Online CE
Asynchronous Continuing Education
A new class will be released every other month. Student must take the pretest, read the article, and take the posttest passing with at least 80%.
JUNE 2025
"Heat Related Illness: A Hot Topic"
Through homeostasis, the human body attempts to keep an internal environment between 35.6°C to 37.8°C. The hypothalamus acts as the body's thermostat and through a negative feedback loop, maintains this balance. If the body's temperature drops below 35.6°C, the heat promoting center in the hypothalamus is activated, blood vessels near the surface of the skin constrict, and blood is kept away from the surface of the skin, allowing it to maintain its warmth.
JANUARY 2025
"Trauma in the Geriatric Population"
Multiple factors combine to make understanding of trauma in the geriatric patient important. In 2020 there were 59,792,501 men and women in the United States Age 65 and older, this composes 16.85% of the entire population. Of those 16,344,101 or 4.9% are in the even more vulnerable category of 75 – 84 years old. Peoria County is slightly above the national average with 17.68% or just over 32,000 people being 65 or older living in or around Peoria.
