Legal and Financial Workshop

August 11, 2021

Join us as we hear about important elder law topics such as estate planning, long-term care planning, trusts, and more!

This activity will increase knowledge and comfort around the financial planning needs and available resources for older adults allowing teams to better communicate and coordinate care.

Whether you are interested in this information for yourself, a loved one or friend, or as a professional, anyone is welcome to watch and participate.

This program will occur through Microsoft Teams on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at noon - 2 p.m. EST.

For questions or more information, contact UPMC Senior Services at 866-430-8742 or UPMCSeniorServices@UPMC.edu.

Target Audience

Nurses

Social Workers

Community members

Learning Objectives

  1. Understand the available financial tools that can help cover the cost of long-term care that can assist in care delivery and empower patients to seek out care.
  2. Understand considerations that impact the cost of care that can potentially restrain individuals in receiving care.
  3. Discuss the importance of Medicaid and veteran benefits that can support patients and strengthen their ability to afford healthcare costs.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 2.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 2.00 ASWB
  • 2.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
05/11/2021
Course expires: 
10/11/2021
Event starts: 
08/11/2021 - 12:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
08/11/2021 - 2:00pm EDT
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This activity will increase knowledge and comfort around the financial planning needs and available resources for older adults allowing teams to better communicate and coordinate care. Community members and families are also welcome to participate.

Teams meeting
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

Brian Catale, CLTC, CEP 

LeeAnn Fulena, Esq.

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.

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 2.0 continuing education credits.

 

 

Available Credit

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