Come together with professionals in the industry to learn about prevalent elder abuse topics in the FREE one-day event in conjunction with World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.

• Breakfast, lunch, and resource tables
• Continuing Education Units available 
• Breakout sessions
• Expert panel Q&A session
• Limited to 50 spots and registration is required!  

OBJECTIVES

1. Describe elder abuse, neglect, and maltreatment and relate ending elder abuse to their professional role.
2. Identify instances of elder abuse, neglect, and maltreatment.
3. Respond to instances of elder abuse, neglect, and maltreatment relevant to service provision role and mandatory reporting responsibilities.

DAY OF AGENDA

7:30a-8:30a – Breakfast and tabling/resources

8:45a-9:00a – Welcome

9:00a - 9:45a – Keynote Address- Randi Merchant, Assistant Attorney General

9:45a - 10:00a - Break

10:00a - 10:45a – Identifying Elder Abuse in a Clinical Encounter- Bethany Duyser, Nurse Practitioner

10:45a - 11:00a – Break

11:00a - 11:45 – The APS Process- Emily Pierce, APS Supervisor

11:45a - 12:45p – Lunch

12:45p - 1:30p – What you need to know about Scams and Fraud- Jinnifer Ortquist and Kristyn Vander Zouwen

1:30p – 1:45p – Break

1:45p - 2:30p –  Panel & Questions

REGISTRATION

Space is limited to 50 individuals with a first come, first serve process. Register below:

ACCREDITATION

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine and Area Agency On Aging West Michigan. Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine 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.

Credit amount subject to change.  

Interprofessional Continuing Education
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 3.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

Nurses
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine designates this activity for 3.0 contact hours for nurses.  Nurses should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine 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 3.0 general continuing education credits.

Credits

ACE CE Credits (3.00 hours), Continuing Nursing Credit- ANCC (3.00 hours), General Attendance (3.00 hours), IPCE Credit (3.00 hours), Other Learner Attendance (3.00 hours)