CE Podcasts for Nurses

Keeping up with COVID-19 variants has been challenging for healthcare professionals, not to mention the public at large. Listen to learn distinctions between variants and strains of SARS-CoV-2 — plus how they got the names we’ve come to know so well.---This is Episode 1 of the series:  No Longer Greek to You: Understanding COVID-19 Variants  The SARS-CoV-2 virus is a novel virus, but it is not unique as far as virus behavior goes. It has done what all viruses do: evolve into variants. From alpha to

Close on the heels of COVID-19’s Delta variant came Omicron and its unique set of challenges. An internationally known expert shared the data behind Omicron’s rise and its effect on cases, hospitalizations, and the efficacy of available vaccines.---This is episode 2 of the series: No Longer Greek to You: Understanding COVID-19 VariantsThe SARS-CoV-2 virus is a novel virus, but it is not unique as far as virus behavior goes. It has done what all viruses do: evolve into variants. From alpha to

Among some patients and providers alike, skepticism has surrounded the development of vaccines for COVID-19 and how they work. Help your patients and colleagues overcome their doubts with state-of-the-science information.  ---This is episode 1 of the series:  Be COVID Correct: Vaccine Facts vs. Fiction Medical miracle or rushed experiment? Since mRNA and other COVID-19 vaccines became available under emergency use authorization and later as fully Food and Drug Administration-approved vaccines,

Of all the misconceptions that surrounded COVID-19 vaccines, anecdotal reports of side effects captured Americans’ imaginations. But how sound were these stories, from a statistical standpoint? An internationally known expert crunches the numbers on vaccine adverse events to reveal the reality. ---This is episode 2 of the series:  Be COVID Correct: Vaccine Facts vs. Fiction Medical miracle or rushed experiment? Since mRNA and other COVID-19 vaccines became available under emergency use authorization

Who gets Long COVID and why? Do masks still work as a preventive tool? What about other measures patients have heard of or tried, such as zinc or vitamin D? An expert sifts through common questions – and misconceptions.---This is episode 1 of the series:   COVID-19’s Lingering Tail: Long COVID’s Symptom Burden and Treatment Options The tale of havoc wrought by COVID-19 includes a tail — the persistent health effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection known collectively as Long COVID. Emerging research shows

As our society learns to live with potential COVID-19 infection, scores of Americans live with something else: Fatigue, dyspnea, headaches, insomnia, brain fog, and other debilitating symptoms of infection. How do healthcare professionals respond to the needs of so-called COVID long haulers? With validation of symptoms and clear understanding of treatment options.---This is episode 2 of the series:   COVID-19’s Lingering Tail: Long COVID’s Symptom Burden and Treatment OptionsThe tale of havoc