Enhancing Patient, Family and Caregiver Engagement
Jonas Stoltz
2016-05-10T12:12:02+00:00
Enhancing Patient, Family and Caregiver Engagement
Patients who are actively involved in their care experience better health outcomes.
This introductory webinar will discuss strategies for assessing and optimizing patient activation and engagement. Speaker Monica Johnson, PsyD, will provide a working definition of patient engagement and discuss strategies for assessing, enhancing and incorporating patient engagement into routine patient care.
Specific attention will be given to approaches to engage “challenging” patients. The Webinar will review helpful tips for overcoming barriers to patient motivation and engagement.
Participants will be invited to problem-solve their experiences with patient engagement at the end of the Webinar.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this introductory Webinar, participants will be able to:
- Define patient and family engagement
- Describe two pieces of evidence for utilizing patient and family engagement strategies
- Provide a brief overview of one model of assessing patients’, families’ and caregivers’ levels of engagement
- Describe three techniques that promote patient and family engagement
Who Should Attend
- Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (IPFs)
- Physicians
- Partners and Stakeholders
- Beneficiaries and family members
- Caregivers
How to Earn CME / CNE Credit

As of May 13, 2016, this one-hour webinar will be available through May 13, 2017 to complete for CME or CNE credit. The webinar can be viewed on your own schedule from your home or office computer.
Follow these instructions to access the webinar recordings and claim your continuing education credit:
- Read all information on this page including disclosures
- Review the materials on the webpage that accompany the webinar link
- Click the webinar link provided to view the presentation
- After the presentation: complete the required session evaluation and brief post-assessment
You will receive your certificate following your completion of the webinar, activity evaluation, and post-test. Participants will also receive a 60 day follow up survey to assess if information from this learning event was used in practice, to help us make improvements in education.
Speaker
Monica Johnson, PsyD, received her degree in Clinical Psychology from Arizona School of Professional Psychology in 2011. She is currently employed at Cherokee Health Systems as a Psychologist and Behavioral Health Consultant. She leads the Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and Anger Management programs, and also has significant experience working with the homeless population and patients with diverse backgrounds. She has presented on a variety of topics in the past, including mindfulness, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, trauma-informed care with the homeless, patient engagement and cultural competence.
CE Information

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Wisconsin Medical Society through the joint providership of MetaStar, Inc. and atom Alliance. MetaStar, Inc. is accredited by the Wisconsin Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
MetaStar, Inc. designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(TM). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
MetaStar, Inc. is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
1.25 continuing nursing education contact hour will be awarded for the successful completion of this activity.
MetaStar, Inc. is the accredited provider of CME and approved provider of CNE in a joint-provider partnership with atom Alliance.
Relevant Relationships/Disclosures

There is no commercial support for this activity. No speaker or planner has known financial relationships or other potential conflicts of interest to disclose.
Special Needs
If you have needs under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact
Archie Hamilton.
Hardware/Software Requirements
You will need a computer with speakers to listen to the webinar. You will need Windows 7.0 or higher and a current version of an internet browser such as Google Chrome, Fox Fire, Safari or Internet Explorer.
If you have problems viewing the webinar, questions about or problems accessing the evaluations, please contact Archie Hamilton. If you have questions about or problems accessing the certificates or post-tests, contact [email protected].
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