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Date & Location
Wednesday, August 4, 2021, 11:17 AM - Tuesday, August 8, 2023, 12:17 PM

Target Audience
Specialties - Anesthesiology, Cardiology, Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, General Medicine, Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine, Medicine, Neonatal, Neurology, OB/GYN, Oncology, Orthopedics, Other, Palliative Care, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Pediatrics, Perinatal, Physical Medicine & Rehab, Primary Care, Psychiatry, Radiation Oncology , Radiology, Rheumatology, Surgery, Telemedicine
Professions - Advanced Practice Nurse, Chaplain, Nurse, Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician, Physician, Physician Assistant, Psychologists, Social Workers

Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), AAPA Credit(s) (1.00 hours), ACPE Contact Hour(s) (1.00 hours), ANCC Contact Hour(s) (1.00 hours), APA Credit(s) (1.00 hours), ASWB Credit(s) (1.00 hours), IPCE Credit(s) (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (1.00 hours)

Overview

The presentation provides education on identifying patients who will benefit from primary palliative care, understanding the roles they play in managing patients with serious illness, provides a detailed overview of advance care planning and suggestions around when it is time to refer to a palliative care specialist.

Disclosures:
Faculty: Colleen Brown, M.D.; Olumuylwe Adeboye, M.D. and Sara Damiano
* Have no relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined commercial interests
* Will not be discussing the off-label or investigational use of products
* The following planners have the following relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined commercial interest:
   - Paul Tatum, M.D. - University of Maryland and Compassus (Master's in Palliative Care Program and Scientific Advisory Board Member)
   - John Hendrix, M.D. - Stockholder/Investor with Iris Plan
* All other planners/content development and reviewers have no relevant financial relationships with ACCME-defined commercial interests.


Course Chair reviewed and found no Conflict of Interest

Commercial Interest: No commercial interest was received for this CE/CME activity.

PDF of PowerPoint/Google Slides:  Palliative Care 101 PPT PDF.pdf


Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to:

  1. Define palliative care and its impact on quality of life for patients and their families
  2. Identify patients who can benefit from palliative care
  3. Identify the role care team members can play in providing primary palliative care and when to refer to a palliative specialist
  4. Describe the key components of completing Advance Care Planning

Accreditation
Ascension 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.

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.0 IPCE credits for learning and change.


Additional Information

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Ascension reserves the right to cancel or postpone this program if necessary; in the event of cancellation, course fees will be fully refunded.

Accessibility Statement
 Ascension is committed to ensuring that its programs, services, goods and facilities are accessible to individuals with disabilities as specified under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008.  If you have needs that require special accommodations, including dietary concerns, please contact the CE/CME Coordinator.