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| ANNOUNCEMENTS & REMINDERS |
With excitement, we share the launch of our new, refreshed Governance Resource Community Page—a centralized location designed to simplify access to key guidelines, frameworks, and best practices related to governance!
Each resource is available in a downloadable format to allow you ease in customizing the resources to meet your needs in alignment with your governance processes.
Click here to access these resources within the Community, or click here to view other pathways. |
In February 2025, we added one more course to your hStream benefits: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Certification. Thanks to your valued collaborative feedback, we’ve continued to enhance this offering by releasing a 1-year certification option, and are expanding the certification suite even further:
Live: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Certification (2-year)
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Adult-focused course version (pediatric content removed)
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2.5 ANCC contact hours
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Maximum of 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
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Passing score updated to 85%
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Additional rationale added to pop-up responses for practice patients
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Right answer and rationale slides added for each test patient
Live: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Certification (1-year)
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Adult NIHSS certification providing a 1-year certification
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2.5 ANCC contact hours
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Maximum of 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
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Includes the same recent enhancements (85% passing score and expanded rationales)
Expected Spring 2026: Planned Enhancements
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Revised audio for patient with accent
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Increased CE to 3.0 contact hours (with updated content and post-test)
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Development of an additional test patient (increasing total to three)
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Printable interpreter handout for learner support
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New PedNIHSS certification courses featuring pediatric-only test patients:
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1-year certification option
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2-year certification option
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ANCC and AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ provided (CE amount pending)
We’ll continue to provide release updates as our teams progress, including an updated transition guide for recommendations related to student groups and assignments. As a reminder, our partnership with APEX Innovations is ending, and these courses will permanently expire on August 5, 2026:
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APEX Innovations: NIH Stroke Scale Training and 1-Year Certification (free course)
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APEX Innovations: NIH Stroke Scale Training and 2-Year Certification (free course)
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| As you plan for the year ahead, staying informed about workforce trends is critical to building resilient, future-ready teams. Our latest blogs, Healthcare IT Workforce Trends to Watch in 2026 and Nursing Workforce Trends to Watch in 2026, highlight the key forces shaping healthcare workforces, from AI’s impact on IT and nursing workflows to cybersecurity demands, staffing shortages, burnout, and data-driven workforce planning. Each resource includes practical insights and executive perspectives to support smarter strategic decisions. Explore the full blogs and access additional resources for CIOs and CNOs on our 2026 workforce trends resource pages. |
Soon, you’ll see a refreshed, modern look—while keeping the same easy experience for submitting and tracking your support cases.
What’s new?
The Support Portal will move to hStream ID for login, so you’ll no longer need separate credentials to access support. One login, fewer passwords to remember.
We’ll be sharing timeline details soon. Beta testing is underway — stay tuned! |
EBSCO Dynamic Health | Review Master List►
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If you contract for Dynamic Health, we recommend regularly reviewing our Master List as it updates monthly with the latest course additions, retirements/replacements, etc.
Medical Product Training | Review Master List►
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Included with your hStream subscription, access these Medical Product Training courses via the Services tab. Just “Accept” relevant content, and then choose your preferred publishing settings. In addition to the "Master List," review a summary of recent MedTech partner course additions, expirations, and more.
DigitalMed Collection | Review Master List►
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If you contract for DigitalMed Collection, we recommend reviewing our Master List as the library has undergone some updates to CE expiration dates and course titles.
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| Regularly scheduled maintenance is Friday, April 3, from 8pm — 4am Central Time. Click here to view the 2026 system maintenance schedule. |
The new Checklist Application has been in active development and is progressing steadily toward launch. This enhancement will improve how evaluators search for students and complete competencies, simplifying the process of validating multiple skills for multiple individuals. Key features will include the ability to validate multiple skills in a single workflow and complete checklists or skills validations on demand.
We’re planning a limited beta release with a small group of customers during summer with feedback informing any final refinements before full market release. We look forward to sharing more details as development progresses. |
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We have released a new CE Unlimited dashboard available to HLC admins. This dashboard highlights how your staff engage with CE Unlimited — helping you track learning activity, certification prep usage, and top courses to gauge training impact and ROI. Here is a quick guide on how to access this new dashboard.
Please note, if you contract for CE Unlimited, the EBSCO course, Breast Cancer - 20-1236362 has been reversioned to include more relevant content to this topic. The previous version has therefore been expired to immediately provide this updated information. |
| If you contract for CE Unlimited, a new version of the course Behavioral Health: Borderline Personality Disorder is available as of February 20, 2026. The old version will retire on May 30, 2026, and any learners in progress with the old version will need to complete it by that date in order to earn CEs. |
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Review 2023-26 Releases►
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New Outcomes Dashboard: Will showcase overall assessment performance vs. national benchmarks; score variations, including gains/losses; “seat time” savings by hours and dollars; learners with development plans; and more! Once available, you’ll first access Insights (review here), and then select “Analytics” from the top navigation.
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Updated Benchmarks: As we do each year, all benchmarks will be updated to reflect nationwide performance from January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025. Gains or losses > 5 points include:
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Allied: Surgical Technologist Assessment with +7.12 point variance
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RN: Graduating Nurse Assessment with +6.59 point variance
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Adjunct: RN Wound Care Assessment with +6.25 point variance
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RN: ICU Neonatal Assessment (Level II) with +5.03 point variance
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Adjunct: Fetal Monitoring Assessment with -5.87 point variance
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Email Notifications: This enhancement adds an email notification that will be sent to learners when a Jane Assessment is assigned to them. Learners will only receive a notification if their email address is available in Jane. Immediate assignments will send an alert in near real-time. Assignments with future start dates will send an alert on the start date of the assignment. This is an email alert only and does not include a separate notification in the HLC for those customers who have HLC notifications.
Expected This Month
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New and Updated Pathways: We will be releasing a new Adjunct: Medication Administration Assessment, along with an update to the Allied: Cardiovascular Technologist Assessment and 16 new LPN pathways releasing that will include both knowledge assessments and skills self-evaluations. Please refer to the Master List.
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The New Adjunct: Medication Administration Assessment, Basic, created to support foundational medication administration competencies for roles such as Medical Assistants and other entry level clinical team members. This assessment strengthens core safety practices and equips learners with the essential knowledge needed for safe medication delivery.
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In addition, a series of new microlearnings will be released across multiple clinical domains, including cardiac care, critical care, emergency care, gastrointestinal care, perioperative care, and pulmonary care. Please refer to the Master List.
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If you contract for HealthStream Surgical Orientation (HSO), the full curriculum is now live and available for assignment. Designed to support structured perioperative onboarding, competency validation, and ongoing professional development, HSO delivers comprehensive, competency-driven education for circulating nurses, surgical technologists, and the broader OR team, including 35 AST-accredited contact hours and full ANCC accreditation.
The complete HSO program includes:
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44 Surgical Foundations courses providing core perioperative onboarding and essential OR competencies
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16 Specialty courses spanning cardiac, GI, neurologic, orthopedic (hip, knee, shoulder, hand & wrist), bariatric, cesarean section, CABG overview, surgical lasers, and more
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18 Simulation courses (cognitive and in situ) designed to strengthen clinical judgment, communication, and team readiness
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56 Surgical Skills Checklists supporting structured skills validation and competency documentation
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9 Surgical Safety courses promoting safe surgical practices across perioperative settings
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Integrated industry-aligned guideline summaries embedded throughout the curriculum
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New Role-Based Education Guide and Orientation Schedule Template to streamline program planning
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Role-based content filtering within the HLC and Course Catalogue for simplified assignment by position
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CNOR® certification preparation resources including flashcards and practice tools
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Implementation and facilitator guides to support structured rollout and curriculum management
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If you contract for Quality OB, new versions of these courses were released on the week of February 9, which also updated the Quality OB EFM Learning Plan:
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Quality OB – EFM Module 1
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Quality OB – EFM Module 2
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Quality OB – EFM Module 3
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Quality OB – EFM Module 4
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Quality OB – EFM Pre-Assessment Competency Exam
For existing assignments, any in-progress learners will have until May 8, 2026, to complete.
New Course Names:
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Quality OB: EFM – Introduction to Electronic Fetal Heart Monitoring
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Quality OB: EFM – Relating Maternal-Fetal Oxygen Supply to Fetal Heart Rate Patterns
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Quality OB: EFM – Applying NICHD Category Definitions to Clinical Scenarios
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Quality OB: EFM – Applying Knowledge of Fetal Heart Rate Patterns to Clinical Care
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If you contract for Sigma’s Nursing Continuing Professional Development Bundle, 4 new courses are now live:
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Sigma: Mentorship: Cultivating Nursing Excellence
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Sigma: How to Advance from Shared to Professional Governance
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Sigma: Healthy Work Environments: Shifting Standards to Action
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Sigma: Technology and Innovation in Healthcare
Learners currently in progress with the below courses within this bundle must complete by CE expiration date, June 1, 2026. These 3 courses are permanently retiring.
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Sigma: Faculty Professional Role Development Program: Scholarship of Teaching
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Sigma: Faculty Professional Role Development Program: Scholarship of Discovery
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Sigma: Faculty Professional Role Development Program: Scholarship of Practice
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If you contract for AWHONN’s Neonatal Orientation and Education Program (NOEP), a new program is expected to release on April 18, 2026 – review crosswalk. Any learners currently in progress with NOEP modules must complete by April 17, 2026, at 23:59 EST. The new v6 courses will provide a more efficient learning experience that is better aligned with today’s NICU environment:
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Three new narrators
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The learner can now speed up or slow down the speed of narration
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Integrated case scenarios throughout the courses
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Optional NOEP Study Guides to use in conjunction with the program – will be found as a learning activity within each course
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Several courses were reorganized, and the entire program streamlined to allow learners to focus on core knowledge and avoid information overload
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Eliminated redundancy in the program with a decrease in total number of courses from 16 to 14
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Pre-test is now optional
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To earn CE, learner must complete 100% of the course and receive an 80% or higher on the posttest with an unlimited number of attempts
For customers that use content via AICC/Connect: HealthStream Administrator will need to pull down the new AICC files once the new version is released on April 18th. |
We are expanding our HSO curriculum offerings assignable in the HLC, building on existing courseware and curriculum options available through our customizable Orientation Schedule Template. These curricula are developed by our HSO Think Tank and aligned to industry-leading guidelines and best practice recommendations to support evidence-based, competency-focused, and efficient orientation programs to support superlative patient care.
Orientation schedules are currently available within the customizable orientation schedule template for Circulators, Surgical Technologists, Scrub Persons, and First Assists, providing structured guidance for onboarding and role development.
Within the next week, full curricula for Circulating Nurses and Surgical Technologists will also be available in the HLC for assignment.
Additional curriculum recommendations will be released within the next month for First Assistants, PACU, Pre-Op, SPD, and HLD teams, and will be accessible both within Orientation Planning Templates and as assignable curricula in the HLC.
These curricula are recommended frameworks and remain fully flexible—organizations may adopt, modify, or continue using existing templates and approaches based on their specific needs.
Review available and upcoming curricula and determine how best to incorporate them into your organization’s training programs. Details will continue to be shared via the Community of Practice and pushed directly through the HLC as new curricula are released. Please refer to the Master List. |
If you contract for Sigma’s Healthcare Leadership Certificate Program, a new version will be released April 2026. Learners currently in progress should complete modules by CE expiration date: April 1, 2026. Updates to expect:
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Title change to better reflect the intended audience & purpose of the program: Director-Level Nurse Leadership Program
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Significant design updates regarding clarity, flow, and applicability of material to the more focused target audience – current and aspiring director-level nurse leaders
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All knowledge check/test questions revised to align to a specific learning objective and linked back to easy review of specific slide content
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Major audio enhancements using a combination of original presenter and AI-voiceover
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NCPD contact-hour recalculation anticipated at approximately half of the current amount (~26 hours)—current is 52.25 hours
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Expect the following course titles to change to better reflect the content covered:
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Operational Structures
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New title: Nursing Operations: Structure, Preparedness, and Community
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Human Resource Management
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New title: Workforce Management
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Knowledge, Innovations and Performance Improvement
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New title: Performance Improvement
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Business of Healthcare
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New title: Business Planning
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Leadership and Management
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New title: Leadership and Change Management
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Professional Practice
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New title: Professional Practice and Development
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| In April, we will be releasing a new Quality OB dashboard available to Quality OB administrators within the Insights application. This dashboard provides clear visibility into performance by benchmarking clinical knowledge and judgment, providing completion tracking, and helping to uncover actionable trends in obstetric risk to gauge training impact and ROI. Administrators will appreciate the enhanced user interface and ease of use with the quick ability to download and export data as needed. Here is a quick guide on how to access this new dashboard. The current Quality OB dashboard will continue to be available within the “reports” section of the HLC for approximately 6 months. |
Quality OB customers can expect the release of a new course by the end of the month designed to support California healthcare organizations in meeting the requirements of the California Dignity in Pregnancy and Childbirth Act. This legislation requires healthcare facilities to implement an evidence‑based implicit bias training program for all perinatal care providers.
This one‑hour, accredited course addresses all ten requirements of the mandated perinatal implicit bias training and reinforces HealthStream’s commitment to delivering meaningful, regulatory‑driven value to our Quality OB customers.
New Course Name:
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Quality OB: Perinatal Implicit Bias, California
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With the April 1, 2026 OASIS updates from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), we understand how important it is for your team to stay current—especially during periods of transition.
While updated courseware is in development, we’ve created a tip sheet to bridge the gap. This resource outlines the most important changes and offers clear, actionable guidance to support your staff in real time. Our goal is to ensure your team feels prepared and supported as you begin implementing these updates, ahead of the full course release. We are adding this tip sheet as a new temporary course to our Activated Insights: OASIS Series and Activated Insights: Home and Hospice Library products. Click here to view the tip sheet. |
If you contract for AWHONN’s Perinatal Bereavement Certificate Program, a new version with new CNE/CME is expected to be released May 23, 2026. Any learners currently in progress with the Perinatal Bereavement modules must complete them by current CE expiration date, May 23, 2026.
New Course Titles:
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AWHONN Perinatal Bereavement Certificate Program – Nursing Contact Hours (CNE)
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AWHONN Perinatal Bereavement Certificate Program – Provider for CME
You can expect the new version to provide:
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Overall enhancements to each module based on customer feedback and evaluation data
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Option to slow down or speed up narration
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PDF participant hand-outs available as a resource to support learning
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Introduction module will point learner to AWHONN’s Perinatal Bereavement Resource webpage for additional resources
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Updated references and information throughout modules to new 2025 guidelines
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Impact of Faith and Culture on Perinatal Loss module received the most significant enhancements and expanded coverage to include:
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Asking parents about traditions and understanding common practices and rituals both at birth and end-of-life including burial traditions
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Demonstrating respect for traditional rituals and practicing cultural humility
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Creating a safe space for a person’s faith or spirituality
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If you contract for Quality OB, the following courses below went through an accreditation review and update. Learners in progress with current versions need to complete before May 2, 2026, when current CE and versions expire. New versions will be released by May 2, 2026.
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Quality OB – Effective Communication and Event Disclosure in Obstetrics
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Quality OB – Effective Communication and Event Disclosure in Obstetrics MicroSim
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Quality OB – EFM Microsim- Nurse
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Quality OB – EFM Microsim – Provider
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Quality OB – Hypertension in Pregnancy MicroSim
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Quality OB – Postpartum Hemorrhage
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Quality OB – Postpartum Hemorrhage MicroSim
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Quality OB – Shoulder Dystocia
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Quality OB – Shoulder Dystocia Microsim: Nurse
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Quality OB – Shoulder Dystocia Microsim: Provider
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Medical Assistant Orientation (MAO) will build on its strong training foundation on May 1 with six new AAMA-accredited courses focused on clinical procedures, regulatory knowledge, and preceptor development:
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MAO: Clinical Practice, CLIA Regulations
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MAO: Clinical Practice, Techniques for Phlebotomy and Specimen Processing
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MAO: Clinical Practice, Techniques for Suture and Staple Removal
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MAO: Clinical Practice, The Gastrointestinal System
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MAO: Leadership, Skills and Techniques for Preceptors
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MAO: Wound Care, Types of Wounds and Interventions
These additions further strengthen both frontline clinical proficiency and leadership readiness, supporting organizations in enhancing onboarding, skills development, and preceptor training programs. |
| If you contract for Sigma’s Nurse Manager Certificate Program, a new version is expected to release June 2026. Learners in progress with current version modules must complete by CE expiration June 23, 2026. No major structural or content-hour changes anticipated at this time. |
We are enhancing the HSO Community of Practice over the next quarter to provide expanded resources and tools that support curriculum development, implementation, and ongoing program optimization.
Upcoming updates will include an Orientation Curriculum Assistant, enhanced implementation resources, and updated administrator tools, along with additional best practice guidance and supporting materials. These improvements are designed to help organizations more efficiently build, manage, and evolve their training programs.
Click here to view the Community page. |
If you contract for Essentials of Pediatric Acute Care Orientation (EPACO) from Pediatric Learning Solutions (PLS), version 4.0 is expected to release in July – key details below.
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Overall update: Changes include updated images, interactivities, and content to improve understanding and visual appeal.
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Pediatric Nutrition: The Pediatric Nutrition Overview course will be split into two lessons to improve learner engagement and retention.
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Pediatric Nutrition Overview: this lesson will cover the fundamentals of pediatric nutrition including age-specific nutritional needs, obesity prevention and management and risk factors for malnutrition
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Modalities of Pediatric Nutrition (NEW): this lesson will focus on nutritional support and modalities of nutrition for the pediatric patient including age-appropriate formula and/or food choices, oral supplementation and parenteral nutrition
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Child Abuse and Neglect: Adding content to address Munchhausen’s “factitious disorder” and human trafficking. Two topics that were identified as gaps by PLS’s pediatric advisory committee.
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PLS App Supplemental Learning Activity: Case Study for Medication Administration Safety will be added to the PLS App to create a digital experience that allows clinicians to apply their knowledge of medication safety by making decisions and observing outcomes related to adverse signs and symptoms during medication administration.
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