Geriatric BH Series Session 3: Assessment of Decision-Making Capacity

Pittsburgh, PA US
October 3, 2023

Overview

This training will provide clinical staff with education on determining decision-making capacity and how to distinguish it from competency determination in older adults.

Target Audience

ISD Clinical Staff

Learning Objectives

  1. Identify a clear delineation between identifying an individual’s capacity for making decisions and determining competency from a legal standpoint
  2. Recall factors associated with impaired capacity and outline criteria and assessment tools used to determine decision making capacity, including the “sliding scale” approach.
  3. Explain the role of surrogate decision makers with an emphasis on ethical considerations
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ANCC
    UPMC 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
Course opens: 
08/28/2023
Course expires: 
11/03/2023
Event starts: 
10/03/2023 - 9:00am EDT
Event ends: 
10/03/2023 - 10:00am EDT
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Program

Program begins at 9:00am and ends at 10:00am.  Total Education Time = 1 Hour(s)

TIME

CONTENT

PRESENTER

9:00 to 9:20am

Discussion of delineation between identifying an individual’s capacity for making decisions and determining competency from a legal standpoint.

Alin Severance, M.D.

9:20 to 9:40am

Review of factors associated with impaired capacity and outline criteria and assessment tools used to determine decision making capacity, including the “sliding scale” approach.

Alin Severance, M.D.

9:40 to 10:00am

Introduce and explain the role of surrogate decision makers with an emphasis on ethical considerations.

Alin Severance, M.D.

Venue

UPMC Health Plan
600 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
United States

Faculty

Alin Severance, M.D.
Medical Director of Behavioral Health Services
 
Dr. Alin Severance is a board-certified psychiatrist, Medical Director of Behavioral Health Services at UPMC Health Plan, and Associate Medical Director at Community Care Behavioral Health Organization. Prior to working in the health insurance industry, he was the primary psychiatrist for Allegheny County's phone/mobile/walk-in/residential crisis services, as well as a consulting psychiatrist for eight area UPMC medical hospitals. He continues to see patients in a group private practice, with a clinical interest in severe mood and anxiety disorders. His medical and psychiatric training occurred at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons as well as UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital.

Accreditation

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.

Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1 contact hour(s).

CCM CE are not provided with 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 ANCC
    UPMC 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

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