COVID-19 and Its Mental Health Impact on Older Persons | CEU Webinar
COVID-19 and Its Mental Health Impact on Older Persons
| Title | COVID-19 and Its Mental Health Impact on Older Persons |
|---|---|
| Date | Thursday, February 18, 2021 |
| Time | 2:00 PM Eastern |
| Cost | Free |
| Credit | Includes 1 complimentary CE credit* |
| Webinar | Register Now |
The COVID-19 pandemic is arguably the greatest public health disaster of the past hundred years. In addition to the tremendous loss of life and morbidity caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus itself, the mental health effects of the pandemic are only beginning to be understood. Right at Home Smithtown, NY presents this free CEU Webinar that focuses on key aspects of the pandemic on older adults' mental health, including social isolation, loneliness, depression, and suicidal behaviors. It also introduces the audience to the concept of prolonged grief and how societal aspects of the response to the pandemic have made prolonged grief likelier for older adults after the loss of a loved one. Healing milestones and factors that derail healing will be presented, along with strategies for preventing the detrimental effects of social isolation and loneliness.
Andrew S. Rosenzweig, MD, MPH
Participants in this web seminar will be able to:
- Explore the mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on seniors, emphasizing depression, suicide and prolonged grief, as well as the long-term care setting.
- Understand and explore the differences between social isolation and loneliness and their role in health and well-being.
- Discuss strategies for preventing the detrimental effects of loneliness and social isolation.
- Use a case example to explore risk factors and resiliency factors in prolonged grief disorder and potential association with COVID-19, while studying notable healing milestones and factors that derail that healing.
About the Presenter:
Andrew S Rosenzweig, MD, MPH, is a board certified and fellowship trained geriatric psychiatrist who specializes in the treatment of the elderly in long-term care facilities. Dr. Rosenzweig attended the University of Michigan Medical School, receiving his MD degree in 1991 along with his Master of Public Health in Epidemiology. He completed his residency in general psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh in 1995, where he remained for his fellowship in Geriatric Psychiatry in 1996. He has published numerous articles and chapters on bereavement-related depression in the elderly.
Since 2011 Dr. Rosenzweig has been Chief Medical Officer of Forefront TeleCare, the national leader in telehealth linking behavioral specialists to rural, under-served skilled nursing facilities and inpatient geriatric psychiatry units coast-to-coast. In this role, he heads the Peer Review and Credentialing Committees and serves as a key member of the management team. Through Forefront’s videoconferencing technology, he also treats residents at a skilled nursing facility in Minnesota and psychiatric inpatients at a geropsych unit in rural Kansas.
* ASWB CE Credit Changes 2018: Beginning September 25, 2018, ASA will no longer be able to issue ASWB CE credits for recorded web seminar attendance. You can only claim ASWB CE credit if you watch the webinar live. We apologize for any inconvenience. This change is due to ASWB ACE Provider distance learning requirements.
**The webinar is designed for professional referral sources and family caregivers. Eligible healthcare professionals can claim ONE FREE CEU credit within one month of completion of the webinar.
***This web seminar is approved for AOTA contact hours in addition to CE Credits approved for all ASA web seminars.
