80022106: Edmund G. Beacham 37th Annual Current Topics in Geriatrics

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ACCREDITATION STATEMENT This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and The Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing. The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Credit Designation Statement The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 17.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Nursing Credit ANCC The Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. This 17.6 contact hour Educational Activity is provided by The Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing.

AANP
The Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing is approved as a provider of nurse practitioner continuing education by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners: AANP Provider Number 061216.
This program has been granted 17.6 contact hours of continuing education (pharmacology hours are pending).
OTHER CREDIT
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
Application for CME credit has been filed with the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending.
American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)
This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 17.75 Prescribed credits by the American Academy of Family Physicians.
American Geriatrics Society (AGS)
This CME activity is endorsed by the American Geriatrics Society. Credits earned from this activity may be counted toward the AGS Geriatrics Recognition Award.
Maryland State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators – ceu approval pending

Description:
The aging of the American population is well known and significantly impacts many aspects of health care needs and delivery. Most physicians have received very little or no formal geriatrics training, despite this growing trend in the number of elderly patients they care for. Surveys demonstrate that physicians commonly report discomfort and dissatisfaction with providing care to the elderly. Further, studies evaluating standard quality indicators for the care of the vulnerable elderly show quite poor quality of care. Elderly patients with multiple comorbidities report high rates of dissatisfaction with their health care. This course is designed to provide practical information to clinicians and healthcare professionals who care for elderly patinets; it will improve knowledge about diseases and syndromes common in the elderly and offer practical and effective guides to their management.

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Policy On Speaker And Provider Disclosure

It is the policy of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine that the speaker and provider disclose real or apparent conflicts of interest relating to the topics of this educational activity, and also disclose discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation(s). Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine OCME has established policies in place that will identify and resolve all conflicts of interest prior to this educational activity. Detailed disclosure will be made in the activity handout materials.