Elearning Requirements | Learning Gateway

Phase 1: June Launch

Phase 2: October Launch

Required eLearning PHASE 1: For Incoming and Continuing Residents and Fellows

Starts: June 3, 2024
Due: July 31, 2024

Module Name	Developed By	Required By	Required For	More Information
Respiratory Protection 10 min	Learning Gateway	Federal \| OSHA	All who started in July	More Information Duration: 10 Minutes Content Owner: Learning Gateway Required BY: Federal Optional/Exempt: No Required FOR: All who started in July ACGME CLER requirement: Patient Safety, Health Care Quality This training module covers precautions for airborne transmission of infection in healthcare settings. Learners get an overview of airborne-transmitted diseases and risk factors for healthcare workers, reinforced by case studies of significant airborne outbreaks. Must-have airborne precautions are presented including: respiratory hygiene and etiquette; administrative and environmental airborne infection controls; UWMC requirements for personal protective equipment; and detailed instructions for the proper selection, fitting and use of respirators and masks. Authors: Estella Whimbey, MD Mary Dessel, RN, BSN
Infection Prevention 30 min	Learning Gateway	UW Medicine	All Incoming	More Information Duration: 30 Minutes Content Owner: Learning Gateway Required BY: Medical Centers Optional/Exempt: No Required FOR: All Incoming ACGME CLER requirement: Health Care Quality Fundamental infection control measures such as hand hygiene, respiratory hygiene, standard and transmission-basedprecautions, aseptic technique, and immunization against vaccine-preventable diseases play a significant role inpreventing the transmission of infectious agents within the healthcare setting. Authors: Timothy Dellit, MD Anneliese Schleyer, MD Estella Whimbey, MD
Observation and Inpatient Admission 5 min	UW Medicine Compliance	Federal (False Claims Act)	Specific Programs	More Information Duration: 5 Minutes Content Owner: UW Medicine Compliance Required BY: Medical Centers Optional/Exempt: No Required FOR: Specific Programs ACGME CLER requirement: Health Care Quality When to admit as inpatient and when not to? Physicians must determine the correct patient status based on medical necessity and properly document it in the medical record. UW Medicine is increasingly in the position to defend its documentation and has had to repay millions of dollars of inpatient claims over the past few years because of medicalnecessity-related concerns. All UW Medicine physicians who admit patients into the hospital will find this eLearning helpful in bolstering our collective effort to improve documentation and reduce the volume of repayment requests. Authors: UW Medicine Compliance team
EHR Integrity 15 min	UW Compliance	Federal (False Claims Act)	All Incoming & All Continuing	More Information Duration: 15 Minutes Content Owner: UW Compliance Required BY: UW Compliance Optional/Exempt: No Required FOR: All Incoming & All Continuing ACGME CLER requirement: Health Care Quality
General Compliance Training 25 min	UW Compliance	Federal (CMS)	All Incoming	More Information Duration: 25 Minutes Content Owner: UW Compliance Required BY: UW Compliance Optional/Exempt: No Required FOR: All Incoming
E/M (Evaluation Management) Documentation for Residents/Fellows (6 modules) 60 min/10 min x 6	UW Compliance	Federal (False Claims Act)	E/M Specialties	More Information Duration: 60 Minutes / 10 Minutes x 6 Content Owner: UW Compliance Required BY: UW Compliance Optional/Exempt: No Required FOR: E/M Specialties
Telehealth Training 10 min	Telehealth	UW Medicine	All Incoming	More Information Duration: 10 Minutes Required BY: UW Medicine Required FOR: All Incoming
Bloodborne Pathogens 20 min	Learning Gateway	Federal \| OSHA	All Incoming	More Information Duration: 20 Minutes Content Owner: Learning Gateway Required BY: OSHA Optional/Exempt: No Required FOR: All Incoming ACGME CLER requirement: Health Care Quality This module presents a broad range of infection control concepts and practical steps to ensure the safety of patients and healthcare professionals in all clinical settings. This module must be completed on an annual basis to maintain compliance with OSHA and WISHA regulations on bloodborne pathogen training requirements. Authors: Timothy Dellit, MD Anneliese Schleyer, MD Estella Whimbey, MD
Abuse and Neglect: Reporting in WA State 10 min	Learning Gateway	WA State	All Incoming	More Information Duration: 10 Minutes Content Owner: Learning Gateway Required BY: WA State Optional/Exempt: No Required FOR: All Incoming The healthcare worker plays a critical role in recognizing and reporting harm to others, regardless of whether that person is a patient, visitor or colleague. This eLearning module informs and educates on existing policies and procedures, and provides with the knowledge needed to assist those in danger. Through a legal review covering reporting statutes and consequences of not reporting, case studies and an overview of UW Medicine policies, the learner will be better equipped to handle those difficult situations tied to obvious or potential cases of abuse. Authors: Thomas W. Pendergrass, MD Erica Sumioka, JD
Central Venous Catheter (CVC) 20 min	Learning Gateway	UW Medicine	Incoming (specific programs)	More Information Duration: 20 Minutes Content Owner: Learning Gateway Required BY: Incoming (specific programs) Optional/Exempt: No Required FOR: All Incoming ACGME CLER requirement: Health Care Quality, Patient Safety This module was developed to orient UW Medicine providers who place or assist in placing CVCs to the best practices and key procedural step of this procedure. It was designed to serve as initial training for providers new to this procedure, review for more experienced providers, and a tool for just-in-time training prior to CVC placement in the clinical setting. If required to obtain or maintain special privileges in CVC placement at UW Medicine, this module must be completed within the LMS system. Authors: Amy Morris, MD Ylinne Lynch, MD, MS Rob Klemisch, MD Ananya Bhatia-Lin, MD
Moderate Sedation (for credentialing at UW Medicine) 180 min	Anesthesiology Dept.	UW Medicine	Incoming (specific fellowships)	More Information Duration: 180 Minutes Content Owner: Anesthesiology Dept. Required BY: Medical Centers Optional/Exempt: No Required FOR: Non-anesthesia specialties requesting moderate sedation privileges ACGME CLER requirement: Patient Safety All non-anesthesia medical staff and trainees who prescribe moderate sedation for non-intubated patients must complete a defined training program to obtain special privileges in moderate sedation. It is at the discretion of program directors to determine whether or not their trainees will perform moderate sedation and therefore be required to complete the training. This curriculum has been designed to include 3 (three) hours of online training and 1 (one) hour of Airway Management training in the Operating Room or 1 (one) hour of simulated airway management training at WISH (if completed during Program’s Orientation in June) The Moderation Sedation special privileges can be granted only to Fellows and Sr. Residents – this is not a GME orientation activity for incoming residents. Upon completion of all training steps, the Fellows and Sr. Residents will be granted Moderate Sedation special privileges for their practice at UW Medicine. For more details, please email lgateway@uw.edu.
Protecting Patient Information (formerly HIPAA Compliance) 20 min	UW Medicine Compliance	Federal (HIPAA)	All Incoming	More Information Duration: 20 Minutes Content Owner: UW Medicine Compliance Required BY: Federal Optional/Exempt: No Required FOR: All Incoming UW Medicine Compliance oversees the development, implementation and monitoring of UW Medicine’s HIPAA compliance program. Click for more information.
FluoroSafety 60 min	Vendor	Joint Commission	Specific Programs	More Information Duration: 60 Minutes Content Owner: Vendor Required BY: Joint Commission Optional/Exempt: No Required FOR: Specific Programs This course is designed to meet the requirement for ongoing education and annual training for individuals who use fluoroscopic equipment as outlined in Joint Commission Standard HR.01.05.03. Safe procedures for the operation of the type of fluoroscopy equipment they will use Radiation dose optimization techniques and tools for pediatric and adult patients addressed in the Image Gently®, Image Gently-Step Lightly®, and Image Wisely® campaigns Authors: Fluoroscopic Safety, LLC
All Patients Safe 360 min	Dept. of Psychiatry	WA State	All Incoming	More Information Duration: 360 Minutes Content Owner: Dept. of Psychiatry Required BY: WA State Optional/Exempt: No Required FOR: All Incoming All Patients Safe is an interactive, online suicide prevention training made by and for medical professionals. It offers an engaging and informative option for providers to become better skilled at suicide prevention. Perspectives of real patients coupled with practical skills help medical providers transfer what they learn to their practice and community. Authors: Dept. of Psychiatry
Sexual Harassment in Patient Encounters: Response and Prevention 15 min	Learning Gateway	UW Medicine	All Incoming	More Information Duration: 15 Minutes Content Owner: Learning Gateway Required BY: UW Medicine Optional/Exempt: No Required FOR: All Incoming As a physician, you have the ability and responsibility to stop or deescalate sexual harassment behaviors in patient encounters. It is time to think and act beyond legal compliance, in order to address the culture and climate that impacts all of our workplaces. You can intervene. Many of the intervention strategies we share in this course can also be used in other workplace encounters. Authors: Mahogany Ambrose, MD Jennifer Best, MD Cindy Hamra, JD, MA Ilana Krumm, MD Alexa Rodin, MD Courtney Tuegel, MD
WA State Opioid Rules & UW Medicine Best Practices 40-60 min	Learning Gateway	UW Medicine \| WA State	All Incoming	More Information Duration: 40-60 min Content Owner: Learning Gateway Required BY: UW Medicine \| WA State Optional/Exempt: No Required FOR: All Incoming UW Medicine aims to ensure our healthcare professionals who prescribe opioids for pain for any indications are doing so safely and according to state rules and best practices for pain management. This module is consistent with an emerging national consensus by the CDC, FDA, and professional pain societies regarding best practice guidelines for Healthcare professionals for management of patients receiving opioid prescriptions regardless of formulation or type of pain. Authors: David J. Tauben, MD, FACP Debra B. Gordon, RN, DNP, FAAN
MRI Safety Training (Level 2) 90 min	UW Radiology	Joint Commission	Specific Programs (Radiology)	More Information Duration: Level 2: 90 min Content Owner: UW Radiology Required BY: Joint Commission Optional/Exempt: No Required FOR: All Incoming MRI Safety training for individuals that require frequent access to the MRI environment, that accompany patients in the MRI environment, and that require the requisite knowledge for dealing with MRI safety concerns.
Advancing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at UW Medicine	LT&I	WA State	All	More Information Duration: 30 Minutes Optional/Exempt: No Required FOR: All UW Medicine’s mission is to improve the health of the public. To deliver on that mission, our vision is to ensure policies and practices focus on equity, social and health justice and strive to become an anti-racist organization. This module provides a grounding in the fundamental principles of healthcare equity at UW Medicine and fulfills the state mandate for all public employees to receive training in diversity, equity, and inclusion. Authors: Office of Healthcare Equity

Required eLearning PHASE 2: For New Residents and Fellows

Starts: October 1, 2024
Due: October 31, 2024

Module Name	Developed By	Required By	Required For	More Information
Respiratory Protection w/ Test-Out 10 min	Learning Gateway	Federal \| OSHA	All Continuing	More Information Duration: 10 Minutes Content Owner: Learning Gateway Required BY: Medical Centers Optional/Exempt: No Required FOR: All continuing
Prepare to ADAPT for the Learner 5 min	Learning Gateway	ACGME \| LCME	All who started in July	More Information Duration: 5 Minutes Content Owner: Learning Gateway Required BY: ACGME Optional/Exempt: Exemption can be requested Required FOR: All who started in July Empowers learners to ask for feedback with an easy-to-use feedback framework. Learners first identify their coaches: attendings, peers, or other individuals in their learning environments; share the feedback framework with them, and then capture the most salient feedback points for next steps. The online portion takes less than five minutes to complete; at the end of the module, learners are directed to the ADAPT Feedback Tool to capture of the most useful suggestions. Three repetitions of the feedback process in the clinical learning environment is recommended. Authors: Tyra Fainstad, MD Judith Pauwels, MD Kristen Patton, MD Susan Johnston, EdD
Prepare to ADAPT for the Coach 10 min	Learning Gateway	ACGME \| LCME	All R2s; fellows who started in July	More Information Duration: 10 Minutes Content Owner: Learning Gateway Required BY: ACGME Optional/Exempt: Exemption can be requested Required FOR: All R2s; fellows who started in July Identifies learner attributes that create feedback successes as well as challenges. Coaches apply principles to help create a learning environment that encourages the feedback process, while employing the Prepare to ADAPT feedback framework to give useful, brief, specific and actionable feedback. This module takes less than 10 minutes to complete. Authors: Adelaide McClintock, MD Tyra Fainstad, MD Kristen Patton, MD Susan Johnston, EdD J.M. Monica van de Ridder, PhD, MSc
Risk Adjustment Documentation	Learning Gateway	UW Medicine	Specific Programs (Internal Medicine and Family Medicine)	More Information Duration: 10 Minutes Content Owner: Learning Gateway Required BY: UW Medicine Required FOR: All Incoming As a system, UW Medicine has serious gaps in accurate documentation. These gaps result in major losses both in patient care quality and in funding for support services our patients dearly need. The training module takes less than 10 minutes to complete and provides simple steps providers take to improve their documentation right away. Authors: Leah Marcotte, MD Tamara Atkins, MD Cora Espina, ARNP
Venous Thromboembolism (DVT) 10 min	Learning Gateway	UW Medicine	Specific Programs	More Information Duration: 10 Minutes Content Owner: Learning Gateway Required BY: UW Medicine Optional/Exempt: Optional Required FOR: Specific Programs ACGME CLER requirement: Patient Safety, Health Care Quality This elearning module includes best practices around prevention of VTE. After completing this module learners will be able to recognize risk factors for VTE and identify indications and contraindications for VTE prophylaxis. They will also recognize appropriate drugs for pharmacologic prophylaxis, as well as the need to adjust VTE prophylaxis for special populations. Authors: Ann Wittkowsky, PharmD Richard Goss, MD, MPH
Language Support 10 min	Learning Gateway	Civil Rights Act \| ADA	Specific Programs	More Information Duration: 10 Minutes Content Owner: Learning Gateway Required BY: UW Medicine Optional/Exempt: Optional Required FOR: Specific Programs ACGME CLER requirement: Patient Safety, Health Care Quality UW Medicine's interpreters and translators support effective communication between patients and their care teams; they help patients and their families navigate the health care system; and, they participate in designing culturally appropriate care processes. This module will illustrate these important services and will explain why and when utilizing this resource is so critical to patient safety. Authors: Linda Golley Martine Pierre-Louis
LGBTQ Inclusion: Tools for Providers 10 min	Learning Gateway	UW Medicine	Specific Programs	More Information Duration: 10 Minutes Content Owner: Learning Gateway Required BY: UW Medicine Optional/Exempt: Optional Required FOR: Specific Programs The sub-standard treatment of LGBTQ patients is a critical population health issue, and addressing this gap is part of UW Medicine's mission to improve the health of the public. The scenarios in this short training offer providers an opportunity practice and refine skills for creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for our LGBTQ patients.
Prioritizing Ourselves When Fatigued 5 min	Learning Gateway	ACGME (CPR)	Specific Programs	More Information Duration: 5 Minutes Content Owner: Learning Gateway Required BY: ACGME (CPR) Optional/Exempt: Optional Required FOR: Specific Programs This brief module explores the signs and impact of fatigue and provides resources to equip and support residents and fellows as it occurs, as well as information on reporting concerns regarding its impacts. Authors: Dr Jennifer Best Hadar Duman
Physician Well-Being 30 min	Learning Gateway	ACGME (CPR)	All Incoming	More Information Duration: 30 Minutes Content Owner: Learning Gateway Required BY: ACGME (CPR) Optional/Exempt: No Required FOR: All Incoming The traditional battle-hardening culture of medical education is ineffective and harmful to learners and faculty alike. Nearly 60% of UW GME residents surveyed in March 2018 were burned out. The much needed culture shift in our institutions can begin with physicians practicing the skills of identifying and sharing your concerns, being supportive of your colleagues, and taking small concrete steps towards personal resilience. This module offers you realistic scenarios, relevant self-assessment, and links to additional tools and resources. Authors: Rosemary Adamson, MB BS Kathleen Berfield, MD Lars Margolis, MD Sheri Davis, MSW LICSW Mindy Stern, MSW LICSW Mariam Shehata, MD Chris Bundy, MD MPH Hadar Duman
Patient Safety & Transitions of Care 12 min	Learning Gateway	UW Medicine Q&S	All Incoming	More Information Duration: 12 Minutes Content Owner: Learning Gateway Required BY: UW Medicine Optional/Exempt: No Required FOR: All Incoming This module addresses critical issues of patient safety and transitions of care, by asking learners to make decisions about realistic in-patient cases. It also includes a brief simulation of how to submit a PSN (Patient Safety Net) report, in an effort to help break down the barriers around report submission by residents and fellows. In addition, the I-PASS Handoff System (Illness severity, Patient summary, Action list, Situation awareness and contingency planning, Synthesis by receiver) is described in detail, and its use is strongly recommended. Authors: Christopher Kim, MD, MBA, SFHM Anneliese Schleyer, MD, MHA, SFHM Patricia Kritek, MD, EdM Jessica Yanny-Moody MS, CNS, CCRN Christine Cottingham, MS, RN, CPPS Katy Hicks, MD
Mandatory Compliance Training 20 min	UW Compliance	UW Compliance	All Continuing	More Information Duration: 20 Minutes Content Owner: UW Compliance Required BY: UW Compliance Optional/Exempt: No Required FOR: All Continuing
Bystander Intervention for Sexual Harassment 15 min	Learning Gateway	UW Medicine	All Incoming	More Information Duration: 15 Minutes Content Owner: Learning Gateway Required BY: UW Medicine Optional/Exempt: No Required FOR: All Incoming Many bystanders do not intervene when they witness an incident that could have been sexual harassment. Acknowledging an incident and helping our colleagues is important to all of us. In this course, you will learn about intervention strategies and the resources available to support you and your colleagues. Authors: Mahogany Ambrose, MD Jennifer Best, MD Cindy Hamra, JD, MA Hadar Duman
MRI Safety Training (Level 1) 60 min	UW Radiology	Joint Commission	Specific Programs (Radiology)	More Information Duration: Level 1: 60 min Content Owner: UW Radiology Required BY: Joint Commission Optional/Exempt: No Required FOR: All Incoming MRI Safety training for individuals that require frequent access to the MRI environment, that accompany patients in the MRI environment, and that require the requisite knowledge for dealing with MRI safety concerns.
Required Clinician Training 40 min	Learning Gateway	Various	All Incoming and Continuing	More Information Duration: 40 Minutes Optional/Exempt: No Required FOR: All Incoming and Continuing The Annual Provider Training fulfills global regulatory clinical education requirements for UW Medicine providers. The 2021 module includes training on bloodborne pathogens, CMS emergency preparedness, antimicrobial stewardship, and workplace violence prevention. Authors: Various
Ventricular Assist Device Refresher	Learning Gateway	Joint Commission	Specific Programs	More Information Duration: 10 Minutes Optional/Exempt: No Required FOR: Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, Emergency Medical Services, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Transplant Surgery, Thoracic Surgery - Integrated, Cardiovascular Disease Patients with a Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) are living in the community and thriving. When LVAD patients are encountered, it may be on a low frequency, but high acuity situation. So it is important that you have a fund of knowledge and tools to ensure the encounter is successful. This annual refresher keeps clinicians current on UW Medicine practices and policies. Authors: Lisa Guertin, DNP, ACNP-BC Jay Pal, MD, PhD Claudius Mahr, DO, FACC, FESC