Resources on Crime Victim Law and Support

The National Center for Victims of Crime is the nation's leading resource and advocacy organization for crime victims and those who serve them. Since its inception in 1985, the National Center has worked with grassroots organizations and criminal justice agencies throughout the United States serving millions of crime victims.

VictimLaw.info: Your Source for Crime Victim Rights and Protections
Includes webinars on Victim Law

Provider Support
The National Center for Victims of Crime is your partner in helping victims of crime rebuild their lives. We offer all victim service providers inclusion in our comprehensive referral database, an invitation to our regional trainings, and a wealth of practical information on this website.

Featured Library Book: Clinically Oriented Anatomy

Clinically Oriented Anatomy by Keith Moore(2010) , Sixth Edition, provides clinically oriented anatomical information for study and practice. Comprehensive coverage of anatomy, presented as it relates to the practice of medicine, dentistry, and physical therapy.

The Sixth Edition features a modified interior design with new and improved artwork that further enhances the user-friendliness of the text. The clinical Blue Boxes are now grouped to reduce interruption of text and are categorized with icons to promote easier comprehension of clinical information. The Bottom Line summaries have been refined to clearly call out key points for quick study.

Look for this book in the quick reference section by the animal crackers at QM23.2 .M78 2010. The earlier edition is available to be checked out of the library, on the shelves at QS 4 M822c 1999.

NACE: National Association for Continuing Education

NACE: National Association for Continuing Education

NACE offers over 100 home study courses (many of which are online courses) for psychologists, social workers, marriage and family counselors, and substance abuse counselors. These courses are approved by the American Psychological Association (APA), Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) and other state boards and organizations. There are two types of home study courses: those that are mailed to you for completion and those that are completed online. NACE also offers CME for Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners and Physicians. Some courses have a fee, and others are free/sponsored.

ConsultGeriRN.Org

ConsultGeriRN.org is the evidence-based geriatric clinical nursing website of The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, at New York University's College of Nursing and NICHE, Nurses Improving Care for HealthSystem Elders, a program of the Hartford Institute. ConsultGeriRN.org, an online resource for nurses in clinical and educational settings, is endorsed by the National Gerontological Nursing Association (NGNA), the American Association for Long Term Care Nursing (AALTCN), The National Association Directors of Nursing Administration in Long Term Care (NADONA), and others.

Clinical Resources/Tools
This includes the Try This Series. The content is directed to orient and encourage all nurses to understand the special needs of older adults and utilize the highest standards of practice in caring for the elderly.

Continuing Education

Specialty Practice

Free CE on Achieving Successful Outcomes in STEMI Patients thru 5/26/11

Achieving Successful Outcomes in STEMI Patients: Keys to Optimizing Results

• Discuss the role of a dual antiplatelet therapeutic approach in patients with acute coronary syndromes
• Apply STEMI medication protocols for inter-hospital transfer
• Compare the safety and efficacy of dual antiplatelet therapy and primary PCI for STEMI
• Review limitations and potential adverse clinical events of dual-antiplatelet therapy in a variety of patient subsets
• Review and apply the latest study results in determining the best available options of antithrombotic therapy within the clinical practice
• Compare and contrast the net clinical findings within the high risk patient population

Supported by an educational grant from Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. and Lilly USA, LLC

Improving Wound Care through Optimal Debridement thru 5/21/11

Improving Wound Care through Optimal Debridement

After completing this activity, participants should be able to:

• Define the spectrum of debridement modalities and their appropriate selection based on wound characteristics
• Summarize the Wound Healing Society guideline recommendations for debridement
• Explain the potential roles of maintenance debridement and combination therapy with multiple debridement modalities
• Outline the benefits, limitations, and mechanism of action of available agents for enzymatic debridement

Supported by an educational grant from Healthpoint, Ltd.

Free CE Advances in Wound Healing thru 5/27/11

Advances in Wound Healing
After completing this activity, participants should be able to:

• Gain knowledge to select appropriate treatments based on a thorough wound assessment
• Examine the criteria necessary for establishing treatment goals for effective wound management
• Outline current and emerging treatment modalities for wound care
• Appraise the evidence base of commonly used wound management strategies

Supported by an educational grant from Healthpoint, Ltd.