Online Courses

Due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, primary care has dramatically changed with outpatient practices pivoting to telepractices to allow for appropriate and timely patient care. In the outpatient primary care setting, diabetes self-management is typically assessed by measuring HbA1C, which involves a laboratory blood draw. However lab visits for blood draws are being limited to avoid exposure to COVID-19. Such a unique and unprecedented situation necessitates use of alternative methods...

Washington State Bill 1427 new opioid prescribing rules will affect clinicians and health-systems where scope of practice includes prescription of opioids. Lecture and Q&A presentations will outline the context, structure, alignment with existing guidelines and rules, using case-based format. Panel discussion and audience Q&A with Commissioners from the state’s Medical, Osteopathic, Nursing, Podiatric, Dental boards will follow. Specific assessment of individualized opioid risks and use...

The primary purpose of the Laboratory Medicine Grand Rounds lecture series is to provide up-to-date information on laboratory testing for the diagnosis, prognosis and monitoring of disease. The series covers ordering and interpreting tests, as well as issues related to quality improvement in clinical laboratory services. Talks will encompasses current research and trends in Laboratory Medicine and in medicine in general, and addresses how these are likely to impact the future practice of medicine. All...