Welcome to the Continuing Medical Education (CME) online course, Transition of Care for Children with Special Needs. This course is one of three courses in the series: Medical Homes for Individuals with Special Needs.
This online course is sponsored by the Health Services for Children with Special Needs, Inc. (HSCSN).
At the completion of the program, the participant will:
- Be able to define health care transition and related terminology and concepts.
- Be able to recognize the scope of the problem.
- Summarize the essential components of transition of care for young adults with special health care needs.
- Identify opportunities with one's own practice for improvement in the transition of youth.
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Complete this learning activity in 3 easy steps:
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The estimated time to complete this activity is: 1 hour
The online continuing education course is designed and recommended for physicians and health care professionals to understand and become familiar with the issues related to the medical home.
Practicing pediatricians, family medicine physicians, med-peds physicians, internal medicine physicians, nurses, clinical/school psychologists, social workers, speech and language pathologists, licenses professional counselors and occupational therapists can also benefit from this course.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (AACME) through the joint providership of the Health Services for Children with Special Needs, Inc. (HSCSN), Prince George's County Infants and Toddlers Program and the One World Center for Autism, Inc.
HSCSN designates this onlne educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 credits AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s).TM Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses:
The District of Columbia Board of Nursing is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the District of Columbia Department of Health. A maximum of 1.0 contact hour is designated for this program.
Social Workers:
The DC Metro Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers is an accredited provider for social work education and has approved this activity for 1.0 continuing education contact hour.
Released on: May 15, 2017
Expires on: May 14, 2018
To receive credits and certificate, participants must score 70% or above on the online post-test in order to apply for credits.
System Requirements
233MHz Intel Pentium II processor or equivalent
Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0 or later, Windows XP
64MB RAM
56K modem
65,000 color video display card
