0013 - CUW School of Health Professions Interprofessional Conference - 2021 Recording

Description

Bridging the Gap: Use of Telehealth to Meet the Needs of our Patients through Collaborative Care.

Concordia University Wisconsin (CUW) would like to invite you to attend the eighth annual CUW Interprofessional Conference. Speakers from Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant Studies, Pharmacy, Social Work, and Speech-Language Pathology will be providing sessions on inter-professional topics. The purpose of the conference is to “give back” to the community for supporting our students by providing quality continuing education at a reasonable cost.

Outcomes

1. Demonstrate knowledge of telehealth as a model of care delivery.
2. Explore successes and barriers in utilizing telehealth to provide care to patients.
3. Develop awareness of how legal, regulatory and policy considerations can affect telehealth practice.
4. Summarize best practices for a telehealth program

Additional Information

This year’s virtual conference begins with a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.and a keynote address by Dr. Darrell Williams. Dr. Williams is currently the Administrator of the Division of Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) for the State of Wisconsin. WEM is the lead state agency charged with coordinating the state's planning, preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery efforts for natural and man-caused disasters. Prior to his appointment by Governor Tony Evers, he served as the Interim Superintendent of Schools in Beloit, WI and the previous “Turn Around” Principal in Milwaukee Public Schools where he was selected as 2013 National Principal of the Year by the National Alliance of Black School Educators. Dr. Williams is an avid writer whose work can be found on-line. In addition to his 25+ years in education, Dr. Williams retired at the rank of Major after 29 years of military service and two combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan—where he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart Medal.