Learning Objectives
At the end of this learning activity, participants will be able to:
- Share new initiatives, strategies, promising practices as well as the perspective of older adults to improve access, eliminate discrimination, and increase collaboration in the field of older adult mental health.
- Increase awareness about the role that health inequities play in the care and treatment of older adult mental health and substance use disorders and identify culturally-appropriate approaches to reduce their impact, including social support and evidence-based interventions.
- Provide attendees with actionable steps they can bring back to their communities.
- Identify policy solutions to address inequities and access barriers in older adult mental health.
Interprofessional Continuing Education - Rush Accreditation
Accreditation Statement:
In support of improving patient care, Rush University Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credit Designation Statements
For Medicine:
Rush University Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
For Nursing:
Rush University Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.50 nursing contact hour(s). For Psychologists:
Rush University Medical Center designates this live activity for 5.50 CE credits in psychology. For Dieticians:
This live activity has been approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration for 5.50 CPEUs.
For Social Work:
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Rush University Medical Center is approved to offer social work continuing education buy the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved continuing education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 5.50 general continuing education credits.
For Physical Therapy or Occupational Therapy:
Rush University is an approved provider for physical therapy or occupational therapy by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation. Rush University designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.50 continuing education credits for physical therapists or occupational therapists.
Disclosure
Unapproved Uses of Drugs/Devices: In accordance with requirements of the FDA, the audience is advised that information presented in this continuing medical education activity may contain references to unlabeled or unapproved uses of drugs or devices. Please refer to the FDA approved package insert for each drug/device for full prescribing/utilization information.
It is the policy of Rush University Medical Center and the Office of Interprofessional Continuing Education to ensure that its CE activities are independent, free of commercial bias and beyond the control of persons or organizations with an economic interest in influencing the content of CE. All individuals in control of educational content must disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies in the past 24 months. An ineligible company is an entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All conflicts of interest, including potential ones, for individuals in control of educational content are mitigated prior to the planning, implementation, or evaluation of the continuing education activity.
The IPCE identifies the presence or absence of relevant financial relationships for all individuals in control of content including but not limited to planning committee members, course directors, invited presenters/authors, and staff through a standardized disclosure form. If a financial relationship is identified for the person in control of content, conflict mitigation strategies will be used to mitigate the financial relationship before they assume their role. All individuals in control of content have indicated they have no relevant financial disclosure
