Online Courses

The Pennsylvania Prescription Drug Monitoring Program(PDMP) and faculty experts from Penn Medicine areoffering an education curriculum for prescribers on bestpractices for using the PDMP and on how to addresssubstance use disorder with patients. We invite you to view these complimentary online educational courses that are relevant to your practice needs and will addressthe following topics: *Incorporating the PDMP into Clinical Workflows *Using the PDMP to Optimize Pain Management *Approaches to...

This course provides an overview of ethical principles relevant to the design of trials involving human subjects. Learners will review foundational study designs and design tools with a focus on ethical and regulatory considerations.Topics include:Differentiating between research and quality improvement.Observational and interventional designs.Randomization, blinding, and placebos.First-in-Human, or Phase I, trials.Cluster randomization.Comparative effectiveness research.There was no commercial...

This course provides an overview of ethical concerns regarding conflicts of interest in biomedical research. It also offers several approaches to safeguarding against conflicts of interest and describes related federal policies. Intended primarily for researchers, the course:Explains what a conflict of interest is and why conflicts are problematic.Provides data and analysis regarding the extent of conflicts of interest in research.Assesses strategies for avoiding and remediating conflicts of interest.Describes...

The goal of this activity is to provide learners with basic knowledge and skills on how to make ethical evaluations on research protocols, including understanding of specific ethical requirements and regulations. In this activity, learners will engage with the content by moving through a series of website pages that other brief lecture videos, links to related readings, downloadable resources, and quizzes.There was no commercial support used in the development of this educational activity.Content...

This series ofcourses, “Non-Operating Room Anesthesia (NORA) Education for Practitioners,” has value not only to residency training programs, but can also be a standard teaching tool for the entire anesthesia provider team, including Staff Anesthesiologists, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, and Procedural Physicians supervising the delivery of anesthesia in the NORA setting.For additional information on this series of courses, please click the BROCHUREtab. There are five (5) modules available,...

The NORA suite presents unique challenges for safety to the anesthesia team and their patients. In this course, “Non-Operating Room Anesthesia (NORA) Safety and the Human Factor Element,” join the NTSB’s Chief Human Factors Investigator, Dr. Bill Bramble, to learn how safety measures developed in the aviation industry can be applied to help ensure the safety of our patients in the NORA setting. Then, view the slide presentation so that you and your team understand the underlying reasons for the...

GI procedures are the most common types of NORA cases. However, the Endoscopy suite also may present some of our biggest challenges. In this course, “Anesthesia for GI Endoscopic Procedures,” join Dr. Mark Weiss for a 2-part video lesson on the types of cases we do, patient management, anesthesia controversies, and finally, an addendum on “Pearls” so that you may thrive in the NORA suite. Then view the slide presentation for the GI suite to allow you and your team to review and discuss the basics...

Interventional Pulmonology has revolutionized our ability to treat patients with lung pathology without resorting to surgical intervention. In this course, “Anesthesia for Interventional Pulmonology Procedures,” join Drs. Anthony Lanfranco, an Interventional Pulmonologist, and Dr. Richard C. Month, an Anesthesiologist, for a 2-part video lesson that reviews the types of procedures performed in the suite, airway management, fundamentals of jet-ventilation, and more. Then, check out the slide presentation...

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is perhaps the original NORA procedure. In this course, “Anesthesia for Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT),” join Dr. Katherine Cobb from the University of North Carolina for a video lecture on practical applications and lessons to help you help your patients. Then view the slide presentation, which offers you and your team the ability to view and discuss the fundamentals of the ECT procedure. ATTENTION Nurse Anesthetists!In order to receive your AANA certificate, please...