NEUSHA Online Resource Programs
No Contact Hours/Free Programs
Dr. Peter Rowe, Director, Children’s Center Chronic Fatigue Clinic,
Professor of Pediatrics Johns Hopkins, presents signs/symptoms of Long COVID in youth and its similarities to ME/CFS. He discusses signs/symptoms of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) in youth. Dr. Rowe examines how these chronic illnesses impact a student’s academic life and possible accommodations to assist students.
No contact hours Cost: FREE Length: 90 minutes
Contact Hour(s): 0.0 | Cost: $0.00 | Length of Program: 90 minutes |
Date Created: 2022-10-12 | Date Expires: 2025-10-12 |
ACUTE/PRIMARY CARE
Dr. Chris Campbell, PT, DPT, STC, CSCS, CCI discusses how primary care providers can provide a proper assessment regarding low back pain in patients. He provides an algorithm for assessment and management of low back pain in patiets.
Contact Hour(s): 1 | Cost: $20.00 | Length of Program: 60 minutes |
Date Created: 2021-10-29 | Date Expires: 2024-10-29 |
Dr. Westyn Branch Elliman discusses the MA COVID Test and Stay program. Three Nurse Leaders, Cathryn Hampson, Mary Ellen Duggan and Karen Rufo discuss how Test and Stay in working in their schools and what the barriers/challenges have been and lessons learned. This is a recorded webinar from October 14, 2021.
No contact hours Cost: FREE Length: 75 minutes
Contact Hour(s): 0.0 | Cost: $0.00 | Length of Program: 75 minutes |
Date Created: 2021-10-14 | Date Expires: 2024-10-14 |
Dr. Westyn Branch-Elliman, Assistant Profession of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Infectious Disease Infection Prevention Specialist discusses the most current information regarding SARS-CoV-2: Basics and Transmission, mapping mode of transmission, the best available evidence in 2021, vaccination impact, and Delta variant information for schools. This is a recorded webinar from August 31, 2021.
Contact hours: 0 Cost: FREE Length: 2 hours
Contact Hour(s): 0.0 | Cost: $0.00 | Length of Program: 120 minutes |
Date Created: 2021-09-01 | Date Expires: 2024-09-01 |
Dr. Jared Auclair, Northeastern University, discusses the science behind COVID-19 Pooled Testing and the process involved. Cathy Riccio, Nurse Leader at the Newburyport Public Schools, and her school nurses, Michelle Rybicki and Nelson Lane discuss their process and implementation of Pooled testing in their schools including lessons learned. This program was created from a live webinar on March 23, 2021.
No contact hours Cost: FREE Length: 90 minutes
Contact Hour(s): 0.0 | Cost: $0.00 | Length of Program: 90 minutes |
Date Created: 2021-03-24 | Date Expires: 2024-03-24 |
ACUTE/PRIMARY CARE
Brandon Dionne, PharmD, BCPS-AQ ID, BCIDP, AAHIVP, presents to primary care providers the appropriate use of antibiotics in respiratory, skin, and GU illnesses. This is a recorded webinar from 2/16/21
No contact hours Cost: Free Length: 1 hour
Contact Hour(s): 0.0 | Cost: $0.00 | Length of Program: 60 minutes |
Date Created: 2021-02-17 | Date Expires: 2024-02-17 |
Dr. David Luzzi, PhD, MBA, Senior Vice Provost for Research, Vice President Innovation Campus, Northeastern University, discusses the BINAX antigen test and its scientific basis and use in symptomatic students/staff in the school setting.
School nurse leaders Loree LaChance, MHA, MSN, RN, NCSN (Director, Student Health Services at Austin ISD), Susan Franchi DNP, CNP, FNP-C, RN, (Director of Nursing Arlington Public Schools, MA) and Cathryn Hampson MSN, RN, NCSN, STTI, (Supervisor of Health Services – North Middlesex Regional School District in MA) discuss how they have implemented or are planning to implement BINAX in-school testing. Remember to always follow your state Department of Health/Local Board of Health regarding BINAX testing medical waste disposal. This was a live webinar on December 8, 2020, with partial support from Exergen Corporation.
Contact hours: 0 Cost: Free Length: 90 minutes
FUTURE of NURSING
3rd Annual Northeastern University School of Nursing “Future of Nursing ” event: Homelessness: The Epidemic of Our Generation with Dr. Pooja Bhalla from Illumination Foundation. This is a recorded webinar from November 10, 2020.
No contact hours Free Length: 1 hour and 40 minutes
Contact Hour(s): 0.0 | Cost: $0.00 | Length of Program: 90 minutes |
Date Created: 2020-11-12 | Date Expires: 2023-11-12 |
COVID-19: How are the Students Doing?: Identifying Mental and Physical Health Concerns and Strategies during the Pandemic. This is a recorded webinar held on November 3, 2020.
Contact hours: 0 Cost: Free Length: 4 hours
Contact Hour(s): 0.0 | Cost: $0.00 | Length of Program: 240 minutes |
Date Created: 2020-11-04 | Date Expires: 2023-11-04 |
Dr. David Luzzi from Northeastern University discusses COVID tests choices and testing processes, Dr. Nate Horowitz-Willis discusses COVID in regards to social determinants of health, and 4 school nurses (Sheila Caldwell, New Jersey: Lisa Kern, Florida: Linda Corridan, Wellesley Public Schools, and Adria Pavletic, Private school in MA) discuss their experiences and challenges in planning and providing testing in their schools. This is a recorded webinar from October 22, 2020, with partial support from Exergen Corporation.
No contact hours Cost: FREE Length: 2 hours
Contact Hour(s): 0.0 | Cost: $0.00 | Length of Program: 120 minutes |
Date Created: 2020-10-23 | Date Expires: 2023-10-23 |
School nurses discuss their collaboration with their local Boards of Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic on this recorded September 17, 2020 webinar. What were/are the challenges? What have we learned? What training was needed to assist the local Board of Health? How will local Boards of Health communicate with school nurses during the pandemic?No contact hours Cost: FREE Length: 90 minutes
Contact Hour(s): 0.0 | Cost: $0.00 | Length of Program: 90 minutes |
Date Created: 2020-09-17 | Date Expires: 2023-09-17 |
This program was recorded on August 10, 2020 regarding Reopening Schools during a pandemic. Epidemiologist Dr. Westyn Branch-Elliman discusses COVID’s impact on reopening schools. Four school nurse leaders from Massachusetts, Texan, Ohio, and New Jersey discuss their states’ challenges, barriers, and plans for reopening schools. Donna Gaffney DNSc, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN also presents on Navigating Uncertainty in the New School Year: A Survival Guide for School Nurses
No contact hours Cost: FREE Length: 3.5 hours
Contact Hour(s): 0.0 | Cost: $0.00 | Length of Program: 3,5 hours |
Date Created: 2020-08-10 | Date Expires: 2023-08-10 |
Media Instruction for School Nurses
No contact hours Cost: FREE Length: 90 minutes
Contact Hour(s): 0.0 | Cost: $0.00 | Length of Program: 90 minutes |
Date Created: 2020-07-28 | Date Expires: 2023-07-28 |
Archived webinar from June 23, 2020, on HPV illness, vaccine updates, how school nurses can help increase vaccination rates, highlighting health disparities among people of color, and gender/sexual minorities and HPV resources for school nurses.
Contact hours: 0 FREE Length: 90 minutes
Contact Hour(s): 0.0 | Cost: $0.00 | Length of Program: 90 minutes |
Date Created: 2020-06-24 | Date Expires: 2023-06-24 |
This program is a recorded webinar from May 14, 2020. Speakers discuss the issue of Masks as PPE in different settings (hospital, schools, EMS and community). Northeastern University researchers discuss ongoing research regarding the safety of different kinds of masks.
No contact Hours Cost: FREE Length: 2 hours
Contact Hour(s): 0.0 | Cost: $0.00 | Length of Program: 120 minutes |
Date Created: 2020-05-15 | Date Expires: 2023-05-15 |
This program is a recorded webinar from April 29, 2020, where the panelists discuss the disparities exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic and how school nurses can help mitigate these disparities.
No contact hours Cost: FREE Length: 1.5 hours
Contact Hour(s): 0.0 | Cost: $0.00 | Length of Program: 90 minutes |
Date Created: 2020-04-30 | Date Expires: 2023-04-30 |
Contact Hour(s): 0.0 | Cost: $0.00 | Length of Program: 90 minutes |
Date Created: 2020-04-08 | Date Expires: 2023-04-08 |
ACUTE/PRIMARY CARE
This webinar is presented by the Northeastern University School of Nursing to support Health Care Providers during COVID-19. April 2, 2020
No contact hours FREE Length: 60 minutes
Contact Hour(s): 0.0 | Cost: $0.00 | Length of Program: 60 minutes |
Date Created: 2020-04-02 | Date Expires: 2023-04-02 |
This is an archived program from a live webinar on March 26, 2020, on the School Nurse’s role during the COVID-19 pandemic.
No contact hours Cost: FREE Length: 1 & 1/2 hours
Contact Hour(s): 0.0 | Cost: $0.00 | Length of Program: 90 minutes |
Date Created: 2020-03-27 | Date Expires: 2023-03-27 |
School Medicaid Billing for School Nurses: Where DO I Start with Documentation? Bob Bundy, BS, gives an overview of Medical Billing for Schools with a focus on the documentation that is vital for the school nurses records. This is a recorded webinar from January 14, 2020. Created 1/17/2020 Reveiwed 1/17/23
Contact Hour: 1 Cost: FREE Length: 70 minutes
Contact Hour(s): 0.0 | Cost: $0.00 | Length of Program: 70 minutes |
Date Created: 2020-01-17 | Date Expires: 2023-01-17 |
School Based Medicaid Billing for School Nurses: Where DO I Start?
This online program for School Nurses was created from a recorded webinar on Nov. 21 and features an overview of School-Based Medicaid programs, requirements, and expansion with the Free Care Rule clarified. School Municipal Medicaid Expert Jennifer Robinson discusses experiences in states, including Massachusetts, Arizona, California, Florida, New Hampshire, and Texas.
Jennifer Robinson, School Municipal Medicaid Expert This program is a recorded webinar from November 21, 2019. Reveiwed 11/21/22
Contact hours: 1 Cost: Free Length: 60 minutes
Mrs. Angela Avramidis, BSN, RN, NCSN presented School Nurses Working Smarter not Harder on this October 10 live webinar. She walks us through using a communication application (not using your personal cell phone) so you can communicate with parents easier (but they won’t have access to your personal cell phone for off work hours). She also discusses how she has utilized community resources to fund projects for her health office. Angela shows you how to use Google Docs to keep your evaluation evidence more efficiently. Created October 10, 2019.
Contact hours: 0 Cost: Free Length: 60 minutes
Judy Styer BA, BSN, RN, NCSN is the Director of Health and Wellness in the Framingham Public Schools in Massachusetts. This presentation was given at the 2019 Summer Academy in Hyannis, MA. Judy discusses what Social Emotional Learning can mean to school nursing practice. Created 9/11/19.
Contact hours: 0 Cost: Free Length: 30 minutes
Laura K. Grubb, MD, MPH presents information about tattooing, piercing and body modifications in adolescents and young adults. She discusses tattoo/piercing safety and awareness information, potential complications and infections, pre and post care information and addresses how school nurses can address these issues with students. Created 8/30/19.
Contact Hour: 0 Cost: FREE Length: 60 minutes
Contact Hour(s): 0.0 | Cost: $0.00 | Length of Program: 60 minutes |
Date Created: 2019-08-30 | Date Expires: 2022-08-30 |
This online program will provide the school nurse with the tools and skills to develop and sustain a medical emergency response team in their own school. Resources and forms are available to begin the process. The program concludes with an opportunity for the participant to create and plan a timeline for the process. Cathryn Hampson BSN, is a nationally certified school nurse, a certified instructor for CPR/ AED/First Aid and a thirty-year veteran of the nursing career. She is currently pursuing a Master’s of Science in Nursing in Nursing Education through St. Joseph College of Maine. Cathryn’s background is in maternal-child health, cross cultural healthcare and school nursing. Created 7/10/19.
Contact hours: 0 Cost: FREE Length: 2 hours
Contact Hour(s): 0.0 | Cost: $0.00 | Length of Program: 120 minutes |
Date Created: 2019-07-10 | Date Expires: 2022-07-10 |
Contact hours: 0 Cost: FREE Length: 3 hours
Created
Contact Hour(s): 0.0 | Cost: $0.00 | Length of Program: 180 minutes |
Date Created: 2019-07-24 | Date Expires: 2022-07-24 |
Contact Hours: 0 Cost: FREE Length: 2.5 hours
Contact Hour(s): 0.0 | Cost: $0.00 | Length of Program: 150 minutes |
Date Created: 2019-06-04 | Date Expires: 2022-06-04 |
Contact Hours:0 Cost: FREE Length: 2.5 hours
Contact Hour(s): 0.0 | Cost: $0.00 | Length of Program: 150 minutes |
Date Created: 2019-06-03 | Date Expires: 2022-06-03 |
Four experts of the national non-profit HealGrief share how school nurses, counselors and teachers can support children and youth who are grieving. Created 3/27/19.
Contact hours: 0 Cost: FREE Length: 2 hours
Featured content experts: Dr. Peter C.Rowe, Pediatrician, Director, Childrens Center Chronic Fatigue Clinic at John Hopkins, and Professor of Pediatrics, and Lisa Hall, RN. Northampton Integrative Medicine, discuss an illness and disability that keeps afflicted children from attending school for months or even years at a time: ME/CFS (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome), a disease the Centers for Disease Control calls America’s hidden health crisis. Created 7/11/19.
Contact hours: 0 Cost Free Length: 3.25 hours
Contact Hour(s): 0.0 | Cost: $0.00 | Length of Program: 3,25 hours |
Date Created: 2019-07-11 | Date Expires: 2022-07-11 |
Megan Wallace, a Licensed Independent Social Worker and the Clinic Coordinator for the National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center (NCVC) within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), will explain the need for care coordination for children who have experienced trauma, and how behavioral telehealth can bridge the gap in access to care for these children. Created 3/19/19.
Contact Hours: 0 Cost: FREE Length: 60 minutes
Contact Hour(s): 0.0 | Cost: $0.00 | Length of Program: 60 minutes |
Date Created: 2019-03-19 | Date Expires: 2022-03-19 |
Contact Hour: 0 Cost FREE Length: 60 minutes
Contact Hour(s): 0.0 | Cost: $0.00 | Length of Program: 60 minutes |
Date Created: 2019-03-17 | Date Expires: 2022-03-17 |
This program was taped from a presentation on November 6, 2018 by Robin Cogan. Robin Cogan MEd, RN, NCSN is a School Nurse Advocate NJ. She discusses the statistics of firearm violence on students in our schools and communities. Robin also discusses her story about finding her nursing advocacy voice for this public health issue. This is not a political presentation. Created 2/10/19. CHANGED TO RESOURCE 4/18/2023
Contact Hours: 0 Cost FREE Length: 1.5 hours
Dr. Gary Maestas presents a Superintendent’s perspective of the importance of health services in schools positively impacting students.
No Contact Hours for this program. Created 2/4/19.
Length: 18 minutes
Cyndi Aldrich, M.Ed., BSN, HN-BC, School Nurse and board certified Holistic Nurse, explains how school nurses can incorporate holistic nursing into their practice. Created 1/31/19.
Contact hours: 0 Cost: FREE Length: 60 minutes
This webinar was recorded on Wednesday, January 23, 2019. Carole Butze M.Ed., BSN, RN, member, Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren. Created 1/31/19.
NO Contact hours Cost: Free Length: 60 minutes
Robin Cogan, MEd, RN, NCSN is a New Jersey school nurse activist and blogger advocating for student health and safety. She explains how school nurses can use Twitter as a tool to advocate for student health and safety. Created 1/30/19. CHANGED TO RESOURCE 4/18/2023
Contact hours: 0 Cost: FREE Length: 60 minutes
This program was videotaped on November 6, 2018 at an annual MA School Nurse Conference in Marlboro, MA.
School health professionals will understand the negative effects of marijuana use for youth and adults, understand the current marijuana laws in MA, and understand how legalization of marijuana leads to increase youth use and misconceptions that marijuana is safe to use. Created 12/5/18.
Contact hours: 0 Free Length: 2 hours
Chemistry of Opioid Addiction
This webinar took place on September 25, 2018 and was recorded via BlueJeans. Randolph A. Escobar and Edwin Alfonzo, advanced PhD candidates in Chemistry at Boston University, break down the chemistry behind opioids and addiction for school health personnel. Created 10/10/18.
Contact hours: 0 Cost: Free Length: 60 minutes
Mary Rapa, RN and Lynn Power, RN are nurses who work at the Framingham Learning Center for the Deaf. They share their expertise in working with students who are deaf or have a hearing impairment.This presentation was videotaped at the 2017 Summer Academy for School Nurses in Hyannis, MA. Created 6/20/18.
Contact hours: 0 Length: 60 minutes
Karen Jarvis-Vance, MSN, RN, NCSN School Nurse Leader, Northampton Public Schools. This archived webinar features the virtual interview with the NEUSHA directors and guest Karen Jarvis-Vance, MSN, RN, NCSN about how she as a school nurse administrator engages with others in her community to address the opioid epidemic. Created 3/20/18.
Contact hours: 0 Cost: $0 Length: 60 minutes
This archived webinar is the first in our series, School Nurses and the Opioid Crisis. This webinar took place on February 22nd, 2018 and was called, School Nurses on the Front Lines of the Opioid Crisis, A live webinar featuring Susan B Avallone, MSN, RN, NCSN, “A Message of Collaboration and Networking”. NEUSHA Directors Kathy Hassey and Jenny Gormley interviewed Susan about her experience working as a school nurse in her community to address the opioid crisis. Questions from the audience were taken. Created 3/1/18.
Contact hours: 0 Cost: Free Length: 60 minutes
These technology tutorials were created for the Tech Talk portion of our Hybrid School Nurse Leadership Series. Created 2/23/18. Reviewed 2/22/2020.
Contact hours: 0 Cost:0 Length: 2 hours
The tutorials, created by the NEUSHA team, are on these topics:
- Intro to Google Docs for School Health Personnel
- Use of Images for Communication
- Using Powerpoint Effectively
- Interactive Tools for More Engaging Presentations
- Overview of Newsletters for School Health Personnel
- Excel for Tracking and Graphing Data
Contact Hour(s): 0 | Cost: $0.00 | Length of Program: 2 hours |
Date Created: 2020-02-20 | Date Expires: |
In this new form of continuing nursing education, the NEUSHA team has recorded a virtual BlueJeans interview with Linda Learnard, BSN, RN, NCSN, School Nurse of Martha’s Vineyard High School, and Tania Laslovitch, LAT, ATC, Athletic Trainer at Martha’s Vineyard High School, about how they turned their health office paperless. Linda and Tania share their computer screen so participants can see how their digital filing system works, using a fictional student named Peter Pan. Created 1/17/18. Reviewed 6/21/21
Contact Hours: 0 Cost: FREE Length: 60 minutes
Dr. Stewart Mackie, Pediatric Cardiologist at Bay State Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, presents essential cardiac assessment and management strategies for school nurses. This program is divided into 6 segments with questions following to stimulate learning. Created 5/10/18.
Contact hours: 0 Cost: $0 Length: 2.5 hours
Anne Sheetz, MPH, RN, NEA-BC, former Director of School Health Services for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, shares her expertise and encouragement for speaking publicly and effectively about student health issues and the school nurse role. This presentation was provided at the Northeastern University School Health Academy summer conference in August 2017 in Hyannis, MA. The focus is on advocacy efforts generally with examples from Ms.Sheetz’s experience with Massachusetts and several other states. Created 10/27/2017. Reviewed 10/27/2020.
Contact Hour(s): 0.0 | Cost: $0.00 | Length of Program: 60 minutes |
Date Created: 2017-10-27 | Date Expires: 2020-10-27 |
Dr. Al DeMaria presents information about Zika, Ebola, Mumps, Food Borne Illness and Antibiotic resistance. This presentation was taped at the August 2016 Summer Academy in Hyannis, Massachusetts. Created 12/30/2016.
Length: 60 minutes Contact hours:0 Cost:FREE
This program describes the prevalence, pathophysiology, and impact of anxiety on youth and the use of Emotional Freedom Technique as one emerging evidence-based method for managing student anxiety in the school setting. The content is intended for school nurses and counselors working individually with students. Created 11/18/16. Reviewed & updated 11/18/2019.
Contact hours: 0 Cost: Free Length: 1.5 hours
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