ENHANCE YOUR SKILLS
In today’s job market, education can help advance in your current job or make the change to a new career. Continuing Education & Outreach offers a wide variety of non-credit courses and programs designed to meet your professional and personal needs and enhance your skills, knowledge and expertise.
Our staff also plans, develops and presents professional development and training courses to help local companies meet the needs of their employees. Courses can be customized and provided onsite. Contact Jennifer Lawson, assistant director, Non-Credit Program, at 607.777.6857 or jlawson@binghamton.edu for more information.
CODESMART™ UNIVERSITY’s ICD-10 Course for Existing Coding Professionals (1212070)
Binghamton University CODESMART™ Program provides a dynamic on-line training program that teaches current medical coding professionals to be proficient with using the new ICD-10-CM/PCS coding systems. With the successful completion of this program, the individual will gain new knowledge and enhance their skill sets to be well prepared to pass the certification exams through the American Coding Quality Association (ACQA).
The Binghamton University CODESMART™ Program ICD-10-CM/PCS curriculum meets the healthcare industry’s challenge to provide skilled and proficient professionals in ICD-10 coding! Our comprehensive curriculum will prepare you to be a top performer in the industry!
Location:
Online
Program Fee: $1600.00
Enter code SUNY00 to receive a $100 Discount on this Program Fee: $1500.00
CODESMART™ UNIVERSITY’s ICD-10 Course for New Coding Professionals (1312071)
Binghamton University CODESMART™ online program prepares individuals seeking a new career path as medical coders. Medical coding is one of the fastest growing fields in the healthcare industry. However, to be successful in this career, one must master ICD-10 coding, which Binghamton University CODESMART™ program is designed to do!
A career in medical coding offers continuous growth and advancement. Due to the current shortage of trained professional in this field and the anticipated future needs of an industry that will double in size over the next decade. The significance of the national coding shortage, combined with the complexities of a new coding system that will soon be implemented (ICD-10), make it critically important to recruit new talent into the medical coding industry providing the critical training required for ICD-10 now while there is still time to prepare before the implementation of ICD-10. The estimated shortage of coders will be close to 500,000 over the next few years according to a variety of organizations and agencies. The changeover to the ICD-10 coding system is the biggest change in healthcare in over 30 years.
Due to our interactive approach to online-teaching, the Binghamton University CODESMART™ program for new medical coders is one of the most comprehensive courses in the country. Our approach to on-line teaching provides individuals with the necessary skills and knowledge to be well prepared to pass the certification exams through the American Coding Quality Association (ACQA).
Location:
Online
Program Fee: $4100.00
Enter code SUNY00 to receive a $100 Discount on this Program Fee: $4000.00
Forensic Health Certificate Program (1312022)
Now more than ever, the health care system frequently becomes enmeshed with the legal system, creating numerous opportunities for health care providers in the field of forensic health. The term forensic comes from the Latin forensis (forum) and means “pertaining to the law” – that which is legal. The use of the term forensic health applies to those instances where health care professionals interact with the law or legal issues. Forensic Health is the application of the health-related sciences to public or legal proceedings, the application of the forensic aspects of health care in the scientific investigation and treatment of trauma and/or death of victims and perpetrators of abuse, violence, criminal activity, traumatic accidents, and environmental hazards. Forensic health professionals come from nursing, social work, psychology, occupational therapy and other disciplines. While this certificate will most likely attract primarily nurses, it can also be utilized by other disciplines, including social work, psychology, sociology and anthropology.
Location:
Online (Distance Learning)
Certificate Program Fee ($200 discount applies if paying for all 3 modules in advance): $2800.00
10% Discount for BU Alumni!! Fee: $2520.00
Students who sign up for the entire Certificate Program in advance receive an overall $200 discount. (Total cost for the 3-module Certificate Program is $2800).
Forensic Health Essentials (1312019)
This module introduces nurses and other health care professionals to the exciting world of forensic careers, both those related to the health care fields and other disciplines, such as the sciences, law and law enforcement. Content includes: an introduction to forensics; violence as a health problem; forensics today: clients and settings; forensic roles and interdisciplinary collaboration; violence and diversity; mechanisms of injury; forensic assessment and documentation (including interviewing, physical assessment, narrative writing, diagrams and forensic photography); collection and reservation of evidence; medicolegal death investigation; an introduction to the criminal aspects of forensics: offenders and victims; an introduction to the civil aspects of forensics: malpractice/negligence, personal injury, child custody, and elder issues; terrorism; promoting your forensic practice; and consultation and collaboration.
Location:
Online (Distance Learning)
Dates: Monday, July 8, 2013 – Friday, August 9, 2013
Module Fee: $1000.00
10% Discount for BU Alumni!! Fee: $900.00
Students who sign up for the entire Certificate Program in advance receive an overall $200 discount. (Total cost for the 3-module Certificate Program is $2800).
Forensic Health of Offenders (1412021)
This module introduces nurses and other health care professionals to issues related to criminal offending. Content includes: working with violent offenders; ethical dilemmas; crime classifications; the criminal justice system – from case to court; crime theories and criminology; wrongful convictions; offenders in the community: probation and parole; offenders in lock-up: correctional health; reentry; mental illness, substance abuse and violent offending; psychopathy; dangerousness and the duty to protect; perpetrators of intimate partner violence; stalkers; perpetrators of elder abuse; perpetrators of child abuse; juvenile justice system; juvenile offenders; female offenders; sex offenders; Internet predators: traders, travelers and traffickers; offenders who commit homicide; workplace violence; connection between animal cruelty and human violence; health care providers as offenders; and criminal profiling.
Location:
Online (Distance Learning)
Dates: Monday, January 27, 2014 – Friday, May 9, 2014
Module Fee: $1000.00
10% Discount for BU Alumni!! Fee: $900.00
Students who sign up for the entire Certificate Program in advance receive an overall $200 discount. (Total cost for the 3-module Certificate Program is $2800).
Forensic Health of Victims (1312020)
This module introduces nurses and other health care professionals to issues related to victimization. Content includes: an overview of crime and victimization; defining forensic roles from a victim perspective; challenging situations; vicarious victimization: ethics for victim service providers; cultural competency; theories on victimization; mental health issues; effects of victimization; helping clients with traumatic experiences; working with victims; assessing victim needs and identifying resources; crisis intervention; referral; orders of protection; victim’s compensation; victim service systems; developing collaborative relationships; child abuse; child exploitation (Internet abuse, child pornography, child prostitution); intimate partner violence; teen dating abuse; elder abuse; abuse of persons with disabilities; victims of sexual assault; sexual assault forensic examiners; human trafficking; workplace violence; stalking; hate and bias crimes; homicide; drunk driving; terrorism; financial crimes; identify theft; property crimes; and expert witness testimony.
Location:
Online (Distance Learning)
Dates: Monday, August 26, 2013 – Friday, December 13, 2013
Module Fee: $1000.00
10% Discount for BU Alumni!! Fee: $900.00
Students who sign up for the entire Certificate Program in advance receive an overall $200 discount. (Total cost for the 3-module Certificate Program is $2800).
Forensic Pediatrics (1312024)
Violence touches the lives of children with alarming frequency. According to the 2006 Report on Juvenile Offenders and Victims by the US Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, juveniles of all ages are the victims of violent crime. Some of their offenders are family members, as is often the case for very young victims. Research has shown that child victimization and abuse are linked to problem behaviors that become evident later in life. So an understanding of childhood victimization and its trends may lead to a better understanding of juvenile offending. Health care professionals work with both victims and perpetrators, yet they have little education and resources for dealing with the everyday forensic issues of pediatric practice. This module helps fill the forensic void by providing current, concise and practical information that assists pediatric professionals with the prevention, identification and management of pediatric victimization and offending. Topics include: the effects of violence on youth, interviewing and assessing children/adolescents, evidence, expert witness testimony, compassion fatigue & vicarious victimization, children of incarcerated parents, child abuse, shaken baby syndrome, Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, sexual assault and exploitation, the juvenile justice system, delinquency, child delinquents, female delinquents, animal cruelty, arson, gangs, bullying, and child death investigation.
This module provides 30 hours of instruction
Location:
Online (Distance Learning)
Dates: Monday, August 26, 2013 – Friday, December 13, 2013
Module Fee: $479.00
10% Discount for BU Alumni!! Fee: $431.00
HeartCode – American Heart Association BLS Certification (1312060)
HeartCode BLS is an interactive self-directed learning program which completes all cognitive requirements for the American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers Course.
Part I: Cognitive Portion
Successfully complete the Part I cognitive portion of the program including two patient scenarios and multiple choice exams online.
Part II: Skills Portion
Once you have completed the Part I cognitive portion you must successfully complete the skills portion using a voice-assisted manikin system. Please consult Patricia Reuther, MS, RN, Innovative Practice Center Coordinator, to schedule a time that to complete Part II in the lab by emailing her at preuther@binghamton.edu.
Location:
Online/Classroom
Dates: Tuesday, January 1, 2013 – Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Fee: $60.00
10% Discount for BU Alumni! Fee: $54.00
Medicolegal Death Investigation (1312023)
Violence touches the lives of children with alarming frequency. According to the 2006 Report on Juvenile Offenders and Victims by the US Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, juveniles of all ages are the victims of violent crime. Some of their offenders are family members, as is often the case for very young victims. Research has shown that child victimization and abuse are linked to problem behaviors that become evident later in life. So an understanding of childhood victimization and its trends may lead to a better understanding of juvenile offending. Health care professionals work with both victims and perpetrators, yet they have little education and resources for dealing with the everyday forensic issues of pediatric practice. This module helps fill the forensic void by providing current, concise and practical information that assists pediatric professionals with the prevention, identification and management of pediatric victimization and offending. Topics include: the effects of violence on youth, interviewing and assessing children/adolescents, evidence, expert witness testimony, compassion fatigue & vicarious victimization, children of incarcerated parents, child abuse, shaken baby syndrome, Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, sexual assault and exploitation, the juvenile justice system, delinquency, child delinquents, female delinquents, animal cruelty, arson, gangs, bullying, and child death investigation.
This module provides 30 hours of instruction
Location:
Online (Distance Learning)
Dates: Tuesday, May 28, 2013 – Friday, June 28, 2013
Module Fee: $1000.00
10% Discount for BU Alumni!! Fee: $900.00
New York Conference on Asian Studies (130226)
Location:
Holiday Inn Arena & Convention Center
Dates: Friday, September 27, 2013 – Saturday, September 28, 2013
Friday, September 27 through Saturday, September 28, 2013
Faculty / Other: $125.00
Graduate Student: $75.00
Professional Paralegal Training (Fall 2013) (130315)
Students will be trained to interview witnesses, investigate complex fact patterns, research the law, prepare legal documents, and assist in preparing cases for courtroom litigation. The instruction is practice-oriented and relates to those areas of law in which paralegals are in most demand.
There are no prerequisites to take the course, but students will be expected to complete a significant amount of homework for each session. This program will help students increase their office's efficiency, productivity, and billable hours as well as learn new marketable job skills.
This non-credit program helps students increase their office’s efficiency, productivity and billable hours. It also provides students with marketable job skills. Successful graduates (who pass six tests and complete five written assignments) are awarded a Binghamton University Certificate of Completion.
Location:
Binghamton University Downtown Center
67 Washington Street
Binghamton, New York
(adjacent to the Holiday Inn Arena)
Dates: Saturday, September 14, 2013 – Sunday, October 27, 2013
Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Live lecture classes are held on Saturday and Sunday from 9 am to 5 pm:
September 14 & 15 / 21 & 22 / 28 & 29
October 5 & 6 / 19 & 20 / 26 & 27, 2013.
No classes held October 12-13 in observance of Columbus Day.
Program Fee: $1189.00
The class is limited to 15 students to ensure maximum educational opportunity for all. Additional information regarding the campus and parking is provided after receipt of your registration.
Contact Center for Legal Studies to order textbooks:
Toll Free: 1-800-522-7737
Phone: 303-273-9777
For additional information call 607-777-6857
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