Health Equity and the Pulse Oximeter Paradox

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This course is co-sponsored with Medtronic

Presented by Meghan Lane-Fall, M.D., MSHP, FCCM

Summarize the scientific evidence demonstrating differences in pulse oximetry in different racial groups

Explain the patient-level and clinical factors associated with differences in pulse oximeter performance

List practical recommendations for optimizing the accuracy of pulse oximetry

Pulse Oximetry and the Impact of Skin Pigmentation

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This course is co-sponsored with Medtronic

Presented by John Gallagher, DNP, RN, CCNS, CCRN-K, RRT, FCCM 

Fundamentals of pulse oximetry and how SpO2 readings are impacted by skin pigmentation

Patient-level and clinical factors associated with differences in pulse oximeter performance

Guidance for optimizing the accuracy of pulse oximeters into clinical practice

Capnography During Procedural Sedation: The Standard of Care in Modern Practice

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This course is co-sponsored with Medtronic

Featuring: Sergey Karamnov, MD

Topics

Procedural sedation: challenges and pitfalls

Risk mitigation: monitoring and relevant physiology

Treatment approaches

Modern evidence and guidelines

Yttrium-90(Y90) Radioembolization: A Palliative Treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC).

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Speaker: Lucina Francis, BSN, RN, CRN

This is a pre-recorded webinar from Lucina Francis, BSN, RN, CRN, presenting about Yttrium-90(Y90) Radioembolization: A Palliative Treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC). 

The outcome of the webinar:

1. Understand the epidemiology and etiology of HCC.

2. Describe Yttrium-90 embolization, contraindications, and indications

3. Understand the significance of nursing responsibilities pre, intra and post Y-90 treatment

4. Identify at least four complications of Yttrium-90 embolization

Getting CE Credits: By finishing the evaluation/test on the course page in 'My Library' for this course, you will be able to get 1 CE Credit/Contact Hour for participating Yttrium-90(Y90) Radioembolization: A Palliative Treatment for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC).

Thought Leadership Series Your Wellness Adventure Developing a Self-Care Plan!

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Welcome to Your Wellness Adventure: Developing a Self-Care Plan! Join us for this interactive online event where you'll learn how to prioritize self-care and create a personalized wellness plan that works for you. In just one hour, Jacquilyn Davis of Mental Health Connecticut will guide you through practical tips and strategies to enhance your physical, mental, and emotional well-being and answer your questions about personal wellness.

During this live (remote) workshop, you'll learn a variety of techniques that will help manage stressors and identify healthy habits that can be incorporated into your daily routine and will learn how to begin creating your own self-care plan.

By attending, you will:

1. Gain a clear understanding of the concept of self-care and understand how self-care practices can foster resilience and contribute to your overall well-being.

2. Learn practical techniques for managing stressors in your daily life.

3. Identify and implement healthy habits that can be incorporated into your daily routine.

4. You will have the opportunity to begin creating your own self-care plan by setting specific goals and strategies for self-care.

This FREE workshop is designed to empower you with the knowledge and skills needed to prioritize self-care and maintain your health and well-being through practical techniques and a personalized self-care plan.

Whether you're looking to improve your fitness routine, manage stress, or cultivate healthy habits, this event is perfect for anyone ready to take control of their wellness. Don't miss out on this opportunity to invest in yourself and start living your best life!

Speaker:

Jacquilyn Ann Davis
Director of Workplace Mental Health & DEI Mental Health Connecticut, Inc.
76 Batterson Park Rd, Suite 303
Farmington, CT 06032
Office: (860) 969-3282
jdavis@mhconn.org
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacquilyn-a-davis/

Jacquilyn Ann Davis is the Director of Workplace Mental Health & DEI of Mental Health Connecticut. Established in 1908, Mental Health Connecticut (MHC) is a statewide, nonprofit organization whose mission is to partner with individuals, families, and communities to create environments that promote long-term health and wellness.

Jacquilyn received her Associates of Science Degree in Television Broadcasting from the New England Institute of Art in 2004. After a short career as an editor for ESPN, she realized her passion for nonprofit work and took her skillset in communications, marketing, editing, and graphic/web design to the nonprofit sector.

Jacquilyn has over a decade of experience in nonprofit marketing, communication, and graphic/web design in addition to supporting high-level executives at various organizations. With the majority of her career spent with mental health nonprofit agencies, Jacquilyn has managed the websites, publications, public image, and overall marketing for multiple nonprofits. Her educational background in television broadcasting provided her a solid base for the marketing and communication training she’s received over the years in addition to the onsite experience she’s received with the American Academy for Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry, the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry, and Mental Health Connecticut.

In June of 2020, Jacquilyn expressed her desire to expand her professional knowledge and experience by integrating a long-term passion for history, advocacy, and social justice by creating the first DEI group at Mental Health Connecticut (MHC), the Equity, Social Justice & Antiracism (ESJA) Advisory Committee. With an organization-wide commitment to creating environments that support long-term health and wellness, the mission of the ESJA Advisory Committee is to identify and create solution-based recommendations to MHC’s Executive Team to improve work culture with a focus on social justice, cultural humility, and equity for staff, program participants, and the communities we serve.

Jacquilyn and her team have since created MHC’s Antiracist statement, instituted monthly Cultural Humility events for staff to learn and share their knowledge on topics such as racism, bigotry,  and oppression, and has presented at a national conference in June 2021 on “Turning Ideas into Actions,” which details the importance and the steps to creating a DEI group at a nonprofit organization.

Jacquilyn’s commitment to cultural humility and antiracism was recognized by the leadership at MHC and as of June 1, 2021, transitioned from Marketing and Communications Coordinator to the DEI & Engagement Coordinator, leading the organizations efforts to continue on the path of being an inclusive, equitable, and diverse workplace.

In May 2023, Jacquilyn was promoted to the position of Director of Workplace Mental Health & DEI and is now leading the MHC Collaborative, a program dedicated to improving workplace mental health for organizations ready to make the investment for their workforce and their employees. Membership in the MHC Collaborative includes a mix of strategic guidance and point-in-time needs assessment for leadership, delivered simultaneously with trainings and workshops for all employees.

Jacquilyn is an experienced facilitator and trainer and has successfully delivered trainings internally to MHC staff and externally through the MHC Collaborative on

topics including: “DEIW in the Workplace: Creating Safe and BRAVE Spaces,” “How to Create An Inclusive & Welcoming Workplace,” “Trauma Storms and the Emotional Impact of Human Service Workers,” “LGBTQ+ History, Health and Inclusion,”

“Intersectional Allyship,” “LGBTQAI Inclusion,” “Developing a Self-Care Plan: Self- Care isn’t Selfish,” “Psychological Safety in the Workplace,” and “Intergenerational Trauma: The Impact of Family History and Strategies to Cope.”

Jacquilyn is a certified Mental Health First Aid Instructor, received the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace certificate from the University of South Florida, Muma College of Business, and also earned the Inclusive Workplace Culture Specialty certificate from the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM).

Jacquilyn was recently recognized as a “Bloomfield Women Warrior” by the Town of Bloomfield. Being a Bloomfield Women Warrior embodies strength, courage, resilience, and empowerment. A Bloomfield Women Warrior is a woman who embodies these qualities and goes above and beyond to make a positive impact on her community. It is about standing up for what is right, making a difference and inspiring positive change in the Bloomfield community. Bloomfield Women Warriors are the driving force behind progress, empowerment, and unity in Bloomfield and beyond.

Sedation Shared Decision Making in Interventional Radiology

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This is a pre-recorded Webinar

Speaker: Melissa Chittle (MBA, PA-C)

Shared decision making is a process of communication in which clinicians and patients work together to make optimal healthcare decisions that align with what matters most to patients. The providers present treatment options available and empower patients to be active participants in selecting the therapy aligned with individual values and goals.  The affordable care act and institute of medicine support shared decision making.  This lecture will open with introducing a model for shared decision making, help the audience understand what it is and what the goal of shared decision-making is.  This talk will use a case study of a patient who presented to IR for a port placement who was terrified of sedation and use that case to help the audience learn the types of medical decisions where shared decision making can be used, why it is important, how it can be learned and the benefits. This education session will provide the audience with a sample shared decision-making script and a sample decision aid and end with showing how sedation shared decision making was implemented in an IR practice, it’s impact and how to overcome barriers to implementing shared decision making in their own practice.

Following this course, participants will be able to:

Understand the components of shared decision making

Identify clinical situations that are appropriate for SDM

Understand what a decision aid is and how to utilize it in clinical practice

Understand the benefits and impact of employing sedation shared decision making in IR

Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) & Pulmonary Embolism (PE)

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This is a pre-recorded Webinar

Speaker: Dr. Noblin Ogbonna (Doctor of Podiatric Medicine & Surgery, DPM), Dr. Faith Oyedepo (Doctor of Medicine, MD), and Dr. Sewuese Akuse (Doctor of Medicine, MD)

This course is designed to assist practitioners to understand how radiologic imaging helps in early diagnosis and treatment of Deep venous Thrombosis as well as Pulmonary Embolism.

In this course, you will be able to learn more about Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT), how Deep Venous Thrombosis relates to Pulmonary Embolism, how Imaging could help in early diagnosis of DVT in lower extremities, how Imaging could help in treatment of DVT in lower extremities, and how Imaging could help in early diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism