Des Moines Area Community College.

Continuing Education

Health Care, Nutrition and Fitness

Assisting Aging Parents
Cost: $89
Are your parents in their golden years? Learning how to help parents or other loved ones through their transition can prepare for our own. This compassionate and comprehensive class will give you the tools, techniques and insights for this passage. You'll learn to handle most of the challenges you will face while coming to appreciate and cherish the privilege of the journey..

Become a Veterinary Assistant
Cost: $89
This course will give you the information you need to counsel veterinary clients on pet nutrition, vaccinations, worms, fleas, first aid, euthanasia, and alternative medicine.  You will also get information on how a veterinary hospital ticks as a small business by focusing on billing, workplace safety, and marketing through client education programs.

Become a Veterinary Assistant II: Canine Reproduction
Cost: $89
This course is the definitive guide to the principles of sound dog breeding practices leading to the production of healthy puppies.  If you’re a veterinary assistant or preparing to become one, this course will help you understand the essential facts so you can knowledgeably converse with clients on the complexities of canine reproduction.  This course covers every facet of dog breeding, including assessing the health of candidates, common reproductive problems, caring for puppies, and more.

Become a Veterinary Assistant III: Practical Skills
Cost: $89
Learn the practical skills you’ll need to be a valuable veterinary assistant or educated pet owner.  Exciting videos and interactive graphics will put you right in the hospital.  You’ll learn restraint techniques and examination procedures, as well as how to collect and interpret blood and urine samples, assist in surgery, perform basic hygiene, take radiographs, and administer medications and vaccines.

Handling Medical Emergencies
Cost: $89
Medical emergencies occur suddenly and with little warning. This course will identify common medical emergencies affecting children and adults, help you recognize signs and symptoms, and show you how to give appropriate care.

HIPPA Compliance
Cost: $89
Demystify the complexities of HIPAA! If you're a health care professional, it's mandatory that you know the ins and outs of HIPAA compliance. This course focuses on the Administrative Simplification portion of HIPAA. We will cover transactions, code sets, and identifiers; the Privacy Rule; and the Security Rule. By the end of the course, you'll feel confident in your ability to bring your organization into compliance with HIPAA's requirements.

Luscious, Low-fat, Lightning-Quick Meals
Cost: $89
Have you ever wished you had a personal chef preparing luscious, low-fat meals for you? This course is the next best thing! Join a registered dietitian and discover how easy it can be to prepare meals that are delicious and nutritious! Uncover the secrets of making lowered-fat recipes taste terrific. Learn how to get in and out of the kitchen quicker, and explore a dietitian's tricks of the trade for encouraging reluctant family members to eat more healthfully. Discover over 50 exciting and easy lowered-fat recipes for tasty entrees, side dishes, desserts and garnishes.

Medical Coding
Cost: $89
Take your first step toward a lucrative career as a medical coder! You値l learn how to find medical codes for any disease, condition, treatment or surgical procedure. We値l discuss how medical coding works in the real world, and then we値l go over the different types of codes you値l need to understand to describe every aspect of a patient痴 visit and report that information to an insurance company. By the end of this course, you値l know how to find your way through both the CPT manual and the ICD-9-CM Manual, and be well on your way to becoming a medical coder.

Medical Terminology: A Word Association Approach
Cost: $89
This course teaches medical terminology according to each body system. Multiple graphics, study tips and unusual facts make for a most enjoyable course.

Natural Health and Healing, Intro to
Cost: $89
This course is designed for anyone who wants to learn how to promote wellness, balance and health in their daily lives. It will give you a basic understanding of the field of natural health. You will explore areas of natural health to include Naturopathy, Aromatherapy, nutritional healing, and body therapies.