2022 Conference Online Continuing Education
(Accrediated through Dec. 31, 2023)

Frontline Worker Safety in the Age of COVID-19:
A Global Perspective
Physician - Category I AMA Credits and Corresponding Kentucky Board Accreditation: Nursing, Dentistry, Physical Therapy, Respiratory and Occupational Therapy. Approximately 6 credit hours.
 
Souther Kentucky AHEC Course:
https://sokyahec.thinkific.com/courses/
frontline-worker-enduring 

ANCC approval for 6.0 Credit Hours (total for two 3 hour enduring courses).
2022 ANCC CEU Course Part 1 (healthwatchusa.net)
2022 ANCC CEU Course Part 2 (healthwatchusa.net)

Program Resources

Long-COVID

Long COVID prevalence and impact on quality of life 2 years after acute COVID-19
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-36995-4   
  
Pfizer: The Challenges of Defining, Understanding, and Addressing Long COVID. Seven Hypotheses on Long COVID's Causes.      https://www.pfizer.com/news/
articles/the_challenges_of_defining
_understanding_and_addressing_l
ong_covid 

High-dimensional characterization of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19. Nature. April 2021. https://www.nature.com/
articles/s41586-021-03553-9  
 
Post-acute sequelae of COVID-19: understanding and addressing the burden of multisystem manifestations
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/
lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(23)00239-4/fulltext
 
Post-COVID-19 Condition (PCC)
http://dsmithson.quintagroup.com/
c19/body/#pcc 

Long-term cardiovascular outcomes of COVID-19. Naturemedicine. Feb. 7, 2022.
https://www.nature.com/
articles/s41591-022-01689-3 

Long COVID after breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection. Naturemedicine. May 25, 2022. https://www.nature.com/
articles/s41591-022-01840-0 
 
Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection Research Square. Jun. 17, 2022. https://www.researchsquare.com/
article/rs-1749502/v1   
 
70% of COVID-19 Cases Transmitted By Children 
https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/
view/70-covid-19-cases-transmitted-by-children
   
Long Covid Is Keeping Significant Numbers of People Out of Work, Study Finds. New York Times. Jan. 23, 2023. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/24/
health/long-covid-work.html  

Webinar Introduction
Kevin T. Kavanagh, MD, MS
View Slides   View Video

 
Ambassador Deborah Birx, MD,  past White House Coronavirus Coordinator. Presentation: "Impact of Long COVID on the United States. "
View Slides  View Video
   

Continuing Online Education   Go To Page Top
AMA PRA Cat I CME and CEUs Provided at No-Charge
 

   Southern Kentucky AHEC

 
Take Online CME Course: https://sokyahec.thinkific.com/courses/longcovidimpact
 

The following educational credits have been approved or applied for the following healthcare specialites:

• Physician/Nursing Home Administrator (AMA PRA Cat 1 - 4 Credit Hours):
  “This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint
  providership of Southern Kentucky Area Health Education Center (AHEC), Massachusetts Nurses Association, and Health Watch USA. Southern KY AHEC is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.”
  
  The Southern KY Area Health Education Center is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association (KMA) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. The Southern KY Area Health Education Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  

• PA/Nurse Practitioner (AMA PRA Cat 1 - 4 Credit Hours): This program has been approved by the Southern KY AHEC for Category 1 credit (4 Credit Hours).
  

• Non-Physician attendance will be awarded 4 Credit Hours.
  

• Dentistry (4 Credit Hours): This program has been approved by the Southern Kentucky AHEC as meeting general medical/dental requirements outlined in 201 KAR 8.531 for dentist and 201 KAR 8.561 for dental
  

• Kentucky Board of Nursing Approval (4.8 Credit Hours): Rockcastle Regional Hospital, Inc. has been approved as a provider of continuing education by the Kentucky Board of Nursing (KBN). Provider #4-0059-12-24-050. Expiration Date: December 31, 2024. “Kentucky Board of Nursing approval of an individual nursing education program does not constitute endorsement of program content.” Total approved hours 4.8
  

• Physical Therapy (4 Credit Hours): This course has been approved by the Kentucky Physical Therapy Association for continued competency requirements. CS30-2007-KPTA
  

• EMS (4 Credit Hours): This program has been approved by the Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services for credit.
  

• Respiratory: This program has been submitted to the Kentucky Board of Respiratory Care. (4 Credit Hours Credit Pending)
  

• Occupational Therapy (4 Credit Hours): This program has been approved for 4 credit hours by the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Occupational Therapy.

• Social Work: This program has been submitted to the Kentucky Board of Social Work for credit. (4 Credit Hours Credit Pending)
  

• Dietitian: This program has been submitted to the Commission for Dietitic Registration for credit (4 Credit Hours Credit Pending)
  

• Community Health Worker: This program has been submitted to the Kentucky Department for Public Health community Health Workers Program. (4 Credit Hours Credit Pending)
    
     

This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by Connecticut Nurses' Association an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.   View Approvial Letter

ANCC Cource Evaluation and Contining Education Credits
To Be Posted 
         
A total of 5 hours of continuing education has been approved.