Online Courses Provide On-Demand Access to Continuing Education Credits for Busy Professionals
Michigan Online is home to continuing education credits and certifications for doctors, health care workers, child care providers, coaches and parents.
Sean Corp, Content Strategist
Professionals in industries from health care to education to landscaping require several forms of continuing education credits to keep up with their accreditation or licensure. Michigan Online, already home to more than 200 open online courses, is continuing to expand its portfolio of courses that offer CEUs and certifications to offer busy industry professionals flexible, on-demand options to fulfill their requirements and strengthen their professional development.
Michigan Online currently features several courses that offer continuing education credits for health care and educators. The latest is Understanding Psychosis, taught by Adrienne Lapidos, Ph.D., a licensed clinical psychologist and clinical associate professor at Michigan Medicine.
Understanding Psychosis
4 weeks
CourseFor Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credit Eligible Learners: View information about expected results, presenters, their disclosures, and CME credit here: https://ww2.highmarksce.com/micme/activity/202314175EM…
Understanding Psychosis is designed to provide healthcare providers and students in health-related fields a deeper understanding of psychosis spectrum disorders, the fundamentals of trauma-informed care, and strategies to improve engagement of individuals with psychosis.
The course allows physicians and other professionals in health care and related fields to earn a maximum 8.5 American Medical Association PRA Category 1 Credits. Each of the course’s four online modules are eligible for between 2.0 and 2.5 credits, with only the first module required.
“We designed the course so everyone had access to the fundamental elements but also provided flexibility for those who had the time and interest to engage with more in-depth instruction,” said Lapidos. “Our steering committee featured not just health system clinicians but also people with lived experience of psychosis, and everyone collaborated on determining course content and teaching strategies.”
Michigan Online Courses Offering Continuing Education Credits
The online course “Science of Firearm Injury Prevention Among Children and Teens” offers CEUs that are eligible for education credits and contact hours for doctors and nurses, health educators, and social workers.
The course is designed to teach people the science of pediatric firearm injury prevention and the latest research and evidence-based solutions to reducing one of the leading causes of death among children and teens.
Science of Firearm Injury Prevention Among Children & Teens
7 weeks
CourseFirearm injuries are a leading cause of death among children and teens. However, there are many ways that these injuries and deaths can be prevented using evidence-based…
“Injury Prevention for Children & Teens” provides a broad foundation for pediatric injury prevention while also presenting major public health issues children and teens face. The course is designed for multiple disciplines, including healthcare, kinesiology, public policy, social work, pharmacy, dentistry, and psychology, and is also appropriate for educators, coaches, child care providers and parents. A maximum of 26.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s), 26.25 American Board of Pediatrics’ Maintenance of Certification points, and 27 Category I contact education contact hours in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. are available through the course.
Injury Prevention for Children & Teens
Injuries, such as motor vehicle crash, youth violence, and suicide, are the leading cause of child and adolescent death. However, almost all of these injuries can be prevented…
“Impacting the Opioid Crisis: Prevention, Education, and Practice for Non-Prescribing Providers” provides a maximum of 16 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) and Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology.
“Hearing Loss in Children” contains five modules that address gaps in current health education related to pediatric hearing loss. The course is taught by Lauren Bohm, M.D. clinical assistant professor of otolaryngology at Michigan Medicine. Up to 11.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) are available through the course. Completing the course can also serve as a component of the American Board of Pediatrics’ Maintenance of Certification Part II program.
Michigan Online is also home to the Michigan Sports-Related Concussion Training certificate, with more than 7,000 receiving education and certification in concussion-related issues. The online course provides flexibility for the coaches in the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA), league volunteers and employees who need to obtain a state-mandated concussion training certification.
