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ForwardGeriatrics and Palliative Care 2022 Symposium
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Overview
This annual symposium brings together practitioners from various healthcare settings to develop the necessary skills to improve the quality and delivery of geriatrics and palliative care. Keynote lectures and interactive Q&A discussions explore issues relating to the physical, emotional, and psychological care of older and seriously ill patients and their families. Highlighting this year’s program will be lectures on patient-priorities care, provider death anxiety, hospice care, de-prescribing, and the impact of racism in medicine on older populations. These topics were specifically selected to meet the challenging needs in today's healthcare environment.
Successful Completion
To successfully complete this activity, the required evaluation must be completed no later than Monday, July 18, 2022. Thereafter, the evaluation will no longer be available and credits will not be issued. No refunds will be offered for failure to complete the required evaluation by the stated deadline.
Target Audience
This course is designed for physicians, nurses, and social workers.
Learning Objectives
Following completion of this activity, learners will be able to:
- Adapt medical care to patients’ health priorities and preferences.
- Value approaches to mitigate death anxiety in reflective practice.
- Describe strategies to improve hospice utilization when appropriate.
- Utilize strategies to reduce harms associated with polypharmacy.
- Examine the impact of racism, both subtle and overt, in medicine over the past decades on health outcomes.
Required Hardware/Software
This activity will be using Zoom teleconferencing software. Click here to view the system requirements.
Relevant Financial Relationships
Thomas Jefferson University Office of Continuing Professional Development (OCPD) endorses the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education and the policies that supplement the Standards.
All planners, faculty, authors, presenters, and content reviewers are required to disclose any financial relationships with ACCME defined commercial interest entities within the past 24 months. Any conflict of interests have been mitigated prior to the educational activity.
Such disclosures will be available prior to the start of the activity. Jefferson conflict of interest resolution process may result in changes to the program agenda.
Planning Committee
The following planning committee members have no financial relationships to disclose.
Rebecca Cammy, MSW, LCSW
Judith Heredia, MSN, CRNP
Susan Parks, MD
Brooke Salzman, MD
The following planning committee member has financial relationships to disclose.
Brooke Worster, MD
Researcher: Ethos; Advisor: Pax
Faculty
Ala Stanford, MD
The following presenters have no financial relationships to disclose.
Jeanette Kates, PhD, APRN, AGPCNP-BC, GNP-BC
Abigail Nathanson, DSW, LCSW
Mary Tinetti, MD
The following presenters have financial relationships to disclose.
Emily Hajjar, PharmD
Medical Advisory Board: Ethos Cannabis; Consultant: Prime Therapeutics
Off‐label/Investigational Use
All faculty/presenters/authors at Thomas Jefferson University sponsored events are required to disclose whether or not their content contains information of commercial products/devices that are unlabeled for use or investigational uses of products not yet approved. Product(s) is/are not included in the labeling approved by the U.S. FDA for the treatment of disease(s).
Content Disclaimer
The views expressed in this activity are those of the faculty. It should not be inferred or assumed that they are expressing the views of any manufacturer of pharmaceuticals or devices or Thomas Jefferson University.
It should be noted that the recommendations made herein with regard to the use of therapeutic agents, varying disease states, and assessments of risk are based upon a combination of clinical trials, current guidelines, and the clinical practice experience of the participating presenters. The drug selection and dosage information presented in this activity are believed to be accurate. However, participants are urged to consult all available data on products and procedures before using them in clinical practice.
Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, Thomas Jefferson University 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
Physicians: This educational activity is designated for a maximum of 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses: This activity awards 4.25 nursing contact hours.
Other Healthcare Professionals: This educational activity is designated for 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Participants should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Other Credit
PA Patient Safety and Risk Credit
This educational activity offers 1.0 PA Patient Safety and Risk Credit. The following session qualifies: Moving from Disease-Based to Patient Priorities-Aligned Care.
Nursing Pharmacology Credit
This educational activity offers 0.5 nursing pharmacology credit. The following session qualifies: Considerations for Deprescribing.
Counselors/Therapists/Social Work
National Board of Certified Counselors (LPC, LMFT, LCSW and LSW)
Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Community and Trauma Counseling has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP no 3034. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Community and Trauma Counseling is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Thomas Jefferson University, Department of Community and Trauma Counseling
4201 Henry Avenue, Philadelphia PA
215.951.0277
Neil.Andress@Jefferson.edu
https://www.jefferson.edu/academics/colleges-schools-institutes/health-professions/departments-programs/counseling-behavioral-health/programs/community-trauma-counseling.html
This activity offers 4.0 contact hours for licensed counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers. Counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Contact hours are offered on a session-by-session basis with full attendance required for each session. No contact hours will be offered for sign-in, welcoming and closing remarks, or breaks.
Available Credit
- 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 4.25 Attendance
- 4.25 CNE
- 0.50 CNE Pharmacotherapy
- 1.00 Patient Safety
Price
REGISTRATION FEES
| Profession/ Affiliation | Registration Fee |
|---|---|
| Practicing Physician | $75 |
| Nurse / Other Health Professional | $50 |
| Jefferson Health - Faculty / Staff | $50 |
| Non-Jefferson Health - Resident / Fellow / Med. Student | $25 |
| Jefferson Health - Resident / Fellow / Med. Student | Complimentary |
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
To register online, you must have a CPD @ JeffLearn account.
- Login or create an account. - Note: This website will not work on Internet Explorer 8.
Final price will be reflected on check out. You must be logged in to see the "Add to Cart" function.
- Check out and pay with American Express, Visa or Mastercard.
REFUNDS
No refunds will be given after Friday, May 20, 2022. See full refund policy.
Requests for refunds must be submitted in writing and received by OCPD before Friday, May 20, 2022 . Registrants who fail to attend the conference are responsible for the entire registration fee. All refunds will be processed after the conference concludes.
Should any emergency arise, of any nature, prior to the opening conference date that would prevent its schedule opening (destruction or damage to the facility by fire, flood, storms, acts of God, etc., or declaration of any emergency by the state of Pennsylvania or the United States Government), Jefferson reserves the right to cancel or postpone the conference. In the event of cancellation or postponement, Jefferson will refund registration fees, but is not responsible for related costs or expenses to registrants, including cancellation fees assessed by hotels, airlines or travel agencies.
RECORDING AND PHOTOGRAPHY STRICTLY PROHIBITED
Unauthorized recording or photography at a Jefferson-sponsored event is strictly prohibited. Individuals found violating this policy will be removed from the online activity or asked to leave from the live activity. No credits or refund will be issued.
JEFFERSON RELEASE POLICY
Jefferson may record/livestream/photograph this activity. These images/recordings, along with your name, may be used in Jefferson publications or on the Jefferson website. If you verbally submit any questions for Q&A sessions, you are agreeing to be recorded and to have that recording available in enduring materials. Once photographed, filmed, recorded, or videotaped, you waive any right of inspection or approval to which such images/recordings may be put and Jefferson has the right to use, publish, reproduce, modify, adapt and distribute at any time in any manner or medium.
You understand that it is your right to withhold consent to this Jefferson policy or to withdraw your previous consent at any time. You further understand that, without your consent, it is not possible to process your course registration request.
JEFFERSON HIPAA POLICY
You understand that, as an attendee of this conference hosted by Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson University Physicians and Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Inc. (collectively “Jefferson”), you may gain access to certain proprietary information (“Confidential Information”), including Protected Health Information (“PHI”).
You agree to maintain the confidentiality of all Confidential Information, including PHI, obtained from any source. You agree that you will take all necessary steps to protect such Confidential Information and shall not directly or indirectly disclose or use it in any manner or for any reason, other than as necessary to complete the activity.
In furtherance of the above, you agree not to take photographs, record in any manner or otherwise reproduce any such Confidential Information. You understand that any unauthorized use or disclosure of Confidential Information by the undersigned may result in possible legal action against you by Jefferson whose confidentiality is breached.