Professional Development

The continuing education course curriculum published on Athena Forum.com^® is designed to elevate the core competencies and knowledge required to advance your professional practice as an RN Case Manager, a Social Work Case Manager, a Nurse or other healthcare professional. We strive to publish practical and timely information as a convenient resource, however, the information is not designed to be all-inclusive in all circumstances, and we ask that you familiarize yourself with the potential of our course content as well as the limitations of our course content.

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Please use this information with judgment and caution. The course content presented here reflects Athena Forum's judgment regarding the general state of knowledge and practice in the specific clinical field as of the date of publication. We monitor and update our course content on a routine basis, however, clinical research findings from hundreds of organizations worldwide are published with some regularity, and Athena Forum is not responsible for any omissions in clinical information presented here.

The recommendations or clinical guidelines may not be appropriate for use for all patients in all settings or under all circumstances. Professional judgment is always the responsibility of the healthcare professional, and healthcare professionals are obligated to exercise critical thinking regarding specific, safe, and appropriate decisions in patient care. Athena Forum neither represents nor guarantees that the practices described herein will, if followed, ensure safe and effective patient care or improved patient management results.

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Thank you for the opportunity to support your professional needs. We look forward to hearing from you on how to improve our service for enhancing patient care.

Sincerely,

Thomas A. Rasmussen