Course Summary
Meets Washington State requirements for alternative training criteria for healthcare providers.
Contact Hour(s):
2 Contact Hours
Author:
Julie Derringer (PhD-c, RN, CEN)
This peer-reviewed course is applicable for the following professions:
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Athletic Trainer (AT/AL), Certified Nurse Midwife, Certified Nurse Practitioner, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN), Midwife (MW), Nursing Student, Occupational Therapist (OT), Occupational Therapist Assistant (OTA), Physical Therapist (PT), Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA), Registered Nurse (RN), Registered Nurse Practitioner, Respiratory Therapist (RT)
Accreditations:
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), Board of Certification for Athletic Trainers (BOC)
CEUFast, Inc. is an AOTA Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID# 13641. This distant learning-independent activity is offered at 0.02 CEUs Intermediate, Categories: OT Service Delivery, Professional Issues. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.
State Approvals:
Alabama, Provider #ABNP1485; California BRN Provider #CEP # 13509; Florida Physical Therapy Association Approval: CE26-1305075; Kentucky Board of Nursing Provider #7-0085; Florida Board of Nursing Provider 50-353; New York State Education Department’s State Board for Physical Therapy
Course Description:
This course discusses telemedicine and its expanding importance in today’s healthcare. It prioritizes clinical best practices and legal and ethical considerations while focusing on provider communication and telemedicine integration into current healthcare systems. Participants learn through a combination of didactic content and practical case studies that reflect the development of telemedicine since COVID-19.
Outcomes:
≥ 92% of participants will know what the role of telehealth is in modern healthcare, the technical expectations, and the practice/compliance considerations to deliver clinically competent and patient-centered care through telemedicine across a variety of clinical contexts.
Objectives:
Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:
- Define telemedicine and telehealth.
- Outline at least 2 reasons that telemedicine is being used today or in the past.
- Identify at least 3 technologies used in telemedicine such as communication platforms or remote monitoring devices.
- Evaluate at least 2 “best practice” considerations when providing telemedicine services.
- Examine at least 3 ethical or legal issues that have arisen since the use of telemedicine.
Disclosures:
CEUFast Inc. and the course planning team for this educational activity do not have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.