Professionals across the many fields of medicine and healthcare never stop learning. Many professions require continuing education credits in order to maintain licensure. This can be accomplished through on-line and in-person sessions designed for the specific health career. Other learning opportunities are also available. Common topics include: emerging diseases and conditions, population health considerations, social determinants of health and updates on clinical guidelines.

These programs help working professionals keep up with best practices in the rapidly changing health industry and acquire the new skills and certifications needed to advance in their careers.

Palliative Care Skills for COVID-19 These 11 on-demand CE/CME webinars are offered free of charge through a collaboration with the Coleman Palliative Care Organization. All presentations embrace an interprofessional care perspective and are appropriate for a wide variety of health professionals interested in palliative care. The webinars feature recognized experts in the palliative care field with extensive experience treating patients during the current epidemic. While the content is COVID-19 focused, many of the issues are germane for palliative care in all contexts. Topics include:
• Advance care planning
• Symptom management
• Pain and pain management
• Communication issues
• Issues specific to nursing homes and long-term care facilities
• Team morale and clinician burn-out

(Shown above, a closeup of a plastic lab-coated researcher’s nitrile-gloved hands holding blue-fluid filled test tubes.)