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CASBHC 2024 Annual Conference: Cultivating a Culture of Caring
Conference Information
School Based Health Center (SBHC) staff members provide primary care medical, behavioral health, and oral health services in the school setting. They address and treat a multitude of physical and mental health issues and provide care for an increasingly wide range of health issues. The Connecticut Association of School Based Health Centers (CASBHC) organizes an annual conference to improve the quality of services provided in SBHCs. This year’s conference, “Cultivating a Culture of Caring” will take place in-person on November 19, 2024.
Continuing education for the conference is made possible through Moses/Weitzman Health System, Inc. (MWHS) and its Weitzman Institute, the research, education, and policy arm of MWHS. For every CME/CE-eligible session you attend and evaluate, you will receive the appropriate CME or CE credit amount. There is an opportunity to earn a maximum of 4 total CME/CE hours.
Please register only if you intend to attend the conference. CASBHC will not refund registrations with no exceptions.
Link to workshop slides (updated as they come in): CASBHC Workshop slides
Venue Information
Heritage Hotel & Conference Center
522 Heritage Road
Southbury, CT 06488
Heritage Southbury
Target Audience
This conference is appropriate for the following audiences:
- Registered Nurses (RNs)
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs)
- Physician Assistants
- Medical Assistants
- Social Workers
- Registered Dental Hygienists
- School Nurses
- School District professionals
- Community Partners working with Youth and Adolescents
AMA Designation Statement
Moses/Weitzman Health System Inc. designates this Live activity for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Schedule
The CASBHC 2024 Annual Conference: Cultivating a Culture of Caring will take place on November 19, 2024.
The following is a detailed schedule for the day:
8:00 am – 8:45 am: Registration, Networking, and Breakfast
8:45 am – 9:00 am: Welcome and Opening Remarks, Melanie Wilde-Lane, Executive Director
9:00 am – 10:15 am: Keynote, Dr. Robert Keder
10:15 am – 10:45 am: Break and Exhibitors
10:45 am – 12:00 pm: Morning Workshops
- Session A1: #InItTogether-Interprofessional Trends and Best Practices Related to Addressing Bullying in Schools: A Team-based, Case-based Workshop
- Session A2: Contraception and Adolescents Condoms to IUDs and Every Method In-Between, Alison Moriarty Daley, PhD, APRN, PPCNP-BC, FAAN
- Session A3: Treating Anxiety and Depression in the Context of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Leah Wang, MA and Christine Cukar-Capizzi, PsyD, BCBA
- Session A4: How to Improve Asthma Management in Schools, Maranda Gourley, MSN, MPH
- Session A5: Impacts of Migration on Community Members who have Faced Family Separation and Lack of Access to Healthcare Services, Luis Luna and Oscar Guerra, PhD
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Lunch, Exhibitors
12:45 pm – 1:00 pm: Lunch Plenary, Comptroller Sean Scanlon
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm: Champion Awards
1:30 pm – 1:45 pm: Break and Exhibitors
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm: Afternoon Workshops
- Session B1: Penicillin Allergies and Why They Matter in SBHCs, Eileen Carter, PhD, RN; Ranbir Bains, PhD, APRN, CPNP; Kelsey Kaman, MD, BSN; Sara Keiling, PPCNP-BC, RN-BC
- Session B2: Feel Your Best Self: Bring Emotional Well-Being into a Kid's World, Molly Ferreira, MA and Emily Wicks, MA, MLIS
- Session B3: Medical and Mental Health Care for Immigrant and Refugee Children, Julia Rosenberg, MD, MHS and Camille Brown, MD
- Session B4: Social Screening in School-Based Health, Vera Borkowski, PhD(c), APRN, FNP-C
- Session B5: Fostering Health Equity Through the Lens of Identity & Creating Inclusive and Compassionate Care, Nyaunu Stevens, MA
Weitzman Institute Disclosure Statement
It is the policy of the Weitzman Institute to ensure that Continuing Education (CE) activities are independent and free of commercial bias. To ensure educational content is objective, balanced, and guarantee content presented is in the best interest of its learners' and the public, the Weitzman Institute requires that everyone in a position to control educational content disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. An ineligible company is one whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Examples can be found at accme.org.
Faculty participating in a Weitzman Institute-sponsored activity must disclose to the planning committee and audience all financial or other relationship(s) with ineligible companies.
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Connecticut Association of School-Based Health Centers and Moses/Weitzman Health System, Inc./Weitzman Institute. Moses/Weitzman Health System, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credential Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Additional credits are available for Physician Assistants/Associates.
By completing this activity, you provide Moses/Weitzman Health System Inc. the permission to share completion data with the ACCME and the certifying board(s).
Please note that continuing education credit requirements differ by state, jurisdiction, and licensing agency. It is your responsibility to confirm if your licensing/credentialing agency will accept the credits offered by this activity.
Available Credit
- 4.00 AAPA Category I CMEThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Academy of PAs (AAPA) credit to physician assistants at its activities. Participants should only claim commensurate credit with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 4.00 ACE/ASWBThrough Joint Accreditation Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) credit to social workers at its activities.
- 4.00 ADA CERPThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.
- 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™Through Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ to physicians at its activities via Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
- 4.00 ANCCThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) nursing credit to nurses at its activities.
- 4.00 APAThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide American Psychological Association (APA) credit to psychologists at its activities.
- 4.00 CDRThrough Joint Accreditation, Moses/Weitzman Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute is able to provide CDR credits to registered dieticians at its activities.
- 4.00 Participation Hour(s)You are able to download an unaccredited Participation Certificate for your records if you are not able to use any of the credit types provided for this activity or if this activity does not offer accredited CME/CE credits.
Price
Registration Instructions
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On the day of the conference - Complete session evaluations and claim your credits
- Select the session(s) you attended. Within each session, select the Continue tab to complete session evaluations and claim your credits.
- Once you have attended all sessions in which you intend to participate and completed the session evaluations:
- You can claim credit commensurate with your total attendance for the conference as a whole.
- You will then be able to download a certificate appropriate to your credentials.
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