Second annual conference addresses heroin addiction
There’s still time to register for “Changing the Future of Children of Addicted Parents,” presented on Friday, November 17, by Cincinnati Children’s, in partnership with the Children of Addicted Parents Collaborative. The conference will be held from 7 am to 5 pm, at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington, KY.
National and regional experts will address the issues affecting children exposed to opioids in utero or living with the chaos of being the child of a parent with a substance abuse problem. Topics include:
- The future of neonatal abstinence syndrome and the long-term outcomes of in utero exposure
- Psychosocial and mental health aspects of living with parents affected by substance abuse
- Educational issues of children affected by parental substance abuse
- Children’s services and the implication of removing children from their parents
- Solutions to the socio-emotional, educational and socio-economic issues children of addicted parents face
Registration is $85 for non-physicians and $125 for physicians. Go to https://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/professional/continuing-education and click on “Finding upcoming activities” for more information.
Don’t miss this important conversation.
Accreditation
Additional credits for several other disciplines are pending. This site will be updated as additional credits are approved.
Physicians: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Maintenance of Certification: Successful completion of this CME activity enables the participant to earn MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) 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 ABP MOC credit.
Nurses: Contact hours will be awarded to nurses who attend the entire program and complete an evaluation tool. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Ohio Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. (OBN-001-91) (OH-046, 9/1/2018)
Clinical & Family Counselors: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is an approved provider of professional counselor continuing education credits by the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board, Provider #RCX111201.
Psychologists: Cincinnati Children’s is approved by the Ohio Psychological Association-CME Program to offer continuing education for psychologists. Cincinnati Children’s (provider #310833936), maintains responsibility for the program.
