https://healthedu.ttuhsc.edu/ List of courses premiering the current month. https://healthedu.ttuhsc.edu//default.aspx?CourseNumber=34626 Joy Siegel, EdD, MBA Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT <div>Childhood experiences help to shape every aspect of the individual, including lifelong health needs. Nurses interact with patients more than other healthcare professionals; therefore, understanding how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) shape the individual can also improve communication between nurse and patient and improve patient outcomes.</div><div><br></div><div>Topics covered in this program include events that comprise ACEs; the impact ACEs can have on a person throughout their lifecycle; the concept of resilience and its impact relative to protection from chronic conditions; and the primary chronic conditions correlated to ACEs. There is also a discussion about how implicit bias may impact healthcare.</div> https://healthedu.ttuhsc.edu//default.aspx?CourseNumber=34726 Kelly Moseley, DHSc, MSN, RN, CNE Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Transferring patients in a manner that best minimizes injuries to self and patient is one of the most important aspects of daily work for nurses. This program discusses safe patient transfers. Topics include basic principles of transferring a patient; common types of injuries caused by improper transfer; important assessment data to collect prior to beginning physical activity of a patient; important considerations for using assistive devices; and the components of a safe patient handling mobility program. There is also a discussion about how implicit bias may impact healthcare. https://healthedu.ttuhsc.edu//default.aspx?CourseNumber=34826 Michael D. Gooch, DNP Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT <div>Some nurses lack education on resurging and emerging infectious diseases. Educating nurses on these diseases improves their assessment skills in order to provide better care to their patients.</div><div><br></div><div>This program discusses resurging and emerging infectious diseases. Topics include the clinical manifestations associated with emerging infectious conditions, management priorities, and plans of care, including isolation and precaution techniques when infectious diseases are a diagnosis or differential diagnosis.&nbsp;There is also a discussion about how implicit bias may impact healthcare.</div> https://healthedu.ttuhsc.edu//default.aspx?CourseNumber=34926 Joy Siegel, EdD, MBA Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT <div>Incivility in any workplace negatively impacts the environment; but in healthcare, incivility has the potential to lead to life-threatening situations for patients. Nurses who understand interpersonal dynamics, and who practice respectful communication with all colleagues, not only help to create positive working environments, but also improve patient outcomes.</div><div><br></div><div>This program discusses incivility in the workplace. Topics include: the concept of incivility in the healthcare workplace and the potential outcomes that can affect care delivery; multiple theories about workplace incivility that can help identify its origins and potential impact; and the American Nurses Association’s Code of Ethics mandating kindness and appropriate care delivery. There is also a discussion about how implicit bias may impact healthcare.</div> https://healthedu.ttuhsc.edu//default.aspx?CourseNumber=50326 Joy Siegel, EdD, MBA Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Part one of a two-part series, this course covers the importance of good communication in the operating room. Topics include how communication supports the work done by central sterile supply departments; communication modalities relative to effective collaboration amongst healthcare workers and central sterile responsibilities; and the role of communication in quality assurance, best practices, and improved patient outcomes. https://healthedu.ttuhsc.edu//default.aspx?CourseNumber=50526 Joy Siegel, EdD, MBA Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Part two of a two-part series, this course covers the importance of good communication in the operating room. Topics include the role of central sterile supply departments relative to hospital function; communication modalities utilized to mitigate human error in the healthcare environment and operating room; and what effective communication looks like within the operating room in hospitals and other surgical environments. https://healthedu.ttuhsc.edu//default.aspx?CourseNumber=10126 Joy Siegel, EdD, MBA Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT This program discusses communication skills for the laboratory leader. Topics include laboratories within different healthcare environments; aspects of communication within a stratified healthcare organization; two types of leadership styles that can support the clinical lab functionality within healthcare organizations; and tips for communicating as a leader within a laboratory. https://healthedu.ttuhsc.edu//default.aspx?CourseNumber=80726 Michael D. Gooch, DNP Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT This program discusses mitigating complications during airway management by using a checklist. Topics include key components of the airway assessment to help predict the difficult airway; current airway management practices including positioning, passive oxygenation, and proper preoxygenation techniques; the indications and benefits of push-dose pressors during intubation; and plans of care to support hemodynamic stability during and after intubation. https://healthedu.ttuhsc.edu//default.aspx?CourseNumber=46126 Allison Childress, PhD, RDN, CSSD, LD Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT This program discusses how nutrition impacts strength and energy, with topics including the functions of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins in fueling the human body, the relationship between protein and muscle, including recommended protein intake per age group, and the importance of physical activity and how it is impacted by nutrition. https://healthedu.ttuhsc.edu//default.aspx?CourseNumber=46226 Dave Schroeder, PhD, CRC Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT This program discusses how to ease into aging with good physical and mental health. Topics include the respective roles of relationships, activity, and economics during aging; common myths about old age; maintaining self-determination in later life; and the essential documents for planning ahead. https://healthedu.ttuhsc.edu//default.aspx?CourseNumber=60326 Joy Siegel, EdD, MBA Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT This program discusses telehealth integration and health informatics management. Topics include aspects of telehealth, supporting elements and components, and the role of health informatics; the impact that telehealth can have on care delivery systems, processes, and patient outcomes; challenges to developing and delivering robust telehealth systems; and United States policy for telehealth care delivery. https://healthedu.ttuhsc.edu//default.aspx?CourseNumber=61226 Joy Siegel, EdD, MBA Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT This program discusses the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in health informatics. Topics include multiple sources and products that include AI to collect, measure, and integrate data; the potential impact that AI might have on all aspects of healthcare functionality; the potential challenges that AI might present to the health informatics department; and ethical implications of utilizing AI in any healthcare environment. https://healthedu.ttuhsc.edu//default.aspx?CourseNumber=46326 Jonathan Singer, PhD Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT This program discusses engaging in valued behaviors while caring for someone with dementia. Topics include identifying what activities you most value and want to continue while caregiving; some of the challenges of caregiving and what can get in the way of engaging in valued activities and behaviors; the importance of goals and engaging in valued behaviors; and how to engage in valued activities while caring for someone with dementia. https://healthedu.ttuhsc.edu//default.aspx?CourseNumber=43626 Rodney E. Rohde, PhD, MS, SM(ASCP), SV, MB, FACSc Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT This program discusses the spread of disease on hospital equipment. Topics include how diseases spread through shared hospital equipment, equipment most likely to transmit infection, and actions that reduce equipment-related infections. https://healthedu.ttuhsc.edu//default.aspx?CourseNumber=33126 Michael D. Gooch, DNP Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT <div>Some nurses lack education on resurging and emerging infectious diseases. Educating nurses on these diseases improves their assessment skills in order to provide better care to their patients.</div><div><br></div><div>This program discusses resurging and emerging infectious diseases. Topics include the clinical manifestations associated with emerging infectious conditions, management priorities, and plans of care, including isolation and precaution techniques when infectious diseases are a diagnosis or differential diagnosis.</div> https://healthedu.ttuhsc.edu//default.aspx?CourseNumber=33926 Joy Siegel, EdD, MBA Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT <div>Incivility in any workplace negatively impacts the environment; but in healthcare, incivility has the potential to lead to life-threatening situations for patients. Nurses who understand interpersonal dynamics, and who practice respectful communication with all colleagues, not only help to create positive working environments, but also improve patient outcomes.</div><div><br></div><div>This program discusses incivility in the workplace. Topics include: the concept of incivility in the healthcare workplace and the potential outcomes that can affect care delivery; multiple theories about workplace incivility that can help identify its origins and potential impact; and the American Nurses Association’s Code of Ethics mandating kindness and appropriate care delivery.</div> https://healthedu.ttuhsc.edu//default.aspx?CourseNumber=34026 Joy Siegel, EdD, MBA Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT <div>Childhood experiences help to shape every aspect of the individual, including lifelong health needs. Nurses interact with patients more than other healthcare professionals; therefore, understanding how adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) shape the individual can also improve communication between nurse and patient and improve patient outcomes.</div><div><br></div><div>Topics covered in this program include events that comprise ACEs; the impact ACEs can have on a person throughout their lifecycle; the concept of resilience and its impact relative to protection from chronic conditions; and the primary chronic conditions correlated to ACEs.</div> https://healthedu.ttuhsc.edu//default.aspx?CourseNumber=34126 Kelly Moseley, DHSc, MSN, RN, CNE Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Transferring patients in a manner that best minimizes injuries to self and patient is one of the most important aspects of daily work for nurses. This program discusses safe patient transfers. Topics include basic principles of transferring a patient; common types of injuries caused by improper transfer; important assessment data to collect prior to beginning physical activity of a patient; important considerations for using assistive devices; and the components of a safe patient handling mobility program. https://healthedu.ttuhsc.edu//default.aspx?CourseNumber=10926 Joy Siegel, EdD, MBA Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT This program discusses leadership for physical therapists. Topics include the impact of change and the need for leadership; leadership concepts and styles applicable to improving health outcomes and patient-centered care delivery processes; and types of leadership that engage all healthcare professionals for humanized approaches toward collaboration and best practices. https://healthedu.ttuhsc.edu//default.aspx?CourseNumber=11826 Randy Case, PhD, RRT, RRT-NPS Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT This program discusses ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) essentials for respiratory therapists. Topics include the fundamentals of ECMO; differentiation between veno-venous (VV) and veno-arterial (VA) support; ventilator strategies to optimize patient care; the respiratory therapist’s responsibilities during ECMO initiation, monitoring, troubleshooting, and weaning; complications and safety concerns associated with ECMO; and strategies for mitigation. https://healthedu.ttuhsc.edu//default.aspx?CourseNumber=11926 Randy Case, PhD, RRT, RRT-NPS Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT This program discusses respiratory therapy care of patients with measles. Topics include measles epidemiology; clinical signs and complications; infection control practices to prevent spread; differences between interventions in respiratory therapy care; collaboration across disciplines for treatment and prevention; and ethical and public health implications of outbreaks.