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OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to:  (1)  Define Transitions Medicine, (2) Identify the root causes of an ineffective transition, (3) Differentiate between various post-acute and long term care settings, (4) Explain how a comprehensive Geriatric Assessment can help with transition planning (5) Identify why our senior patients might be a focal point for transitions.

FACULTY DISCLOSURE:  Tyson Amundsen, MD, has no relevant financial relationship(s) with companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

PLANNER DISCLOSURE:  John D. Myers, MD, Austin Metting, MD and Tresa McNeal, MD, have no relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

ACCREDITATION: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

DESIGNATION:  The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC:  Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

For information, please contact Denise Ralston at [email protected]