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Health Care Courses at AACC

Are you a health care professional or child care provider seeking to sharpen your skills, meet continuing education requirements or advance your career? Are you a parent, camp counselor or teacher interested in learning first aid or CPR? Perhaps you're interested in entering the health field as a social worker, counselor, therapist or technician? 

Our faculty are experienced, credentialed professionals across a variety of health disciplines which include nursing, nursing and medical assistants, social workers, counselors, psychologists, massage therapists, physical and occupational therapists, and physician assistants.

For health care course listings, click on the headings below.

Basic Life Support/CPR/First Aid
CPR courses for professionals and non-professionals as well re-certification in all areas.

Chemical Dependency
These online courses are for counseling professionals and paraprofessionals and are approved for CEUs by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners and the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC).

Electrocardiology (EKG/EKC) Training 
Learn the skills needed to become an EKG/EKC technician through a two-day course offered in partnership with Boston Reed College.

Health Informatics 
Builds and improves technology literacy skills and prepares for new and emerging areas and roles in health informatics systems for professionals in health care fields. Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners Category 1 CEUs and ANCC contact hours awarded for all courses.  

Human Services
Social workers, psychologists, nurses, substance abuse counselors and therapists, and other mental health professionals can earn CEUS (all are approved by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for Category 1). Other approved accreditations are noted in the individual course descriptions.

Nursing 
Learn new or update your skills in nursing (including Nurse Refresher), medicine aide, phlebotomy, IV & Venipuncture Techniques, assisted living, and other topics. ANCC contact hours and/or Category I continuing education hours as defined by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners awarded (approved courses noted in course descriptions).

Orthopedic Technician
AACC, in partnership with Boston Reed College, offers orthopedic technician training through a combination of classroom instruction and a clinical externship. Successful completion of the program prepares students to take the National Association of Orthopedic Technologists certification exam.

Phlebotomy 
Learn principles and practices of venipuncture, skin puncture and processing of samples for laboratory testing. Provides eligibility status for those who wish to sit for national examinations.

Physician Assistant 
These courses are specifically designed to meet the continuing education needs of physician assistants and nurse practitioners. All courses approved for continuing education by the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) and American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) are noted following the course description.

Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy 
For both physical and occupational therapy practitioners as well as other health care providers. Courses approved by the Maryland State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners are noted in the course description.

Public Health
Health professionals train to assist in the event you are asked to assist during a community health emergency.

Therapeutic Massage
Ideal for massage therapists and body-workers as well as other health care providers. AACC is a National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) continuing education approved provider.


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Last Updated: Jul 21 2008 11:09AM