Healing Hearts: The Role of Social Work in Cardiac Care
Presented by: Avani Shah, MSW, Ph.D.
6-7pm CST Feb. 18, 2026
1 FREE General Knowledge CE Credit
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective #1:
Social work has a role in advocating for better cardiac access.
Learning Objective #2:
Improving cardiac outcomes involves prevention, policy change, and intervention at the individual and community level.
Learning Objective #3:
Motivational interviewing can be one technique that can be used in health behavior change.
Addressing the Social Work Grand Challenge of:
Advancing Long and Productive Lives; Closing the Health Gap
Speaker
Avani Shah, MSW, Ph.D.
Dr. Shah has been a Professor in the School of Social Work since 2011. Her research interests are addressing the intersection of mental health and health issues as well as access to care in older adults. Dr. Shah is a Hartford Faculty Scholar, Alabama Research Institute on Aging Affiliate, Gerontological Society of America Health Behavior Change Interest Group Member. She has received funding to address mental health concerns with cardiac rehabilitation patients.