ECHO-Chicago: Geriatrics

May 17, 2016 to August 2, 2016
Advances in medical care and a rapidly expanding aging population means more Americans are living longer, but often with multiple chronic conditions requiring providers trained to manage complex care needs. Older adults contend with elevated rates of diabetes, hypertension, respiratory disease, arthritis and other chronic conditions leading to disability, functional loss, cognitive decline, and other poor health outcomes. The South Side of Chicago is one of the nation's largest medically underserved communities and a place where the ills of a fragmented, dysfunctional, and under-resourced health care system are a daily reality for older adults. According to the University of Chicago Adult Community Needs Assessment, older adults living in the University of Chicago Medicine’s primary service area have higher prevalence of chronic conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, and hypertension compared to regional, state, or national levels. A shortage of geriatricians and limited access to care further increases the risk to older adult health. The ECHO-Chicago Geriatrics curriculum improves health outcomes for older adults by creating a robust, engaged network of interdisciplinary care providers who share resources and education to improve health for older adults on Chicago’s South Side.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for phyisicians and other health care professionals specializing in internal medicine, family medicine, and providers with an interest in geriatrics.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participatants will be able to:

  • Distinguish between typical signs of aging and those symptoms that may be associated with other health problems;
  • List signs of dementia;
  • Generate a treatment plan for management of dementia in geriatric patients;
  • Identify local community resources dealing with the issues of aging and health that can provide support for patients and their families;
  • State the basic practices of palliative and hospice care;
  • Describe advanced care planning including important topics such as power of attorney and living will.

 

 

 

 

 

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: 
Dana Sohmer
CME Coordinator Contact Email: 
dsohmer@bsd.uchicago.edu
CME Coordinator Contact Phone: 
(773) 702-2213
Summary
Available credit: 
  • 12.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 12.00 Participation
Event starts: 
05/17/2016 - 8:00am
Event ends: 
08/02/2016 - 9:00am
Activity opens: 
08/02/2016
Activity expires: 
02/02/2017
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Online Webinar
Chicago, IL
United States
COURSE PLANNING COMMITTEE
  Director ECHO Chicago
  Associate Chair for Clinical Services
  Section Chief of Academic Pediatrics
  Associate Professor of Pediatrics
  Comer Children's Hospital
 
  Assistant Professor of Medicine
  University of Chicago
 
 
 
 
  Associate Professor of Medicine
  University of Chicago
 

 





Disclosure Declarations
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires everyone who is in a position to control the content of an education activity to disclose all relevant financial relationships with anycommercial interest. This includes any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by or used on patients. The ACCME defines “relevant financial relationships” as financial relationships in any amount occurring within the past 12 months including financial relationships of a spouse or life partner that could create a conflict of interest. Mechanisms are in place to identify and resolve any potential conflict of interest 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.

 

The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 
Credit Designation
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 12 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 
 
Nurses and 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. 

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

ECHO-CHICAGO WEBSITE

 

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