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 recorded webinar, please fully watch the recorded video, then email us at marketing@shieldhealthcare.com and allow up to 7-10 business days to receive your CE Contact Hour Certificate from Capital Nursing Education.

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:

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

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