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ANA\C Education Activity Posting Board Advertising continuing education programs on the ANA\C web site is a one time fee which extends to the last date of the CE program being offered in CA. The fee for one advertising CE program is $275.00. Nursing and/or 501c3 organizations are exempt. Please contact the web manager to advertise your CE program. On this page the following courses are advertised.
UCSD Extension Fall Courses-a 501 (c) 3 organization. The list of classes runs through March 30, 2008. CLINICAL TRIALS AND RESEARCH ONLINE As an introduction to both the field of clinical trials and the certificate programs, this course provides a basic introduction and overview of the clinical research process and the two Clinical Trials certificates. Participants receive information on how to best complete the program and conduct a job search in this area based on their background and experience. Note: Prerequisite for Professional Certificate in Clinical Trials Design and Management. May be waived with instructor permission. This is an asynchronous online course. The allotted time period to take the class is two weeks, starting from the date student receives access to the course. The published end date of the class is NOT the last date to enroll; all coursework must be completed on or before that date, regardless of date of enrollment. Instructor: Robin Smith ONLINE Instructor: Miriam Snitkin ONLINE This keystone course examines the drug development process and history of clinical trials. Topics include sources of new drugs & devices; the process of discovery; how a discovery becomes a drug or device; the definition, phases, and purposes of both pharamacological and clinical development; the history of drug/device regulation and effects of historical events on regulatory oversight; investigative new drug applications; and premarket approval applications. Note: Requirement for Professional Certificate in Clinical Trials Design and Management. Prerequisite for Science of Clinical Trials Design. Books recommended. This is an asynchronous online course. The allotted time period to take the class is four weeks. Be sure to read the Announcements in Blackboard for important deadline information. Instructor: Robin Smith Human Subjects Protection and IRBs This essential course offers an ethical framework for human subjects regulations, introduces regulatory issues in clinical trials, and reviews concern for human subjects protection in drug/device trials. A mock IRB meeting applies the principles learned. Note: Requirement for Professional Certificate in Clinical Trials Design and Management. Prerequisite: FPM 4V173, The Drug Development Process. Instructor: Barbara Bigby Good Clinical Practices Topics include the definition and identification of good clinical
practices (GCPs); how GCPs affect the conduct of clinical trials;
regulating agencies and applicable regulations from the Code
of Federal Regulations and ICH guidelines; state regulations;
obligations Instructor: Lynne Eddy ONLINE This advanced-level course reviews the science that forms the
basis for effective clinical trial design. Topics include classifying
and describing trial design by stage in drug/device development;
types of trial designs; defining the hypothesis and study objectives;
safety information and DSMBs; determining the population and
sample size; study procedures; Instructor: Robin Smith ONLINE See the Site from the Sponsor’s perspective: important for both monitors and coordinators. Topics include responsibilities of sponsors and investigators; qualifying investigators; regulatory document review; study initiation; routine monitoring tools, documents, and techniques; closeout visits; site management; and handling difficult situations. Note: Elective for Professional Certificate in Clinical Trials Design and Management. This is an asynchronous online course; no textbook. The allotted time period to take the class is three weeks, starting from the date student receives access to the course. The published end date of the class is NOT the last date to enroll; all coursework must be completed on or before that date, regardless of date of enrollment. Instructor: Robin Smith ONLINE Instructor: Barbara Bigby; Lily Romero ONLINE Examine the elements involved in implementing and monitoring a clinical study from the sponsor's point of view. Topics include finalizing the study materials; site selection; staffing and training; strategies for communicating with sites, regulators, and others; cost management; site initiation; enrollment options; data management set-up and testing; monitoring procedures and training; auditing; safety monitoring; reports; and the Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB). Note: Elective for Professional Certificate in Clinical Trials Design and Management. This is an asynchronous online class. The allotted time period to take the class is three weeks, starting from the date student receives access to the course. Be sure to read the Announcements in Blackboard for important deadline information. Instructor: Robin Smith Data Management Systems for Sponsors of Clinical Trials This course is designed to assist clinical trials sponsors to design data capture methods, and to organize and manage clinical trial data collected from one or more investigative sites. Topics include data flow from site to sponsor; case report form (CRF) design, database structures; database management systems including validation, backup, security and electronic data capture (EDC) systems; data capture techniques, data transfer and uploads; data quality methods including data entry, data review and programmatic checking, CRF-to-database audit procedures; analysis-ready database procedures; patient confidentiality; and ICH Guidelines (21 CFR part 11). Note: Elective for Professional Certificate in Clinical Trials Design and Management. Instructor: Sharon Rittenhouse ONLINE This course provides the clinical study sponsor strategies for working with a clinical research organization (CRO) to conduct the study. Topics include assessing internal capabilities and limitations, evaluating and selecting an appropriate CRO partner, transferring responsibilities to the CRO, costs and benefits of a CRO relationship, delineating expectations, and managing the relationship. Note: Elective for Professional Certificate in Clinical Trials Design and Management. This is an asynchronous online course. The allotted time period to take the class is two weeks, starting from the date student receives access to the course. The published end date of the class is NOT the last date to enroll; all coursework must be completed on or before that date, regardless of date of enrollment. Instructor: Robin Smith ONLINE Designed for the financial management of a trial from the sponsor
perspective, this course includes prioritization of spending,
costs involved in conducting a clinical trail (costs incurred
by the trial sponsor), how to set up a per-site budget, how to
determine a total trial cost, and how to control & limit
all of the above. Note: Offered Pass/No Pass only. Elective for
Professional Certificate in Clinical Trials Design & Management.
This Instructor: Janet Waldo CODING Basic Medical Coding for Physicians’ Offices This course provides the basic knowledge required to professionally
code billing records to obtain maximum reimbursement for procedures
and services provided by the physician. The areas covered include
a basic knowledge of Procedural Coding (CPT), Diagnostic Coding
(ICD-9-CM), and Special Coding (HCPS-Level II). A review of medical
terminology will be included. Basic theory and rules will provide
a foundation for the certification review course and single specialty
coding. This course is strongly recommended as a precursor to
the Proficiency Certificate in Medical Procedural Coding. Instructor: Helen Ryno Outpatient Hospital Coding: CPC-H Health care in the 21st century is complex and requires expertise in proper coding payment for procedures, services, equipment and supplies provided to patients. A CPC-H is an individual who in addition to on the job experience as a coder has achieved a measurable level of knowledge and expertise in coding of services, procedures and diagnoses for outpatient facilities. The goal of this certification is to enhance the professional scope and knowledge of the participant. This knowledge will broaden the scope of the employability to include Ambulatory Surgical Center, Inpatient, Outpatient and Emergency Room Department facilities. Note: AHIMA requires three years of coding experience prior to applying for the certification examination. Basic Medical Coding is the recommended prerequisite for students with no medical office experience. Instructor: Genevieve Daley COUNSELING AND THERAPY Violent Death Bereavement: Interventions for an Emerging Field This course is designed to provide an overview of the new field of violent death bereavement. Violent dying accounts for nearly 10 percent of annual deaths in the U.S. and is associated with prolonged bereavement in family members and friends. Interventions developed by leading specialists to treat such bereaved individuals will be described, as well as emerging approaches and resources. The need for communitybased support for providing care will be discussed, as will the need for a consistent approach to intervention. Participants will learn about a preliminary, systematic model of intervention with a firm theoretical base, which, after a three-year pilot study, shows significant promise. Featured speaker: Dr. Ted Rynearson, author and internationally recognized leader in the field. Note: If enrolling after 1/15/08, please call 858-964- 1070. Instructor: Connie Saindon Art Therapy and Eating Disorders: It’s Not About the Food This course will explore the three diagnosable eating disorders of Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge Eating/ Compulsive Overeating. Obsession with food intake by those suffering from these serious psychological and medical disorders is their misguided attempt at coping and gaining some control over their lives. Art therapy is often an integral part of a multidisciplinary treatment program. Following an overview of eating disorders, best practices for treatment will be discussed. Primary focus will be on the most common though least studied disorder of Binge Eating/Compulsive Overeating. Case presentations will include viewing and discussion of art work produced by participants of an art therapy group in an outpatient weight loss and wellness program. Note: Materials fee of $5 payable at start of class. No prior art experience needed. Instructor: Ann Tenoever Section: 063487-5003 Course No. PSY-40339 Chemical Dependency II: Intervention, Treatment, Management, Patient Health Promotion, and Recovery In this course students learn to assess the physiological effects of alcohol and other drugs; tailor withdrawal plans to each patient’s alcohol/drug-use history; recognize signs and symptoms of toxicity, withdrawal, and overdose; identify principles of detoxification and withdrawal from each major drug group (including multiple dependencies); and treat special populations (women, seniors, adolescents, and ethnic groups) and chemically dependent people and alcoholics. Note: Recommended to take Chem Dep I first, but the courses may be taken in either order. Required for Certificate in Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling. Letter grade required for CAADAC certification. Instructor: John Seaman Section: 062993-5003 Course No. PSY-40215 Case Management: Assessment, Orientation, and Treatment Planning Focusing on the chemically dependent person, this course covers initial intake, assessment of the problem, orientation of the patient to a specific program, treatment planning, reports and record keeping, recovery planning for the patient and family, and aftercare and follow-up. By the end of the course, students will understand and be able to demonstrate case management skills, from initial intake to continued recovery, as well as skills needed in any treatment setting, including inpatient or outpatient hospitalization, social model programs, and publicly funded treatment models. Note: Introduction to Alcohol and other Drug Studies and Chemical Dependency I and II highly recommended to take first. Requirement for Professional Certificate for the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling. Letter grade required for CAADAC certification. Instructor: Al Feliciano Section: 063256-5003 Course No. FPM-40038 Applied Skills for Group Dynamics and Facilitation Counseling is a relationship in which the counselor helps the client mobilize resources to resolve problems or modify attitudes and values. Group counseling is an integral part of that process. This course is presented as a comparative study of counseling theories and practices as applied to groups, introducing major approaches, strategies, and applied skills in group counseling and examining the purpose and function of different types of counseling groups. To gain experience students will participate in several group counseling sessions in the classroom setting. Students gain awareness of their own personal philosophy of the group process and which approaches are most appropriate to particular situations. Note: Required for Certificate in Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling. Letter grade required for CAADAC certification. Instructor: Robert Madaii Section: 063328-5003 Course No. PSY-40070 Supervision III/Art Therapy Practicum This course will focus on supervision of the practice and applications of art therapy in a variety of internship settings. Emphasis will be placed on the completion 700 internship hours. Instructors will provide relevant readings and assignments based on the client populations and settings of student internship sites. Students and instructors will collaborate in the process of the development and formation of an identity as an art therapist and continue to clarify theoretical orientations. Note: Required for the Professional Certificate in Art Therapy. Open only to students accepted into the program. Materials fee of $25 due to instructor at first class meeting. SECTION 1 SECTION 2 Ethical Issues and Standards of Practice in Art Therapy This course will explore ethical issues and standards of practice in conjunction with the field of art therapy, with consideration given to state and other related professional standards. Students will be expected to learn and understand the codes of professional ethics and standards of practice as outlined by the American Art Therapy Association and the Art Therapy Credentials Board. Students will be asked to examine ethics and standards of practice at their internship or work sites, as well as examine ethical issues from different theoretical perspectives. Note: Required for the Professional Certificate in Art Therapy. Open only to students accepted into the program. Materials fee of $10 due to instructor at first class meeting. Instructor: Erica Curtis Section: 063354-5003 Course No. PSY-40307 Assessment, Diagnosis, and Psychopathology in Art Therapy This course focuses on the use of art therapy assessments as tools to better understand a client's diagnosis and level of functioning. Students learn how to identify client strengths and challenges that are manifested in visual images. Students learn how art therapy assessment and treatment can strengthen their understanding of the DSM and contribute to the treatment plan. Child and adolescent developmental visual stages are explored and assessment tools that correspond to various theoretical orientations are identified. Students gain hands-on experience in administering art therapy assessments and are expected to perform, write, and present at least one art therapy assessment. Note: Required for the Professional Certificate in Art Therapy. Open only to students accepted into the program. Materials fee of $10 due at first class meeting Required for the Professional Certificate in Art Therapy. Open only to students accepted into the program. Materials fee of $10 due at first class meeting. Instructor: Erica Curtis Section: 063355-5003 Course No. PSY-40306 Child-Parent Relationship Therapy-CPRT (Filial Therapy) Child and Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) is a model of filial therapy founded upon the child-centered play therapy philosophy. It is an evidence-based parent-training intervention for treating children experiencing a wide range of social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties. This unique approach involves parents by teaching them how to use play therapeutically so that the communication gap between parent and child can be diminished and their relationship enhanced. Therapists use both didactic and process oriented approaches in order to facilitate the creation of a relational conduit between the parent and child. This workshop focuses on principles, goals, specific methods, and skills utilized in CPRT. An existing knowledge of child-centered play therapy is highly recommended. Note: Applies toward the Certificate in Play Therapy. Instructor: Yumiko Ogawa Section: 063361-5003 Course No. PSY-40337 Introduction to Parent-Child Interaction Therapy This course provides an introduction to Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), an intensive treatment program that relies heavily on play to improve the quality of the parent- child relationship and teaches parents the necessary skills for managing children’s behavioral problems. In PCIT, parents are taught and “coached” on how to decrease negative aspects of relationship patterns, utilize child-centered play therapy techniques, develop consistently positive and supportive communication, and apply effective discipline and child management skills. Parents receive live coaching until mastery is acquired and the child’s behavior is improved. These techniques can be applied to general practice with children and families. Note: Applies toward the Certificate in Play Therapy. Instructor: Vanja Gale Section: 063332-5003 Course No. PSY-40328 Developmental Play Therapy Child-parent interactions are rich in sensory stimulation and essential in socialemotional development. Neurobiological research shows that these interactions are critical for the development of the central nervous system and brain. They promote sensory integration and self-regulation of affect and behavior and facilitate healing from earlier neglect and trauma. Developmental Play Therapy theory and application methods are taught that provide children with developmental experiences essential to physical and social-emotional growth and secure attachment in the child-parent relationship. Guided Interaction, a play therapy model to instruct parents in the process, will be introduced, and methods to assist parents in shifting parenting responses and developing nurturing skills will be taught. Note: Applies toward the Certificate in Play Therapy. Instructor: Ken Schwartzenberger Section: 063362-5003 Course
No. PSY-40336 Time/Date: Sa 9:00 a.m.-5:20 p.m., Mar. 8 (1 mtg.) Healthcare & Behavioral Sciences Fitness Certificate Free Information Meeting This is a free, brief, information session for those interested in learning about the fitness industry, career opportunities, and the Professional Certificate Program in Fitness Instruction/Exercise Science. Instructor: Fabio Comana Section: 063473-5003 Course No. INFO-80002 Nutrition for Fitness and Sport A scientifically sound understanding of basic nutritional principles allows fitness professionals to responsibly guide their clients in making healthy decisions. This course covers fundamental nutritional concepts, including the role of nutrition in health and disease, weight loss approaches, current fads and controversies in nutrition, eating disorders, and practical aspects of meal planning. An emphasis is placed on sports nutrition topics, such as energy utilization, supplements and ergogenic aids, and the special needs of the athlete. Participants also review recent studies in sports nutrition, weight management, and disease prevention. Note: Requirement for Certificate Program in Fitness Instruction/Exercise Science. Instructor: Fabio Comana Strength and Conditioning Strength training is an essential component of any comprehensive fitness program, no matter who the client may be. This course covers the scientific aspects and benefits of strength training, population-specific recommendations, physiologic principles, and applied techniques. Students will receive hands-on practice in the safe and effective execution of a variety of resistance training exercises, targeting all of the major muscle groups. Free weights, weight machines, elastic resistance, and body weight will all be discussed. Note prerequisites: “Physiology of Exercise” and “Fundamentals of Anatomy and Kinesiology” or permission of instructor. Prerequisite for “Functional Fitness Training Tools.” Requirement for Certificate Program in Fitness Instruction/Exercise Science. Instructor: Fabio Comana Section: 063323-5003 Course No. FPM-40435 Functional Fitness Training Tools This course will look at how to incorporate functional training tools into your clients’ programs, addressing proper use, safety issues, program design, and appropriate audiences. These tools include Swiss balls (Physio balls), Bosu balls, foam rollers, balance discs, and medicine balls. Whether you train athletes, older adults, or clients wanting to lose weight or improve fitness, this course will provide you with the skills and knowledge to be successful. Note prerequisite: “Strength and Conditioning,” 40435. Requirement for the Certificate Program in Fitness Instruction/Exercise Science. Instructor: Holli Clepper Motivational and Adherence Strategies for Personal Training (Formerly “Program Design for Personal Trainers” FPM-40438) Success in personal training in today’s sophisticated market necessitates the design of comprehensive programs that simultaneously attend to the psychological and physiological parameters surrounding training and lifestyle chance. In this course, students will acquire the essential tools to effectively develop and maintain their professional relationship with their client. It will address rapport building, behavioral change, communication skills, goal-setting, motivation and adherence, and program implementation strategies. Note: You may take this course after taking “Physiology of Exercise” and “Fundamentals of Anatomy and Kinesiology.” Elective for Certificate Program in Fitness Instruction/Exercise Science. Instructor: Fabio Comana Business Basics for the Personal Trainer Being a successful personal trainer requires more than designing and implementing safe and effective exercise programs. You must also be knowledgeable about the business, legal, and interpersonal aspects of operating a fitness business. Whether you work as an employee, independent contractor, or are thinking about starting your own business, you will learn about legal guidelines, business structure, market research, creating a business plan, marketing strategies, bookkeeping, professional ethics, and image as well as client relations skills. Note: You may take this course after taking “Physiology of Exercise” and “Fundamentals of Anatomy and Kinesiology.” Elective for Certificate Program in Fitness Instruction/Exercise Science. Instructor: Dawn Norman Executive Leadership Program- Politics & Public Policy This exciting, fast-paced and practical module is filled with critical information for those who want to advance their understanding of healthcare politics. Classes focus on leadership and political advocacy, legislative structures, the media in healthcare, building coalitions, lobbying, and political campaigns. Participants will travel to Sacramento to attend a legislative session. Instructor: Leslie Bruce LACTATION Lactation Educator/Counselor Training Program This program prepares health professionals and other interested individuals to become lactation educators. It furnishes the basic information necessary to promote breastfeeding and to interact in the breastfeeding situation by assisting and encouraging the breastfeeding triad of mother, baby, and support person. Topics include basic anatomy and physiology of lactation, early attachment of the baby, hospital care, support during the postpartum stage, common concerns and solutions, and appliances and apparatuses used in breastfeeding. Note: Required clinical rotation is approximately 8 hours. Please bring a doll and baby blanket to class. Outside homework will consist of 10-20 hours of work. Please visit the instructor’s website for required textbook and additional clinical placement information. www.breastfeeding- education.com. Online Students: This Course requires Internet access, e-mail, Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer, and a word processing Program, such as Microsoft Word. ONLINE Instructor: Virginia Baker IN CLASS Instructor: Virginia Baker ONLINE Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative This 20 hour course meets the academic training requirement of Step 2 of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative for staff. There is an additional BFHI requirement of 3 hours of clinical that would be provided by the hospital or facility. Lactation Specialist is cutting edge information and practical techniques and tools for the bedside staff to assist moms and babies with breastfeeding. Topics include: Understanding the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative; Guilt and Support; Hazards of Not Breastfeeding; Contraindications; and much more. Please visit the instructor’s website for more information. www.breastfeeding-education.com. Note: Students have one quarter to complete the course. This Course requires Internet access, e-mail, Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer, and a word processing Program, such as Microsoft Word. Instructor: Virginia Baker Section: 062913-5003 Course No. RMED-4V010 NURSING & CLINICAL ONLINE This 8 hour course is intended for a broad range of health care professionals including critical care, acute care, and rehabilitation registered nurses; therapists and MDs. Course content will focus on the comprehensive management of the traumatic brain injury patient from time of injury through long term rehabilitation. Faculty will include a variety of nationally and internationally recognized experts in the field. Traumatic brain injury patients and their family members will be included among the faculty. Instructor: Patty Graham Section: 062974-5003 Course No. GINT-81385 The Nuts and Bolts of Cardiac Assist Cardiac assist for the failing heart utilizes devices that require a knowledge of the mechanical aspects as well as the altered physiology influenced by the devices. This course will provide a review of the currently approved devices for temporary support. The operation, troubleshooting, integration into nursing care, physiology, and weaning will be addressed. This course is designed for the healthcare professional who is involved in the care of cardiac patients intraoperatively, postoperatively and in the cardiac care unit. Instructor: Mary Hartley Section: 063068-5003 Course No. GINT-81412 DAYTIME Instructor: Diana Faugno Course No. FPM-40461 HYBRID New, convenient format. One day online (taken at your convenience); two days in class. This course focuses on the causes and extent of violence in the family, the human response to violence, the influence of culture and community violence in the family interventions and nursing interventions for the problem on the primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention levels. Areas of violence in the family examined include child abuse, IPV, sexual abuse, other forms of family violence and homicide. Instructor: Jacquelyn Campbell Legal Nurse Consulting Information Session Legal Nurse Consultants use existing expertise as nurses and their specialized legal training to consult on medical-related cases. Finish in four months! Join us for this FREE information session and learn how you can begin your legal career. Note: Classes meet Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays once a month at the UCSD Extension Mission Valley Center. The Winter dates are January 10-12, February 7-9, March 6-8 and April 24-26, 2008. This meeting will answer your questions about this exciting new career. Instructor: Karen Wetther Section: 063292-5003 Course No. INFO-80003 DAYTIME Become an asset to a law firm. Few attorneys understand the complex medical jargon and health care requirements of their medical cases. The legal nurse consultants combine their existing medical skills with legal knowledge to provide advice and opinions to those in the legal profession.This practical program, consisting of 9 courses with 12 units in LAW, arms nurses with the expertise to become valuable members of a litigation team. Note: Program fee is $1535.00, which consists of a $35 certificate fee, $200 deposit and $1300 balance. DEPOSIT BALANCE ONE-DAY SEMINAR This five CEU course is intended for any healthcare practitioner who cares for patients with acute brain injury. Taught by Mary Kay Bader RN, CCNS, CCRN, CNRN, an internationally recognized expert in the field, this comprehensive course will include the topics of neuro assessment, managing acute stroke and managing severe traumatic brain injury. Instructor: Mary Kay Bader Section: 063722-5003 Course No. GINT-81388 Preceptorship for Re-Entry Nursing Program Working under the supervision of an RN preceptor for approximately 60 hours, nurses will organize and prioritize care for patients in a clinical setting and gain familiarity with the equipment and procedures used in the hospital setting. Note prerequisites: Successful completion of the “Re-Entry Program for Nurses” and recommendation of the coordinator. Current CA or RN license, current CPR card, negative TB test, insurance coverage, and general computer experience (Word, Windows, and/or email). Instructor: Joanna Mills Section: 062960-5003 Course No. FPM-40385 ONLINE This class emphasizes instruction in initial assessment and baseline data gathering for nurses with little experience in an emergency department setting. Topics include triage, assessment, and management of shock; fluid resuscitation; and stabilization of respiratory, neurological, thoracic, and abdominal injuries. Note prerequisite: Students must be registered nurses or vocational nurses. Book required. The course length is six weeks, starting from the date the student receives his/her password by e-mail. Prerequisites: visit extension.ucsd.edu/healthcare Instructor: Cathy McJannet ONLINE Emergency Department Nursing Part II Topics for this course include violence as it relates to the emergency department (staff and patients), substance abuse, toxicological emergencies, environmental emergencies, and disaster nursing. General medical emergencies, obstetrical emergencies, pediatric emergencies, and psychiatric emergencies will also be covered. Note prerequisite: Students must be registered nurses or vocational nurses. Book required. The course length is six weeks, starting from the date the student receives his/her password by e-mail. See certificate page in this catalog. Instructor: Cathy McJannet ONLINE CCRN Review This 42-hour comprehensive course is designed to prepare the critical care nurse for AACN’s CCRN Certification Exam. Additionally, the course serves as an excellent critical care refresher for experienced critical care nurses or those with existing CCRN certification. Information will be synthesized based on the AACN CCRN Exam Blueprint. Note: The course length is six weeks, starting from the date the student receives his/her password by e-mail. Instructor: Patty Graham Section: 062822-5003 Course No. GINT-8V309 Time/Date: Jan. 7-Mar. 30 Location: ucsdextension.blackboard.com Credit: Not for credit Registered Nurses: 42 hours of relicensure credit. Fee: $395 No refunds after: One week after access is granted. ONLINE Get an up-to-date review of stroke care from internationally renowned experts. UCSD has the first JCAHO certified Stroke Center in San Diego County. Topics include: acute stroke diagnosis and treatment; prevention and life style issues; nursing care; JCAHO update; nutrition; dysphagia evaluation; interventional neuroradiology and others. Note: Students will be sent their access information by email and will have 2 weeks to complete the course from the date email is received. Instructor: Thomas Hemmen DAYTIME Certified Nephrology Nurse (CNN) and Certified Dialysis Nurse (CDN) Review Course This 16-hour review course is designed for nephrology nurses and hemodialysis technicians involved in the care of outpatient and inpatient chronic kidney and end stage kidney disease. It also is for any dialysis provider seeking review of nephrology. Course content is designed to meet knowledge requirements for practice, certification or recertification examination. Instructor: Elaine Go Section: 063723-5003 Course No. GINT-81363 SPECIAL PROGRAMS WEEKEND USMLE 1B: Basic Sciences The course is designed for Internationally Trained Medical Graduates, interested in reviewing content areas in preparation for the United States Medical Licensure Examination (USMLE), Basic Sciences, Part I. While the course consists of multiple reviewing techniques, test-taking strategies, ECFMG certification process, and materials, the student should not depend solely on this review course for all aspects of the exam preparation. The course will address broad guidelines, high-yield topics, and an introduction to the format and style of the test. Instructor: Eduardo Tanori Section: 062967-5003 Course No. GINT-81394 USMLE 2B: Clinical Sciences The course is designed for Internationally Trained Medical Graduates, interested in reviewing content areas in preparation for the United States Medical Licensure Examination (USMLE), Clinical Sciences, Part II. While the course consists of multiple reviewing techniques, test-taking strategies, ECFMG certification process, and materials, the student should not depend solely on this review course for all aspects of the exam preparation. The course will address broad guidelines, high-yield topics, and an introduction to the format and style of the test. Instructor: Eduardo Tanori ONLINE This online program is a “core” module focused on Evidence-Based Policy and Practice, a structured, systematic set of principles and procedures for defining and solving problems in healthcare, public policy, education, and many other disciplines. This process helps ensure that clinical, educational, administrative or policy-making decisions are appropriately guided with the best evidence available. Instructor: Philip Davies Section: 062835-5003 Course No. FPM-4V460 ONLINE Gain an understanding of clinical practice. This course is for those with limited knowledge of the medical field.Topics include: medical practice settings, patient safety, patient privacy, medical information systems, healthcare economics, clinical trials, and clinical research. Note: The allotted time to complete this course is six weeks, starting from the date the student receives his/her password by e-mail. Registration prior to March 2 is highly recommended in order to have adequate time to complete the course. Instructor: Kenneth Serio Section: 063454-5003 Course No. FPM-4V415 Enroll now at extension.ucsd.edu/healthcare You may print the entire class
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