2022 AAH National Acute Care For Elders (ACE) Conference Independent Study: Practical Considerations in Care Transitions for Older Adults

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.

Target Audience

This course is intended for RNs, MDs, DOs, NP, PT, and other interested health professionals

Learning Objectives

At the end of this session, learners should be able to:

  1. Identify and address the unique vulnerabilities of older adults who are acutely ill or injured.
  2. Describe practice improvements to better address the needs of older individuals along the continuum of care.
  3. Describe key lessons learned as our health systems prepare to care for populations of older Americans.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.50 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 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 0.50 Attendance
    Attendance Credit
    • 0.50 Approved AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 0.50 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. 0.50 contact hours have been awarded to this activity by the Wisconsin Nursing Association. To receive contact hours, participants must attend the entire activity.
Course opens: 
09/29/2022
Course expires: 
11/01/2023
Cost:
$0.00
Part of: 
2022 AAH National Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Conference Independent Study
Rating: 
0

Faculty

Activity Directors:
Michael Malone, MD; Advocate Aurora Health
Jonny Macias Tejada, MD; Advocate Aurora Health

Speaker:
Elizabeth Chapman, MD; VETERANS Administration, UW-Madison

 

Disclosure

The following faculty speakers and/or planning committee members have disclosed the following:

Faculty Name

Name of Ineligible Companies

Nature of Relationship

Michael Malone, MD

Abbott Labs
AbbVie

Stock

The other planner(s) and speaker(s) have indicated that there are no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible companies to disclose. All of the relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Advocate Aurora Health 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 Statement(s)

American Medical Association (AMA) 
Advocate Aurora Health designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 
Advocate Aurora Health designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 0.50 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

ASHA Continuing Education Credits
Advocate Aurora Health is accredited by the Continuing Education Board of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to provide continuing education activities in speech-language pathology and audiology. No partial credit will be provided. 

APTA WI PT/OTA/PTA Continuing Education Credits
Advocate Aurora Health is accredited by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) of Wisconsin to provide continuing education for the live AND enduring activities and is approved through November 2023 to offer 5 APTA CEUs upon completion.

IL PT/OT Continuing Education Credits
Advocate Healthcare is accredited by the Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation (IDFPR) to provide continuing education for this live activity in addition to on-demand sessions. This program is offered for 5.0 contact hours for IL licensed PT/PTA, OT/COTA. Advocate Healthcare IDFPR CE Sponsor License 216.000106 (PT); 224.000115 (OT)

Available Credit

  • 0.50 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 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 0.50 Attendance
    Attendance Credit
    • 0.50 Approved AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 0.50 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. 0.50 contact hours have been awarded to this activity by the Wisconsin Nursing Association. To receive contact hours, participants must attend the entire activity.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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