Friday, March 6, 2020, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Prentice Conference Center, Chicago, IL

Academic/Research, Administrative, Cardiovascular Disease, Emergency Medicine, Family Practice, General Practice, Geriatric Medicine, Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Multiple Specialties, Nurse Practitioner, Nursing, Pharmacist, Physician Assistant, Public Health, Social Work

This one-day course will bring together the research and integrated care teams to discuss the latest developments around transitional care. The course faculty consists of renowned physicians, social workers, nurses, and other allied health providers from Northwestern and from around the United States. This course will provide providers at all levels with the knowledge and insight into particular challenges in caring for high-use patients. Topics include innovative models of care transitions, addressing social determinants of health, hospital-based programs for high utilizes, and a review of literature and public policy surrounding transitional care.

1. Explain current and future challenges and opportunities for transitional care.
2. Cite current evidence in transitional care and identify areas for future investigation.
3. Identify key community partnerships integral to transitional care.
4. Summarize current bridges between hospital and community initiatives in transitional care.
5. Describe the interface between transitional care evidence, policy, and public perspective.
6. Identify practice and policy challenges to transitional care and lead effort to support patients in care transitions.
7. Compare current practices to optimize patient centered care, communication, and expertise within the realm of transitional care.

Early Bird rate (ends on December 1, 2019 at 11:59 PM)

• Physicians/Industry $100
• NM Physicians $75
• Allied Health $50
• NM Allied Health $25
  
  

Full Rate

• Physicians/Industry $150
• NM Physicians $125
• Allied Health $100
• NM Allied Health $50
• Trainees $0*

*Trainees must provide a letter from the program director in order to receive complimentary registration. Please forward letters to ruqayyah.muhammad@nm.org.

Cancellations must be made in writing to domweb@northwestern.edu. The paid registration fee, minus a $50 administrative charge, will be refunded if cancellation is received by January 24, 2020. No refunds will be issued after this date.

 

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation Statement

The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 6.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.