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ForwardAge-Friendly Healthcare for Older Incarcerated Individuals, Center for Older Adults 2025-2027
This training module is designed to equip healthcare professionals, correctional staff, and other key stakeholders with the knowledge and practical tools necessary to address the unique and often overlooked needs of incarcerated older adult patients. It underscores the need for compassionate, evidence-based care that respects the dignity and supports the health of incarcerated older adults.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and social workers.
Learning Objectives
When you complete this module, you will be able to:
- Discuss the significant challenges of aging in the correctional setting.
- Recognize the challenges of age-friendly correctional healthcare.
- Determine the needs of the older incarcerated individual.
- Develop strategies to promote well-being in older incarcerated persons.
Funding
This project is supported by grant funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U1QHP53050. The contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official view of the Health Resources and Services Administration or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. No commercial support was received for this activity.
Disclosures
In accordance with the appropriate accrediting bodies, all planners, teachers, and authors with control over activity content are required to disclose to the provider any relevant financial relationships (those held by the person, currently or within the last 24 months) with ineligible interests. Accredited providers are required to provide this information to learners before the start of an activity. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Division of Academic Innovation's office planning team nor the subject matter experts have anything to disclose.
Primary Author
Janet Jowitt, MSA, MSN, DHA, RN, CPPS, CDP, AGPCMP-BC
Associate Professor, College of Nursing
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
Assistant Professor, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
Peer-Reviewers
Tyson Garfield, DO, UC Health Seniors Clinic - Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado
Jane Oderberg, LMSW, CDP, CADDCT, Center for Older Adults, HSC Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
Jacob Rogers, PharmD, BCACP, Assistant Professor of Pharmacotherapy, HSC College of Pharmacy, and Clinical Pharmacist, Center for Older Adults, Department of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
Instructional Design
Brenda Wilson, MS, CHCP
Senior Instructional Designer
CE & Assessment Department, Division of Academic Innovation, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
Donnell McKenzie, MEd
Program Manager
CE & Assessment Department, Division of Academic Innovation, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
Tyson Garfield, DO
Jane Oderberg, LMSW, CDP, CADDCT, LMSW, CDP, CADDCT
Jacob Rogers, Pharm.D., BCACP
Alicia Boggs
Sarah Ross, DO, MS, CMD
Janet Jowitt, RN, MSN, MSA, DHA, AGPCNP-BC
Accreditation Statements
In support of improving patient care, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth 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.
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth 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 under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria.
American Osteopathic Association
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to award continuing medical education to physicians.
Designation Statements
Physicians
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth designates this program for a maximum of .75 contact hours of AOA Category 1B CME credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician's participation in the activity.
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth designates this activity for a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses
This activity provides up to .75 contact hours.
Social Workers
This activity provides up to 1.0 contact hour.
Certificate of Attendance
The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth certifies this activity for .75 hours of participation.
Available Credit
- 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 0.75 ANCC
- 0.75 AOA Category 2-B
- 1.00 ASWB Credit
- 0.75 HSC Participation
Price
Required Hardware/software
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Accessibility Statement
If you require special assistance to participate in this activity, please call (817) 735-2539 or email: [email protected]. An Equal Opportunity University.