Conference for Health, Health Sciences, Social Services, and Mental Health Professionals
at Walter Hall, Ohio University
Summary
This professional development conference will feature lectures by acclaimed authors and researchers James O. Prochaska, PhD, and Michael Roizen, MD, in addition to a panel discussion to engage participants in planning the next steps for a healthier Appalachia. This conference will educate attendees about change management and motivational techniques, with a focus on how to incorporate these approaches into their professional practices.
CE accreditation is provided by OH-HCOM Area Health Education Center, CHEAO. 3.25 hours for CE credit is offered for DO, MD, nursing, CHES (pending), social work, psychology, counseling, and dietatics (via nursing) professionals. More information on CE accreditation is provided at the bottom of this page.
Agenda
| 1:00-1:15pm | Introduction, Moderator Kathy Trace, MA, BSN, RN |
| 1:15-2:15pm | Panel Discussion: Overcoming Barriers and Facilitating Change featuring Tom Davis, PhD; Lynn Harter, PhD; David Holben, RD, LD, PhD; Stephen Patterson, PhD; Frank Schwartz, MD; facilitated by Kathy Trace, MA, BSN RN |
| 2:30-3:30pm | Michael Roizen, MD “Wellness: Changing Behaviors and Costs – Lessons from the Cleveland Clinic for You” |
| 3:45-4:45pm | James O. Prochaska, PhD “Producing Progress at Each Stage of Change” |
| 4:45-5:15pm | Evaluation, Reception, and Book Signing |
Directions, Parking, and Accommodations
The conference will be held at the Walter Hall Rotunda on Ohio University’s campus.
From the Northeast: Follow the best route to I-77 south. Take the first exit for Marietta, Ohio (Exit 6). Proceed to Rte. 7 south, which will combine with Rte. 50 West at Belpre. Exit at Rtes. 50 and 32 West and continue to Athens. Follow signs to Ohio University and exit at Rte. 682.
From northwest and central Ohio and points west: Follow the best route to Columbus and connect with Rte. 33, which can be reached from either I-270 or I-70 east. Travel east on Rte. 33 until you reach Athens. Follow signs to Ohio University and exit at Rte. 682 in Athens. (Do not exit at Rte. 682 in The Plains; stay on Rte. 33 until you come to the exit for Rte. 682 to Ohio University in Athens.)
From Cleveland: Travel south on I-71 to Columbus and follow the directions from northwest and central Ohio, or take I-77 south and follow the directions from northeast Ohio.
From southwest Ohio: Take State Rte. 32 east from Cincinnati to Athens. Follow signs to Ohio University and exit at Rte. 682.
From southeast Ohio and points southeast: Follow Rte. 33 west into Athens and exit at Rte. 682.
Parking
Parking will be free to attendees in lot 133, across the street from the conference hall. Click image for a larger view.
Recommended Accommodations
The Ohio University Inn and Conference Center
331 Richland Avenue, Athens OH
740.593.6661
Hampton Inn Athens Ohio
986 E. State St., Athens OH
740.593.5600
About Continuing Education Credit
Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association as an AOA Category 1 accredited CME sponsor.
This program has been approved by the AOA CME Council for 3 hours of AOA Category 2-B credit.
Area Health Education Center at Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine is approved by OPA MCE (Provider #316402113) to offer continuing education credit for psychologists. This program meets the criteria for 3.25 hours of OPA MCE credit.
CHEAO (OH-049/10-1-14) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Ohio Nurses Association (OBN-001-91), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
This program meets the criteria for 3.25 contact hours of CNE credit.
Single Event Provider: Area Health Education Center (AHEC), Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine has been designated as a single event provider of continuing education contact hours (CHEH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc..
This program has been reviewed and approved for Certified Health Education Specialist for 3.5 CECH. All 3.5 CECH are approved for advanced-level. NCHEC Provider #SEP 3947.
Tri-County Mental Health and Counseling Services, Inc. is a provider of CPEs for Counselors and Social Workers for the Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapists Board. Provider number is RCS070803. This program has been approved for 3.5 hours of credit.
CME Credit -
FAIRFIELD MEDICAL CENTER is accredited by the Ohio State Medical Association (OSMA) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.
FAIRFIELD MEDICAL CENTER designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Conflict of Interest Statement
The potential for a conflict of interest may exist if a planner, faculty member or content specialist involved in an educational/training program, or a member of their family, has any significant financial interest or other relationship(s) with the manufacturer of any commercial product discussed in her/his presentation and/or there is a commercial sponsor for the activity.
As a sponsor accredited by the American Osteopathic Association the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and CHEAO as an approved provider of continuing nursing education following the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation requirements have each planner and speaker complete a disclosure/ conflict of interest form that outlines any relationship that person may have with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers and/or corporations whose products or services are related to pertinent therapeutic areas or are commercial provider(s) of support for this activity.
A financial or other relationship with a corporation does not preclude a speaker from participating in a program. The audience, however, must be informed of this relationship prior to the start of the activity and any potential conflict must be resolved in order to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor at all programs. It remains for the audience to determine whether the speaker’s interest or relationship influenced the presentation with regard to exposition or conclusion.
Disclosures
Tom Davis, PhD; Lynn Harter, PhD; David Holben, PhD; Stephen Patterson, PhD; Frank Schwartz, MD; Kathy Trace, MHA, BSN, RN; all state that they have no significant financial interest in any pharmaceutical or medical device company. James Porchaska, PhD has ties to Pro-change Behavior Systems. Please see next page with Dr. Roizen’s disclosure information. All the speakers state that they will not discuss off label/investigational uses of any product or any product not yet approved for use by the FDA.
The planning committee members state that they have no significant financial interest in any pharmaceutical or medical device company.
Commercial/Other Support
Unrestricted educational grants have been provided by University Medical Associates and Holzer Clinic. Ohio University College of Health Sciences and Professions and Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine have also provided funding for this program.
Non-endorsement of products
Having products discussed during this program does not imply endorsement of any products by the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, American Nurses Credentialing Center, Ohio Board of Nursing, Ohio Nurses Association, Area Health Education Center, CHEAO or Fairfield Medical Center.
Objectives
• Identify strategies to overcome barriers to change that inhibit living healthy in Appalachia
• Describe the relationship between biological age and chronological age
• Describe how to help yourself stay healthy and youthful
• Describe the challenges at each stage of change
• Discuss the principles of progress at each stage
You must attend the entire program and complete an evaluation form in order to receive CE credit. Only physicians may receive credit for attending part of the program.
