NP Preceptor: Population Health

1.0 NAPNAP Contact Hour. This continuing education activity is offered at a reduced rate to NAPNAP Members. This continuing education activity rate is $10 for NAPNAP Members. For non-members, this continuing education activity rate is $20.

The Population Health module introduces participants to impact of population health as a bridge between traditional medical care and public health. Competencies of population health are addressed in each of the submodules.

This module consist of 5 sub-modules. The module takes approximately 1 hour to complete and you may complete each sub-module at your own pace.

Pre-Test - Please complete the pre-test. It only takes about 3 minutes. Test results are reported as AGGREGATE DATA ONLY for us to evaluate the effectiveness of each learning module. Thank you!

Module 1: Overview - What is population health?

Module 2: Public Health - This sub-module develops the ability of the participant to assess characteristics within a community that lead to increased risk of disease.

Module 3: Team Skills - This submodule goes beyond collaboration to identify where dysfunctions may occur within a team and how to resolve the dysfunction.

Module 4: Critical Thinking - This submodule promotes the use of data, qualitative and quantitative, to implement a quality improvement project to address population health system issues.

Module 5: Non Traditional Partners - Interview with FDNY Fire Chiefs - Chiefs Suriel and Woznica discuss the use of Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) Maps: e.g., drug, alcohol, and opioid abuse in New York City boroughs. Learn how to apply these to your practice.

Post-Test - Please complete the pre-test. It only takes about 3 minutes. Test results are reported as AGGREGATE DATA ONLY for us to evaluate the effectiveness of each learning module. Thank you!

Evaluation - Please complete this brief evaluation to receive CE credit. 60 minutes spent on completing these modules is equivalent to 1 CE. Total CE credit earned is proportionate to total time spent (e.g., 30 minutes = 0.5 CE; 15 minutes = 0.25 CE).

Target Audience

Nurse Practitioner Preceptors

Learning Objectives

Understand the importance of population health in primary health care
Identify team skills and the five dysfunctions of a population health team 
Perform and interpret a quality improvement project to address population health system issues using qualitative and quantitative data
Interpret health problem findings on a Geospatial Information System (GIS) heat map

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 Contact hours
Course opens: 
01/01/2019
Course expires: 
06/30/2025
Cost:
$20.00

Robin Klar Sr, DNSc, RN

Disclosures: None to report.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 Contact hours

Price

Cost:
$20.00
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List of hardware/software requirements

Internet connection, Web browser, computer audio