During the fourth quarter of 2025, USI’s Center for Health Professions Lifelong Learning will offer the following conferences and workshops designed to provide essential continuing education and professional development opportunities for health professionals across disciplines.
Suturing Workshop – Tuesday, October 7
This interactive, hands-on workshop is designed to enhance basic suturing skills for wound repair. The suturing techniques are applicable to most primary or urgent care settings.
The workshop welcomes all skill levels. All supplies and practice materials will be provided. Enrollment is limited to optimize the learning experience.
The deadline for reduced registration is Tuesday, September 23. For more information, visit USI.edu/suturing.
Pharmacology Update for Healthcare Professionals Webinar – Friday, October 24
This all-day, virtual workshop focuses on updating clinical pharmacology knowledge. The content is appropriate for pharmacists, physicians, physician assistants, nurses and advance practice nurses in ambulatory and acute care settings. Participants will have an opportunity to review new therapies for the treatment of common chronic diseases, review the pharmacology and clinical use of select drugs and discuss common practice scenarios.
The deadline for reduced registration is Friday, October 10. For more information, visit USI.edu/pharmacology.
Healthcare Educator Virtual Conference: Igniting Educational Excellence – Friday, October 31
The Healthcare Educator Virtual Conference is designed for healthcare educators at every stage of their career, from newcomers to seasoned professors. In a region where educator development conferences are few and far between, this is your unique opportunity to enhance your teaching skills, discover cutting-edge strategies and explore the latest technologies shaping healthcare education.
This virtual conference will empower attendees with the knowledge and tools to elevate their teaching and inspire the next generation of healthcare professionals.
The deadline for reduced registration is Thursday, October 16. For more information, visit USI.edu/healthcare-educator.
Professional Ethics Seminar – Thursday, November 20
This insightful seminar is designed to help health professionals navigate the complex ethical issues and dilemmas they face in today’s healthcare environment. Participants will enhance their knowledge and skills to better identify and address these challenges in their professional practice.
This seminar is jointly provided by the USI Center for Health Professions Lifelong Learning, Ascension St. Vincent Evansville and Deaconess Health System.
The deadline for reduced registration is Wednesday, November 5. For more information, visit USI.edu/health/ethics.
Anticoagulation Care Opportunities
Health professionals can expand their knowledge in anticoagulation care with three specialized online certificate programs.
- Anticoagulation Therapy Management Program: An intensive eight-week program exploring oral and parenteral antithrombotic agents, complex patient scenarios and evidence-based protocols and tools (40 contact hours). Next start date is Monday, October 20.
- Oral Anticoagulation: An independent study course with three modules providing a refresher of key drug differences, therapeutic guidelines and patient management strategies (10 contact hours).
- Bridging Therapy–Current Practices for Bridging Between Blood Thinners: Concise two-hour course offered on-demand provides practical guidance for identifying patients who require bridging therapy (two contact hours).
For information, call toll-free 1-877-USI-HLTH (874-4584) or 812-461-5217 or email usi1nhpcert@usi.edu. The entire list of 2025 conferences and workshops is on the Center’s website.
About the USI Center for Health Professions Lifelong Learning
The USI Center for Health Professions Lifelong Learning is committed to providing quality and excellence in interprofessional continuing education. In addition to in-person events, the USI Center for Health Professions Lifelong Learning also offers a variety of online programs for those looking to expand their knowledge in a specific disease state or care niche.
Continuing Education Continuing Education (CE) hours are available for nurses, physicians, pharmacists, social workers and health facility administrators. CE hours will also be available for Indiana licensed marriage and family therapists, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, mental health counselors and dental professionals.
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, the University of Southern Indiana Center for Health Professions Lifelong Learning is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
State of Indiana
The University of Southern Indiana has been approved by the Indiana State Board of Health Facility Administrators as a sponsor of continuing education programs for health facility administrators. License number: 98000033A
The University of Southern Indiana is an approved provider of continuing education for several professionals licensed in the state of Indiana, including social workers, marriage and family therapists, psychologists, occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, mental health counselors and dental professionals.
