Navigating Difficult Conversations with Confidence

Activity description 

These materials are only for learners who have completed the on-demand module in MyLearning, and you must be logged in before claiming credit. Employees of UnitedHealth Group, UnitedHealthcare, and Optum should log in using their MSID (standard work credentials). 

This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of nurse practitioners, nurses, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, PAs, physicians, psychologists, social workers and other health care professionals. 

At the end of this educational activity, participants should be able to:

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Provided by
This activity is jointly provided by Optum Health Education and UnitedHealth Group. 

Commercial support
There was no commercial support received for this activity.

Activity summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.50 ACPE - Pharmacists
  • 0.50 ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians
  • 0.50 AMA - Physicians
  • 0.50 ANCC - Nurses
  • 0.50 APA - Psychologists
  • 0.50 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 0.50 ASWB - Social Workers
Activity opens: 
03/18/2026
Activity expires: 
03/18/2029
Rating: 
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Planners
Christianah Adeniyi, RN, BSN, MBA
Inpatient Care Manager, Enterprise Clinical Services
Optum

Elizabeth Albert, MD 
Clinical Planner 
Optum Health Education, UHG Medical Affairs 

Jessica Boatrite, RN 
Advocate 4 Me Nurse, Care & Disease Management Call Center, Enterprise Clinical Services
Optum 

TaVierre Freeman, RN
Inpatient Care Manager, Enterprise Clinical Services
Optum

Miranda Lange, JD
Deputy General Counsel
Optum Care & UHG Medical Affairs 

Carrie Mullin, MBA
Healthcare Optimization & Strategy Director
UHG Medical Affairs 

Alane Murphy, RN, BSN 
IQCER Manager, Inpatient Care Management, Enterprise Clinical Services
Optum

Jaime Murrillo, MD, FASE, FACC, FAHA SVP & CMO
UHG Medical Affairs

Kristi Nokken, MA
People Development Director
UHG Medical Affairs

Jen Rogers, RN, BSN, MPM, MHP
Senior Director, Healthcare Optimization & Strategy
UHG Medical Affairs

Denise Robinson, MBA
Healthcare Optimization & Strategy Project Manager
UHG Medical Affairs

Rick Rotzien
Healthcare Optimization & Strategy Director
UHG Medical Affairs

Mara Rubin, MHS
Chief of Strategy 
UHG Medical Affairs

Brittany Tutuska, RN, BSN
Advocate 4 Me Nurse, Care & Disease Management Call Center, Enterprise Clinical Services
Optum

Alexander Vance, M.S. 
Director, Enterprise Talent Development and Learning
UnitedHealth Group 

Amy Washburn, MSN, BSN, RN
Advocate 4 Me Nurse, Care & Disease Management Call Center, Enterprise Clinical Services
Optum

Margaret-Mary Wilson, MD, MBA, MRCP, FNMCP
Chief Medical Officer & Executive Vice President
UnitedHealth Group 

Disclosures of relevant financial relationships
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Optum Health Education (OHE) requires all those in control of educational content to disclose their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. Ineligible companies are defined by the ACCME as companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care products used by or on patients. Individuals must disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies and regardless of their view of the relevance of the relationship to the education. OHE ensures that the content is independent of commercial bias.

The planners have no financial relationships to disclose.

Accreditation statement

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Optum Health Education and UnitedHealth Group. Optum Health Education 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

IPCE LogoThis activity was planned by and for the health care team, and learners will receive 0.50 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.


Nurses
The participant will be awarded up to 0.50 contact hour(s) of credit for attendance and completion of supplemental materials.

Nurse practitioners
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME and ANCC.

Pharmacists/Pharmacy technicians
This activity is approved for 0.50 contact hours ([0.50] CEU) in states that recognize ACPE.
Attending the full program will earn 0.50 contact hours.
Unique Activity Number(s): JAXXX

Physicians
Optum Health Education designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

PAs
The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Psychologists
Optum Health Education is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to offer continuing education for psychologists. Optum Health Education maintains responsibility for this program. 0.50 CE hour.

Social workers
ACE LogoAs a Jointly Accredited Organization, Optum Health Education 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. Optum Health Education maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 0.50 enduring continuing education credits.

Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be provided to learners upon completion of activity requirements, enabling participants to register with licensing boards or associations that have not been pre-approved for credits. To apply for credit types not listed above, participants should use the procedure established by the specific organization with which they wish to obtain credit.

Available Credit

  • 0.50 ACPE - Pharmacists
  • 0.50 ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians
  • 0.50 AMA - Physicians
  • 0.50 ANCC - Nurses
  • 0.50 APA - Psychologists
  • 0.50 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 0.50 ASWB - Social Workers
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