MedTrainer's Healthcare Course Library

This course provides an overview of palliative care and its importance in improving the quality of life for patients and their families facing life-threatening or chronic, debilitating illnesses. The course will explore the unique challenges faced by individuals in need of palliative care and the training, accreditation, and certification requirements outlined by The Joint Commission.

Opioid treatment programs include medication-assisted treatment, patient-care coordination, psychotherapy, and counseling, among others. This course discusses the various programs and provides an overview of how they differ based on patient circumstances, age, gender, ethnicity, and other identifying factors.

This course explores the ethical considerations in providing mental health care and the guidelines set forth by the Board of Behavioral Sciences and the American Psychiatric Association. The course covers key ethical considerations that arise in mental health care and how to apply ethical boundaries in the practice as well as the unique challenges that mental health professionals face when navigating ethical dilemmas with individuals who have mental illness.

According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 43.6 million adults have some type of mental health disorder and 12.5% of the emergency department visits are related to mental illness. Healthcare professionals addressing individuals in crisis are faced with high-risk behaviors that are escalating, unpredictable moods, and deep despair. These situations can result in an extremely stressful and high-risk situation for both the individual and the healthcare professional. To care for these individuals appropriately, the healthcare professional must have a good understanding of crisis intervention and management.

This course provides an evidence-based overview of the medical use of cannabis, focusing on the pharmacological properties, therapeutic applications, and health effects of its two primary compounds: tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). Learners will explore the mechanisms of action, approved clinical uses, adverse effects, drug interactions, and regulatory status of medical cannabis. The course also examines current research on cannabis as a treatment for acute and chronic pain, offering a critical analysis of its efficacy and safety. Clinical guidelines, prescribing considerations, and long-term health risks associated with recreational use are also discussed, providing a comprehensive understanding of cannabis in both medical and legal contexts.
This course is designed to help healthcare professionals and related stakeholders understand the differences between THC and CBD, their therapeutic effects, safety profiles, regulatory status, and current research surrounding the use of medical cannabis for pain management.

The use of restraints is considered an intrusive and dangerous intervention used today. The risk of using restraints far outweigh the benefits of using restraints. Therefore, the use of restraints should be a last resort when managing patients who need protecting or have the potential to hurt themselves as well as others. The Joint Commission and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are also known as CMS have standards and regulations regarding restraint use and have created programs to assist organizations and healthcare personnel in implementing a restraint-free environment. This course is designed to provide you, as healthcare workers in the post-acute care setting, the knowledge to reduce the use of restraints.

This course provides an overview and strategies to assess and manage suicide risk in patients. Participants will learn about the risk factors and warning signs associated with suicide, enabling them to identify patients at risk. The course emphasizes the importance of early intervention and effective communication in addressing suicide concerns. Practical assessment strategies will be discussed, empowering clinicians to conduct thorough evaluations. This course includes an overview of common suicide risk assessment tools, methodologies, and innovative approaches tailored to accurately gauge suicide risk levels. Participants will acquire the competencies to integrate these evaluative mechanisms into their practice, enabling a more targeted, effective, and responsive care delivery for individuals at risk of suicide.
This course is designed to enhance healthcare professionals’ ability to assess and manage suicide risk through the identification of risk factors and warning signs and the implementation of effective assessment and response strategies, ultimately prioritizing patient safety and well-being.

This course will walk the learner through the types of medications used to treat mental health disorders, side effects, and review a select few of the warnings issued by the FDA about medications. Disorders covered in this course include schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and ADHD.
Note: this course does not provide information about diagnosing mental disorders and should not be considered a comprehensive source for all medications available.

Due to the ever-increasing reports of accidental deaths in the US associated with prescription pain relievers, the reduction of opioids has been elevated to a national healthcare priority. Ongoing, pain that is not relived can suppress the immune system. This may result in postsurgical infection and diminished wound healing.1 Ineffective management of acute pain can lead to uncontrolled acute pain and transition into chronic pain. Todays clinician requires an understanding of alternative non-opioid pain management practices that can be utilized to influence and reduce opioid prescribing in the practice setting.