As New York State requires healthcare workers to obtain Continuing Education (CE) Units for a growing number of professions, the 1199SEIU Training and Employment Funds offer Fund-Sponsored Seminars (FSS) in collaboration with the Union and participating employers. CE meets the needs of professional and technical workers, including nurses, and offers opportunities for both interprofessional and discipline-specific development. Healthcare workers who were unable to keep up with their certifications due to the COVID-19 pandemic can recertify in “Advanced Cardiac Life Support” and “Pediatric Advanced Life Support,” while nurses can also take courses on stress management.
Recent Fund-Sponsored Seminars have included “Heart Disease: Carotid Arteries” and “Telehealth and Telemedicine: A Healthcare Transformation,” as well as pandemic-related topics such as “COVID-19 Resilience and Well-being” and “Cardiovascular Disease in the Time of COVID-19.” Upcoming seminars related to the ongoing pandemic include “COVID-19: The Inflammation Link and the Role of Nutrition” and “COVID-19: Navigating Shifting Roles of Social Workers in Relation to Nurse Case Managers,” while other planned topics will focus on allergies, infectious diseases, and medication error prevention and patient safety. For more information, visit the
FSS web page, email
Institute@1199Funds.org or call (212) 894-4390.