Physicians who enroll in Create Systems for Quality unlock the step-by-step method for basic system design and gain access to the fundamentals of systems thinking. The course walks through basic system design, testing, and validation, system scaling, system maintenance –…
Prescription drug diversion is a serious problem and fuels the current US epidemic of drug misuse, abuse, and addiction. Healthcare practitioners need to be able to identify and prevent drug diversion in their practices, by patients or staff members. This…
While concerns about the opioid epidemic are paramount, many other controlled substances are being misused and abused. Part one of this course describes the best practices and special considerations necessary for prescribing any controlled dangerous substance. Medication reconciliation and the…
Hypertensive crisis and stroke are on the rise in the pregnant population. Over the past 20 years, the incidence of preeclampsia has increased by approximately 25% in the US and is the leading cause of maternal and infant illness and…
More than 21% of US adults take lipid-lowering statin medications; however, the CDC states that many more people should be doing so. But who is eligible? The guidelines of the USPSTF, the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association and the…
Managing the care of an influential or famous person can be challenging and may introduce a moral dilemma. Think about the healthcare situations involving celebrities that have been in the news recently. When a “very important person/patient” shows up for…
There are more than 20 million US citizens dealing with drug and/or alcohol addiction, yet many clinicians know very little about addiction and addiction treatment. The fundamentals of addiction and addiction treatment will be introduced in this course. This includes…
About 340,000 Americans suffer hip fractures due to falls every year. For many elderly patients, a hip fracture signals the beginning of the end, a decline ending in death within the following year. In the past, hip fractures have been…
Delirium is common among elderly hospitalized patients. At home, the incidence is low, but once hospitalized, patient incidence increases to 14–24%, and in intensive-care even higher, 50-80%. Delirium is under-diagnosed and under-treated. In a 2017 study, clinicians failed to list…
Drug-resistant superbugs are a fact – not fiction! According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2 million people a year are infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and over 23,000 of them die as a result. The CDC affirms…
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