Third Thursday Breakfast Broadcast
Third Thursday Breakfast Broadcast is a monthly satellite broadcast series on new and emerging public health issues. It is sponsored by the School of Public Health, the NYS Department of Health, the NYS Community Health Partnership, the NYS Association of County Health Officials, and the NYS Nurses Association.
Dispelling the Myths of Arthritis: How to Take Control
Satellite broadcast originally aired May 15, 2003
- Now available via videostreaming through funding from the New York-New Jersey Public Health Training Center (Requires basic RealOne Player which is available as a free download.)
- Apply for Continuing Education Credits
- Handouts
Arthritis affects about 4.7 million adult New Yorkers, including 1.5 million seniors 65 years of age or older. Despite the number of people living with the disease, many assume it is a natural part of aging and do not seek early medical treatment. There are things that can be done to control the symptoms of arthritis and manage the disease. This presentation will discuss the facts about arthritis: what it is and isn’t, whom it affects, how it can be managed, and what part public health plays in arthritis education and management.
Speakers: Dr. Ami Milton, M.D., Board Certified in Rheumatology and Internal Medicine; Nancy Simington, Program Director, Long Island Chapter, Arthritis Foundation
Objectives
As a result of this program, participants will be able to describe:
- the risk factors, both modifiable and non-modifiable, of arthritis and be able to identify ways to manage the disease with self management techniques.
- the role of Public Health in arthritis management.
Continuing Education
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 5TLL8T-PRV-04-004.
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 credits 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 up to 1 Category I CECH in health education.
For further information, contact Cheryl Reeves, Assistant Director of Continuing Education, School of Public Health via e-mail and include "t2b2" in subject line. creeves@albany.edu
Last update: November 12, 2004
|
|
|
|
