Managing Chronic Disease with Integrative Care

Course Overview

Managing Chronic Disease with Integrative Care provides healthcare professionals and caregivers with a practical approach to treating chronic illness using evidence-based, lifestyle-focused strategies. This non-credit course explores the impact of chronic disease in the U.S., identifies conditions best suited for integrative care, and demonstrates how holistic, lifestyle-focused strategies can reduce disease burden and improve long-term health. 

Who Should Enroll

This non-credit course is ideal for nurses, therapists, social workers, counselors, psychologists, primary care providers, case managers and wellness coaches who want to expand their skills in patient-centered, whole-person chronic disease management. 

What You’ll Learn

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Recall the percentage of American adults who live with at least one chronic disease
  
• List at least three types of chronic diseases that can be treated with integrative care
  
• Summarize the characteristics of integrative care that work well to manage chronic disease

Course Outcomes

Managing Chronic Disease with Integrative Care enhances your ability to deliver whole-person care, strengthens patient relationships and supports your continuing education or career advancement in chronic disease management.

This non-credit course is part of the Applications of Integrative Care Badge and can be applied toward the Integrative Care Certificate Program. 

Continuing Education Credit

Category 1

Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AAPA accepts AMA category 1 credit for the PRA from organizations accredited by ACCME. 

AAPA

Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education 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 1.0 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Nurse CE

Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education designates this activity for 1.0 contact hours for nurses.  Nurses should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Pharmacy

Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education (HSCE) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education (CPE). Managing Chronic Disease is accredited for 1.0 hour(s) for completion of all CE Sessions from May 1, 2025-April 20, 2026. Managing Chronic Disease is a knowledge-based activity. 

Dental

Creighton University 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 by hours by boards of dentistry.

Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to ADA CERP at www.ada.org/goto/cerp.The Creighton University School of Dentistry designates this activity for 1.0 continuing education credits.

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education (HSCE) 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.