Healthcare, Fitness and Wellness Courses

This class is the first of two courses (4 components total) required to be able to sit for the Nursing Home Administrator Exam in the state of Wisconsin. This first section is 24 hours of effort and covers Care & Services, as well as the LTC Environment and Quality components. Workload is broken down into 4 weeks, in which two chapters are covered per week. In the first 2 weeks you will learn about the Care team and how those services are provided to seniors. In the second 2 weeks you will learn about the importance of measuring and improving quality in LTC, as well as the factors that make up the LTC Environment.

This class is the second of two courses (4 components total) required to be able to sit for the Nursing Home Administrator Exam in the state of Wisconsin. This second section is 24 hours of effort that covers valuable knowledge of LTC Leadership, the Strategies they employ, as well as how the overall operation of a LTC works. Workload is broken down into 4 weeks, in which two chapters are covered per week. In the first 2 weeks the you will learn about common LTC leadership Structure, and their responsibilities. In the second 2 weeks you will learn about the importance of efficiently operating a Skilled Nursing Facility.

STOP THE BLEED is a national initiative launched by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the American College of Surgeons. The course is designed to equip participants with life-saving skills to help control severe bleeding in the crucial moments before professional medical help arrives. This hands-on training covers basic techniques like applying pressure, wound packing, and the use of tourniquets, all of which have been proven to save lives in trauma situations. This course is open to the public, and no prior medical experience is required.

This course prepares the dental hygienist to use diode lasers safely and effectively to treat periodontal disease in dental patients with Laser Bacterial Reduction and Laser Assisted Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy. Course will cover laser history, basic laser safety, physics, clinical applications and procedures in the dental office. Students will apply dental laser soft tissue procedures on a porcine jaw in a lab setting, and learn safety guidelines for performing the role of Laser Safety Officer in a dental office setting.

This course is intended for healthcare professionals or interpreters working with Spanish-speaking patients but is open to anyone. It focuses on medical technical language in both English and Spanish. Students gain increased familiarity with medical terminology will be presented according to body systems, clinical specialties, and sub specialties. The student will master both vocabulary and knowledge for a wide number of medical settings.

This course covers the American Heart Association course content for Adult First Aid; Adult/Child CPR With Mask; Adult/Child AED Optional: Environmental Emergencies; and Infant CPR With Mask.

This course allows you to complete the educational training required by the Wisconsin Board of Dentistry in order to administer nitrous oxide/oxygen inhalation analgesia. Whether beginning or refining your skills in nitrous oxide administration, this practical continuing dental education course will give you the capacity to reduce patient anxiety and fears in your dental office. Eligible members of the dental team include dentists, dental therapists and dental hygienists. Course includes 5 hours of self-paced online work and reading followed by 7 hours in clinic, with supervised clinical experience using fail-safe anesthesia equipment capable of positive pressure respiration. Students are require to read Handbook of Nitrous Oxide and Oxygen Sedation, 4th edition by Clark and Brunick, prior to entering clinic, as part of the 12-hour course load. Course participants need to show evidence of current licensure and CPR certification, and will be required to give and receive nitrous oxide.

This six hour course is designed to provide an opportunity for dental hygienists to renew both hard and soft tissue landmarks and injection techniques