Mental Health in Older Adults: Reframing Aging

Faced with managing the mental health needs of a growing aging population, it's more important than ever that health professionals stay current on how to recognize and treat mental health disorders in older adults. In addition, there is now a greater focus on creating a positive aging narrative around maintaining mental health and wellness into later years–reframing aging for both patients and care providers.

Faced with managing the mental health needs of a growing aging population, it's more important than ever that health professionals stay current on how to recognize and treat mental health disorders in older adults. In addition, there is now a greater focus on creating a positive aging narrative around maintaining mental health and wellness into later years–reframing aging for both patients and care providers.

This course will review recent research findings on effective treatments and new innovations in the care of older adults with mental health disorders and major neurocognitive disorders. We'll also explore treatment challenges and perspectives for our aging population, touching on grief, healthcare disparities, factors for longevity, and ageism. Attendees will improve their confidence and ability to treat patients from mid-life to older age as well as provide patients with a framework for successful aging.

Who Should Attend

• Nurses
• Nurse Practitioners
• Physician Assistants
• Psychologists
• Primary Care Physicians
• Specialty Physicians
• Social Workers
• Counselors

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

• Identify strategies to reframe the clinical approach to treating mental health in older adults.
• Review several innovative models of care for older adults that have shown promising outcomes.
• Outline the latest recommendations for management of dementia and the palliative care stage.
• Summarize effective techniques to guide patients through loneliness, grief and melancholia.
• List protective factors for promoting and maintaining mental health as individuals age.
• Recognize and take concrete steps to address healthcare inequalities and ageism in their clinical practice.

For a list of session-specific learning objectives, please email cme@challiance.org

ABMS/ACGME Competencies

This course is designed to meet the following American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) / Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Educational (ACGME) competencies:

• Patient Care and Procedural Skills
• Interpersonal and Communication Skills
• Professionalism

IOM Competencies

This course is designed to meet the following Institute of Medicine Core Competencies:

• Provide Patient-Centered Care
• Employ Evidence-Based Practice

Questions?

Please contact the Continuing Education Programs with any questions by email at ceprograms@hms.harvard.edu or phone at 617-384-8600.

Faculty

Harvard Medical School Continuing Education attracts the best and brightest faculty from all around the world. As a student in this course, you’ll have access to outstanding course directors and faculty.

Cassie Cramer, LICSW

Project Director, Older Adult Behavioral Health Network, Massachusetts Association for Mental Health
Social Worker, Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services

Nancy Donovan, MD

Chief, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Associate Psychiatrist, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Researcher, Massachusetts General Hospital; Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School

Karen Fortuna, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College

Richard Frankel, PhD

Research Scientist, William M. Tierney Center for Health Services Research, Regenstrief Institute
Core Investigator, VA HSR&D Center for Health Information and Communication
Professor of Medicine and Geriatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine

Alexis Freedberg, MD

Psychiatrist in Charge, Geriatric Psychiatry Inpatient Services, McLean Hospital
Instructor in Psychiatry, Part-Time, Harvard Medical School

Tracey Gendron, MS, PhD

Chair and Professor, Gerontology
Executive Director, Virginia Center on Aging, Virginia Commonwealth University

Marilyn R. Gugliucci, MA, PhD, AGHEF, GSAF, AGSF, NAOMEF

Professor, Director for Geriatrics Research and Director, U-ExCEL, Division of Geriatrics, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNE COM)

Alvaro Pascual-Leone, MD, PhD

Medical Director, Deanna and Sidney Wolk Center for Memory Health, Senior Scientist, Hinda and Arthur Marcus Institute for Aging Research, Hebrew SeniorLife; Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School.

Daniel Press, MD

Chief, Division of Cognitive Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School

Sunita Puri, MD

Program Director of the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship, University of Massachusetts Medical Center & Chan School of Medicine
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Chan School of Medicine, University of Massachusetts

Carl Salzman, MD

Psychiatrist
Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Sachin Shah, MD, MPH

Physician Investigator (NonCI), General Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Research Institute
Assistant Physician, Hospital Medicine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Chirag Vyas, MBBS, MPH

Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Rebecca Worrall, LICSW

Program Leader of the Geriatric Service, Outpatient Psychiatry Department, Cambridge Health Alliance

Course Directors

Stephen Pinals, MD

Chief, Geriatric Psychiatry, Cambridge Health Alliance
​​​​​​Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Rachel Kester, DO

Geriatric Psychiatrist, Inpatient Geriatric Psychiatry, Everett Hospital
Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship Director, Cambridge Health Alliance
Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

Karen Kuc, MPH

Director, Continuing Education in Psychiatry, Cambridge Health Alliance
Associate in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

In support of improving patient care, Harvard Medical School 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.

Physicians

The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 14.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Risk Management

This activity meets the criteria of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine for Risk Management Study: 1.00 credit. This includes 1.00 credit of End-of-Life Care Education. Please check with your individual state licensing board requirements before claiming Risk Management Credits.

Psychologists

The Cambridge Health Alliance, Psychiatry Continuing Education Division, is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Cambridge Health Alliance, Psychiatry Continuing Education Division, maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This course offers 14.0 continuing education credits.

Social Workers

This program has been approved for a total of 14 Social Work Continuing Education hours for re-licensure, in accordance with 258 CMR. NASW-MA Chapter CE Approval Program Authorization Number D 92074-2. NY Social Workers: The Division of Continuing Education in Psychiatry at Cambridge Health Alliance is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an Approved Provider #0038 of continuing education for licensed social workers. This course has been approved for 14.0 contact hours.

Counselors

The Cambridge Health Alliance, Psychiatry Continuing Education Division, has been approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5444. This program meets the requirements for 14.0 continuing education hours. CHA is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. This offering is also applicable for Commonwealth of Massachusetts Counseling/Allied Mental Health accreditation for 14.0 credits.

Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners and Registered Nurses

For the purpose of recertification, the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board and the American Nurses Credentialing Center accept AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ issued by organizations accredited by the ACCME. We would also suggest that learners check with their state licensing board to ensure they accept reciprocity with AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ for re-licensure.

Canadian Accreditation

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada recognizes conferences and workshops held outside of Canada that are developed by a university, academy, hospital, specialty society or college as accredited group learning activities.

European Accreditation

The American Medical Association (AMA) has an agreement of mutual recognition of continuing medical education (CME) credit with the European Union of Medical Specialties (UEMS). Additional information regarding this agreement may be found here.

Disclosure Policy

In accord with the disclosure policy of the Medical School as well as standards set forth by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), course planners, speakers, and content reviewers have been asked to disclose any relationships they have to companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. In addition, faculty have been asked to list any off-label uses of pharmaceuticals and/or devices for investigational or non-FDA approved purposes that they plan to discuss.

Disclaimer

CME activities accredited by Harvard Medical School are offered solely for educational purposes and do not constitute any form of certification of competency. Practitioners should always consult additional sources of information and exercise their best professional judgement before making clinical decisions of any kind.

Note: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ is calculated based on submission of a preliminary agenda and may be subject to change.

Tuition for Mental Health in Older Adults: Reframing Aging is listed below. You may register through our secure online environment and will receive an email confirmation upon receipt of your payment.

Prices include CME credit, electronic syllabus and refreshment breaks.

At the end of the registration process, a $10 non-refundable processing fee will be added to your registration. Refunds, less an administrative fee of $75, will be issued for all cancellations received at least two weeks prior to the start of the course. Refund requests must be made in our secure online system or by email. “No shows” are subject to the full course fee.

Please note, we are currently accepting onsite registrations by credit card only.

Harvard Medical School and Cambridge Health Alliance reserve the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary. In the event of cancellation, course fees will be refunded. We are not responsible for other costs incurred such as non-refundable airline tickets or hotel penalties. All registered meeting participants, staff, vendors and guests must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and must also comply with all applicable regulations imposed by federal, state, and/or local health authorities and government mandates as well as abide by all safety precautions established by meeting and hotel venues.

Course Tuition

Physician (MD/DO)
$540 / ($495 if registered by December 21, 2023)

Nurse (RN/APRN)
$420 / ($385 if registered by December 21, 2023)

Resident/Fellow
$420 / ($385 if registered by December 21, 2023)

Allied Health Professional / Other
$420 / ($385 if registered by December 21, 2023)

Tuition includes electronic syllabus.

Location

Fairmont Copley Plaza
138 St. James Avenue
Boston, MA 02116

Hotel Reservations

A block of rooms for the nights of January 18th, 19th, and 20th 2024 has been reserved at the hotel for this event, under the group name Cambridge Health Alliance. All reservations must be made, modified, or canceled individually through the hotel’s Reservation Department via this link or by calling 1-800-441-1414 and referring to Group Name. Reservations for rooms accessible to guests with disabilities may be made in the same manner. Reservations must be made on or before December 25, 2023 to guarantee the CHA group rate.

Hotel confirms the following guest room rates per night:

• $199 Moderate Room
• $209 Fairmont Room (Single or double)
• $249 Deluxe Room

Guest room rates are exclusive of applicable taxes and service fees.