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Authentic Communication and Collaboration: Health Equity and Social Justice in Patient Care

Online
2 CE Hours
General
Free

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Location
  • Online
Description

In this virtual continuing education workshop, Dr. Morhaf Al Achkar will share his expertise in provider communication, patient experience, and interdisciplinary education to help medical and behavioral health providers work collaboratively with their patients. The workshop will emphasize health equity and social justice, focusing on dialogical frameworks, reflection, and authentic conversation. Participants will learn best practices and creative ways to communicate and collaborate with patients, as well as strategies for coordinating care to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

Target Audience
  • Counselors
  • Addiction Counselors
  • Social Workers
  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists
  • Physicians
  • Nurses
  • Psychologists
Educational Goal

The educational goal of this presentation is for participating providers to improve communication and collaboration with their patients.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Identify at least two principles of health equity and social justice in the context of provider-patient communication and collaboration.

  • Identify at least two dialogical frameworks and at least two experiential learning strategies and discuss ways they can foster authentic conversation, reflection, and dialogue between providers and patients.

  • Identify at least two effective communication best practices and at least two patient collaboration best practices, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches and patient-centered care.

  • Discuss at least three strategies for coordinating care among medical and mental health providers to achieve optimal patient outcomes.

  • Identify at least two potential barriers to effective communication and collaboration, and discuss ways to overcome these challenges in diverse healthcare settings.

CE Details
Introductory
General

TPN.health has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7267. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. TPN.health is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

 

Course meets the qualifications for hours of continuing education credit for LPCCs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LPCCs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

 

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors. #MHC-0220.

This course has been approved by TPN.health, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #198061, TPN.health is responsible for all aspects of the programming. Counselor Skill Group: Legal, Ethical and Professional Development.

TPN.health, #1766, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 03/31/2022 – 03/31/2025. Social workers completing this course receive 2 continuing education credits.

 

Course meets the qualifications for hours of continuing education credit for LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LCSWs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

 

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0654.

Course meets the qualifications for hours of continuing education credit for LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. TPN.health is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists to sponsor continuing education for LMFTs. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.

Trusted Provider Network, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0097.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and TPN.Health. Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Amedco LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 2 credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Amedco LLC and TPN.Health. Amedco LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Amedco LLC designates this activity for a maximum of 2 ANCC contact hours.

TPN.health is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. TPN.health maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

CE Policy
Agenda
  • Waiting Room Opens
  • Workshop Begins
  • -
    15 Minute Break
  • Workshop Ends
Note: Time designated for waiting room, breaks cannot be counted toward CE credit.
This course is fiscally sponsored by Aetna Better Health Louisiana. There may be potential biases or conflicts of interest inherent to this relationship, and it must be disclosed to participants. These conflicts of interest have no bearing on the course content and have been resolved.
Morhaf Al Achkar, MD, PhD

Dr. Morhaf Al Achkar is an Associate Professor of Family Medicine with a strong emphasis on provider communication, patient experience, and interdisciplinary education. He holds a medical doctorate and a Ph.D. in research methodology in education. With over 10 years of experience teaching residents, leading workshop planning, and delivering education for providers in interdisciplinary settings, Dr. Al Achkar is dedicated to enhancing provider communication and patient care.

In his role at the Department of Family Medicine, Dr. Al Achkar focuses on classroom didactic learning, emphasizing dialogical frameworks and experiential learning strategies. He is passionate about fostering effective communication between providers and patients and is actively involved in developing learning modules to improve providers’ readiness and competency in collaborative care settings. Dr. Al Achkar is committed to promoting health equity and social justice, centering authentic conversation, reflection, and dialogue in his teaching and patient care approach.

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