Area on Aging Updates

Pittsburgh, PA US
January 21, 2025

In-service from someone at the Area on Aging. providing Health Plan clinical staff information about options, family Links, and meal delivery services and process if member doesn’t qualify for services through the waiver program 

 

Target Audience

RNs / SW / Health Coaches / Paramedics / EMTs/ CCM

Learning Objectives

  • Participant will be able to define Options, Family Links, and meal delivery services and process if member doesn’t qualify for services through the waiver program. 

  • Participant will be able to define what A and PS role is to what extent they support members  

  • Participant will be able to identify when there is a concern and/or how our staff can collaborate with APS when they are aware of APS involvement.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ASWB
  • 1.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
11/08/2024
Course expires: 
02/21/2025
Event starts: 
01/21/2025 - 10:45am EST
Event ends: 
01/21/2025 - 2:45pm EST
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Program begins at ​Choose an item.​  ​10​am  ​and ends at   ​11am    Total Education Time = 1 Hour

TIME 

CONTENT 

PRESENTER 

10-1015 

Define Options, Family Links, and meal delivery services and process if member doesn’t qualify for services through the waiver program 

Brendan Hanley & Jen Georgulis

1015-1030 

Define what APS role is and to what extent they support members 

Brendan Hanley & Jen Georgulis 

 

1030-11 

Identify when there is a concern and/or how our staff can collaborate with APS when they are aware of APS involvement. 

Brendan Hanley 

 

 

 

 

UPMC Health Plan
600 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15101
United States

Brendan Hanley, Division Chief at Allegheny County Department of Human Services

Jennifer Georgulis, Director for Older Adult Services at Allegheny County

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. 

1 CE certificate for CCM will be provided for attending.

Nursing (CNE) 

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1 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 1 CE credit(s). 

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 1.0 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. 

NOTE:  Paramedic/EMT CE is approved for any activity in which ANCC (nursing CE) is approved.  This is per Heather Bogdon and Christie Hempfling 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ASWB
  • 1.00 Attendance
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