Overview of Palliative Medicine and Hospice Care

Activity Description

According to the National Institutes of Health, many Americans die in facilities such as hospitals or nursing homes receiving care that is not consistent with their wishes (NIH, 2021). Many patients have unmet palliative care needs and there is a growing need for palliative care (Chuang et al, 2017). Research cites that specialty palliative care workforce is inadequate to address the needs of the US population and therefore need to introduce advanced care planning and palliative care earlier in the disease process (Chuange et al, 2017). This course provides an overview of palliative medicine and hospice care, including the roles and responsibilities of the healthcare team to support patients and their families access palliative care. The benefits of palliative care, including disparities in access and use of palliative care to support patient care and quality of life will be evaluated.

Target Audience

Nurses
Physicians
Pharmacists 
Social Workers

Learning Objectives

  1. Distinguish the differences and similarities between palliative medicine and hospice
  2. Recognize the benefits of palliative medicine
  3. Apply care delivery models of both palliative medicine and hospice, in healthcare team environments
  4. Analyze appropriate patients for transitioning from palliative care to hospice care
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 ANCC
  • 1.00 ASWB ACE Credit
  • 1.00 Attendance/Participation
  • 1.00 IPCE
Course opens: 
10/16/2023
Course expires: 
10/14/2026
NameRoleDisclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships with Ineligible Company

Shelby Schroeder

Social Worker

PlannerNo relevant financial relationship(s)
with ineligible companies to disclose

Erin Burritt

Occupational Therapist | Other licensed training

PlannerNo relevant financial relationship(s)
with ineligible companies to disclose

Mandy Lin

Other | Other non-licensed training

PlannerNo relevant financial relationship(s)
with ineligible companies to disclose

Claire Lauber

Nurse

PlannerNo relevant financial relationship(s)
with ineligible companies to disclose

Chris Hoover

Nurse

PlannerNo relevant financial relationship(s)
with ineligible companies to disclose

Stephanie Fields

Pharmacist

PlannerNo relevant financial relationship(s)
with ineligible companies to disclose

Mary Wagoner

Pharmacist

PlannerNo relevant financial relationship(s)
with ineligible companies to disclose

Alicia Harris

Licensed Professional Counselor | Other licensed training

PlannerNo relevant financial relationship(s)
with ineligible companies to disclose

George Waddell

LPC | Other licensed training

PlannerNo relevant financial relationship(s)
with ineligible companies to disclose

Kerry Pantelis

Physician

Planner & SpeakerNo relevant financial relationship(s)
with ineligible companies to disclose

Charles Jin

Physician

Independent ReviewerNo relevant financial relationship(s)
with ineligible companies to disclose

Marvin Gordon

Physician

Independent ReviewerNo relevant financial relationship(s)
with ineligible companies to disclose

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, Centene Institute for Advanced Health Education (Centene Institute) 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. Centene Institute ensures that the content is independent of commercial bias.

None of the Centene Institute staff members have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, The Centene Institute for Advanced 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
 
Physicians
The Centene Institute for Advanced Health Education® designates this Internet Activity (Enduring Material) for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
Nurses
The Centene Institute for Advanced Health Education® designates this Internet Activity (Enduring Material) for a maximum of 1.00 ANCC contact hours.
 
Social Workers

 
 
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the Centene Institute for Advanced 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. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 1.00 Clinical continuing education credits.
 
Pharmacists 
The Centene Institute for Advanced Health Education® designates this knowledge-based activity for a maximum of 1.00 hour. Participants should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Credit will be provided to CPE Monitor within 60 days after the activity completion.

Universal Activity Number UAN JA4008309-0000-23-007-H08-P​​​​​​
 
Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.00 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 ANCC
  • 1.00 ASWB ACE Credit
  • 1.00 Attendance/Participation
  • 1.00 IPCE
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