Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs); What a professional, a health system, and a society can do to make a difference

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Overview
The first step in helping young people at risk for ACEs is for everyone in our communities to gain a better understanding of these experiences. ACEs put individuals at risk for chronic health problems, mental illness, and substance misuse in adulthood.


Objectives
  1. List psychosocial factors associated with poor health outcomes.
  2. Discuss the role of psychosocial factors in the persistence of health disparities.
  3. Describe the core components to ACE informed practice and be able to recognize approaches to addressing childhood toxic stress.

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.25 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.25 hours), Act 13 Patient Safety/Risk Management Credits (1.25 hours)

Date & Location
Wednesday, December 23, 2020, 12:00 AM - Friday, December 31, 2021, 11:59 PM

Accreditation

Accreditation Statement: WellSpan Health is accredited by the Pennsylvania Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. 

Credit Designation: WellSpan Health designates this Enduring Material activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

All faculty participating in continuing medical education programs sponsored by WellSpan Health are expected to disclosure to the program audience whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest or other relationships related to the content of their presentation(s).


Target Audience
Specialties - Case Management, Family Medicine, Hospitalist, Internal Medicine, Other, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Social Work