WEDNESDAYS AT SHEPPARD PRATT: “The Future of Geriatric Psychiatry: Challenges and Opportunities circa 2019”
Target Audience
This activity is intended for physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, counselors and other mental health professionals.
Learning Objectives
1. Specify evidence-based approaches for the maintenance of brain health and cognitive fitness in the later years of life.
2. Describe the relevance of geroscience to psychiatry.
3. Delineate the relationships between mood disorders and dementing disorders.
Sheppard Pratt Health System is dedicated to improving quality of life through mental health, special education, and addiction services for children, adolescents, adults and older adults. Our patient-centered treatment approach, combined with our legacy of clinical excellence, sets us apart from other health systems on both a local and national level. We have been ranked among the nation’s top psychiatric hospitals for 24 consecutive years by U. S. News & World Report. Founded in 1853 by philanthropist Moses Sheppard. Sheppard Pratt Health System still abides by its Quaker traditions and values.
Sheppard Pratt Health System’s Professional Education Program is pleased to provide Wednesdays at Sheppard Pratt free of charge as a public service to the mental health community. Your tax-deductible donations will help maintain the outstanding quality of this service. Please send your contributions to:
Overlooking Sheppard Pratt’s beautifully landscaped grounds, this year-round, state-of-the-art conference facility features a 200-seat auditorium, five climate-controlled classrooms, catering and dining services, videoconferencing services, comprehensive audio-visual services and free parking. To reach the Conference Center enter the campus from Charles Street using Gatehouse Drive. Stay on Gatehouse Drive bearing left when it forks at Pratt Drive. Continue a short distance and Conference Center Drive will be on your left. Follow Conference Center Drive to the facility. Park in front of the building.
Sheppard Pratt holds the standard that its continuing medical education programs should be free of commercial bias and conflict of interest. In accord with Sheppard Pratt's Disclosure Policy, as well as standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) and the American Medical Association (AMA), all planners, reviewers, speakers and persons in control of content have been asked to disclose any relationship he /she (or a partner or spouse) has with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients, during the past 12 months. All planners, reviewers and speakers have also been asked to disclose any payments accepted for this lecture from any entity besides Sheppard Pratt Health System, and if there will be discussion of any products, services or off-label uses of product(s) during this presentation.
Charles F. Reynold, III, M.D. reports having no financial interest, arrangement or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients, during the past 12 months. He will not discuss any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients, or off-label uses in this presentation.
Event Planners/Reviewers Disclosures: The following event planners and/or reviewers are reported as having no financial interest, arrangement or affiliation with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients, during the past 12 months: Robert Roca, M.D., Briana Riemer, M.D. Ben Borja, M.D., Todd Peters, M.D., Sunil Khushalani, M.D., Faith Dickerson, Ph.D., Carrie Etheridge, LCSW-C, Tom Flis, LCPC, Laura Web, RN-BC, MSN, Rick Wallace, RN, MSN, MBA, Stacey Garnett, RN, MSN, Paul Daugherty, RN, MBA, Heather Billings, RN, Jennifer Tornabene, and Tom Hess.
Physician Statement: Sheppard Pratt Health System is accredited by The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Sheppard Pratt takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity. Sheppard Pratt Health System designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurse Statement: Sheppard Pratt Health System is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by Maryland Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Sheppard Pratt takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity. This activity is approved for 1.0 contact hours for nurses.
Psychologist Statement: Sheppard Pratt Health System is authorized by the State Board of Examiners of Psychologists as a sponsor of continuing education. Sheppard Pratt takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity. Sheppard Pratt Health System designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 CEU hours for Psychologists. Psychologists should claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Social Worker Statement: Sheppard Pratt Health System is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners of Maryland to offer continuing education for Social Workers. Sheppard Pratt takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity. This activity is approved for 1.0 CEU contact hours in Category 1 credits for Social Workers.
Counselor Statement: Sheppard Pratt Health System has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5098. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Sheppard Pratt Health System is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. This activity is available for 1.0 NBCC clock hours.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 Category I credits for Social Workers
- 1.00 Psychologists
- 1.00 Participation
There is no registration for this activity.
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