2024 Volunteer Conference

This is a conference for volunteers on the Michigan Volunteer Registry

For more information, please contact Stephanie Steele [email protected] // 517-335-8150.

Tuesday, August 27, 2024, 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM, Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, East Lansing, MI

1. Describe the content and apply the principles of Psychological First Aid
2. Demonstrate the ability to stop bleeding as an outcome of Stop the Bleed training.
3. Identify opportunities for volunteering related to medical deployments.
4. Identify behavioral health response teams and who they serve.
5. Summarize how training and preparation increase successful deployments from Team Rubicon.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine and Bureau of Emergency Preparedness, EMS and Systems of Care. Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit amount subject to change.  

Interprofessional Continuing Education
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 5.50 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

Physicians
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine designates this activity for 5.50 contact hours for nurses.  Nurses should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Pharmacists & Pharmacy Technicians
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine designates this activity for 5.50 contact hours for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.  Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 5.50 general continuing education credits.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (7.50 hours), ACE CE Credits (7.50 hours), Continuing Nursing Credit- ANCC (7.50 hours), Continuing Pharmacy Education ACPE (7.50 hours), General Attendance (7.50 hours), IPCE Credit (7.50 hours), Other Learner Attendance (7.50 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine adheres to the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Tuesday, August 27, 2024