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2024-2026 Key Concepts for Rural Practitioners

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If you are a UM System employee, do not create a new registration account. You will have the option to enroll with your UM System credentials.
 
Course Overview:
Improve patient care in your rural healthcare setting through completion of one, a few or all 10 self-paced modules in this free course. All modules are approved for CME credit. Non-MU students need to create, activate and verify a Canvas account at https://canvas.umsystem.edu/ before registering. 

Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of one or more modules, we anticipate learners will be able to: 
* Identify common barriers and develop solutions in the treatment of certain chronic conditions
* Improve communication skills with patients and families
* Recognize and proactively address ethical issues

Topics:
1. Diabetes
2. Infection Prevention
3. Patient Choice: Caring for Older Adults with Chronic Conditions 
4. Asthma Ready Communities
5. Managing Life-Threatening Asthma at School 
6. Supporting Asthma Control in the School Setting 
7. Adolescent Cessation in Every School (ACES) 
8. Counseling for Asthma Risk Reduction (CARR) 
9. Psychopharmacology in Autism Spectrum Disorder
10. Rural Practitioner and Clinical Ethics

Instructor(s):
* Thom Pancella, Director or Continuing Education for Health Professions (CHEP); 
Executive Leadership Team, Office of Health Outreach, Policy & Education (HOPE)
 
* Tammy Rood, DNP, CPNP-PC, CPN, AE-C   
Assistant Teaching Professor, Associate Director Asthma Ready Communities, 
Sinclair School of Nursing 

 
Department: 
MU Continuing Education for Health Professions

Credit:
Activity approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

Audience:
Rural practitioners who CME credit and the flexibility to pick one or more course topics: asthma, autism, diabetes, clinical ethics, infection prevention and older adults with multiple conditions

 
Accommodations
University of Missouri Extension complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you have a disability and need accommodations in connection with participation in an educational program or you need materials in an alternate format, please notify your instructor as soon as possible so that necessary arrangements can be made.

 
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