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Webinar Training

As part of our ongoing commitment to continuing education, we invite our valued HealthDirect customers to attend complimentary monthly webinars. The session invites, topics and learning objectives are shared via email, allowing attendees to easily register. These webinars feature professional speakers and relevant topics, as well as select continuing education credits.

Clinical Insight

Did You Know? GLP-1 Receptor Agonist (GLP-1 RA)

Did You Know? GLP-1 Receptor Agonist (GLP-1 RA)

Printer Friendly PDF What are GLP-1 Receptor Agonists (GLP-1 RA)? The GLP-1 Receptor Agonist (GLP-1 RA) medications, also referred to as incretin mimetics or GLP-1 analogs, are biochemical variations of naturally occurring...

Did You Know? Anticholinergic Medication Burden

Did You Know? Anticholinergic Medication Burden

Printer Friendly PDF What are Anticholinergic Drugs? Anticholinergic medications (‘anticholinergics’) are drugs that block and inhibit the activity of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine found in the central and peripheral...

Did You Know? Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs)

Did You Know? Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs)

Printer Friendly PDF What is a Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM)? A CGM is a wearable device that as the name implies, continually monitors your interstitial blood glucose (sugar) level providing real-time data to inform...

Did You Know? Preparing for Seasonal Respiratory Illness

Did You Know? Preparing for Seasonal Respiratory Illness

Printer Friendly PDF Common Fall & Winter Respiratory Illnesses Circulating respiratory viruses such as COVID-19, influenza (flu) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) aremore common in fall and winter, and can lead to...

HealthDirect’s 2023 Falls Prevention Awareness Week

HealthDirect’s 2023 Falls Prevention Awareness Week

Printer Friendly PDF HealthDirect supports the annual Falls Prevention Awareness Week with our daily tips and statics that highlight the outcomes of falls, strategies to reduce or preventative falling incidences, and how...

Geriatric Mental Health Awareness Month

Geriatric Mental Health Awareness Month

Printer-Friendly PDF Geriatric Psychiatry Geriatric psychiatry is a specialized field commonly referred to as geropsychiatry, geripsych, geripsychiatry, or psychogeriatrics. Professionals provide care in a variety of...

Cataract Awareness Month

Cataract Awareness Month

A cataract is a clouding of the eye’s lens, which blocks or changes the passage of light into the eye. Versus glaucoma which is caused by too much fluid pressure inside your eye, leading to slow vision loss and loss of...

National Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month

National Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month

Statistics & Demographics Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of Dementia, an impairment of one’s ability to remember, think, or make typical daily decisions more of a challenge. Alzheimer’s disease is currently...

Cannabis in Long-Term Care Communities [eBook]

Cannabis in Long-Term Care Communities [eBook]

The latest eBook from the HealthDirect team, Cannabis in Long-Term Care Communities, shares need-to-know information about the use of CBD and medical marijuana in LTC communities. With both now legal in an increasing number...