This professional development activity is available to your entire staff!
There is a 25% discount for 3 or more people from the same institution requesting CE credit!
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CE Offered through December 2012
Audio/PowerPoint Presentations
Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Social Phobia, and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Presenter: Lorrin Koran, MD, Stanford University Medical Center
Discusses diagnostic criteria and differential diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social phobia and obsessive compulsive disorder. Covers pharmacologic and psychotherapeutic options for treatment and suggestions for alternate therapies.
Evaluation of Fever in the Returned Traveler
Presenter: Jean Haulman, MD, University of Washington
Addresses the febrile diseases that travelers may face and will illustrate the need for more coordinated counseling for students traveling abroad. Discusses how health care providers need to become familiar with diagnoses outside their usual differential for febrile illness.
Evidence-based Practice: A Necessary Strategy for Improving the Mental and Physical Health of College Students
Presenter: Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, RN, CPNP/PMNNP, FNAP, FAAN
This presentation will describe the state of evidence-based practice throughout the United States along with the key steps in delivering evidence-based care. The prevalence of two major public health problems in college youth, depression and overweight, will be described along with findings from research to guide best practice. Outcomes associated with a 3 credit freshman course entitled Freshman 5 to Thrive/COPE Healthy Lifestyles will be highlighted.
Fatigue in the College Student
Presenter: Bruce Helming, MD
This session is an overview of the causes, evaluation and treatment of fatigue in the college health setting. It will also provide a review of the evidence for diagnostic testing and treatment of common causes for fatigue.
From Recreational to Functional Use: The New Wave of Collegiate Drug Use in Changing Times
Presenter: Ross Aikins, MA
Counter to typical AOD use motives and consequences, college students are increasingly turning to stimulant medications and other “smart drugs” to perform better academically and find purpose. The biggest problem is that the drugs work—or at least many students believe they work—raising key questions and new risks. This session will review the history and facts, providing original research from students’ perspectives on cognitive enhancement, and information and discussion points for student health practitioners.
Healthy Minds Study: The Connection between Mental Health and Academic Success, and Other Main Findings
Presenter: Daniel Eisenberg, PhD
The presenter will discuss the main findings that have emerged from the Healthy Minds Study, a national survey of study of college student mental health and help-seeking. The presentation will focus in particular on the connection between mental health and academic success, and what that connection implies about economic justifications for mental health services and programs.
A Home Away from Home: College Health and the Patient-Centered Medical Home
Presenter: Evelyn Wiener, MD
The Medical Home is intended to enhance and potentially transform primary care, improving both quality of care and limiting costs, but there are few studies – if any – looking at the Medical Home in the college health setting. This presentation examines the development of the Medical Home model and explores how it can be adapted to the college health program.
Management of Distal Extremity Injuries in College Health
Presenter: John Vaughn, MD
Distal extremity injuries are one of the most common presenting complaints in college health; appropriate initial care is vital to successful patient outcomes. We will review the evaluation and management of these injuries focusing on how and when to immobilize a joint; establishing proper follow-up care and referral; the approach to management when x-ray is not immediately available; and red flags to be aware of during evaluation.
Making Room for Health Promotion in Student Learning Outcomes and Accountability Measures
Presenter: Todd Misener, MPH
ACHA health promotion strategies can be effectively used to improve outcomes related to the evolved accountability and learning outcome requirements of higher education. Attendees will be presented necessary information that will help them understand and manage the mounting pressures to justify their existence through accountability and student learning outcomes measures. Examples will be presented of how to develop productive collaborations that can broaden the exposure of health promotion programs and produce measurable learning outcomes.
A Nurse/Clinician Process to Speed Assessment/Treatment of Large Number of Patients
Presenter: Stephen Hughes, MD
During the H1N1 epidemic the health center was overwhelmed with patients wanting appointments. We developed a process utilizing a group of nurses assessing patients and presenting them to a dedicated clinician who would advise, examine as needed and determine a course of treatment. This permitted more rapid evaluation and treatment for large numbers of patients. Generalizing this process as part of our regular clinic flow has been positively received by patients, nurses and clinicians.
Overview of Insomnia
Presenter: Victoria Judd, MD, MBA
Patients with insomnia have impaired daytime function due to difficulty initiating sleep, difficulty maintaining sleep, chronically non-restorative sleep, or poor quality sleep. This occurs despite having adequate time and opportunity for sleep. This also occurs with poor sleep habits. This presentation will provide a general overview of insomnia, including its definition, epidemiology, clinical features, evaluation, treatment, and consequences.
Sexual Dysfunction in Male College Students
Presenters: David Mellinger, MD, Duke University, and Steven Kraushaar, PsyD, Washington University in St. Louis
Describes the evaluation of common sexual dysfunction disorders and compare treatment options including brief courses of medication and various counseling modalities that can be used to effectively restore the student's sexual function to "normal."
Update on Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Syphilis in the United States, 2008
Presenters: Melanie Taylor, MD, MPH, Arizona Department of Health and Services, and Eleanor Davidson, MD, Case Western Reserve University
An update from the Centers for Disease Control. Explains current epidemiology of syphilis infections in the U.S., current methods for screening and diagnosis, and updated treatment protocols.
Using Social Media and Other Interactive Technologies to Support Take Care NYU, a University-wide Preventive Health and Wellness Initiative
Presenter: Carlo Ciotoli, MD, MPA
Take Care NYU seeks to increase engagement in preventive health and empower students to become active partners in their personal well-being. A key component is a technology portfolio of interactive platforms and tools intended to engage students around 10 priority health and wellness areas. This presentation will detail: the rationale for using digital modalities to engage students, the use of social media in college health; and research on best practices throughout healthcare and other industries.
Women's Health Update
Presenter: Alexandra Hall, MD
Many new guidelines have been issued in the past two years pertaining to women's health. This presentation will detail these changes, as well as the evidence behind them.
CE Offered through December 2013
Audio/PowerPoint Presentations
Homicide-Suicide (2008 Dorosin Memorial Lecture)
Presenter: Phillip J. Resnick, MD, Case Western Reserve University
Describes the three most common patterns of homicide-suicide, including mass murder followed by suicide on campus settings, and the three most common motives for mass murderers.
Risk Assessment for Violence
Presenter: Phillip J. Resnick, MD, Case Western Reserve University
Explains the importance of assessing and identifying the level and degree of paranoia as a major task in assessing the risk of violence in a person.
