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ForwardThe Way Forward: Integrated Care Symposium 5.29.26
Target Audience
Nurse
Nurse Practitioner
Physician
Physician Assistant
Psychologist
Social Worker
Learning Objectives
1. Participants will be able to describe the challenges that individuals and families encounter when trying to navigate multiple services and oversight systems.
2. Participants will understand the significance of stigma and learn how to overcome its negative influence on access to, engagement in, and retention in care by creating supportive, non-judgmental environments.
3. Participants will recognize the importance of coordinating care across multidisciplinary providers and other community agencies to achieve optimal outcomes by facilitating a whole-person approach to care.
4. Participants will have an increased awareness of care integration strategies they can adopt to prevent and mitigate poor health and safety outcomes associated with untreated substance use and behavioral health concerns during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum
Additional Information
Agenda: The Way Forward: Integrated Health Symposium, is a collaborative, regional initiative hosted by Adagio Health the Rural Communities Care Consortium, the Hamot Health Foundation, and Slippery Rock University. The symposium is an opportunity for medical and behavioral health professionals in Western Pennsylvania to focus on the importance of providing integrated models of care toward the goal of improving health outcomes for residents of rural Western PA and especially for perinatal women in recovery.
Perinatal women in recovery in rural Western Pennsylvania face unique and complex challenges, including limited access to specialized care, social stigma, and geographic barriers. Traditional healthcare models often fall short in addressing the multifaceted needs of this population, leading to poorer maternal and infant outcomes. This symposium will explore the critical importance of implementing integrated healthcare models that seamlessly weave together substance use disorder treatment, mental health services, obstetric care, and other wraparound services. Participants will learn key strategies for developing and sustaining these integrated approaches in rural settings, highlighting the benefits of collaborative care coordination, telehealth innovations, and community-based support systems. By examining successful frameworks and identifying persistent gaps, this symposium aims to foster a deeper understanding of how integrated care can optimize recovery trajectories, improve the well-being of perinatal women, and ultimately strengthen families and communities across rural Western Pennsylvania.
Accreditation and credit designation
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.
Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh School designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 6.75 contact hours.
Social Work (ASWB)
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 6.75 continuing education credits.
Physician Assistant (AAPA)
The University of Pittsburgh has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 6.75 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
Psychologist (APA)
Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.
Other Healthcare Professionals
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
- 6.75 AAPA Category I CME
- 6.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 6.75 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 6.75 APA
- 6.75 ASWB
- 6.75 Attendance