5th Annual Community Service Learning (CSL) Conference

Congratulations to the 2012 People's Choice Award Poster Winner

"Teen Asthma Program at St. Anthony's."

AGENDA

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES

1. To share best practices and scholarship in community service learning across the disciplines of the University of Texas (UT) Health Science Center with a focus on the social mission of health science education.
2. To bring together an inter-professional group of UT Health Science Center students, faculty, and staff from across the state with community partners to foster service learning collaborations.
3. To highlight existing UT Health Science System community service learning projects and future opportunities with community partners.
4. To recognize and reward excellence in community service learning within the UT Health Science System.

CONFERENCE LOCATION / PARKING DETAILS

The location of the conference is the School of Nursing, UT Health Science Center San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, Texas, 78229.

CSL Conference Parking Directions and Map.

FREE CONTINUING EDUCATION AVAILABLE

GOALS: The goal of the Annual CSL Conference is to foster academic-community partnerships that maximize students' educational experience while also improving health outcomes. Healthcare professionals will be able to develop sustainable partnerships with community organizations and/or academic institutions that improve the health of patients by engaging health professions students in community service experiences that include mentored preparation and reflection.

STATEMENT OF NEED: Offering continuing education credits to faculty and community members through Center activities furthers the UT Health Science Center San Antonio mission of providing compassionate and culturally competent state of the art clinical care and enhancing community health awareness, education and practices. The Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics is uniquely qualified to provide ethics and professionalism education for healthcare professionals.

PRESENTER DISCLOSURES: The following persons were involved in educational content decisions as presenters and have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose: Vidal Balderas, DDS, MPH, Ruth E. Berggren, MD, Randy Christensen, MD, MPH, Mary Dunn, RN, PhD, Nora Gimpel, MD, Juanita Lozano-Pineda, DDS, MPH, Fitzhugh Mullan, MD, Patti Pagels, MPAS, PA-C, Jason Rosenfeld, MPH, Roseann Vivanco, MSN, RN, and Julie Watson, LPN.

PLANNING COMMITTEE DISCLOSURES: The following persons were involved in educational content decisions as planners and have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose: Martha X. Baez, BS, RDH, MPH, Ruth E. Berggren, MD, Carrie Jo Braden, PhD, RN, FAAN, Adelita Cantu, PhD, RN, Dana English, MS, RDH, Mosh R. Farokhi, DDS, MPH, FAGD, Ruth B. Grubesic, DrPH, PHCNS-BC, Stephanie Gutierrez, Kathlynn Joel-Reich, Judith Livingston, MEd, Rebecca B. Lunstroth, JD, MA, Stephanie McClain, Jessica Mendez, Carol A. Nguyen, MS, RDH, Julie Novak, DNSc, RN, CPNP, FAANP, Katie Prentice, MSIS, AHIP, Pegeen A. Seger, MA, MLIS, Kirk Smith, MD, PhD, Helen M. Sorenson, MA, RRT, FAARC, Melanie Stone, MPH, MEd, Vanessa M. Sweet, MPH, Robert L. Talbert, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, FAHA, Rajia Tobia, AMLS, Adela S. Valdez, MD, MBA, Paula Winkler, MEd, and Veronica S. Young, PharmD, MPH.

ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS

Certified Health Education Specialists:

Sponsored by the Center for Medical Humanities & Ethics, a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.  This program is designated for Certified Health Education Specialists (CHES) and/or Master Certified Health Education Specialists (MCHES) to receive a maximum of 5 advanced-level CECH.

Dental Hygienists/Dental Assistants:

Approved for 5.0 CEU for Dental Hygienists/Dental Assistants.

Nurses:

Due to an unforeseen problem with the continuing education (CE) approval process through our co-provider of the education activity, University Health System, we will not be able to follow through with providing CNE credits this year as had been anticipated. You will be able to receive a certificate of attendance, but this will have no CE hours attached. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Pharmacists:

University Health System Department of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

Physicians:

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The UT Health Science Center San Antonio School of Medicine designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

^†This session meets the Texas Medical Board criteria for formal Continuing Medical Education involving the study of medical ethics and/or professional responsibility.

Physician Assistants:

AACP accepts certificates of participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by AACME or a recognized state medical society.  Physician Assistants may receive a maximum of 5.0 hours of Category 1 credit for completing this program.

Social Workers:

Due to an unforeseen problem with the continuing education (CE) approval process through our co-provider of the education activity, University Health System, we will not be able to follow through with providing Social Work credits this year as had been anticipated. You will be able to receive a certificate of attendance, but this will have no CE hours attached. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.