Courses
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Disaster Preparedness: What Texas Health Steps Providers Should Know
Get practical tips and tools to help your office and your patients “prepare to survive” and “prepare to recover” from a natural disaster, disease outbreak or other emergency.
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- Quick Course
- Read Time
- 21min
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Does This Child Have High Blood Pressure?
High blood pressure during childhood is highly correlated with hypertension in adulthood. Test your knowledge of how to determine when young patients need additional evaluation for potential high blood pressure.
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- Case Study
- Read Time
- 2min
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Eating Disorders
Check out three adolescent patients and determine who should be assessed for a potential eating disorder. You may be surprised by the answer.
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- Case Study
- Read Time
- 2min
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Eating Disorders: Screening and Intervention
Serious but treatable eating disorders affect more than 4 percent of children and adolescents but often go undetected. Learn how to identify and address eating disorders as part of routine clinical care and how to address possible weight stigma in your office.
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- CE/CME
- Credits
- 1.00
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Fentanyl Exposure and Treatment: What Pediatricians Need to Know
Texas children and families are at high risk for exposure to potentially deadly illicit fentanyl. This short course provides a helpful overview of the problem along with practical steps pediatricians and staff members can take to recognize and reduce risk factors, conduct screenings, prescribe medication and make appropriate referrals for substance use treatment.
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- Quick Course
- Read Time
- 13min
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Promoting Early Identification and Support for Children
Learn how to provide early diagnosis, referral and support for children who have a range of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, including those with subtle effects that might be misdiagnosed or undiagnosed.
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- Quick Course
- Read Time
- 15min
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Food and Housing: Screening and Intervention
Food insecurity and housing instability often go hand in hand and can have dire effects on child and adolescent health and development. This course provides an overview of the problem and offers tools and tips for screening during checkups and connecting families with resources and interventions.
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- CE/CME
- Credits
- 1.00
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Genetic Screening, Testing, Treatment and Referral
Learn best practices and ethical guidelines for genetic clinical evaluations, screening and testing, appropriate referrals and ongoing care in a primary care practice.
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- CE/CME
- Credits
- 1.00
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Guidelines for Introducing Highly Allergenic Foods
Food allergies cannot be cured, but they may be prevented. This short course provides an overview of food allergies and strategies for introducing highly allergenic foods such as peanuts, eggs and shellfish to help children grow into healthy eaters who tolerate and enjoy a wide variety of nutritious foods.
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- Quick Course
- Read Time
- 11min
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HPV Cancer Vaccination: A Guide for Texas Health Steps Providers
Get practical tips on how and why to consistently promote HPV vaccination of adolescents in your pediatric or primary care practice.
- Format
- Quick Course
- Read Time
- 9min