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This day-long conference will offer a variety of presentations designed specifically for healthcare professionals to help them explore best practices in Geriatric care. This conference will discuss the definition of successful aging and strategies to promote successful aging. Multiple sessions throughout the day will address the most prevalent conditions among the geriatric population and practical steps for treating those conditions, as well as community resources and initiatives.
Keynote Speaker
Susan M. Friedman, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Topics include
• Components of Successful Aging
• Deprescribing medication
• Dementia and Alzheimers
• Advanced Care Planning
• Sexuality in the Geriatric Population
• Depression/Suicide in Elderly Populations
• Spirituality in the Geriatric Population
• Fitness in Aging
• North Carolina Initiatives and Community Resources
Credit Information
CME
Accreditation Statement:
The Carolinas HealthCare System/Charlotte AHEC is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Credit:
The Carolinas HealthCare System/Charlotte AHEC designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
CNE
6.25 Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) Contact Hours will be provided to nurses attending at least 90% of the conference. Partial credit will not be provided.
Charlotte Area Health Education Center is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
PT Credit:
Charlotte AHEC, as part of the NC AHEC system, is an approved provider by the North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners with regard to activities directly related to physical therapy for continued competence.
NC Psychologists Credit:
Contact Hours (category A) CE for NC Psychologists
NBCC Credit:
NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider - Charlotte AHEC has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5096. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Charlotte AHEC is solely responsible for all aspects of the program.
6.0 Contact Hours / 0.6 Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
This project is/was supported by funds from the Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) under grant number U1QHP28734, Carolina Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by the BHPr, HRSA, DHHS or the U.S. Government.”
“The UNC Center for Aging and Health, Carolina Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program also provided support."
