Earn Continuing Nurse Education Credits — Free*†
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Presented by: Dorothy Roberts, BA, JD
This CE opportunity helps healthcare professionals learn the history of black women’s health and how to advocate for them in a medical setting. The discussion covers how the biological concepts of race, structural racism and implicit bias contribute to health inequalities.
Presented by: Dr. Terri Major-Kincade, MD, MPH, FAAP
CE credit also applies to nurses | Learners will review trends in neonatal and maternal mortality with emphasis on racial disparities, highlighting life course perspective and social determinants of health | Six areas of expertise for neonatal therapists are highlighted to improve health equity by directly empowering marginalized parents
Presented by: Davida Schiff, MD, MSc
Review common myths and misperceptions in the care of opioid-exposed mother infant dyads | Support families impacted by substance use disorder at a vulnerable time following delivery | Provide non-stigmatizing, patient-centered, trauma informed care to opioid-exposed dyads in the inpatient or outpatient setting
Presented by: Rachelle Nurse, PhD, MSHA, RN, WHNP-BC
Dr. Nurse is a Women’s Health Practitioner and Associate Professor at the Nelda C. Stark College of Nursing. This CE will focus on bias, microaggression, impact on patient outcomes and interventions for nurses to assist in providing respectful nursing care.
Presented by: Carolyn Lund, RN, MSN, FAAN
Review current choices for skin disinfection in NICU patients in terms of efficacy and potential toxicity and controversies related to chlorhexidine gluconate bathing in NICU patients | Describe problems, challenges and new technologies related to medical adhesives in the NICU | Identify devices in NICU that are at risk for development of pressure ulcers
Presented by: Michael B. Goodstein, MD
Gain knowledge about the AAP recommendations on SIDS risk-reduction | Identify barriers and opportunities to promote infant sleep safety in the NICU | Utilize communication techniques for engaging families in meaningful conversations regarding infant sleep safety in the home | Discuss the importance of developing a consistent infant sleep safety transition program in the NICU
Presented by: Stephen DeMeo, DO, MEd
Describe the current trends in the incidence of NAS in the US and at least one effect this trend has on the healthcare system and/or on NICU’s | Outline two or more challenges frequently encountered when using clinical assessment tools for infants with NAS, and two recent innovations | List three pharmacologic and/or non-pharmacologic treatment options for infants with NAS | Discuss two reasons why understanding local data prior to implementing process change is critical for a program’s success
Presented by: Taryn Temples, MSN, RNC-NIC, CNE Instructor
Discuss the development of the fetal brain and sensory systems of touch, taste, smell, hearing and vision | Discuss the impact of the NICU experience and its relationship to neurodevelopment | Describe neurodevelopmental care strategies in the NICU for each of the five core concepts of developmental care
Presented by: Carolyn Lund, RN, MSN, FAAN
Ultrasound-guided PICC placement in NICU patients | New products and techniques for securement of central venous catheters| New alternative to central access, the extended dwell intravenous catheters | Notable misadventures in IV therapy in the NICU, specifically IV extravasation injuries and occluded CVCs
Presented by: Marty Visscher, PhD
Description and comparison of premature and full-term skin at birth and through the first months | Factors impacting diaper skin integrity and function vs. gestational age | Strategies for product use and assessment methods to prevent skin compromise and maintain skin health
