Presented June 13, 2019 | 60 minutes
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Identify risks with care transitions for older people with serious or advanced illness
- Describe best-practice procedures for conducting successful hand-off
- Develop safety strategies for older adults and caregivers navigating the health system
Speaker
- Lidia Vognar, MD, MHS, cMDStaff; Geriatrician, Providence VA Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Geriatric Medicine, Brown University
Accreditation/Designations
Continuing education credit/Certificates of Completion are available free of charge for those who: 1.) attend the entire session and 2.) complete and submit the Program Evaluation Survey. Contact rigec@etal.uri.edu with any CE related questions.
Nursing: This activity has been approved by the Northeast Multi-State Division (NE-MSD), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation, for 1.0 contact hour of continuing nursing education. Approval valid through May 17, 2021.- Social Work: This activity has been reviewed and approved for 1.0 contact hour of continuing education for social work by Rhode Island College, School of Social Work.
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