More Than Meets the Eye: The Purpose and Function of Music Therapy Services in Critical Care

Activity Summary

The history of using music in healthcare goes back millennia, though its standardized use in clinical therapy dates only to the mid 1940s. Today, there are nearly 10,000 MT-BCs across the United States, many of whom are working in medicine. The audience is engaged interactively as they increase their knowledge of music therapy and its evidence-based function in critical care, how it differentiates from supportive music and ways in which interdisciplinary team members can use bedside music to support patients.

Objectives

Define and differentiate music therapy and creative arts therapy and detail the Certification Board for Music Therapists’ requirements.
Discuss the clinical process/evidence-based interventions addressing cognitive, physical, psychological, emotional and sensory goals.
Identify the purpose and ethical application of bedside music.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Criteria for Awarding Contact Hours

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for {contactHours} contact hours.

Disclosures

The Nurse Planner has determined that no individuals with the ability to control content of this activity have relevant relationships with ineligible companies.

Activities with pharmacotherapeutic credit are to assist the APRN in fulfilling their education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.