Continuing Education

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Rush University Medical Center will offer 5.5 continuing education units for live viewing of the symposium. Please see the credit designation statements below for more information. The link to claim credits will be provided via email on Friday, May 3rd. Detailed instructions can be found below. 

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. 

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.
 
Joint Providership Statement:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Rush University Medical Center and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Rush University Medical Center is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 
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.
 
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME of the American Board of Surgery's Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
 
For Nursing:
Rush University Medical Center designates this knowledge-based 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 Medical Center is an approved provider for physical therapy (216.000378) and occupational therapy (224.000220) by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation.
 
Rush University Medical Center designates this live activity for 5.50 continuing education credits.
 
Faculty and planning committee members have reported no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to the symposium.  

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