Course 3: Perfecting the Patient Encounter
Certificate in Telehealth PracticeRegistration is currently closed for this course. Please fill out our form to be notified when registration re-opens, or please email professionalstudies@mcphs.edu.
Location: online
Perfecting the Telemedicine Patient Encounter applies best practices for conducting telemedicine across a variety of settings – including inpatient, outpatient, rehabilitation, optometry, and pharmacy. The course covers patient assessment, establishing rapport, and building patient relationships. Participants learn the use of visual cues, when to escalate to in-person or emergency services, and how to manage technical difficulties and knowledge discrepancies.
This course includes self-paced content and two 60-minute live, virtual sessions with telehealth experts.
Course information
- 4.25 CME hours
- Live virtual sessions: TBD
- Course open for self-study: TBD
- Cost: $480, MCPHS alumni $360
Learning objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Assess the patient, establish rapport, and build a relationship.
- Use visual cues and best practices to manage a patient’s medical or mental health condition.
- Know when to escalate to in-person care or emergency services.
- Incorporate consultations and ancillary services.
- Manage technology difficulties and knowledge discrepancies.
- Apply best practices across a variety of settings including inpatient, outpatient, rehabilitation, optometry, and pharmacy settings.
Jointly sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS).
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Area and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and MCPHS.
The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 10.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This offering meets the requirements for 12.6 contact hours for nurses as specified by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in nursing (244-CMR 5.04). Each nurse should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
Release Date: January 28, 2022
Expiration Date: January 11, 2024
Contact Hours: 10.5 (1.05 CEUs)
Universal Activity Number (UAN): 0026-0000-22-072-H04-P
Topic Designator: Knowledge-based
Accreditation MCPHS is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. MCPHS designates this educational activity for a total of 10.5 contact hours (1.05 CEUs).