T2B2
T2B2
and
The
Department of Defense
Medical Interagency Satellite Training Program (MIST)
Present:
“Alzheimer’s Disease: A Public Health
Response”
Thursday 19 July 2007; 1100-1200 ET
New Pre-recorded Broadcast
a. Sponsors: This program is co-sponsored for
Military and Federal GETN subscribers by the School of Public Health, University
at Albany, SUNY and Department of Defense Medical Interagency Satellite Program
with the technical support of the Satellite Education Network (SEN) at Ft. Lee,
VA.
b. Availability: This program will be available to military and federal GETN/MIST sites that have GETN/ATN/Warrior digital satellite downlinks. A listing of potential GETN receive sites can be seen here: GETN Site Location.
MIST affiliate satellite networks such as the VA’s Employee Education System and the Department of Justice Television Network may also carry this program but IAW with their own scheduling.
There is NO C/Ku Band Analog satellite availability for this program.
Videoconferencing may be available to selected military and federal VTC sites using the USA TNET or the USN CNET networks and other VTC networks able to connect to this satellite feed. Site coordinators using VTC are responsible for their own bridge coordination.
Will this program be Webcast? Yes, see instructions in final confirmation sent out 24 – 48 hours prior.
c. Target Audience Statement: The target audiences for this program will be military and federal personnel, physicians, nurses, hospitals, public health practitioners, public health nurses, policy makers, educators, students, senior resident care providers, mental health specialists, geriatric care providers and any others interested in furthering their knowledge of Geriatric Health.
d. Program Summary: Over 330,000 New York residents have Alzheimer’s disease or related disorders. With the elderly population increasing significantly the issues associated with Alzheimer’s disease may be overwhelming. Currently in NYS, 70 percent of the persons with Alzheimer’s disease reside in the community and 75 percent of their care is provided by family caregivers. In this session, Earl Zimmerman, MD will provide an overview of Alzheimer’s disease, describing the role and importance of primary care in early detection and treatment, and discuss emerging research. Mary Mittelman, DrPH will discuss the results of several of her studies, illustrating the positive effects of delaying admission to nursing homes by providing care to patients with Alzheimer’s disease in the community and support to caregivers.
Objectives: Participants will be able to:
• Understand the scope and complexity of this issue
• Learn about innovative pilots working for change at the local level
• Review the research on the subject
• Learn about state level policy change initiatives
Speakers:
Mary Mittelman, DrPH;
Director of Psychosocial Research and
Support Program Silberstein Institute and Research Professor Department of
Psychiatry NYU School of Medicine
Earl Zimmerman, MD;
Professor and Bender Endowed Chair of
Neurology Albany Medical Center Neurology Group
Handouts: Yes, in final confirmation message.
e. CEUs, CMEs, Certificates: This
Educational Activity is presented by the School of Public Health Continuing
Education, which has been approved as a provider of continuing education by the
New York State Nurses Association’s Council on Continuing Education, which is
accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on
Accreditation. It has been approved for 1.0 contact hours and has been
assigned approval code 6VKSFE-PRV-06-113.
The School of Public Health, University at Albany, SUNY, is accredited by the
Medical Society of the State of New York to sponsor continuing medical education
for physicians. The School designates this educational activity for 1.0
Category One credit towards the AMA Physician’s
Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit
that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
This activity is sponsored by the School of Public Health, University at Albany,
SUNY, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in
health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing,
Inc. This program is designated for the CHES to receive 1.0 Category 1
CECH in health education.
To receive continuing education credits for University at Albany satellite broadcasts, you must:
1. View the broadcast live via satellite or webcast; as an archived, online webstream; or, on video/DVD.
2. Complete the on-line evaluation and post-test (Click through from www.t2b2.org ).
3. Achieve a grade of 80% correct on the post-test.
You will be able to print a certificate for CME, Nursing Contact Hours, CHES or generic CEUs for your records.
f. Videotape Availability: None, sites should tape from broadcast.
g. Videotape release (if taping from broadcast): These FREE program is unclassified and non-scrambled. There are no copyright restrictions on these program, however they MAY NOT be videotaped and re-broadcast where fees are attached to its showing. They may also not be used for commercial purposes or for profit purposes by commercial organizations without additional permission of the sponsors.
h. Interactivity/Questions: None for this pre-recorded program.
i. Registration: All military and federal GETN sites MUST register for this FREE, public domain program to receive the necessary illumination authentication (GETN/Warrior dishes) and coordinates. Sites may register at: GETN/DOD MIST Registrations or by calling the DOD-MIST Satellite Program Registrations Coordinator, toll free at 877-820-0305 or 888-820-4898.
j. Future Programs: For future information on free interagency satellite broadcasts co-sponsored by the DOD MIST program (subject to change due to satellite availability and other scheduling issues) and other sponsors please visit this web site: (Information changes periodically; please refresh your browser upon each visit) http://www.dlnets.com/itv.htm#current.
k. Program Requests: Miss a program and would like it repeated? Make your request here: DOD-MIST Program Request Form.
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