Behavioral Health and Chronic Illness: Addressing Behavioral Health to Improve All Health Recorded Webinar

Behavioral Health and Chronic Illness: Addressing Behavioral Health to Improve All Health – Presented by Shirl Earon, RN, FNP, GNP, PNP, CWOCN with Capital Nursing Education has already taken place. However, you can watch a recording of the webinar.

If you would like to receive a CE Contact Hour for watching this webinar, please fully watch the recorded webinar, then email us at marketing@shieldhealthcare.com and allow up to 7-10 business days to receive your CE Contact Hour Certificate.

You can also download a PDF of the slides here.

Webinar Overview:

The relationships between depression/anxiety and chronic medical illnesses are complex and bidirectional. In this 1-hr session, we will explore the co-morbidity of chronic disease and mental health, with a focus on chronic disease prevention and self-management practices.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe why chronic disease management needs to be multi disciplinary
2. Describe what behavioral health is
3. Describe how Behavior Health and Chronic Disease interact
4. Identify at least three psycho-social barriers that may need addressed in treating chronic disease and behavioral health issues
5. Demonstrate the use of open-ended questions
6. Detail two strategies to improve patient self-management of chronic disease

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