SPECIAL EVENT CE WEBINAR
Increasing Impacts of Social Isolation Among Older Adults
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
4:00 pm ET, 3:00 pm CT, 2:00 pm MT, 1:00 pm PT
Registration deadline: November 11, 2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on the mental health of many older adults, not only from direct infection but also from the impact of social isolation. This webinar will examine this impact in detail and suggest ways in which Aging Life Care Professionals can survey and engage their clients to mitigate it.
Webinar Goal:
To discuss the impact social isolation and other pandemic-related stressed on the mental health of older adults.
Learning Objectives:
- Review the direct neuropsychiatric effects of COVID-19 infection
- Discuss the impact of social isolation on mental health in older adults
- Review strategies to improve surveillance of mental health changes and enhance engagement with older adults affected by social isolation
About the Presenter
Marc Agronin, MD is a board-certified adult and geriatric psychiatrist who has practiced at Miami Jewish Health since 1999. He is currently the Senior Vice President for Behavioral Health and the Chief Medical Office of MIND Institute at Miami Jewish Health, which is one of Florida’s designated memory disorder centers. He is also an Affiliate Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Agronin is a graduate of Harvard University and the Yale School of Medicine, and completed his psychiatry training at McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. He is a Distinguished Fellow of both the American Psychiatric Association and the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. Dr. Agronin conducts the latest clinical trials in Alzheimer’s disease. He is a nationally known speaker and author and has written articles for theNew York Timesand theWall Street Journal. He is the author of ten books, including the acclaimed “How We Age,” “The End of Old Age,” and “The Dementia Caregiver,” along with hundreds of articles.
Continuing Education Credit Hours
ALCA has been approved for 1 CE contact hour from CBRN, NACCM, and NYSED, and has applied for approval from NASW and CCMC. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # 15884, for 1 Contact Hour. Aging Life Care Association, SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0166. This event has been approved for 1.0 contact hour. Attendee must attend entire webinar to receive any CE certificates. Attendees requesting a CE Certificate for Social Work (NASW or NYSED) must successfully submit and pass a post-test prior to receiving CE certificate.
Cancellation Policy
The registration fee for webinars is non-refundable. Registrants who are not able to attend the webinar will receive audio & video files following the event. For clinical webinars, CE contact hours will not be available to those who are not able to attend the entire live event.
In the unfortunate event that a webinar needs to be cancelled or rescheduled ALCA will notify the registrant by email and provide information on the new date or alternative arrangements. If the registrant is not able to attend the new date ALCA will refund the registration fee or place a credit towards a future event.
Fees: $25 for All (Open to Members & Non-Members)