Courses
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LARC: Texas Guidelines and Recommendations
Long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods are safe for use by adolescents, and they are highly reliable and effective for supporting an individual’s reproductive life plan. This short course guides health care providers to become knowledgeable about LARCs and to provide anticipatory guidance and counseling about their availability, use and effectiveness.
- Format
- Quick Course
- Read Time
- 12min
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LARC: Texas Guidelines and Recommendations
Review three case examples to determine which patients are candidates for long-acting reversible contraception, which is a benefit of Texas Medicaid.
- Format
- Case Study
- Read Time
- 5min
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Lead Exposure: Screening, Testing and Treatment
Learn how to conduct required lead screening, testing and retesting in young children; how to properly collect blood specimens; how to use the state’s 24/7 electronic system for mandatory reporting of test results; and how to help families avoid lead exposure.
- Format
- CE/CME
- Credits
- 0.75
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Medicaid Case Management Services for Children and Pregnant Women in Texas
Integrate case management services to support patients and families dealing with special health care needs or chronic conditions. Includes information about eligibility for Case Management for Children and Pregnant Women.
- Format
- CE/CME
- Credits
- 1.00
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Medicaid Case Management Services in Texas: Required Training for MCO Service Coordinators
This course has been developed for Medicaid managed care organization (MCO) service coordinators. Completing this course and downloading a certificate of completion meets the requirement for annual training. Eligible professionals who are seeking certification from Case Management for Children and Pregnant Women (CPW) to provide Medicaid case management services should begin that process by completing the course Medicaid Case Management Services in Texas: A Course for Case Managers. Professionals eligible for certification are registered nurses, licensed social workers, community health workers and doulas.
- Format
- Quick Course
- Read Time
- 16min
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Motivational Interviewing
Gain communication skills that can be used in the primary care setting to motivate children, adolescents and families to make positive health changes, improve self-care for chronic conditions and avoid high-risk behaviors.
- Format
- CE/CME
- Credits
- 1.00
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Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention
Implement best practices that can be used in the primary care setting to manage parent anxiety about out-of-range newborn hearing results and to encourage follow-up care.
- Format
- CE/CME
- Credits
- 1.25
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Newborn Screening
A primary care provider’s guide to Texas’s newborn screening program, including how to interpret results, communicate with parents and follow up to ensure necessary treatment occurs in a timely manner.
- Format
- CE/CME
- Credits
- 1.00
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Oral Evaluation and Fluoride Varnish
Implement practices required for physicians, advanced practice nurses and physician assistants to perform Oral Evaluation and Fluoride Varnish services in Texas. Completion of this course and additional certification are required to bill Medicaid for the service.
- Format
- CE/CME
- Credits
- 1.00
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Oral Health Care for Young Texans
Take a few minutes to learn about a package of dental services that can help young children and their families get a healthy start on good oral hygiene and habits.
- Format
- Case Study
- Read Time
- 3min