2025 HP Ageless Wisdom 9-23-2025

Pittsburgh, PA US
September 23, 2024

This course is designed to help you understand the aging process. This program is intended to take you on a journey.    A journey to an older you, where you will walk in the shoes and see through the eyes of an older adult.

Target Audience

ISD Clinical Staff

Learning Objectives

1.  Identify and experience sensory and motor changes related to aging.

2.  Discuss and experience changes due to disease and disabilities associated with the aging process.

3.  Explain the personal, interpersonal, and social factors that impact aging.

4.  Summarize support strategies to promote healthy aging.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 3.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 3.00 ASWB
  • 3.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
12/02/2024
Course expires: 
10/23/2025
Event starts: 
09/23/2024 - 9:30am EDT
Event ends: 
09/23/2024 - 12:30pm EDT
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Program begins at 8:30 am and ends at 11:30am.  Total Education Time = 3 Hour(s)

TIME

CONTENT

PRESENTER

8:30-9:15am

Overview and demonstration of sensory and motor changes related to aging

Mike Connell, MS, NBC-HWC

Cassie McGrath, MS, NBC-HWC

9:15-10am

Discussion of changes that occur from disease and disabilities associated with the aging process

Mike Connell, MS, NBC-HWC

Cassie McGrath, MS, NBC-HWC

10-10:45am

Review of personal, interpersonal, and social factors that impact aging.

Mike Connell, MS, NBC-HWC

Cassie McGrath, MS, NBC-HWC

10:45-11:30am

Review of support strategies to promote healthy aging.

Mike Connell, MS, NBC-HWC

Cassie McGrath, MS, NBC-HWC

UPMC Health Plan
600 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
United States
Cassie McGrath, MS, NBC-HWC
Clinical Engagement Coordinator, UPMC Health Plan

Cassie is a Clinical Engagement Coordinator on the Clinical Training and Education team and has been with the UPMC Health Plan for 5 years. In her current role, Cassie is involved in the Clinical Affairs Onboarding training for new staff, the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) training for lifestyle health coaches, and serves as a co-chair on the Professional Practice Council (PPC) where she enjoys fostering an environment for staff grow professionally. Prior to joining the education team, Cassie served as a lifestyle heath coach, where she was a DPP coach herself, and played an integral part in helping members prevent type 2 diabetes through healthy diet, exercise, and weight loss. Cassie’s educational background includes a Bachelor’s degree in education from Slippery Rock University and a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in nutrition from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Cassie is thrilled to be able to combine her passions of health/wellness and education in her current role, as it’s rewarding to have the opportunity to help others learn new skills. When not working, Cassie enjoys teaching her indoor cycle classes, crafting, and spending time with her friends and family.

Mike Connell, MS, NB-HWC
Mr. Connell has a master’s degree in Exercise Physiology and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Connell was a Health Coach at the UPMC Health Plan for six years where he had extensive experience coaching members to adopt healthy behaviors, including smoking cessation, physical activity, nutrition, stress management, and weight management. Mr. Connell was responsible for training the engagement and coaching skills of the lifestyle health coach team from 2010 to 2015. Mr. Connell is currently responsible for improving the engagement and Motivational Interviewing skills for clinical staff at the UPMC Health Plan, including RNs, Health Coaches, and Case Managers. 

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh 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.

Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 3 contact hour(s).
This activity is eligible for endorsed credit for UPMC Health Plan EMTs and Paramedics.  Complete ETHOS course work, obtain the attendance certificate, and submit to EMS governing body for 3 CE credit(s).
 
CCM CE will be provided:  3 CE - CCM COA will be sent via email from UPMC Health Plan nurse planner approximately 2-4 weeks following the live date of the course. 

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 3 continuing education credit(s).

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity

Available Credit

  • 3.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 3.00 ASWB
  • 3.00 Attendance
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