ECHO-Chicago: Geriatrics in Primary Care

February 18, 2025 to April 22, 2025
Raise the standard of care for older adults!
 
Join us for a transformative learning experience designed to bridge the gap in provider knowledge and revolutionize care for older patients. Using the ECHO model, this program connects academic medical center specialists with community-based primary care clinicians in dynamic, case-based sessions. Together, we’ll build a vibrant, collaborative network of clinicians and aging specialists, equipping you with the tools, insights, and resources to enhance your practice and make a lasting impact on the health of older adults across Chicago. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this powerful movement—register today!

Target Audience

This activity is designed for primary care clinicians and other healthcare professionals dedicated to the care and treatment of geriatric patients.

Learning Objectives

After this activity, participants will be able to:

  • Recall appropriate geriatric assessments in primary care;
  • Identify local community resources that provide support relating to aging and health for patients and their families;
  • Distinguish between typical signs of aging and those symptoms that may be associated with other health problems;
  • List signs of dementia in geriatric patients;
  • State the basic practices of palliative and hospice care;
  • Describe advanced care planning, including important topics such as power of attorney and living will;
  • Discuss polypharmacy & medication reconciliation for older adults;
  • Generate a treatment plan for the management of dementia in geriatric patients.
Additional information
ACGME/ABMS Core Competencies: 
Patient Care and Procedural Skills
Medical Knowledge
Practice-based Learning and Improvement
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
Systems-based Practice
For more information, please contact:
CME Coordinator Contact Name: 
ECHO-Chicago
CME Coordinator Contact Email: 
CME Coordinator Contact Phone: 
773-702-2213
Summary
Available credit: 
  • 10.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 10.00 Participation
Event starts: 
02/18/2025 - 8:00am
Event ends: 
04/22/2025 - 9:00am
Activity opens: 
04/22/2025
Activity expires: 
07/22/2025
DateTopic
February 18, 2025Orientation to ECHO-Chicago & Geriatric Assessment in Primary Care - Katherine Thompson, MD
February 25, 2025Screening and Health Maintenance in Older Adults - Katherine Thompson, MD
March 4, 2025Polypharmacy & Medication Reconciliation, Part I - Tia Kostas, MD
March 11, 2025Polypharmacy & Medication Reconciliation, Part II - Tia Kostas, MD
March 18, 2025Advance Care Planning (Power of Attorney and Living Will) - Stacie Levine, MD
March 25, 2025Hospice & Palliative Medicine 101 - Stacie Levine, MD
April 1, 2025Fall Assessments - Katherine Thompson, MD
April 8, 2025Dementia Diagnosis - Katherine Thompson, MD
April 15, 2025Dementia Management - Katherine Thompson, MD
April 22, 2025Community Resources for Older Adults - Christina Bernhardy, MSW & Katherine Thompson, MD

*The agenda is subject to change.

Online Webinar
Chicago, IL
United States
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
To learn more about the ECHO-Chicago curricula, visit our website.
 
ACCESSIBILITY The University of Chicago is committed to providing equal access appropriate to need and circumstances and complies fully with legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are in need of special accommodation, please contact ECHO-Chicago via e-mail via at [email protected].
 
The University of Chicago reserves the right to cancel or postpone this conference due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event this activity must be cancelled or postponed, the registration fee will be refunded; however, The University of Chicago is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees assessed by airline/travel/lodging agencies.
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO COURSE DIRECTOR
  Associate Professor of Medicine
  
 

 

 

Disclosure Declarations
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships prior to the start of the activity.

Additionally, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration at first mention and where appropriate in the content.
Physician Credit
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
Other Participant Credit
Other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board. 
 
Please Note: The credit claiming process will close three months after the conference end date. Requests to claim credit after three months will be subject to additional fees.
 

ECHO-Chicago
Registration: For more information about ECHO-Chicago, visit the program website below.
 

ECHO-CHICAGO WEBSITE
 

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