Claim Credit

To claim Continuing Education Credit for OAMHAD, attendees must: 

  • Attend the entire live session(s).
  • Credits can only be claimed after live viewing the sessions on May 7. 
  • Download and read the step-by-step instructions: Creating an Account and Claiming Credit. 
  • Credits cannot be claimed for on-demand sessions. 
  • Deadline to claim credit is by May 17, 2026. 

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Continuing Education

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Rush University Medical Center is offering up to 4.50 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 8th. Attendees will have until May 17th to claim CE for this activity. No requests after this date can be accepted.

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.

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

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For Medicine: RUSH University Medical Center designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.50 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 live activity for a maximum of 4.50 nursing contact hour(s).

For Psychologists: RUSH University Medical Center designates this live activity for 4.50 CE credits in psychology. Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.

For Dieticians: This live activity has been approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration. Completion of this activity awards 4.50 CPEUs.

For Social Work: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, RUSH University Medical Center is approved to offer social work continuing education by 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 4.50 general continuing education credits.

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For NBCC: Rush University Medical Center has been approved by 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.

This course has been approved for 4.50 NBCC credits. NBCC ACEP No. 7599.


Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES)

Sponsored by the National Council on Aging, a designated provider of Continuing Education Contact Hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES®) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES®) to receive up to 5.5 total Category I continuing education contact hours. Maximum advanced-level Continuing Education Contact Hours available are 5.5. Continuing Competency credits available are 0.

Instructions on how to claim CHES credit will be emailed to you after the conference.