47th Annual Midwestern Conference on Health Care in the Older Adult

Friday, January 30, 2026, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, Online

Designed for primary care physicians, pharmacists, nurses, social workers, and other healthcare professionals, this interactive program will focus on Geriatric Mental Health - diagnosis, treatment, and management of conditions common in older adults.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (7.00 hours), AAPA Category 1 CME credit (7.00 hours), ACPE Credit (7.00 hours), ANCC Contact Hours (7.00 hours), ASWB General CE Credit (7.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (7.00 hours)

1. Recognize the signs of depression and anxiety in older adults, distinguish them from normal aging or chronic illness, and identify early intervention strategies that improve outcomes.
2. Recognize how depression, anxiety, and other psychiatric symptoms may appear before or during memory loss and understand why early recognition leads to better support and care planning.
3. Identify what Delirium is, why it is often overlooked outside the hospital, and how noticing changes early can lead to better health outcomes.
4. Describe how agitation, resistance, and aggression in people with dementia are often ways of communicating discomfort or unmet needs and will gain tools for responding with empathy and support.
5. Recognize that substance use disorders can occur in older adults, why they’re often overlooked, and how recognizing the signs can lead to better support and treatment.
6. Discuss how aging affects sleep - including lighter sleep, earlier waking, and less deep sleep—and how to tell the difference between normal changes and potential sleep disorders.
7. Discuss how pain can be managed in older adults through a combination of medications, therapies, and supportive care that addresses the whole person, not just symptoms.
8. Identify why doctors regularly review medications in older adults, and how reducing risky prescriptions can improve safety and quality of life for people with memory loss or frailty.
9. Explore what to expect regarding the process of hospitalization, length of stay, therapeutic intensity, and legal holds (voluntary vs. involuntary).
10. Review the challenges faced by nursing homes and other LTC settings in caring for residents who have both memory loss and psychiatric or behavioral symptoms, and learn how a compassionate, whole-person approach can improve outcomes.
11. Analyze articles with key takeaways for practice

Registration: Now through January 17, 2026

• Primary Care Providers: $100.00

• Other Allied Health Professionals and Students: $75.00

Refunds - All but $25.00 of the fee is refundable if inability to attend is made known on or before January 17, 2026.  Contact the CME office for refunds.

Late Registration: January 18, 2026 - January 24, 2026

• Primary Care Providers: $125.00

• Other Allied Health Professionals and Students: $100.00

Refunds - No registration refunds are available.  

In support of improving patient care, the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College 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.

Nurse: The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine designates this activity for a maximum of 7.0 ANCC contact hours.

Pharmacist and Pharmacy Tech: The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine designates this knowledge-based activity for a maximum of 7.0 ACPE contact hours. Credit will be uploaded to the NABP CPE Monitor within 60 days after the activity completion. Pharmacists must provide their NABP ID and DOB (MMDD) to receive credit.  JA0000310-0000-26-011-L01-P

Physician: The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine designates this Live Activity activity for a maximum of 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Physician Associate: The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine has been authorized by the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 7.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Social Worker: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College 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 7.0 general continuing education credit(s).

Other Health Care Provider: A certificate of participation will be available after successful completion of an online evaluation. It is the responsibility of the licensees to determine if this continuing education activity meets the requirements of their professional licensure board.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine adheres to the ACCME’s 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 financial relationships with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Friday, January 30, 2026