On-Demand CEs | Health Advocacy Now: Lessons from the Pandemic

HealthAdvocateX 9th Annual Conference (2021)

Health Advocacy Now: Lessons from the Pandemic

The Dynamic Field of Health Advocacy (1 CE )

The field of health advocacy is a growing field, with many national organizations to help patients and advocates navigate care. In this session, Robin Shapiro will help review the major national organizations and how each can help individuals and advocates support patient navigation and care. There will be a discussion about how health advocacy can help diverse patient populations. Identification of national organizations, credentialing, and efforts to grow the field will also be addressed.

Supports BCPA Competency or Ethical Standard:

• Domain 6: Professionalism, Professional Development, and Practice Ethical
• Standard 8: Continuing Education and Professional Development

Hot Topics for Advocates (1 CE)

In this session, three presentations will highlight important issues raised for advocates in the wake of the Pandemic including: How telehealth is shaping the future of medicines and how this impacts care and the advocate’s role; How and why advocates must demonstrate their value; and How advocates can overcome obstacles by applying a MOVE mentality.

Supports BCPA Competency or Ethical Standard:

• Domain 6: Professionalism, Professional Development, and Practice

The Pandemic’s Gift: What is Life (and Death) About (1 CE)

This panel will cover how the pandemic has changed how people think about life including advance care planning and what advocates should know about it. It will also address how people may be thinking differently about their end of life and their choices and actions. There will be information on what a health care proxy (surrogate) is, how to locate them and what the opportunity is for advocates.

Supports BCPA Competency or Ethical Standard:

• Domain 2: Empowerment, Autonomy, Rights and Equity
• Ethical Standard 4: Fostering Autonomy

Navigating the Here and Now: MindBody Strategies for These Times (1 CE)

In the last 18 months all humans have experienced mental and physical fears brought on by the pandemic. Whether navigating health choices for yourself, family or clients, we all have been confronted with new reminders of our mortality and how we approach life. In this session, we will explore what happens in the brain and body when we experience loss and how to help gain control and perspective to focus on how to live more positively and productively.

Supports BCPA Competency or Ethical Standard:

• Domain 3: Communication and Interpersonal Relationships

Moral Distress and Compassion Fatigue (1 CE)

This presentation will define and discuss moral distress and compassion fatigue and provide practical strategies and tools to combat the effects.

Supports BCPA Competency or Ethical Standard:

• Domain 1: Scope of Practice and Transparency
• Domain 2: Empowerment, Autonomy, Rights and Equity
• Ethical Standard 4: Fostering Autonomy

Understanding Long COVID (1 CE)

Survivor Corps was founded March 24, 2020 as a way for COVID-19 survivors to mobilize in support of all ongoing scientific, medical and academic research in order to improve our understanding of the disease and health care options for those suffering with acute and long term symptoms. In this session, speakers will include personal stories, real-world evidence and how the disconnect between hospitalized COVID-19 patients and non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients led to the largest effort to collect data to advance our understanding and treatment of Long COVID.

Supports BCPA Competency or Ethical Standard:

• Domain 5 Medical Knowledge and the Healthcare System

Elevating Health Equity for the Benefit of Every Person (1 CE)

As the pandemic continued to build steam, clinicians and researchers began to analyze data which revealed who was disproportionately affected by Covid-19 and why. Innovative strategies were developed to address activities that disproportionately led to virus transmission rates, including: who could isolate safely at home, who could travel for the vaccine and testing and who lived in multi-generational housing. While health care systems scrambled to slow the spread of the virus, it became clear that traditional ways of accessing health care and the communications strategies to engage people could not universally be applied with success to all populations. Learn the basics of what health equity is and why health equity awareness, training and new strategies to reach populations are being integrated into all aspects of care.

Supports BCPA Competency or Ethical Standard:

• Domain 2: Empowerment, Autonomy, Rights and Equity

The Changing Tides of Primary Care: Grace, Advocacy and Resilience During COVID (1 CE)

This session will explore COVID’s impact upon primary care delivery and the patient experience, notable trends in preventable disease, and strategies for reclaiming connection to healthcare.

Supports BCPA Competency or Ethical Standard:

• Domain 2: Empowerment, Autonomy, Rights and Equity
• Domain 3: Communication and Interpersonal Relationships

Reimagining Health: Framework for Active Collaboration (1 CE)

Healthcare professionals discuss collaboration amongst the clinicians and staff on the healthcare team, but that misses the contriubtions of the most crucial members of that team: the patient and caregiver. Learn about participatory healthcare from a PCP who co-founded the Society for Participatory Medicine and how you can get involved.

Supports BCPA Competency or Ethical Standard:

• Domain 2: Empowerment, Autonomy, Rights and Equity
• Domain 3: Communication and Interpersonal Relationships
• Ethical Standard 4: Fostering Autonomy

Achieving Business Goals by Refining Your Strategic Niche (1 CE)

Whether you are a solopreneur or a part of a multi-person advocacy practice, learn how establishing greater clarity of strategic vision will help you achieve your unique definition of success. This interactive workshop will demonstrate how other patient advocates navigate their day-to-day activities in the context of achieving core goals. You will leave this session with a new perspective and tools to help you close the gap between your current business and your true potential.

Supports BCPA Competency or Ethical Standard:

• Domain 6: Professionalism, Professional Development and Practice
• Ethical Standard 8: Continuing Education & Professional Development

Essential Preparations for Growing and Scaling Your Business (1 CE)

Whether you are an experienced advocate ready to take your business to the next level or you are just starting out, there are essential preparations you can make today to help ensure your success.

Supports BCPA Competency or Ethical Standard:

• Domain 6: Professionalism, Professional Development, and Practice
• Ethical Standard 8: Continuing Education & Professional Development

CEU Information:

Board Certified Patient Advocates (BCPA):

These sessions are available for BCPA CEs (11 CEs). Your purchase includes access to the event recordings that originally took place on November 4-6, 2021. It also includes materials related to the presentation (slides, Q&A, etc.).

In order to receive your BCPA 11.0 CE credits as per PACB requirements, you must complete a post-assessment for each session. Instructions for how to access the recording and assessment will be provided via email after completing registration. Certificates will be mailed electronically within 5-7 business days.

Approval Statement: HealthAdvocateX National Conference On Demand/Recorded full conference, ‘Health Advocacy Now: Lessons from the Pandemic’ is approved for 11 CEs by the Patient Advocate Certification Board to satisfy the requirements for Board Certified Patient Advocates (BCPA). Program Approval Code 18171.R.

This on-demand Continuing Education course is a recording from the HealthAdvocateX 9th Annual Conference - Health Advocacy Now: Lessons from the Pandemic, which took place on November 4-6, 2021. This on-demand recording will expire on November 3, 2023.

If you have any questions, please email info@HealthAdvocateX.org