Continuing Education

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Rush University Medical Center will offer 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 2nd. 

Learners must attend at minimum of 1 hour of live sessions to claim CE credit, and can claim CE in increments of .25 beyond the first hour.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this learning activity, participants will be able to:

• Examine common behavioral health concerns and their impact on older adults.
  
• Describe initiatives, strategies, and promising practices that can improve access and increase participation in behavioral health programs.
• Identify and implement actionable strategies to support the mental well-being of older adults in your community.

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 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 nursing contact hour(s).
 
For Psychologists:
Rush University Medical Center designates this live activity for 5 CE credits in psychology.
 
For Dietitians:
This live activity has been approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration for 5 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 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.
 
Certified Counselors:

Rush University Medical Center has been approved by National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7599. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Rush University Medical Center is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. 

Rush University Medical Center designates this live activity for 5 continuing education credits.

Faculty and planning committee members have reported no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to the symposium.