Key Concepts for the Rural Practitioner

  • Date: Dec. 12, 2021 - May 30, 2024
  • Format: online
Providers who practice in rural communities face challenges often not shared by their colleagues in urban or suburban settings or in larger practice settings. This series of learning modules addresses topics specifically requested by rural practitioners in Missouri, ranging from behavioral health to caring for older adults, and from communication issues to ethics.

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Key Concepts for the Rural Practitioner 

  Course Description 

Providers who practice in rural communities face challenges often not shared by their colleagues in urban or suburban settings or in larger practice settings.  This series of learning modules addresses topics specifically requested by rural practitioners in Missouri, ranging from behavioral health to caring for older adults, and from communication issues to ethics.

At the conclusion of this CME activity, participants will be able to:

    • Identify common barriers and develop solutions to the barriers in the treatment of certain chronic conditions;
    • Improve communication skills with patients and families;
    • Recognize and proactively address ethical issues.

  Course Modules

Module 1: Caring for the Older Adult

  • Caring for Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions: The Role of Patient Choice - David Mehr, MD, MS

Module 2: Children & Adolescents

  • Psychopharmacology in Autism Spectrum Disorder - Michael Ford

Module 3: Ethics

  • Clinical Ethics for Rural Practitioners - Lea Brandt, PhD, ODT, MA

Learning activities and modules will be added on an on-going basis

 

 Course Faculty - listed alphabetically by last name

B

Lea Brandt, PhD, OTD, MA
Associate Professional Practice Professor, Department of Medicine; Director, Center for Health Ethics, MU School of Medicine

F

Michael Ford
MU School of Medicine

M

David Mehr, MD, MS
Professor Emeritus, Department of Family and Community Medicine, MU School of Medicine

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