HealthTec^dl - Distance Learning for Georgia Health Nonprofits

In your profession there is little room for error when it comes to assessing and treating patients. Obtaining all of the necessary information in order to accomplish that is enough of a challenge with those who speak your own language, much less with those who speak another. Learn the Spanish specific to your profession that will help you achieve a positive and productive interaction with your Hispanic patients. This program has practice activities for you after each topic, including some role play scenarios.

Dr. Monica Parker shares insights regarding the relationship of cardiovascular disease and the incidence of cognitive impairment associated with frank stroke, vascular brain injury, or subclinical brain disease affecting at least one cognitive domain. She discusses modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors. During the presentation, she describes treatment options including pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies. Dr. Parker includes evidence-based strategies for dementia prevention and treatment.

Cultural competence is an important skill that, for most health care providers, develops over time through education and experience. Academic, professional, and government organizations agree that cultural competency should be part of health care providers’ knowledge base. Community-based faculty and preceptors can be instrumental in developing cultural competency as an essential skill for health professions students. Clinical teaching during clerkships offers many opportunities for preceptors and student to learn from diverse patient encounters.

This video will provide you with comprehensive training on the effective implementation of health promotion initiatives by school nurses, including your role in a school environment, first aid, immunizations, resource management and policy. Our main focus is to address energy balance, good nutrition, and physical activity within the various school systems that serve children and families in our community.

This video will provide you with comprehensive training on the effective implementation of health promotion initiatives by school nurses, including your role in the annual immunization assessment which is instrumental in the prevention of diseases, resource management, and policy.