Title
Category
Credits
Event date
Cost
Introduction to Texas Department of State Health Services Institutional Review Board
  • General Public Health
  • 1.50 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:The goal of this course is to provide a learning opportunity for Texas Department of State Health Services Institutional Review Board investigators and participants.
Introducing Service, Emotional Support, and Therapy Animals: Benefits, Legal, and Ethical Considerations
  • General Public Health
  • 1.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:This course will provide public health professionals, students, Tribes and Tribal-serving organizations with information, tools, and resources on the use and function of Service Animals, Therapy Animals, Emotional Support Animals, and pets.
America’s Other Drug Problem: Critical Medication Management Considerations for the Older Patient
  • General Public Health
  • 1.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:America’s Other Drug Problem: Critical Medication Management Considerations for the Older Patient will cover the morbidity and mortality statistics associated with what has been referred to as “America’s Other Drug Problem.” That is the problems that the older patient may experience as a result of their medications. The course will describe what changes occur as a person ages that predisposes them to problems with their medications.
Cultural Diversity, Health Disparities and Public Health
  • General Public Health
  • 2.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:A primary aim of this course is to provide public health professionals with a broad overview of cultural diversity issues with a focus on race/ethnicity and gender.  Health disparities, a major public health problem of interest, is discussed using cultural diversity as the conceptual framework for thinking about the role of the public health community and health policy solutions for addressing these issues.  As a part of this process, course participants are exposed to introductory cultural diversity concepts.  In addition, participants also have
Building and Maintaining a Collaborative Culture
  • General Public Health
  • 2.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:Collaboration is essential to public health professionals in order to carry out their daily job duties successfully and enhance the health outcomes of the population which they serve. This course covers why collaboration is important, how to build a collaborative culture, and barriers to effective collaboration. This course provides two interactive case studies which offer the audience an opportunity to increase their awareness of collaboration and gain some hands-on experience in dealing with real world collaboration challenges.
Integrating Infection Prevention and Control Science into POD-based Planning
  • General Public Health
  • Prepardness
  • 1.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:The primary goal of this course is to increase awareness and integration of infection prevention and control (IPC) principles and environmental health and exposure sciences into rapid dispensing operations of any available medical countermeasure (including vaccines) to the population in need.
Cultural Competence in Emergencies
  • General Public Health
  • 1.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:Since human beings were created, they have evolved socially, linguistically, economically, and more. Hence, in emergencies, so much is at stake that emergency responders must constantly augment their knowledge, skills, and abilities for working with individuals, groups, and communities in cross-cultural contexts.
Transportation Triage During Emergencies
  • General Public Health
  • 1.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:This course is designed to explain the concept and operational procedures for en-route Transportation Triage during emergencies. A scenario with timelines will be presented as well as a virtual demonstration of the process.
Chemical Terrorism
  • General Public Health
  • 3.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:This course will address the remote and current history of the use of chemical agents during conflict and draw parallels as to the nature and dimensions of the current terrorist threat. The categories of common chemical agents will be presented along with the associated mammalian pathophysiology and insight offered on prevention, management and casualty treatment. The importance of competent identification and decontamination of exposed casualties and equipment will be emphasized.
Homeland Security: Defining Directives, Organization and Policies
  • General Public Health
  • 1.00 Participation/CE
$0.00
Course Description:The Department of Homeland Security leverages resources within federal, state, and local governments. It coordinates the transition of multiple agencies and programs into a single, integrated agency focused on protecting the American people and their homeland. The mission of the department is to prevent terrorist attacks, reduce the vulnerability of the United States to terrorism; and minimize the damage and assist in the recovery from terrorist attacks that occur within the United States.

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