Geriatric BH Series Session 2: Behavioral Health Conditions in Late Life
This training will provide clinical staff with education on identification, screening, and treatment strategies to address behavioral health conditions in late life.
Target Audience
ISD Clinical Staff
Learning Objectives
- Summarize prevalence, screening, and diagnosis, of behavioral health conditions with onset in late life
- Explain the distinctive features of delirium and the various forms of dementia
- Identify strategies for screening and assessment of behavioral health conditions in the geriatric population
- Describe common behavioral health screening tools and treatment options
Program begins at 9:00am and ends at 10:00am. Total Education Time = 1 Hour(s) | ||
TIME | CONTENT | PRESENTER |
9:00 to 9:20am | Provide education, including prevalence, screening, and diagnosis, of behavioral health conditions with onset in late life. | Alin Severance, M.D. |
9:20 to 9:40am | Outline the distinctive features of delirium and the various forms of dementia. | Alin Severance, M.D. |
9:40 to 10:00am | Provide an overview of strategies for screening and assessment of BH conditions, common behavioral health screening tools, and treatment options used in the geriatric population. | Alin Severance, M.D. |
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.
CCM & Pharmacy CE is not provided for this educational activity.
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 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 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 1.00 ASWB
- 1.00 Attendance