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This course provides information that can be used to establish assessment tools and care plans for patients who are at high risk for skin breakdown. This course was written by Mindy Owen, RN, CRRN, CCM, from information provided by MEDIQfst.

This course focuses on wound healing and local aspects of wound care.

This course reviews common types of skin cleansers, their formulation, ingredients, skin compatibility, pH, and related infection control issues.

This course provides an overview of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, symptoms, testing, prevention, available treatments, and outcomes.

Unique challenges can arise when performing perioperative care for older surgical patients. This course reviews the challenges of performing such care that all members of a patient’s health care team should be aware.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a dramatic life-altering condition that causes intense feelings of horror, fear, and hopelessness. The purpose of this course is to assist health care workers in identifying symptoms of PTSD and understanding its impact. Topics will also include treatment options as well as in-the-moment techniques to help patients cope with trauma or PTSD symptoms.

This course provides information about tuberculosis (TB) that all health care providers should be aware of. You should complete the course “DMGT018 - Overview of Tuberculosis” before completing this course./span>

Health care personnel will increase their understanding of the safeguards used to protect themselves and others against the health hazards which can result from exposure to blood and certain body fluids containing bloodborne pathogens.

This course reviews the effects, causes and treatment options of sleep disorders among the elderly population.

This course provides an overview of the causes and risk factors, signs and symptoms, and diagnosis and treatment of depression in the elderly population.

This course provides an overview of foot and ankle anatomy, types of injuries, diagnosis, and treatment and prevention of foot and ankle injuries. 

This course provides an overview of the disease, including descriptions of symptoms, causes and treatment options.

This course provides an overview of the disease, including descriptions of symptoms, causes and treatment options.

Although ultimately discussion will focus on pressure ulcers, this first part provides foundational knowledge regarding the skin, normal physiology of healing and factors affecting healing and repair. You should complete this series of courses in order: Part 1, followed by Part 2, followed by Part 3.

This course provides an overview of the disease, including descriptions of symptoms, causes and treatment options.

This course provides an overview of the disease commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease including descriptions of symptoms, causes and treatment options.

This course provides an overview of the disorder, including descriptions of symptoms, causes and treatment options.

This course provides information that physical rehabilitation clinicians can use when deciding whether or not to use functional knee bracing during the treatment of significant knee joint injuries.

This course discusses issues, interventions and information pertinent to case managers who work with patients who have sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

This course examines the symptoms, stages, causes, and treatments of lymphedema and medical procedures used to diagnose it.

This course reviews the effects of immobility on the human body.

This course examines the relationship between diabetes and depression among the elderly population.

This course will explain how the aging process contributes to changes in the cardiovascular system.

This course provides an overview of the prevalence, causes and risk factors of the disease.

This course reviews the relationship between aging and stroke.