Nicholas, 617-726-1872 or Pnicholas@partners.org
To register contact: 617-726-3136; student@partners.org;
or visit http://www.mghihp.edu

Public Health

Public Health 101
A self-paced four-module course, presented by the Illinois Public Health Preparedness Center, covering the fundamentals of public health.
For more information, visit their site at: www.uic.edu/sph/prepare

Foodborne Illness Reporting: It's Everyone's Responsibility
For more information on this 18-minute webcast, please visit the California Distance Learning Health Network website, http://www.cdlhn.com/

TECHNOLOGY

Data Skills Online
Self-instructional, web-based analytic, and technical tools developed to train state and local public health professionals in skills that can be applied on the job for: working with population-based data; developing and reporting measures for the Title V Block Grant Application; monitoring and evaluating progress on specific program activities; and developing strategies to meet the needs of the MCH population.
Cost: Free
Sponsored by the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Please visit: http://www.sph.unc.edu/toolbox/

Finding and Using Health Statistics: A Self-Study Course
Contact: National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/outreach.html

Technology Assessment of Pediatric Provider Offices
This webcast is a first step in the development of an integrated health information system for the private practice community.
To view this webcast, please visit http://www.cdlhn.com