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Law Office Technology Externship
PURPOSE
The Law Office Technology Externship badge documents the acquisition of practical skills and experience necessary for a paralegal or legal professional.

AUDIENCE
This credential is appropriate for a paralegal or legal secretary and all others who participate in the preparation of materials for a legal practice.

jOB/CAREER REQUIREMENTS
These competencies include knowledge of technology use in the courtroom and law office; ethics implications of technology in regard to law, and software use to create and manage documents, spreadsheets, presentations and databases. These credentials document competencies that include the use of software for managing a legal office and caseloads as well as the preparation of legal documents, spreadsheets, and presentations for use in a law office or courtroom setting. Technology plays an increasingly important role in discovery and during litigation with implication on legal ethics.  

LAW OFFICE TECHNOLOGY WORKPLACE TASKS:
The Externship badge confirms the earner's continued and successful practice of the following tasks demonstrating their ability to:
  • Prepare affidavits or other documents, such as legal correspondence, and organize and maintain documents in an electronic filing system.  
  • Prepare for trial by performing tasks such as organizing electronic presentations and exhibits.  
  • Support the efficient running of the law office including managing schedules, court calendars, and time tracking systems. 
  • Use software to analyze and manage litigation caseloads.  
  • Conduct legal research using electronic databases.  
  • Manage and secure data as part of the discovery process.
Fundamentals of Information Systems and Healthcare Records

Although a health information professional deals mainly with the information in the healthcare system, it is important to understand a fair amount about computer systems, including hardware, software, and electronic communications, and how they support the exchange of data electronically. You must become competent in many aspects of technology in order to use it efficiently and effectively.

This resource reviews the computer technology that is the foundation of the electronic health record. Additionally, it provides an overview of the health record itself.

After completing this resource, learners will be able to:

  • Describe the various forms of telemedicine
  • Discuss the functions of healthcare records
  • Explain the fundamental concepts of computers and computer networks
Pharmacy: The Cardiovascular, Circulatory, and Lymph Systems

Pharmaceuticals interact with the various body systems in interesting ways. Understanding the relationship between pharmaceuticals and the body is essential to ensure patient health. The cardiovascular system alongside the circulatory and lymph systems are affected tremendously by various medications and treatments. As a center point for these systems, heart health is something we all pay attention to.

For healthcare professionals, the ability to recognize diseases and disorders of these systems is imperative. Coronary artery disease, heart failure, high blood pressure and high cholesterol are just some of the conditions that can affect the functioning of these systems but also conditions that can respond particularly well to drug treatments. Proper treatment will always depend on severity, however, which is why it is imperative for health professionals to recognize these conditions and understand how to best to respond, particularly as these conditions are often presented in emergency circumstances.

After completing this resource, learners will be able to:

  • Diagram the basic anatomical structure and parts of the heart
  • Explain the function of the heart and the circulation of the blood within the body
  • Describe common diseases affecting the heart including the causes, symptoms, and pharmaceutical treatments associated with each disease
  • Describe the mechanism of action of anticoagulants, indications for their use, and antidotes of overdose
  • Differentiate between HDL, LDL, and triglycerides
  • List the total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, and triglyceride ranges for an average adult
  • Describe the structure and main functions of the lymphatic system, as well as its relationship to the cardiovascular system
Top 200 Drugs, Pharmacy Abbreviations, and Terminology
The pharmacy profession, like many other professions, has its own language. This language consists of terminology and vocabulary that is used daily in the profession but is not as common elsewhere. People in the pharmacy profession must have a firm grasp of medical terminology. Medical terminology refers to the words found in the medical and pharmacy fields. Often, medical terminology is based on word roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Breaking down words into their various roots, prefixes, and suffixes can make it much easier to understand seemingly complex terms. Of resource, you can overcome any confusion or doubt by referencing the appropriate medical terminology dictionary. Learning medical terminology, like learning any new language, can be a challenge. However, understanding the fundamentals of this language can make the process much easier.
Infection Control, Quality Assurance, and Safety in Phlebotomy
Credentials in Phlebotomy demonstrate the development of skills for healthcare professionals who collect blood, urine, fecal specimens, seminal fluid, sputum, and other body specimens. They collect, label, package, transport, use lab equipment to test, enter data into computers, report on, and store body fluid specimen. Phlebotomists are employed in general medical and surgical hospitals, specialty hospitals, medical and diagnostic laboratories, ambulatory health care services, physicians offices, insurance carriers, state government offices, home health care services, blood donation facilities, and other facilities. This credential is designed to document the knowledge base for phlebotomists who work in a variety of settings, including those who are a part of the laboratory team, paramedics, and point-of-care healthcare workers. Areas of assessment include the phlebotomist’s role and profession, infection control and safety, quality assurance, anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, phlebotomy equipment and procedures, point-of-care testing, and special populations and procedures.