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Continuing Education for Health Professions (CEHP)

High-quality, affordable learning opportunities for Missouri's health professionals.

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Veterinary education

Educational activities for veterinarians, vet techs and the general public

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Health entrepreneurship could boost access to care

Published: Monday, Oct. 18, 2021

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri ranks below the national average in many key measures related to health and access to health care, especially in rural parts of the state. A new report from University of Missouri Extension suggests that “health ...

MU nursing students step up to help with patient care over winter break

Published: Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020

COLUMBIA, Mo. – One by one, the 70 nursing students on the late-afternoon video call turned on their cameras. Some were still in nursing uniforms from clinical, some were just taking a break from studying. Every hand was raised.“I was in ...

MU School of Medicine recognizes National Rural Health Day

Published: Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri School of Medicine joins health care organizations across the country to honor the thousands of health care students and professionals serving the unique health needs of an estimated 57 million rural ...

MU develops program to prepare for alternative care site staffing

Published: Monday, April 27, 2020

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri is helping to lead a statewide effort to retrain and deploy retired nurses and other health care providers to alternative care sites (ACSs) for recovering COVID-19 patients. The coordinated response ...

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CDC Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facilities

Go-to resource for infection prevention and control in long term care facilities. It includes fact sheets, guidelines, tool kits, checklists regarding clinical staff, residents, prevention tools and links to numerous websites.

Infection Control Assessment Tools

Infection Control Assessment Tools for Acute Care Hospitals available for utilizing as a self-assessment.

CDC Point of Care Devices (Blood Glucose Meters)

CDC point of care devices, including: information and links to info from The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Federal Drug Administration; FAQs about cleaning and disinfecting meters; references for outbreak examples

CDC's Solve the Outbreak app

Scientists and experts from across the CDC have put their expertise and know-how into developing a realistic, exciting app/game that turns your mobile tablet into its own version of CSI. Download the free app for your phone or play on the CDC ...

Infection Prevention and You

The Infection Prevention and You campaign contains many educational materials for health care providers and patients, from APIC.

CDC Injection Safety: Preventing Unsafe Injection Practices

A list of safe injection practices and recommendations from the CDC to prevent the transmission of infectious agents.

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