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In the last days, the goals of the healthcare team are to ensure a peaceful death for the patient and to support the family during the dying process and throughout grief and mourning. The focus for the patient is management of symptoms and emotional and spiritual ease, and the focus for the family is education to prepare them for the dying process. This course will explore how care providers can best support the patient and family during and after death.

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This course will provide an overview of the different types of workplace violence, risk factors, emotional, social, and behavioral ramifications of workplace violence, and specific interventions and policies that have been implemented by organizations to address workplace violence and enhance practitioners' safety.

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This course outlines the scope of sexual assault as a problem, discusses key clinical issues, and provides guidelines for proper evaluation and treatment of sexual assault victims. It covers epidemiology, clinical and forensic evaluation, sexually transmitted infection and pregnancy considerations, sexual assault/abuse of children, psychosocial assessment and follow-up care, and sexual violence prevention.

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This course provides members of the interprofessional healthcare team with the knowledge, skills, and strategies necessary to provide culturally competent and responsive care to all patients.

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This training program is designed to empower medical and mental health professionals with essential knowledge in providing inclusive care for transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse individuals.

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This course explores current trends in cancer screening among racial and ethnic minority women, including their cultural beliefs and perceptions about cancer and health care, attitudes toward cancer screening, and barriers to screening. It covers breast and cervical cancer screenings and assists practitioners in communicating to patients in a culturally sensitive manner and developing culturally relevant screening promotion programs.

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This course reviews crisis theory and family systems theory as applied to families of chronically ill patients, covering areas of family life impacted by chronic illness, family responses to stressors, caregiver stress, and the role of gender, culture, race, and ethnicity. By understanding the social impact chronic physical illness has on the family system, nurses, social workers, marriage and family therapists and other service providers will be better positioned to provide effective services and empower families.

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This course educates healthcare professionals about the epidemiology and treatment of overweight and obese patients, covering clinical presentation, diagnosis, behavioral and pharmacologic management, surgical options for morbidly obese patients, and current reimbursement issues using current national guidelines.

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Overview of the cultural context of infertility, discussing how women and children are viewed by different cultures, cultural meanings of infertility, psychological and social consequences, coping patterns, and culturally sensitive practice guidelines for working with couples from diverse racial and ethnic minority groups experiencing infertility.

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This course provides healthcare professionals with knowledge to recognize and intervene in anabolic steroid abuse, covering risk factors, acute and chronic signs and symptoms, motivation to use, warning signs, and gaps in identification, assessment, and treatment of patients with current and past AAS use and abuse.

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This course provides an overview of the impact of spirituality on health and mental health, with an emphasis on minority cultural and spiritual beliefs. An assessment and integration plan is also included.

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A basic overview of individuals experiencing gender dysphoria, covering the spectrum of gender identity variations, prevalence of transgender individuals, barriers to care, unique healthcare needs, approved standards of care, endocrine management, non-surgical interventions such as voice therapy and counseling, surgical interventions, and care for transgender children and adolescents.

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This course examines working in and with rural communities and the need for cultural sensitivity and competence. Health, mental health, and social work service disparities, barriers to help-seeking, and specific issues relevant to various subpopulations will be explored. Ethical issues unique to working within rural communities will also be discussed.