Advocate for Healthcare:

Advocate for Policy Change in Healthcare Reform

Presented By:

Becky McClelland, MSN-Ed, RN, OCN

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the activity the learner will be able to:

1. Define advocacy, recognize common myths, and describe how advocacy skills can be used
2. Identify three branches of United States government and their purpose, recall how a Bill becomes a law
3. Identify legislator in your area
4. Discover how you can become an advocate in healthcare

Contact Hours

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.

To receive 0.75 contact hour, the learner must attend the entire activity, watch video, pass knowledge assessment, and complete the activity evaluation.

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest:

All individuals in a position to control the content of this education activity are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with any proprietary entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients.

The following information was provided: Becky McClelland and the planning committee for this activity did not have any relevant financial relationships with a commercial interest.