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ForwardMetro Public Health Department-Healthy Aging: A Public Health Perspective- September 30, 2026
Join us for our next session of Metro Public Health Department's Continuing Education Learning Series. We are offering this session LIVE IN PERSON and ONLINE via web streaming.
Contact Talia Gooch or Ricke Thompson, RN, NCSN for more information.
Why Attend this Session
As the U.S. population ages, healthy aging and caregiving are becoming increasingly important public health priorities. This session will explore the role of public health in supporting older adults, increasing awareness and use of available resources, and addressing barriers that affect health outcomes and quality of life.
Participants will also examine the impact of caregiving on individuals, families, and communities, and learn about public health strategies and community resources that can help reduce caregiver burden and improve well-being.
Participants will gain insights into:
- The public health perspective on healthy aging and caregiving
- Challenges affecting older adults and caregivers
- Evidence-based strategies to support healthy aging
- Community resources and public health approaches that improve quality of life
- Opportunities to apply public health principles to advance health equity and population health outcomes
By attending, participants will be better equipped to support aging populations and caregivers through informed, effective public health practice.
Series Statement of Need
The Metro Public Health Department (MPHD) Continuing Education Learning Series strengthens the knowledge and skills of public health professionals, community partners, and other practitioners. The series addresses key practice gaps in public health advocacy, systems-based approaches, and data-informed decision-making by providing evidence-based strategies and practical tools that support health equity and improved population health outcomes.
Intended Audience
This educational series is designed to meet the needs of dentists and allied dental professionals, dieticians, nurses, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, physicians, social workers, and other public health professionals.
Session Learning Objectives
Following this session, members of the interprofessional public healthcare team will be able to:
- Describe major public health issues affecting aging populations
- Apply evidence-based community interventions, policies, and team-based practices that address healthy aging
- Discuss caregiving for aging populations as a public health issue.
Series Learning Objectives
Following this learning series, members of the interprofessional public healthcare team will be able to:
- Utilize continuing education to strengthen and sustain a competent public health workforce by demonstrating the ability to apply team-based care principles in professional practice.
- Apply evidence-based strategies to improve population health outcomes
- Identify strategies to address health disparities related to access, socioeconomic status, environmental conditions, institutional practices, and bias affecting racial, ethnic, gender, and sexual orientation inequities in health and healthcare.
Elements of Competence
This educational activity is designed to change learner competence and focuses on the following competency areas:
- Accreditation council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)/Nursing: Medical Knowledge, Professionalism, and Systems-Based Practice
- National Academy of Medicine (NAM)/Nursing: Provide Patient Person-Centered Care, Employ Evidence-Based Practice, and Population Health
- Center for the Advancement of Pharmacy Education (CAPE): Health and Wellness, Population-based Care, Inclusive Practice, and Professionalism
- Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB): Medications and Safety
- Interprofessional Education Collaborative Competencies: Values and Ethics, Roles/Responsibilities, Communication, and Teams and Teamwork
- Social Impact and Belonging: Engage in Self-reflection, Address Differences in Health Outcomes, and Value Culturally Centered Care
Sponsorship Acknowledgement
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) and Metro Public Health Department Nashville-Davidson County gratefully acknowledge(s) the financial support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services (Award #5 NE11OE000029-02-00)
Course summary
- 3.75 ACPE Contact Hours - Pharmacist
- 3.75 ACPE Contact Hours - Pharmacist Technician
- 3.75 ADA CERP Continuing Education Credits
- 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 3.75 ANCC Contact Hours
- 3.75 CDR CPEUs
- 3.75 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
- 3.75 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Agenda
September 30, 2026
| Time | Activity | Speaker(s) | Learning Objective(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:45-8:15 AM | Registration | ||
| 8:15-8:30 AM | Welcome, Housekeeping & Purpose | Speaker | Describe the role MPHD has to educate and promote healthy aging in communities |
| 8:30-9:15 AM | What it Means to Age Well | Speaker |
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| 9:15-9:20 AM | BREAK | ||
| 9:25-10:10 AM | Standing Strong: Keeping Older Adults Safe, Healthy, and Heard | Speaker |
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| 10:10-10:55 AM | Caregiving: Promoting Resilience, Wellness, and Sustainability | Speaker |
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| 10:55-11:00 AM | BREAK | ||
| 11:05 AM-12:05 PM | Panel: Building Communities Where Older Adults Thrive | Panelists Debra Lee, PhD, RN, NBC-HWC, National HealthCare Corporation (NHC) Chair of Excellence in Nursing, Middle Tennessee State University Tony Driver, Human Resources Analyst, Metro Public Health Department |
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| 12:05-12:15 PM | Promoting Health and Wellbeing Across the Lifespan | Speaker Sanmi Areola, PhD, Director of Health, Metro Public Health Department Nashville-Davidson County | Explain how healthy aging in communities is a public health issue |
| 12:15-12:25 PM | Closing Remarks & Evaluations | Speaker Joanna Shaw-KaiKai, MD, FACP, MPH, Medical Services Director, Metro Public Health Department Nashville-Davidson County | Apply one takeaway from today’s session to your practice |
| 12:25 PM | Adjourn |
Program Changes
Emergency situations occasionally occur and may necessitate topic or speaker changes. The University of Wisconsin-Madison ICEP reserve the right to alter or substitute a topic or speaker without prior notification.
This educational activity will also be offered online .
We will provide a link before the session to those who register.
Speakers & Panelists
- Utibe Akpan, PharmD, Metro Public Health Department Nashville-Davidson County, Tennessee Department of Disability & Aging (Speaker)
- Sanmi Areola, PhD, Director of Health, Metro Public Health Department Nashville-Davidson County (Speaker)
- Tiffany Cloud-Mann, MEd, Eldercare Coach & Community Partnerships Manager, AgeWell Middle Tennessee (Speaker)
- Tony Driver, Human Resources Analyst, Metro Public Health Department (Panelist)
- Angela Gaye, BS, RSST, CCHW, Re-Engaging in Self-Care & Enjoying Today (RESET), Detroit Health Department (Panelist)
- Shelley Hale, Director of Operations and Programs Administrator, Tennessee Department of Disability & Aging (Speaker)
- Debra Lee, PhD, RN, NBC-HWC, National HealthCare Corporation (NHC) Chair of Excellence in Nursing, Middle Tennessee State University (Panelist)
- Joanna Shaw-KaiKai, MD, FACP, MPH, Medical Services Director, Metro Public Health Department Nashville-Davidson County (Speaker)
Moderators & Facilitator(s)
Coming Soon!
Planning Committee
- Utibe Akpan, PharmD, Metro Public Health Department Nashville-Davidson County
- Laura Allen, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, Metro Public Health Department Nashville-Davidson County
- Shonta Anderson, CPhT, Pharmacy Technician, Metro Public Health Department Nashville-Davidson County
- Diana Buzby-Soto, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC COHC, Family Nurse Practitioner, Metro Public Health Department Nashville-Davidson County
- Lauren Cromer, RD, WIC Nutrition Services Director, Metro Public Health Department Nashville-Davidson County
- De'Ranae Davis-Dudley, DDS, General Dentist, Metro Public Health Department Nashville-Davidson County
- Talia Gooch, Administrative Assistant, Medical Services, Metro Public Health Department Nashville-Davidson County
- Lillian Maddox, MS, BSSW, Director of Prevention and Wellness Division, Metro Public Health Department Nashville-Davidson County
- Isaac Mendez Acosta, MPH, Partnership Coordinator, Public Health Infrastructure Grant, Metro Public Health Department Nashville-Davidson County
- Tracy Mrochek, MPA, RN, BC-NPD, Manager, Nursing Professional Development, University of Wisconsin School of Nursing (as of 8/2026)
- Jody Patterson, MPH, Opioid Pilot Demonstration Project Manager, Behavioral Health and Wellness, Metro Public Health Department Nashville-Davidson County
- *Joanna Shaw-KaiKai, MD, MPH, Medical Services Director, Metro Public Health Department Nashville-Davidson County
- Ricke Thompson, RN, NCSN, Metro Public Health Department Nashville-Davidson County
* Activity Chair
Policy on Disclosure
It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) to identify, mitigate and disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies*2 held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence the content of this accredited continuing education (CE). In addition, speakers, presenters and authors must disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation.
For this accredited continuing education activity all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and detailed disclosures are listed below.
*2 Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on, patients. The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical services directly to patients to be ineligible companies
| NAME | ROLE(S) | FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIPS DISCLOSURE | DISCUSSION OF UNLABELED/UNAPPROVED USES OF DRUGS/DEVICES IN PRESENTATION? |
|---|---|---|---|
Utibe Akpan, PharmD, Metro Public Health Department Nashville-Davidson County | Planner/Speaker | ||
| Laura Allen, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, Metro Public Health Department Nashville-Davidson County | Planner | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
| Shonta Anderson, CPhT, Metro Public Health Department Nashville-Davidson County | Planner | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
Nina Berge, BA, Continuing Education Specialist, Nursing Professional Development, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing | Committee Member | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
Diana Buzby-Soto, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC COHC, Family Nurse Practitioner, Metro Public Health Department Nashville-Davidson County | Planner | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
Tiffany Cloud-Mann, MEd, Eldercare Coach & Community Partnerships Manager, AgeWell Middle Tennessee | Speaker | ||
| Lauren Cromer, RD, WIC Nutrition Services Director, Metro Public Health Department Nashville-Davidson County | Planner | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
| De'Ranae Davis-Dudley, General Dentist, Metro Public Health Department Nashville-Davidson County | Planner | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
Tony Driver, Human Resources Analyst, Metro Public Health Department | Panelist | ||
| Sue Gaard, MS, RN, Director, Nursing Professional Development, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing | Committee Member | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
Angela Gaye, BS RSST, CCHW, Re-Engaging in Self-Care & Enjoying Today (RESET), Detroit Health Department | Panelist | ||
| Talia Gooch, Administrative Assistant, Medical Services, Metro Public Health Department Nashville-Davidson County | Planner/Technology Assist | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
Shelley Hale, Director of Operations and Programs Administrator, Tennessee Department of Disability & Aging | Speaker | ||
Debra Lee, PhD, RN, NBC-HWC, National HealthCare Corporation (NHC) Chair of Excellence in Nursing, Middle Tennessee State University | Panelist | ||
| Lillian Maddox, MS, BSSW, Director of Prevention and Wellness Division, Metro Public Health Department Nashville-Davidson County | Planner/Technology Assist | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
| Isaac Mendez Acosta, Partnership Coordinator, Metro Public Health Department Nashville-Davidson County | Planner | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
| Tracy Mrochek, MPA, RN, NPD-BC, Manager, Nursing Professional Development, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing | Planner | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
| Jody Patterson, MPH, Opioid Pilot Demonstration Project Manager, Behavioral Health and Wellness, Metro Public Health Department Nashville-Davidson County | Planner/Facilitator | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
| Rob Poehnelt, BA, Continuing Education Specialist, Nursing Professional Development, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing | Committee Member | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
| Joanna Shaw-KaiKai, MD, MPH, Medical Services Director, Metro Public Health Department Nashville-Davidson County | Activity Chair/Planner | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
| Ricke Thompson, RN, NCSN, Metro Public Health Department Nashville-Davidson County | Planner | No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. | No |
Accreditation Statement
| Logo | Statement |
|---|---|
 | In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) and the Metro Public Health Department Nashville-Davidson County. The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP 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 Designation Statements
| Logos | Professional Credit Type | Designation Statement |
|---|---|---|
| American Medical Association (AMA) | The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. | |
| American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) | The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.75 ANCC contact hours. | |
| Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) | The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this live activity for 3.75 hours or .375 CEUs. Credit can be earned by successfully completing the activity, the assessment, and the evaluation. Credit will be provided to NABP CPE Monitor within 60 days after the activity completion. UAN Numbers: JA0000358-0000-26-058-L99-P; JA0000358-0000-26-058-L99-T | |
 | ASWB Approved Continuing Education (ACE) – Social Work Credit | As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP 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. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 4.00 live continuing education credits. |
 | ADA CERP Continuing Education Recognition Program | The University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP. The University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) designates this activity for 3.75 continuing education credits. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider, or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP. |
 | Commission on Dietetic Registration Continuing Professional Education Units (CDR CPEUs) | Completion of the RD/DTR profession specific or IPCE activity awards CPEUs (One IPCE credit = One CPEU). If the activity is dietetics‐related but not targeted to RDs or DTRs, CPEUs may be claimed which are commensurate with participation in contact hours (One 60‐minute hour = 1 CPEU). RDs and DTRs are to select activity type 102 in their Activity Log. Sphere and Competency selection is at the learner’s discretion. |
| Continuing Education Units (CEUs) | The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP, as a member of the University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA), authorizes this live activity for 3.75 continuing education units (CEUs) or .375 hours. |
Available Credit
- 3.75 ACPE Contact Hours - Pharmacist
- 3.75 ACPE Contact Hours - Pharmacist Technician
- 3.75 ADA CERP Continuing Education Credits
- 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 3.75 ANCC Contact Hours
- 3.75 CDR CPEUs
- 3.75 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
- 3.75 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
Virtual Access
Links for virtual access will be provided after you register.
Questions about Registration
Email the ICEP help desk.
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodation for this event. Please contact the ICEP help desk. as soon as you can make a reasonable accommodation request.
Deadline for Claiming Credit Policy
This course expires 45 days after the last day of the activity. Learners will not be able to claim credit after this date.
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