Course Description
Chronic Medical Illnesses provides an overview of disease prevalence, morbidity and mortality rates in the United States. Emphasis is placed on the impact of living with a chronic illness (i.e. Cancer, Cardiovascular, Diabetes/Renal Disease) specific to patient health trajectories, health outcomes and interfacing the healthcare system. Practitioners will broaden their knowledge base by acquiring psycho-social interventions that can be applied to healthcare management. The curriculum will also explore relevant assessment tools, clinical treatment therapies, and treatment adherence.
Course Title: Chronic Medical Illnesses: Healthcare Management
Instructor: Trélan Nicole Holder, MS, LCSW
Contact Hours/CEUs: 4-Hours
Format: Online Self-Study Course (Text-based Readings and Videos)
Process: Register and pay for course. Read content online. Pass online post-test and print certificate of completion. Registrants can access course for 2 years from date of registration.
Learning Objectives:
- Explore Disease Prevalence and Morbidity/Mortality Rates in the United States
- Examine approaches to managing Cancer
- Review approaches to managing Cardiovascular Diseases
- Consider approaches to managing Diabetes/Renal Diseases
- Evaluate the Impact of Chronic Illness on Patient Mental Health Trajectories
- Review Clinical Treatment Therapies
- Acquire Clinical Assessment Tools and Interventions
- Explore approaches to managing Patient Resistance and Treatment Non-adherence
Course Features
- Lectures 42
- Quizzes 5
- Duration 50 hours
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 45
- Certificate Yes
- Assessments Yes
Curriculum
- 7 Sections
- 42 Lessons
- 10 Weeks
- Module 1: Course Overview and Pre-TestCourse Description, Learning Objectives, Pre-Test3
- Module 2 : Disease Prevalence- Mortality Rates in the United StatesMorbidity, Mortality and Prevalence Rates7
- Module 3: Care ManagementCare Management: Distress Screening Tool, Palliative Care- Cancer and Heart Failure (Case Vignettes)8
- 3.1Impact of Telephonic Care Management on Cancer Care5 Minutes
- 3.2Meet Terry: A Palliative Care Vignette5 Minutes
- 3.3Medical Considerations: Pain Management5 Minutes
- 3.4Terry’s Affective Presentation5 Minutes
- 3.5Considerations & Take Away Points5 Minutes
- 3.6Meet Henry: A Palliative Care Vignette5 Minutes
- 3.7Henry: Depression Assessment5 Minutes
- 3.8Clinical Considerations5 Minutes
- Module 4: Clinical Assessment ToolsDepression Assessment Instruments: Beck's Inventory, Geriatric Depression Scale, PHQ-97
- Module 5: Resistance to CareA Framework for Understanding Resistance, Approaches and Interventions, Residential Settings6
- Module 6: Psychosocial Interventions & Adherence PromotionDiabetes Care- Psychosocial Interventions,13
- 6.1Diabetes Care: Identifying Psychosocial Interventions5 Minutes
- 6.2A Meta-analysis: Diabetes & Mental Health5 Minutes
- 6.3Findings & Implications5 Minutes
- 6.4Treatment Adherence5 Minutes
- 6.5Non-adherence: Underlying Factors5 Minutes
- 6.6Implications of Non-adherence5 Minutes
- 6.7Resource: Table 1.05 Minutes
- 6.8Resource: Table 1.15 Minutes
- 6.9Resource: Table 1.25 Minutes
- 6.10Resource: Table 1.35 Minutes
- 6.11Resource: Table 1.45 Minutes
- 6.12Resource: Table 1.55 Minutes
- 6.13Limitations: Studies on Treatment Adherence5 Minutes
- Module 7: References, Course Survey & Post-TestReferences, Course Survey & Post-Test3
