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ABCs of Managed Care Organizations Training Module
By The School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago. This Internet module was developed based on the course called "ABC's of MCOs" funded by the federal Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Bureau. It provides the basics of managed care organizations.
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Advocacy and Policy Development Series (PH 431-437)
By The School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The Illinois Public Health Preparedness Center offers competency-based, completely online courses for public health workers that are offered in a self-directed, instructor-led format. This series covers advocacy and policy development and includes the courses PH 431 to PH 437: What is Public Health Policy, Advocacy & Law?; Making Public Health Policy; Advocating Public Health Policy; Legal and Legislative Processes; Regulatory Processes of Public Health Law; Operational Processes of Public Health Law; and Evaluating Public Health Policy.
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Community Health Assessment Series (PH 421-427)
By The School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The Illinois Public Health Preparedness Center offers competency-based, completely online courses for public health workers that are offered in a self-directed, instructor-led format. This series covers community health assessment and includes the courses PH 421 to PH 427: What is Community Health Assessment?; Applying Informatics to Community Health Assessment; Assessing Community Assets and Capacity; Community Risk and Protective Factors; Community Agenda Setting; Community Problem Solving; and Community Engagement.
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Computer Aided Learning (CAL)
By University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine. CAL projects are designed to supplement the veterinary curriculum offered by UPenn's School of Veterinary Medicine and provide the students with an alternative to traditional lectures. Includes graphics, video clips, case study formats, and interactive projects. Says restricted to University of Pennsylvania faculty, staff, and students.
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Contracting Services with Medicaid Managed Care OrganizationsTraining Module
By The School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago. This Internet module was developed based on a publication titled "Contracting Services with Medicaid Managed Care Organizations" funded by the federal Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Bureau.
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Environmental Health Series (PH 471-477)
By The School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The Illinois Public Health Preparedness Center offers competency-based, completely online courses for public health workers that are offered in a self-directed, instructor-led format. This series covers environmental health and includes the courses PH 471 to PH 477: What is Environmental Health?; Source and Hazard Assessment; Qualitative Risk Assessment; and Environmental Health Risk Communication.
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Hazmat for Healthcare Training Modules
By Environmental Hazards Management Institute. These PowerPoint presentations are broken into four modules: Awareness, Operations Foundation, Personal Protective Equipment, Decontamination/Spill Response. The Awareness module is designed for hospital personnel who are likely to witness or discover a hazardous substance release. The Operations Foundation module discusses terminology, relevant standard operating procedures, and termination of an event procedures. The Personal Protective Equipment module describes how to select, don, and doff the proper personal protective equipment and the hazards and limitations of personal protective equipment. The Decontamination objectives are to explain decontamination procedures for victims, personnel, and equipment and relevant Standard Operating Procedures. Registration required.
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Hospital eTool
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Focuses on some of the hazards and controls found in the hospital setting, and describes standard requirements as well as recommended safe work practices for employee safety and health.
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Knowing How to Practice Safe Science
By Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Online safety course. Your cookies must be enabled on your browser to use.
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Laboratory Diagnosis of Infections Caused by Coccidian Parasites
By US Center for Disease Control (CDC). To bring laboratorians up-to-date on the biology and diagnosis of Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, and Isospora. Continuing education credit available.
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Measuring Up: Quality Assurance for MCH Populations Training Module
By The School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago. This Internet module was developed based on a satellite video conference held in September 1998 called "Measuring Up: A Blueprint for Building Quality Assurance," funded by the federal Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Bureau. This module will provide you with an understanding of the issues related to measuring quality care while developing useful skills that will help you to better understand and utilize data in the development of well designed quality assurance measures for women, infants, children, adolescents and children with special health care needs.
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MediaLab CLIA Blood Banking Review
By MediaLab, Inc.. This basic course helps establish Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Competency by interrogative review of blood bank concepts.
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MediaLab CLIA Chemistry/Urinalysis
By MediaLab, Inc.. This basic course helps establish Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Competency by interrogative review of chemistry/urinalysis concepts.
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MediaLab CLIA Chemistry/Urinalysis Review
By MediaLab, Inc.. This basic course helps establish Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Competency by interrogative review of chemistry/urinalysis concepts.
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MediaLab CLIA General Laboratory
By MediaLab, Inc.. This basic course helps establish Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Competency by interrogative review of general laboratory concepts.
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MediaLab CLIA General Laboratory Review
By MediaLab, Inc.. This basic course helps establish Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Competency by interrogative review of general laboratory concepts.
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MediaLab CLIA Hematology/Hemostasis
By MediaLab, Inc.. This basic course helps establish Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Competency by interrogative review of hematology/hemostasis concepts.
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MediaLab CLIA Hematology/Hemostasis Review
By MediaLab, Inc.. This basic course helps establish Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Competency by interrogative review of hematology/hemostasis concepts.
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MediaLab CLIA Microbiology/Serology
By MediaLab, Inc.. This basic course helps establish Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Competency by interrogative review of microbiology/serology concepts.
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MediaLab CLIA Microbiology/Serology Review
By MediaLab, Inc.. This basic course helps establish Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Competency by interrogative review of microbiology/serology concepts.
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MediaLab Medicare Compliance for Clinical Labs
By MediaLab, Inc.. This basic course helps employees understand the basic elements of a voluntary compliance program; helps prevent fraud and abuse from occurring in the laboratory and tells the consequences of violating the law and the compliance policies of the laboratory; and helps employees recognize compliance problems and issues.
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Medicare/Medicaid Resources
By Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Tools and resources to assist with Medicare and Medicaid.
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Mercury in Medical Facilities (Download)
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Teaches health care professionals (and anyone else) about the hazards of mercury as commonly used in medical care facilities, especially hospitals and clinics. Mercury can pose a significant health problem for these professionals, and also for patients and the environment in general. The program explains the impact of mercury on human health and the integrity of ecosystems, and a 'virtual hospital' allow users to see sources of mercury and their alternatives. Detailed survey and self-audit materials are provided, along with case studies from the Mayo Clinic and other locations. A zip file is also available for Macintosh users.
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Mercury in Medical Facilities (Interactive)
By US Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University. Teaches health care professionals (and anyone else) about the hazards of mercury as commonly used in medical care facilities, especially hospitals and clinics. Mercury can pose a significant health problem for these professionals, and also for patients and the environment in general. The program explains the impact of mercury on human health and the integrity of ecosystems, and a 'virtual hospital' allow users to see sources of mercury and their alternatives. Detailed survey and self-audit materials are provided, along with case studies from the Mayo Clinic and other locations.
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Nursing Home eCAT
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Addresses common hazards and controls found in the nursing home industry.
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Nursing Homes - Hazards and Solutions (100Kbps feed)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This 16-minute web-based video discusses various hazards in nursing homes, focusing on resident transfer hazards, and controls to minimize these hazards.
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Nursing Homes - Hazards and Solutions (56Kbps feed)
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This 16-minute web-based video discusses various hazards in nursing homes, focusing on resident transfer hazards, and controls to minimize these hazards. Optimized for speeds up to 56 Kbps. A high-speed version is also available.
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Program Development and Evaluation Series (PH 441-447)
By The School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The Illinois Public Health Preparedness Center offers competency-based, completely online courses for public health workers that are offered in a self-directed, instructor-led format. This series covers program development and evaluation and includes the courses PH 441 to PH 447: What is Public Health Program Development & Evaluation?; Planning Public Health Programs; Developing Public Health Programs; Implementing Public Health Programs; Evaluating Public Health Programs; Outcome and Cost Evaluation; and Evidence-Based Program Decisions.
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Protecting Nursing Home Workers: OSHA's Safety and Health Program Approach
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. A file of 83 Powerpoint slides on OSHA's program to help nursing homes reduce workers injuries and illnesses through effective safety and health programs. The initiative program also addressed potential nursing home hazards including back injuries, slips and falls, workplace violence, and risks from bloodborne pathogens and tuberculosis.
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Public Health Administration Series (PH 451-457)
By The School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The Illinois Public Health Preparedness Center offers competency-based, completely online courses for public health workers that are offered in a self-directed, instructor-led format. This series covers public health administration and includes the courses PH 451 to PH 457: What is Public Health Administration?; Public Health Organizations; Information Management; Community Applications; Resource Management; Communications and Marketing; and Public Health Leadership.
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Public Health Practice Series (PH 411-417)
By The School of Public Health at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The Illinois Public Health Preparedness Center offers competency-based, completely online courses for public health workers that are offered in a self-directed, instructor-led format. This series covers basic public health practice and includes the courses PH 411 to PH 417: What is Public Health?; Understanding and Measuring Health; Population Based Prevention; Law, Government & Public Health; Core Functions & Public Health Practice; Public Health Infrastructure; and Public Health Interventions.
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Radiology Medical Imagery of Carnivores and Equidés
By Ecole Nationale Veteranaire de Lyon. Course notes on animal imagery. In French.
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Workplace Violence: Health Care and Social Services Workers
By US Occupational Safety and Health Administration. View or download Powerpoint slides which provide an overview of the Guidelines for Preventing Workplace Violence for Health Care and Social Service Workers.
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