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Check out April’s featured courses with FREE CE on the CDC Learning Connection! A recent study showed that the amount of opioids prescribed in the United States in 2017 was nearly triple the amount prescribed in 1999. Explore the Applying CDC’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids training series to...

March’s Courses on the CDC Learning Connection: Opioids, TB, Systems Thinking, & Blood Clots

Posted in: TRAIN

March 4, 2019

Spring into training with March’s featured courses on the CDC Learning Connection! Check out the Applying CDC’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids training series to learn strategies for implementing CDC’s recommendations in clinical settings. Topics include opioid dosing, patient communication, and...

CDC Learning Connection’s February Courses: Opioids, HPV Vaccination, & Business Planning

Posted in: TRAIN

February 6, 2019

Check out February’s featured courses on the CDC Learning Connection! Approximately 36% of the 47,600 opioid overdose deaths in the United States in 2017 involved a prescription opioid. Learn about pain management, safe prescribing practices, and more with the latest opioid courses on TRAIN. CDC est...

CDC Learning Connection’s January Courses: Opioids, Concussion, Foodborne Outbreak, & Lab Informatics

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

January 9, 2019

Kick off 2019 with a CDC Learning Connection featured training! More than 70,000 Americans died from a drug overdose in 2017. Access the latest opioid courses on TRAIN via our Hot Training Topic to learn about substance use disorders and more. Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), or concussion, is ...

CDC Learning Connection’s December Courses: Opioids, Health Disparities, & Chagas Disease

Posted in: TRAIN

December 4, 2018

Finish 2018 strong with a featured course on the CDC Learning Connection! More than 40% of the 42,249 opioid overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2016 involved a prescription opioid. Take CDC’s Dosing and Titration of Opioids training to learn how to safely prescribe, titrate, taper, and discontinue opioid...

CDC Learning Connection’s November Courses: Opioids, Pandemic Flu, Diabetes, & Outbreak Investigation

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

November 1, 2018

Visit the CDC Learning Connection this November to take advantage of our timely featured trainings! A recent study shows improvements in opioid prescribing after the release of the CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain. Access opioid courses on TRAIN via the Hot Training Topic to ...

Opioids: The Crisis Upon Us

Posted in: Strategic Planning, and TRAINby Ron Bialek

October 31, 2018

Ron Bialek, MPP, President, Public Health Foundation.Can you imagine the response to, “crime has been reduced in our community, so let’s cut the police department budget,” or “there hasn’t been a fire all year, let’s sell off the idle fire engines and layoff half of the fire fighters.” Yes, this is...

CDC Learning Connection’s October Courses: Opioids, Economic Evaluation, Cause of Death Reporting, & Hepatitis C

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

October 3, 2018

Check out October’s featured courses on the CDC Learning Connection! New data show that opioid prescribing continued to decrease in the United States in 2017, but still remains high. Find courses on TRAIN via the Hot Training Topic to learn the latest evidence-based approaches to the opioid overdose epi...

CDC Learning Connection’s September Courses: Opioids, PTSD and Suicide, Antibiotic Stewardship, & Effective Meetings

Posted in: TRAIN, and Workforce Development

September 5, 2018

Get a fresh start to your fall with a featured training on the CDC Learning Connection! Hot Training Topic: Looking for the latest opioid-related training? Access courses from CDC and other organizations on TRAIN. Learn about safe prescribing, risk management, naloxone administration, and more. Suicide...

August’s CDC Learning Connection Courses: Opioids, Shingles Vaccination, Injury Prevention, & Safe Drinking Water

Posted in: TRAIN

August 2, 2018

Check out the CDC Learning Connection’s timely courses for August! Hot Training Topic: International Overdose Awareness Day is August 31. Learn clinical and public health strategies for addressing the opioid overdose epidemic with the latest courses on TRAIN. For National Immunization Awareness Mon...