University of Louisville Online Continuing Education Courses

Our "one stop shopping" approach means you can register for the course, complete the course, take a short test and be awarded your printable electronic certificate all in one session.

If you don't have time to take the course in one session, you may return to it as many times as you like without registering again. A summary of each course is outlined below; for more information, click on the course's name. If you have any questions, please contact us at chse@louisville.edu.

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Select Online Continuing Ed. Course From This Menu For More Information Approaching Migraine As A Chronic Disease Avian Influenza And The Coming Pandemic Community In Crisis Events: This Time It's Personal Conscious Sedation Domestic Violence Emergency Medical Management of Radiological/Nuclear Incidents HIV/AIDS Update Kentucky's Preparedness Plans Lessons from the Neurosurgical Theater: Operation Iraqi Freedom Multiple Sclerosis Update Neuroterrorism: Chemical Threats to Human Health Pandemic Flu: Will It Occur And Are We Prepared? Population Health Protection and Information Infrastructure Preventing Transmission of Infections Public Health Preparedness Courses Recognition and Initial Management of Chemical Casualties Surviving the Next Pandemic: Bird Flu and Other Emerging Infectious Diseases The Warfarin Dilemma Warfarin Dosing: Your Patient Holds The Key To The Proper Dose Warfarin Dosing: Manage The Oversteer In Warfarin Dose Titration


HIV/AIDS Update
Summary: The prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS by healthcare professionals, as well as legal and ethical aspects relating to this disease, are explored in this course.
Credit: Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services (CHS) credit to fulfill licensure requirements for all Kentucky healthcare professionals;
Physicians: two hours of Category 1 Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award;
Nurses: 2.5 contact hours of nursing credit through the Kentucky Board of Nursing
Cost: $55.00 for physicians and dentists; $30 for all other healthcare professionals; free for U of L School of Medicine and School of Dentistry incoming residents/fellows for the upcoming academic year - if you fall into this category click here for more information
Course created by: University of Louisville Continuing Health Sciences Education
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Domestic Violence
Summary: This course provides an in-depth look at the medical, social and legal issues surrounding domestic violence.
Credit: The course fulfills the domestic violence continuing education requirement (Kentucky Regulatory Statute 194) for health care professionals in the state of Kentucky.; Physicians will earn three hours of Category 1 Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award
Cost: Viewing the materials is free; $25 to take the test and receive continuing education credit; continuing education credit is free for U of L School of Medicine and School of Dentistry incoming residents/fellows for the upcoming academic year - if you fall into this category click here for more information
Course created by: University of Louisville Continuing Health Sciences Education
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Conscious Sedation
Summary: This course provides an in-depth view of the procedures used by healthcare professionals in employing conscious sedation.
Credit: One hour of Category 1 Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award; 1.2 hours of nursing credit through the Kentucky Board of Nursing
Cost: $25
Course created by: University of Louisville Continuing Health Sciences Education
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Public Health Preparedness Courses
Summary: The online courses listed on this page are designed to help prepare healthcare providers to respond effectively to emergency situations including terrorism, biowarfare and pandemic outbreak.
Credit: Varies, see individual course listings
Cost: Free
Courses created by: University of Louisville Center for Health Hazards Preparedness & University of Louisville Continuing Health Sciences Education
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Community In Crisis Events: This Time It's Personal
Summary: Dr. Nicholas Mosca discusses and examines the experiences and lessons he learned in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In particular, Dr. Mosca reflects why oral health matters in the event of a disaster and in the recovery response efforts and planning.
Credit: Physicians will earn 1.5 hours of Category 1 Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award; Nurses will earn 1.8 contact hours from the Kentucky Board of Nursing
Cost: Free
Course created by: University of Louisville Center for Health Hazards Preparedness & University of Louisville Continuing Health Sciences Education
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Surviving the Next Pandemic: Bird Flu and Other Emerging Infectious Diseases
Summary: Leading public health authorities now predict as inevitable a pandemic of influenza, triggered by bird flu and expected to lead to millions of deaths around the globe. The influenza virus has existed for millions of years as an innocuous intestinal virus of wild ducks. What turned a harmless waterborne duck virus into a killer? Discover the answers in this informative online course.
Credit: Physicians will earn 1.5 hours of Category 1 Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award; Nurses will earn 1.8 contact hours from the Kentucky Board of Nursing
Cost: Free
Course created by: University of Louisville Center for Health Hazards Preparedness & University of Louisville Continuing Health Sciences Education
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Recognition and Initial Management of Chemical Casualties
Summary: The course's three main objectives are to describe the types of chemical warfare agents, recognize signs and symptoms of chemical exposure, and describe how to manage, decontaminate, and treat the victims of a chemical agent attack. Other topics discussed are triage and treatment protocols for a nerve agent exposure.
Credit: Physicians will earn 1.5 hours of Category 1 Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award; Nurses will earn 1.8 contact hours from the Kentucky Board of Nursing
Cost: Free
Course created by: University of Louisville Center for Health Hazards Preparedness & University of Louisville Continuing Health Sciences Education
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Lessons from the Neurosurgical Theater: Operation Iraqi Freedom
Summary: During his six month service in Iraq, Dr. Gerald Grant, an officer and neurosurgeon in the U.S. Air Force and clinical faculty in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, managed neurological trauma as well as blast traumas and general surgical practice. Dr. Grant's battlefield experiences as shared in this online course demonstrate the real-life application of mass casualty triage.
Credit: Physicians will earn 1.5 hours of Category 1 Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award; Nurses will earn 1.8 contact hours from the Kentucky Board of Nursing
Cost: Free
Course created by: University of Louisville Center for Health Hazards Preparedness & University of Louisville Continuing Health Sciences Education
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Preventing Transmission Of Infections
Summary: This unique educational module focuses on the modes of disease transmission, explaining the ways diseases or organisms move from one individual to another. The module also examines the relationship between standard precautions and transmission-based precautions, and emphasizes how these precautions can help protect both the patient and the healthcare personnel from the exposure to an infection.
Credit: Physicians will earn 1.5 hours of Category 1 Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award; Nurses will earn 1.8 contact hours from the Kentucky Board of Nursing
Cost: Free
Course created by: University of Louisville Center for Health Hazards Preparedness & Kentucky TRAIN
More Information And/Or To Take Course: Click here; to take the course you must create a TRAIN account. Once you have created an account and logged in to TRAIN, you must enter the course ID number - 1006060 - in the Course ID box.


Population Health Protection and Information Infrastructure
Summary: The aim of this course is to understand why, what, and how information infrastructure is needed to protect population health.
Credit: Physicians will earn 1.5 hours of Category 1 Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award; Nurses will earn 1.8 contact hours from the Kentucky Board of Nursing
Cost: Free
Course created by: University of Louisville Center for Health Hazards Preparedness & University of Louisville Continuing Health Sciences Education
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Avian Influenza & The Coming Pandemic
Summary: This course discusses the clinical characteristics and the infectivity of avian influenza, as well as the physiology of influenza viruses.
Credit: Physicians will earn 1.5 hours of Category 1 Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award; Nurses will earn 1.8 contact hours from the Kentucky Board of Nursing
Cost: Free
Course created by: University of Louisville Center for Health Hazards Preparedness & University of Louisville Continuing Health Sciences Education
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Emergency Medical Management of Radiological/Nuclear Incidents
Summary: The aim of this course is to discuss the roles of health providers in planning, preparedness, education, and communication needed for emergency response and consequence management.
Credit: Physicians will earn 1.5 hours of Category 1 Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award; Nurses will earn 1.8 contact hours from the Kentucky Board of Nursing
Cost: Free
Course created by: University of Louisville Center for Health Hazards Preparedness & University of Louisville Continuing Health Sciences Education
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Neuroterrorism: Chemical Threats to Human Health
Summary: This course provides an historical overview of the major groups of chemical agents considered to be terrorist threats, including of the nerve agents, vesicants, cyanide, pulmonary intoxicants, ammonia, and riot control agents.
Credit: Physicians will earn 1.5 hours of Category 1 Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award; Nurses will earn 1.8 contact hours from the Kentucky Board of Nursing
Cost: Free
Course created by: University of Louisville Center for Health Hazards Preparedness & University of Louisville Continuing Health Sciences Education
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Pandemic Flu: Will It Occur & Are We Prepared?
Summary: This course examines the clinical characteristics and infectivity of avian influenza as well as the physiology of influenza viruses.
Credit: Physicians will earn 1.5 hours of Category 1 Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award; Nurses will earn 1.8 contact hours from the Kentucky Board of Nursing
Cost: Free
Course created by: University of Louisville Center for Health Hazards Preparedness & University of Louisville Continuing Health Sciences Education
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Kentucky's Preparedness Plans
Summary: This course examines and defines public health and the core functions of public health, such as assessment, health policy, and assurance.
Credit: Physicians will earn 1.5 hours of Category 1 Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award; Nurses will earn 1.8 contact hours from the Kentucky Board of Nursing
Cost: Free
Course created by: University of Louisville Center for Health Hazards Preparedness & University of Louisville Continuing Health Sciences Education
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The Warfarin Dilemma
Summary: Warfarin is the most commonly prescribed anticoagulant for the treatment and prevention of thromboembolic events. This online course examines the various aspects of the warfarin dilemma and its application to your patients.
Credit: One hour of Category 1 Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award
Cost: $15
Course created by: University of Louisville Continuing Health Sciences Education
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Warfarin Dosing: Your Patient Holds The Key To The Proper Dose
Summary: Warfarin is the most commonly prescribed anticoagulant for the treatment and prevention of thromboembolic events. This online course examines the various aspects of warfarin dosing and its application to your patients.
Credit: One hour of Category 1 Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award
Cost: $15
Course created by: University of Louisville Continuing Health Sciences Education
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Warfarin Dosing: Managing The Oversteer In Warfarin Dose Titration
Summary: Warfarin is the most commonly prescribed anticoagulant for the treatment and prevention of thromboembolic events. This online course examines how to manage the oversteer in warfarin dose titration.
Credit: One hour of Category 1 Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award
Cost: $15
Course created by: University of Louisville Continuing Health Sciences Education
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Approaching Migraine As A Chronic Disease
Summary: This course is designed to provide psychiatrists and other healthcare professionals with the latest information concerning migraine headaches.
Credit: 1.5 hours of Category 1 Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award
Cost: $15 for all healthcare professionals
Course created by: University of Louisville Continuing Health Sciences Education
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Multiple Sclerosis Update
Summary: This course is designed to provide psychiatrists and other healthcare professionals with the latest information concerning multiple sclerosis.
Credit: 1.5 hours of Category 1 Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award
Cost: $15 for all healthcare professionals
Course created by: University of Louisville Continuing Health Sciences Education
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Accreditation Statement
The University of Louisville School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.