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01. Attitudes about Aging
Learning Objectives
- Define ageism
- Recognize its impact on health and wellbeing
- Reflect on one’s own attitudes about aging and older adults
- Identify ways attitudes about aging and older adults can impact professional activities and care
- Consider clinical implications of ageism and its intersection with other identities
- Learn ways to assess and improve attitudes on aging
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Continuing Education Credit Information
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Run time: 1 hour
Credit Amount: 1.00
Credit Type: CNE, CE, CME, CPE
Expiration date: 9/30/2025
Contributing Authors (Alphabetical Order)
- Susan Buehler, PhD
- Erin Emery-Tiburcio, PhD, ABPP
- Eve Escalante, MSW, LCSW
- Laurin Mack, PhD
- Sandra Swantek, MD
Available Credit
- 1.00 ACEAs a Jointly Accredited Organization, Rush University Medical Center 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. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 general continuing education credits.
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Rush University Medical Center designates Enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
- 1.00 APARush University Medical Center designates this Enduring material for 1.00 CE credits in psychology.
- 1.00 CE
Rush University Medical Center is an approved provider for physical therapy (216.000378) and occupational therapy (224.000220) by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation.
Rush University Medical Center designates this Enduring material for 1.00 continuing education credits.
- 1.00 CNERush University Medical Center designates this Enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 nursing contact hour(s).
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