Medical Terminology Course
By request DMU now offers certificates of participation for the online medical terminology course. Registrants will receive a certificate of participation for 1.75 contact hours – no credentials or diploma will be awarded.
Register to receive a certificate ($50)
A Comparison of Health Care Use for Physician-Referred and Self-Referred Episodes of Outpatient Physical Therapy
Pamela A. Duffy, PT, PhD, OCS, CPC, RP
Assistant professor, Master of Public Health and Global Health
Objectives
- Define various the importance of health services research.
- Describe the significant differences between physician-referred and self-referred episodes of physical therapy services.
- Distinguish between cost-effectiveness and resource-use of health services.
- Identify relevant health services research topics.
DMU Research Symposium
Effects of Exercise, Age and Psychosocial Factors on Immune Response
Marian L. Kohut, Ph.D., Chair, Immunobiology; Professor, Department of Kinesiology/Immunobiology/Gerontology, Iowa State University
- Identify factors that influence immune response to vaccine.
- Compare how different types of exercise impact immune function.
Evidence-Based Panel Discussion
Traci Bush, P.T., OTR/L, DHS, Chair, Program Director, Associate Professor, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Des Moines University
Gary Hoff, D.O., FACOI, FACC, Chair and Associate Professor, Medical Humanities and Bioethics; Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Des Moines University
James Mahoney, D.P.M., FACFAS, Associate Dean, Academic Affairs; Associate Professor, College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, Des Moines University
Athletic Power Hour series
The experts at Des Moines University have developed a speaking series designed for athletes. Learn how to prevent injury and perform better.
You can receive credit for watching past sessions online! More information.
Faculty development
The Alpha and Omega of the Clinical Rotation
Dana Shaffer, D.O.; Senior associate dean of Clinical Affairs
- Explain the importance of a short but effective orientation for every DMU student
- List items that should be covered in orientation
- State the importance of ongoing feedback to each learner
- Review of the competency based evaluation and assessment tool used by DMU-COM
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Developing Clinical Teaching Skills
Luke Mortensen, Ph.D., FAHA, EMT; Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology
- Identify key elements of excellence in clinical training
- Engage in opportunities for self-exploration and self-assessment regarding teaching characteristics and behaviors
- Examine qualities of outstanding learners
- Examine the conditions that promote stimulating and “safe” learning environments
- Identify key elements of a teaching/learning encounter
View recording - duration: 0:52:45
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Providing Appropriate Feedback
Luke Mortensen, Ph.D., FAHA, EMT; Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology
- Define feedback
- Explain why feedback is important
- Describe the elements of effective feedback
- Employ behaviors used to give effective feedback
View recording - duration: 0:50:03
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Hospice Foundation of America’s Living with Grief® four-part educational webinar
Gain tools to help your patients, clients, parishioners, family or friends deal with grief.
- Spirituality and End-of-Life Care
- Leaving Legacies: Spiritual Meaning-Making at the End of Life
Part 1 – Reminiscence and Life Review
Part 2 – Dignity Enhancement Therapies, Living Eulogies and Other Meaning-Making Approaches - The Dark Night of the Soul: Assisting Clients Coping with Spiritual Distress at the End-of-Life
View the Living with Grief webinars.
JAOA continuing medical education quizes
The JAOA continuing medical education quizes are for AOA members only.
The purpose of the monthly JAOA-The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association continuing medical education (CME) quiz is to provide readers with a convenient means of self-assessment for their understanding of the scientific content in the current month’s issue of the JAOA. In addition, members of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) can apply for two (2) hours of Category 1-B CME credit for completing a JAOAquiz.
AOA members can visit www.do-online.org/cme, where this and other JAOA quizzes can be accessed. Quizzes that are completed online will be graded and credited to members’ CME activity reports. Quiz answers for the JAOA and its supplements are available in the JAOA one month after quizzes are published.
Working Effectively with Medical Interpreters
Objectives
- State the differences between interpreters and translators.
- Recognize the role that language plays in affecting health status.
- Learn specific skills that can improve a provider’s effectiveness when working with medical interpreters.
Faculty
Michele Devlin, Dr.P.H., professor and director, Iowa Center on Health Disparities
Mark Grey, Ph.D., professor and director, Iowa Center on Immigrant Leadership and Integration, University of Northern Iowa