ALL NEW -- NYSDOH-COVID-19-MOD - 4 Part Vaccinator Training Series

UPDATED -- How to Enroll in and complete the 4-part NYSDOH-COVID-19-MOD Vaccinator Training

1. You must be registered with the NYLearnsPH.com LMS and logged-in to proceed.
2. Click here to enroll in NYSDOH-COVID-19-MOD1 - Click the orange "Enroll" button.
3. To Enroll in the other modules, repeat for:
   1. NYSDOH-COVID-19-MOD2 - Click the orange "Enroll" button.
   2. NYSDOH-COVID-19-MOD3 - Click the orange "Enroll" button.
   3. NYSDOH-COVID-19-MOD4 - Click the orange "Enroll" button.
4. Once you are enrolled in all 4 Modules you are ready to Launch and View the courses!  Use the menu on the left to go to “Home” or “My Courses” and click the orange "Launch Course" button for MOD1
5. Once you have viewed the entire course you are ready to Certify Completion. Return to the LMS and go to "My Courses - Current Courses" to complete the quiz labelled "Certify Completion - due" in the "Activities and Quizzes" column. 
6. Getting Your Certificate: Go to My Courses > Completed Courses > View Certificate column. You will need Adobe Reader to view and print the PDF certificates.
7. Repeat for all 4 Modules.
8. All LPN, Pharmacist, Midwife, Dentist, Hygienist, Podiatrist, and EMT must also enroll in and complete NYSDOH-COVID-19-ATTEST.
9. It is preferable to view these courses in Chrome, FireFox, or Safari. MS Edge works on occasion.

Please address any questions or concerns about the LMS to edlearn@health.ny.gov

Address any concerns about the course to prepedap@health.ny.gov.

NYSDOH-COVID-19-POD Operations Training for POD Staff

How to Enroll in and complete NYSDOH-COVID-19-POD

1. You must be registered with the NYLearnsPH.com LMS and logged-in to proceed.
2. Click here to enroll in NYSDOH-COVID-19-POD
3. Click the orange "Enroll" button.
4. Go to Home or My Courses and click the orange "Launch Course" button.
5. A new browser tab will open, it will be called "SCORM Player".
6. Use the navigation buttons [<] [>] at the bottom of the player to advance through the course.
7. As you advance through the course the progress bar to the right of the navigation buttons will turn from dark gray to light gray as you complete the course. You will also see checkmarks appear to the right of each chapter name in the "Table of Contents" (to the left of the content).
8. Once you have a checkmark next to all of the "chapters" in the "Table of Contents" AND there is no dark gray at the right end of the progress bar, then you are ready to close out of the SCORM Player by following these steps:
   1. Click on the white "X" to the right of the progress bar.  
   2. If a dialog box appears, and asks if you want to leave the page, click "No" or "Cancel".
   3. Go to the top of your browser and close the "SCORM Player" tab,
   4. If another dialog box appears and asks if you want to leave the page, click “Yes” or “Continue” or “Leave Page”.
9. The course should no longer appear in your list of Current Courses on your home page.
10. To Access Your Certificate: Go to My Courses > Completed Courses > View Certificate. You will need Adobe Reader to view and print the PDF certificates.
11. It is preferable to view these courses in Chrome, FireFox, or Safari. MS Edge works on occasion.

NYSDOH-COVID-19-HIPAA Training

How to Enroll in and complete the NYSDOH-COVID-19-HIPAA Training

1. You must be registered with the NYLearnsPH.com LMS and logged-in to proceed.
2. Click here to enroll in NYSDOH-COVID-19-HIPAA - Click the orange "Enroll" button.
3. Click “Home” or “My Courses” in the navigation menu on the left side of the screen.
   1. Click the orange "Launch Course" button.
   2. A new browser tab will open, it will be called "SCORM Player".
4. Use the blue navigation buttons [<] [>] found in the upper right corner of the slide to advance through the content.
5. At slide 31 you will enter the “What Should You Do?” section of the course. Each slide in this section has a question that you will need to answer before advancing to the next slide.
   1. Select an answer and then click the blue [>] button to advance to the next slide.
      • A dialog box will come up and tell you if you are correct or incorrect and offer some feedback.
      • Click “OK” and you will be advanced to the next slide.
   2. Alternately, you can select and answer and click the blue “Check My Answer” button at the bottom of the slide.
      • A dialog box will appear and tell if you are correct or incorrect and offer some feedback.
      • Click “OK” to close the dialog box, then click the blue [>] button to advance to the next slide.
6. Once you have successfully viewed the entire training use any of “Exit” buttons to leave the SCORM Player. (Note: This course will NOT auto-complete.)
7. Completing Course and Attestation
   1. Return to the LMS, log-in if you need to.
   2. Go to My Courses - Current Courses
   3. Complete the “Training Attestation quiz” which can be found in the Activities/Quizzes column for NYSDOH-COVID-19-HIPAA. 
   4. You must "score" 100% (answer True to all questions) to be completed for the course.
   5. Once you have completed the Attestation, the course will move from My Courses - Current Courses to My Courses - Completed Courses.
8. To Access Your Certificate: Go to My Courses > Completed Courses > View Certificate. You will need Adobe Reader to view and print the PDF certificates.
9. NOTE: It is preferable to view these courses in Chrome, FireFox, or Safari. MS Edge works on occasion.

Region 2 PHTC Self-Directed Strategic Skills Modules

New Strategic Skills Modules from Region 2 Public Health Training Center 

Reg2PHTC-Systems Thinking - Strategic Skills Training Series: ​Introduction to Systems Thinking​

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UCTV Evolution of Infectious Diseases with Justin Meyer

UCTV Evolution of Infectious Diseases with Justin Meyer

Lecture 1- Introduction

Lecture 2 - Ten Questions About Coronaviruses

Lecture 3 - Mutation

Lecture 4 - Recombination and Genetic Drift

Lecture 5 - Natural Selection

Lecture 6 - Antibiotic Resistance

Lecture 7 - Combating Antibiotic Resistance Evolution

Lecture 8 - COVID-19 Therapy

Lecture 9 - Phylogenetic Reconstructions

Lecture 10 - Interpreting Evolutionary Process from DNA: Molecular Clocks and dN/dS Ratios

Lecture 11 - Midterm Review

Lecture 12 - Adaptations Within a Patient and During an Epidemic

Lecture 13 - Tracking Pathogen Spread Within Hospitals

Lecture 14 - Applying SIR Models: Predicting Pathogen Spread and Virulence Evolution

Lecture 15 - Host-Range Expansion Evolution

Lecture 16 - Influenza Evolution

Lecture 17 - HIV Evolution

Lecture 18 - SARS-CoV-2 Evolution

Lecture 19 - 2nd Half Review

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APHA COVID-19 Conversations Series

APHA COVID-19 Conversations Series
Enroll and View the Archived Recordings on the LMS:

APHA-COVID1-C19 COVID-19 Conversations #1: The Science of Social Distancing, Part 1

APHA-COVID2-C19 COVID-19 Conversations #2: The Science of Social Distancing, Part 2

APHA-COVID3-C19 COVID-19 Conversations #3: Emerging Evidence for COVID-19 Spread and Treatment

APHA-COVID4-C19 COVID-19 Conversations #4: Crisis Standards of Care During COVID-19

APHA-COVID5-C19 COVID-19 Conversations #5: COVID-19 Testing: Possibilities, Challenges, and Ensuring Equity

APHA-COVID6-C19 COVID-19 Conversations #6: COVID-19 and Health Equity — Exploring Disparities and Long-Term Health Impacts

APHA-COVID7-C19 COVID-19 Conversations #7: Toward the 'New Normal' - Protecting Public Health as America Reopens

APHA-COVID8-C19 COVID-19 Conversations #8: Summer of COVID-19: Mitigating Direct and Indirect Impacts in the Coming Months

APHA-COVID9-C19 COVID-19 Conversations #9: The Road to Immunity During COVID-19 — Developing and Distributing a Vaccine

APHA-COVID10-C19 COVID-19 Conversations #10: Learning to Treat COVID-19 — Clinical Trials and Developing Therapeutics During a Pandemic

APHA-COVID11-C19 COVID-19 Conversations #11: Reopening Colleges and Universities During COVID-19 — Keeping Students and Communities Healthy

APHA-COVID12-C19 COVID-19 Conversations #12: Managing Ongoing Surges — Lessons from the Front Lines

APHA-COVID13-C19 COVID-19 Conversations #13: Returning to K-12 Education: Using Science to Keep Children, Teachers and Staff Safe

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The Public Health Educator Continuing Education Program (PHEd-CEP2020)

**Completely VOLUNTARY During COVID-19 Response**

  The NEW 2020 Public Health Educator Continuing Education Program (PHEd-CEP2020) is now available!

NOTE: THIS REQUIRMENT IS SUSPENDED DURING COVID-19 Response.  Questions: Email edlearn@health.ny.gov or call 518-473-4223 and select Tom Reizes or Abbey Greenbaum from the phone tree.

Background: Changes made to the State Sanitary Code in 2008 require public health educators, hired after 8/20/2008, to complete 15 hours of continuing education within their first year of employment.  The original Public Health Educator Core Curriculum 2010, and the NEW Public Health Educator Continuing Education Program 2012, were both developed to assist PH Educators in LHDs to meet this requirement. 

Intended Audience:

• Public Health Educators hired after August 20, 2008. 
  • It must be completed within the individual’s first year of employment. 
• ALL public health educators are encouraged to take the Core Curriculum.

The Core Curriculum covers key areas of public health education, including strategic skills important to public health:

• Systems Thinking 
• Persuasive Communication
• Change Management
• Program Development and Evaluation
• Collective Impact
• Community Dimenstions of Public Health 

Click here to view the "2020 Public Health Educator Continuing Education Program", scroll down to the bottom of the page to "Begin Enrollment".

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ALL NEW Public Health Nursing 2 and Supervising Public Health Nurse Continuing Education Programs are now available!

**Completely VOLUNTARY During COVID-19 Response**

The NEW 2020 Public Health Nurse 2 (PHN2) and Supervising Public Health Nurse (SPHN) Continuing Education Program (-CEP2020) are now available!

Anyone still needing either program to meet continuing education requirements of the NYS Sanitary Code will be expected to enroll in the NEW 2020 versions of the programs. THIS REQUIRMENT IS SUSPENDED DURING COVID-19 Response.  Questions: Email edlearn@health.ny.gov or call 518-473-4223 and select Tom Reizes or Abbey Greenbaum from the phone tree.

Background:  Changes made to the State Sanitary Code in 2008 require staff hired (after August 20, 2008)  to Public Health Nurse 2 and Supervising Public Health Nurse titles (at NYS Local health Departments) to complete 15 hours of continuing education within their first year of employment.  The Public Health Nursing Continuing Education Programs were developed to assist in meeting this requirement.

Intended Audience:

• PHN 2 and SPHN hired after August 20, 2008. 
  • Complete the program within their first year of employment.   
• ALL public health nurses are encouraged to take the programs.   

Notes:

• The Program must be completed within the individual’s first year of employment. 
• ALL Public Health Nurse 2s (PHN2) and Supervising Public Health Nurses (SPHN) are encouraged to compelte the Continuing Education Programs (CEPs).
• If a newly hired PHN2 or SPHN should have any difficulty completing the program within the first year of employment, they should contact LMS Administration at edlearn@health.ny.gov.

Click here to view the Program Catalog and then select the appropriate program from the available Programs list to enroll in courses.

Enrolling In The Program:

1. Scroll down to the bottom of the program description page, you will find a Course Status Table displaying your status for each course in the program.  
2. To enroll in the program you must click on the “Begin Program Enrollment” button below the course status table.
3. On the resultant page you must scroll down beneath the course status table and enroll (choose section and continuing education credits, if applicable) for each program course that you are not yet enrolled in or have not yet completed.

If you have completed any of the constituent program courses outside of the LMS, they will not be displayed as complete on the LMS.  To correct this, please contact the LMS administrator at edlearn@health.ny.gov and include electronic copies of any relevant completion certificates.

If you have any questions about the Continuing Education requirement, program/course enrollment or completion email edlearn@health.ny.gov or call 518-473-4223 and speak with Tom Reizes or Abbey Greenbaum.

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New two-part introductory series to the Collective Impact framework.

Reg2PHTC-CI1, Collective Impact Part 1: Common Agenda and Shared Measures

Reg2PHTC-CI2, Collective Impact Part 2: Mutually Reinforcing Activities, Continuous Communication, and Backbone Support

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NYSDOH Course on Confidentiality Available

Search Course Catalog or click for: NYSDOH-CONF100

Click on course name in results and then click to enroll.

This training will help you understand how to ensure confidentiality and privacy in the course of your daily work at the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH). Intended to build on the mandated course Privacy and Security of Health Information in New York State, this course discusses NYS' policies and procedures, including those in the NYSDOH Administrative Policy and Procedure Manual (APPM), as well as other policy and practices, both written and unwritten, that help ensure you maintain confidentiality and privacy relevant to your work at NYSDOH.

The training should take no more than 30-45 minutes.

Upon completion, you will be able to:

· Describe the types of confidential data and information at NYSDOH.   

· Describe ways that confidentiality could be breached.

· Apply public health confidentiality concepts and principles to case scenarios.   

· List confidentiality best practices in and outside of the workplace.

This courses was created with support from:

• HRSA Region 2 Public Health Training Center  at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health (SPH)

• UAlbany SPH –Center for Public Health Continuing Education

• New York State Department of Health

•  Some course content was used with permission of NYS Governor’s  Office of Employee Relations from the “Privacy and Security of Health Information in New York State" course.

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Orientation to Public Health Online Course

"Orientation to Public Health" from PHTC-Online

FEMA Independent Study Courses

NEW FEMA IS-200.HCa: Applying ICS to Healthcare Organizations
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FEMA IS-100.A: Introduction to Incident Command System
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FEMA IS-120.A: Introduction to Exercises
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FEMA IS-130: Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning
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FEMA IS-139: Exercise Design
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FEMA IS-200.A: Incident Command Systems for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
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FEMA NIMS-700: National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction
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FEMA IS-701: Multiagency Coordination System (MACS) Course
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FEMA IS-702: National Incident Management Systems (NIMS) Public Information Systems
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FEMA IS-703: NIMS Resource Management
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FEMA IS-704: NIMS Communications and Information Management
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FEMA IS-706: NIMS Intrastate Mutual Aid - An Introduction
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FEMA IS-775: EOC Management and Operations
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FEMA IS-800.B: A National Response Framework (NRF), An Introduction
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FEMA IS-801:Transportation
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FEMA IS-802:Emergency Support Functions Communications
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FEMA IS-813:Public Safety and Security Annex
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Performance Management Series

Performance Management (PM) Series*

As part of the National Public Health Improvement Initiative funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the New York State Department of Health Office of Public Health Practice, Performance Management Group has collaborated with the Empire State Public Health Training Center (ESPHTC) to develop the Performance Management Series.

The Series includes some longer (~20 minute) tutorials designed to provide a comprehensive look at performance management and quality improvement frameworks, as well as shorter quick-learns (<20 minute) to provide users with a more hands-on learning experience related to specific PM and/or Quality Improvement (QI) topics and tools. These quick-learns can be utilized as stand-alone QI training tools or to complement instructor led training modules as part of a blended learning approach.

The tutorials and quick-learns are free, self-paced and open to the public. Currently, continuing education credits are not being offered for the series. Check back regularly as the content of this Performance Management Series is ever expanding.

It is recommended that the tutorials and quick-learns be completed in the following order:

1. PMG-110 Performance Measurement
2. PMG-120 Quality Improvement (QI) Team Development
3. PMG-130 Targeting Improvement with AIM Statements

Who should register?

The Performance Management Series was created primarily for public health employees in local health departments and the NYS Department of Health, however they may be beneficial to any practitioners in public health and healthcare related fields. The quick learns and tutorials within the Performance Management Series are free and open to the public.

Enroll Today!

Simply click on the course links above or go to the Course Catalog and "Browse by category: Performance Management/Quality Improvement" or search for the keyword: PMG. 

Have Questions?

·         About the NYSDOH LMS (www.NYLearnsPH.com): Email Abbey Greenbaum aeg04@health.ny.gov with questions about the LMS System or call 518-473-4223. 

·         About Empire State Public Health Training Center: E mail ConEd@albany.edu or call 518-402-0330.

*This training series is a collaborative effort by the NYSDOH supported by funds made available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support, under CDC-RFA-CD10-101101PPHF12 the National Public Health Improvement Initiative (NPHII), and the Empire State Public Health Training Center supported by funds made available through Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant number UB6HP20152.   

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