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Influenza: A Comprehensive Review
The purpose of this course is to provide healthcare professionals with an updated review of influenza, including clinical aspects, public health issues, and strategies for prevention. The goals are to minimize the burden of influenza on patients and communities, prevent complications and hospitalizations, and save healthcare dollars. In addition, members of the public may use this course to enhance their personal knowledge of the subject matter presented.
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
1. Implement a strategy to increase vaccine administration to vulnerable patients.
2. Describe the best method of hand hygiene and other ways of protecting against influenza.
3. List the current antiviral medications available and their use.
4. Teach family members how to care for people with the flu, including interventions for non-English-proficient patients and caregivers.
5. Identify the significance of avian and swine influenza, particularly issues related to pandemic disease.
6. Articulate the history and burden of influenza on the community.
7. Explain the types of influenza viruses, including the H and N designations.
8. Describe the symptoms, transmission, and diagnosis of influenza.
9. Distinguish between influenza and influenza-like illnesses.
10. Identify complications of influenza.
11. Articulate the effectiveness and importance of the influenza vaccines.
This 10-hour continuing education course is available for download for professional development; if continuing education credit is desired, please see instructions included in eBook.
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
1. Implement a strategy to increase vaccine administration to vulnerable patients.
2. Describe the best method of hand hygiene and other ways of protecting against influenza.
3. List the current antiviral medications available and their use.
4. Teach family members how to care for people with the flu, including interventions for non-English-proficient patients and caregivers.
5. Identify the significance of avian and swine influenza, particularly issues related to pandemic disease.
6. Articulate the history and burden of influenza on the community.
7. Explain the types of influenza viruses, including the H and N designations.
8. Describe the symptoms, transmission, and diagnosis of influenza.
9. Distinguish between influenza and influenza-like illnesses.
10. Identify complications of influenza.
11. Articulate the effectiveness and importance of the influenza vaccines.
This 10-hour continuing education course is available for download for professional development; if continuing education credit is desired, please see instructions included in eBook.
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155 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 1, 2010
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May 28, 2015
Comprehensive!
Thorough and orderly in laying the nuts and bolts without using to many jargons. However I found the section on vaccination and the role of WHO in their assessment of influenza was not reported objectively. The pandemic influenza in 2009 enriched vaccine companies because of their conspiracy with WHO to generate fear in governments and the public such that they rushed to embrace the quickly manufactured vaccines. USDA actually indemnified vaccine companies to short cut safety steps. The result was a bonanza for vaccine companies that oversold vaccines and antiviral drugs. When the dust of the pandemic was settled, the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus was was actually milder than the seasonal flu strains in terms of mortality and mortality.
Thorough and orderly in laying the nuts and bolts without using to many jargons. However I found the section on vaccination and the role of WHO in their assessment of influenza was not reported objectively. The pandemic influenza in 2009 enriched vaccine companies because of their conspiracy with WHO to generate fear in governments and the public such that they rushed to embrace the quickly manufactured vaccines. USDA actually indemnified vaccine companies to short cut safety steps. The result was a bonanza for vaccine companies that oversold vaccines and antiviral drugs. When the dust of the pandemic was settled, the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus was was actually milder than the seasonal flu strains in terms of mortality and mortality.
May 28, 2015
Good overview of influenza virus without being too technical. It even has a section on swine influenza. Pigs, the mixing vessels for influenza viruses from birds and humans and pigs is the source of past and future pandemis.
The section on vaccination could have been more informative especially on safety steps vaccine companies take and the regulatory role of USDA in ensuring only safe vaccines are accessible by the public.
The section on vaccination could have been more informative especially on safety steps vaccine companies take and the regulatory role of USDA in ensuring only safe vaccines are accessible by the public.
May 28, 2015
Good overview of influenza from the virus to the preventive health measures such as vaccination. However, I had hope to read more about the safety steps a vaccine company would take as well as USDA´ regulatory role in ensuring vaccines sold are safe.
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