PAHCOM: Professional Association of Health Care Office Management

PAHCOM: Professional Association of Health Care Office Management

The development of the Certified Medical Manager (CMM) program is an indicator of the membership's motivation toward professional recognition of their vocation. The program was developed with strong member participation and set high standards for attaining certification status. The comprehensive three-hour examination covers eighteen areas identified as crucial to the smooth operation of a physician practice: Billing and Collections, Coding Analysis, Communications, Compliance, Conflict Management, Employment and Payroll, Financial Planning, Health Care Law, Human Resources, Managed Care, Managing and Leading, Practice Accounting, Practice Marketing, Practice Structure, Risk Management, Systems Analysis and Design, Third Party Reimbursement, and Time Management.

The Professional Association of Health Care Office Management. Effort is focused on opening the communication links of such practices with each other as well as other health care providers such as hospitals, medical associations, medical societies, vendors and so forth. The motto "PAHCOM Shares Knowledge" states very concisely the purpose of the Association. The continuous pursuit of excellence in the management of physician office practices is the overriding long term strategic goal of PAHCOM.

NACE: National Association for Continuing Education

NACE: National Association for Continuing Education

NACE offers over 100 home study courses (many of which are online courses) for psychologists, social workers, marriage and family counselors, and substance abuse counselors. These courses are approved by the American Psychological Association (APA), Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) and other state boards and organizations. There are two types of home study courses: those that are mailed to you for completion and those that are completed online. NACE also offers CME for Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners and Physicians. Some courses have a fee, and others are free/sponsored.

Featured Library Book: Clinically Oriented Anatomy

Clinically Oriented Anatomy by Keith Moore(2010) , Sixth Edition, provides clinically oriented anatomical information for study and practice. Comprehensive coverage of anatomy, presented as it relates to the practice of medicine, dentistry, and physical therapy.

The Sixth Edition features a modified interior design with new and improved artwork that further enhances the user-friendliness of the text. The clinical Blue Boxes are now grouped to reduce interruption of text and are categorized with icons to promote easier comprehension of clinical information. The Bottom Line summaries have been refined to clearly call out key points for quick study.

Look for this book in the quick reference section by the animal crackers at QM23.2 .M78 2010. The earlier edition is available to be checked out of the library, on the shelves at QS 4 M822c 1999.

Video on Preventing Operating Room Fires

The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation offers a free 18-minute video, Prevention and Management of Operating Room Fires, on its Web site. The video promotes best practices regarding the prevention of fires in the operating room (OR), including controlling oxygen concentration levels at or near the surgical site, and extrapolates OR fire statistics based in part on analysis of events reported to the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority.

Free Respiratory Care CE from Clinical Foundations thru 12-31-10

Clinical Foundations, a Patient Focused Education Program for Respiratory Care Professionals, offers free CE upon reading the articles they publish.

The current issue includes:

Pathogens in the Intensive Care Unit Environment: Considerations for RT's
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia and the Role of RT's

Credit available thru 12-31-10

Free PT CE: Frozen Shoulder Syndrome thru 9-15-10

TodayinPT.com is offering free 1.0 contact hr thru 9-15-10
Thawing Out: Treatment of Frozen Shoulder Syndrome

The goal of this program is to help physical therapists identify the etiology, presentation, and treatments associated with adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder, commonly known as frozen shoulder syndrome. After reading this module, you will be able to —

• Discuss the etiology and risk factors associated with frozen shoulder syndrome.
• Demonstrate an understanding of physical therapy techniques appropriate to the treatment of frozen shoulder syndrome.
• Explain the most frequently used medical management strategies for patients with frozen shoulder syndrome.

* While participation in this educational activity is free to you, participant lists shall be made available to the sponsor of this module. By proceeding, you are agreeing to allow this organization to receive your demographic or survey information. If you do not want your demographic or survey information to be released to the sponsoring organization, you can take this course for $10.00 by clicking here.

Free CE on Psoriasis for PA's and NP's thru June 30th, 2010

PA and NP 1.0 credit thru 6-30-10 on using biologics in treating Psoriasis.

Objectives:

• Identify patients who may be candidates for transitioning to biologic therapy
• Apply patient-based characteristics in determining treatment choices
• Formulate treatment strategies for managing loss of efficacy with biologic agents, including transition to other agents and implementation of combination therapy
• Implement recommended monitoring for patients receiving biologic therapy
• Recognize updated long-term safety data for biologic agents used in treating psoriasis

Co-provided by Curatio CME Institute and EduPro Resources LLC

Support for this activity has been provided through an educational donation from Amgen and Wyeth, Centocor, and Genentech.

PsycBITE: Brain Impairment Treatment Database

PsycBITE: Psychological Database for Brain Impairment Treatment Efficacy

The aim of PsycBITE is to enable clinicians to quickly identify, evaluate and implement evidence-based interventions for psychological issues experienced by people with acquired brain impairment. Also, the database enables students and researchers of different disciplines to find articles which might be relevant to their field of study.

Members of the original team are a multidisciplinary group of researchers in Sydney, Australia, each of whom has many years of clinical experience in the management of people with acquired brain impairment.

Human Anatomy Sites

101 Free, Useful, and Striking Sites to Learn About Human Anatomy

Geriatric Nursing.com has a collection of anatomy sites with many links. Topics include:

Human Anatomy Learning Modules: Dartmouth’s excellent website lets you see photos and learn about everything from the pelvis to the head and neck to the thorax and abdomen.

Human Anatomy Printouts: Test your knowledge of the arm, the body, and the brain here.

The Hosford Muscle Tables: Get details about the body’s muscles, from the masseter to the extensor indicis.

The Whole Brain Atlas: Harvard Medical School’s resource has information about the normal brain, a brain that has suffered a stroke, has a brain tumor, inflammatory or infectious disease, or a degenerative disease.

The Anatomy of the Heart: Click through the slides to view the chambers of the heart, learn about the valves and more.

Free CE on Nutrition thru 5-28-11

Nutrition Pearls: Gem-Quality Information on the Latest Nutrition Hot Topics

Earn CE credit for Registered Dieticians, Nurses, and Physicians.

Learning Objectives

After completing this activity, participants should be able to:

• Review the role of macro- and micronutrients in wound healing.
• Describe the consequences of loss of lean body mass on wound healing.
• List three new nutrition interventions to use with patients.

Supported, in part, through a restricted educational grant from Abbott Nutrition, a division of Abbott Laboratories, Inc.

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Free CE for PA's, NP's and Nurses on Hepatitis

Hepatitis Web Study

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This program is provided as a free education service from the Seattle STD/HIV Prevention Training Center and the University of Washington. This site is intended for health care workers involved with the care of patients at risk for infection with hepatitis.

Source of Funding

This Web site was supported by Cooperative Agreement Number U50/CCU023256 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the CDC.

Read the cases, answer the questions and apply for your free CE for nurses and nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.

Featured Library Book: Clinical Electrocardiography

Clinical Electrocardiography: A Simplified Approach, 7th Edition goes beyond the simple waveform analysis to present ECGs as they are used in hospital wards, outpatient clinics, emergency departments, and intensive care units where the recognition of normal and abnormal patterns is only the starting point in patient care.

Look for this book on the shelves at WG 140.G616c 2006.

Crisis Prevention ReCertification July 8th, 2010

If you need to recertify in CPI training, the next session is July 8th from 8-11 am in the 6 West Large Conference Room.

For more information contact Marie Mo at x2749 or mmo{at}mont-hosp.com

OTCats: Occupational Therapy Critically Appraised Topics

OTCats A CAT is like a shorter and less rigorous version of a systematic review, summarising the best available research evidence on a topic, and OTCats covers occupational therapy interventions. These occupational therapy CATs have not been formally peer reviewed, other than by the developer of the site, Dr Annie McCluskey, PhD, MA, DipCOT.

OT's are also welcome to submit their own CATS to the site: CAT Template

Topics

CE from CECity for Allied Health

CECity distributes online continuing education for Pharmacists, Dieticians, Case Managers and RN's.

Free Pharmacist CE On Anticoagulation thru 3-1-11

Keys to Successful Outcomes from Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Therapy: Addressing Medication Therapy Management Issues
2 hr of CE accredited by ACPE thru 3-1-11

• List three documented benefits of pharmacist-managed anticoagulation services.
• Describe the role of the pharmacist in preventing and managing bleeding and other potential problems associated with anticoagulant therapy.
• Identify a common reason for clinician nonadherence to guidelines for the use of anticoagulant or antiplatelet therapy in patients with ACS or patients with or at risk for VTE.
• Develop a plan to improve adherence in patients with ACS or patients with or at risk for VTE.
• Identify a common reason for nonadherence to anticoagulant or antiplatelet therapy in patient with ACS or a patient with or at risk for VTE and devise a strategy to overcome the problem.

This activity is supported by an educational grant from sanofi-aventis U.S. and the Bristol-Myers Squibb/Sanofi Pharmaceuticals Partnership.

Free CE for PT on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome thru 8-10-10

Light at the End of the Carpal Tunnel: Treating Median Nerve Entrapment of the Wrist
Free CE from Advance for PT thru 8-10-10

• Describe the anatomy of the carpal tunnel, and discuss the mechanisms of injury associated with carpal tunnel syndrome.
• Explain the most common surgical approaches for patients with carpal tunnel syndrome.
• Discuss evidence-based, nonsurgical approaches to counteract entrapment neuropathy at the carpal tunnel.

While participation in this educational activity is free to you, participant lists shall be made available to the sponsor of this module. By proceeding, you are agreeing to allow this organization to receive your demographic or survey information. If you do not want your demographic or survey information to be released to the sponsoring organization, you can take this course for $10.00 by clicking here.

CEPA: Clinical Exercise Physiology Association

CEPA: Clinical Exercise Physiology Association

...advancing the profession of clinical exercise physiology

CEPA originates as an affiliate society of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).

The primary purpose of CEPA is to advance the scientific and practical application of clinical exercise physiology for the betterment of the health, fitness, and quality of life for patients at high risk or living with a chronic disease.

The focus of CEPA is to advance the profession of clinical exercise physiology through advocacy, education, and career development.

Free CE on Enteral Feeding Misconnections thru 6-6-12

Safe Practices in Patient Care is offering 1.5 CEU's for Dieticians on Enteral Feeding Misconnections, accredited for the Commission on Dietetic Registration thru 6-6-12.

Sponsored by a grant from Covidien.

Crisis Prevention Certification June 22nd, 2010

Here is a chance to receive non-violent crisis intervention training at no cost, right here at Montgomery Hospital, on July 22nd, 2010, from 9am to 3pm in the 6 West Large Conference Room.

The one day CPI programs meet for 6 hours and cover:

• Preventive Techniques both verbal and non-verbal


• Non-Violent Physical Interventions


• Team Intervention


• Situational Role Plays and Postvention

For more information contact Marie Mo at x2749 or mmo{at}mont-hosp.com

Free CE on Cystic Fibrosis thru 7/15/10

Prime, Inc., and Eurand are offering a free CE course on Capitalizing on Collaborative Strategies to Improve Care for Patients with Cystic Fibrosis thru 7/15/10

Objectives:
**Assess the current burden of impaired pulmonary and exocrine pancreatic function
**Discuss strategies to delay the progression of lung and digestive diseases
**Assess the evidence supporting new strategies to care in patients with cystic fibrosis
**Identify principles of effectiveness resource management and patient advocacy for the multidisciplinary CF management team

1.5 CE for Nurse Practitioners
1.5 CE for Pharmacists
1.5 CE for Nurses
1.5 CE for Case Managers
1.5 CE for Dieticians

Quick Clinical Information: UpToDate

If you need a basic overview of a disorder or disease, UpToDate will give you a textbook-like chapter. UpToDate has an editorial board of over 4,400 authors, editors, and peer reviewers who by write and continuously update over 8,300 topics addressing questions that arise in clinical practice. In addition to comprehensive presentation of the evidence, each topic offers practical, detailed, and evidence-based recommendations that clinicians can use at the point of care.

We have a subscription, and UpToDate is available on any networked pc within the hospital. Look for it in your bookmarks or favorites on the web, or go to: http://www.uptodate.com/online/
and click "accept" to accept the terms of use.