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Forward2021 National Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Conference
The National Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Virtual Conference trains and educates healthcare professionals across Advocate Aurora Health, as well as multiple other health systems across the country and beyond. We will continue to seize the opportunity to use technology and reach more healthcare workers than ever before by offering this conference virtually. By bringing in national speakers from around the world, this conference helps to implement best-practice models of care in our own communities and draws national attention towards the efforts to improve care for vulnerable, older adults.
This conference is being held virtually.
This program will be recorded and posted online for ongoing viewing. Please turn your camera/video off if you do not want your image shared within the recorded video. If you have any concerns, please contact the CME Office at [email protected].
Target Audience
This course is intended for Physicians, nurses, physician assistants, physical/occupational/speech therapists, social workers, and other allied health care providers involved in the care of older adults.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, learners should be able to:
- Understand and address the unique vulnerabilities of older adults who are acutely ill or injured.
- Describe practice improvements to better address the needs of older individuals in the emergency department, in our hospitals, in programs to avoid hospitalization, and in transition between health care settings.
- Describe key lessons learned as our health system prepares to care for populations of older Americans
Nursing Desired Learning Outcome:
- The learners will identify two geriatric principles to implement into their practice
Geriatric Fast Facts
https://geriatricfastfacts.com
A Review of Management of Delirium Among Older Adults
GFF #14: Assessing Delirium
GFF #46: Assessment and Prevention of Delirium in ICU
GFF #63: Acute Management of Behavioral Changes in Hospitalized Patients with Dementia
An International Perspective on Improving the Emergency Care of Older Adults
GFF #58: Assessment of an Older Emergency Department Patient – 10 Key Points
GFF #71: Creating a Dementia-Friendly Emergency Department
GFF #72: Assessment of Dementia Patients in the Emergency Department
Lessons Learned from the STRIDE Study: Converting Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Studies to Real World Clinical Practice
GFF #15: Fall Etiologies and Assessment
GFF #16: Falls Risk Factors and Interventions
GFF #22: Home Safety Evaluation: Can I send this patient home?
GFF #81: Environmental Causes of Falls
Faculty
Michael Malone, MD; Advocate Aurora Health
Donna Fick, PhD, RN, GCNS-BC, FGSA, FAAN; Penn State College of Nursing
Wes Ely, MD, MPH; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Judy Lowthian, LMusA, BAppSc, (SpPath) MPH, PhD; Boston Clarke Research Institute
Siobhan McMahon, PhD, MPH, GNP-BC; Adult and Gerontological Health Cooperative
Conflict of Interest Disclosure
This educational activity’s planners and presenters have indicated that they have no conflict of interest.
The planner(s) and speaker(s) have indicated that there are no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible companies to disclose.
Accreditation Statement
Advocate Aurora Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit Designation Statement
Advocate Aurora Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Continuing Nursing Education Hours
5.0 contact hours will be awarded upon successful completion of this program. (2.5 for Live and an additional 2.5 for independent study, 1.0 APRN Pharmacology Hours)
Criteria for Successful Completion:
• Credit awarded commensurate with participation.
• Evaluations will be sent via email within 15 business days after the event.
• Participants will have 28 days to complete the evaluation.
• Upon submission of the evaluation, the participant will receive their certificate.
Continuing Nursing Education Accreditation Statement
Advocate Aurora Health is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Ohio Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. (OBN-001-91)
Available Credit
- 2.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Aurora Health Care is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Aurora Health Care designates this activity for a maximum of 2.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 2.50 AttendanceAttendance Credit
- 2.50 Approved AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 2.50 Continuing Nursing Education (CE)Aurora Health Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 2.50 contact hours have been awarded to this activity by the Wisconsin Nursing Association. To receive contact hours, participants must attend the entire activity.
Price
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This conference is being held virtually. A link to the meeting will be provided prior to the event.
This program will be recorded and posted online for ongoing viewing. Please turn your camera/video off if you do not want your image shared within the recorded video. If you have any concerns, please contact the CME Office at [email protected].
Contact the Advocate Aurora Health CME Office at [email protected] if you have any questions or need assistance.