Independent Courses

10.06.22 OWIMS Book Club (Session I- Live in-person option): Crucial Conversations

Practical strategies for turning disagreements into respectful dialogue, resolving workplace issues, and supporting initiatives that require behavioral change.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

CSCI 1730 - Introduction to Programming Languages

Learn how programming languages work, studying their design, semantics, and implementation.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Product Manager Certification (PMC)

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Build products, align teams, understand customers, and take product concepts through go-to-market as a Product Manager.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Value Conversations Series

Guidance for clinicians on discussing financial harm, reducing patients’ drug costs, preventing overtreatment, and advocating for high-value care.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

CME Corner: Making Your Virtual Meeting a Success!

Learn best practices, tools, and case-study lessons for hosting successful virtual meetings and conferences while CME adapts to pandemic-era education.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Primary Care Orthopaedics

Primary care clinicians learn to diagnose and manage common orthopaedic problems through examination, imaging, immobilization, referral, and non-operative treatment.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Professional Development in Communication and Supportive Care (PDCSC)

Six-month interdisciplinary training in primary palliative care, covering symptom treatment, psychosocial assessment, resilience, communication, grief, and team-based care.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

The Atopic Dermatitis Countdown: Ready, Set, Go!

Clinician-focused update on recognizing atopic dermatitis patients eligible for systemic or biologic therapy, including IL-13 biology and emerging treatment evidence.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Expert Insights - 19th Annual International Ultmann Chicago Lymphoma Symposium

Expert discussion of clinically relevant advances in Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma treatment, including CAR T-cell therapy and therapy sequencing.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Improving Breast Cancer Disparities: Screening and Diagnosis

Learn how racial and ethnic disparities affect breast cancer screening and diagnosis, and how patient navigation can improve care.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Advanced Communication in HealthCare Workshop

Practice patient-centered communication techniques—open-ended inquiry, reflective listening, and empathy—to elicit patients’ perspectives and build collaborative care plans.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Caring Health Services for LGBTQ Patients

Introduces LGBTQ-inclusive healthcare practices, covering sex, gender, and sexual-orientation terminology, oppression's effects on care, culturally sensitive communication, pronouns, and SOGI information.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Creating an Inclusive Environment

Learn to provide patients with culturally sensitive care by recognizing bias, understanding cultural competence, and using tools to interrupt bias.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Health Literacy and Clear Communications

Learn to use plain language and the Teach-Back Method to improve provider-patient communication and patients’ understanding of medical care.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Negotiating World View Differences

Learn the CLARA Method to recognize and compassionately interrupt bias in cross-cultural communication and provide culturally sensitive patient care.

• Independent
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate