End-of-Life Care & Palliative Medicine in America Part One: The Basics

Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 12:00 AM - Saturday, October 17, 2026, 12:00 AM, Online


American Academy of Family Physicians Elective Credit(s) (4.00 hours), AOA Category 1-A (4.00 hours), General Attendance (4.00 hours), OK State Board of LSW (4.00 hours), Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy (4.00 hours), Oklahoma State Board of Psychology (4.00 hours)

End-of-Life Care & Palliative Medicine in America

• End-of-Life Care & Palliative Medicine in America Part One: The Basics
• End-of-Life Care & Palliative Medicine in America Part Two: At the Bedside
• End-of-Life Care & Palliative Medicine in America Part Three: In Community 

End-of-Life Care & Palliative Medicine in America offers a three package series released between October 2023 and April 2024 that aim to equip the learner to:

1. Acquire the knowledge of Primary Palliative Care (PPC), including End-of-Life Care (EOL)
2. Identify and develop the PPC and EOL skills needed within their own practice
3. Articulate the value to PPC and EOL in modern healthcare

Watch the Introduction to End-Of-Life Care & Palliative Medicine in America

1. Distinguish between PPC and Sub-specialty Palliative Care
2. Describe the various levels of hospice care in the US healthcare system
3. Apply a framework of prognostication and decision making to support goals of care conversations

This package, End-of-Life Care & Palliative Medicine in America Part One: The Basics includes:

Palliative Care 101

1. Contrast the spectrum of sub-specialty palliative care to primary palliative care and its relationship to hospice and end-of-life care
2. Identify the 4 essential aspects of a palliative care assessment and plan
3. Apply palliative care principles in daily patient care
   
   

Social Model Hospice context within the Health System

1. Recall the basic structure of the US healthcare system
2. Describe the Social Model Hospice as an innovative approach to end-of-life care
3. Assess the various roles of hospice as a medical insurance benefit for patient care
   
   

Determining Prognosis

1. Examine models of prognostication
2. Incorporate prognostication in routine patient care
3. Name the steps of an effective “bad news” discussion

 

Ethics/Decision Making

1. Identify the 4 components of ethical decision making
2. Outline circumstances where formal ethical consultation is needed
3. Discuss the common ethical dilemmas related to serious illness and end-of-life care

AOA Credit
The Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. The Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine designates this program for a maximum of 4 AOA Category 1-A credit(s), and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.

This program qualifies for AOA Category 1-A credit under an exemption approved by the “Bureau of Osteopathic Education of the American Osteopathic Association

AAFP Credit
Activities approved by the American Osteopathic Association are acceptable as AAFP Elective Credit. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Oklahoma State Board of Licensed Social Workers
The Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Office of Continuing Medical Education (20231999) is a board approved CE provider and designates this program for a maximum of 4 CE credit(s). 

Oklahoma State Board of Behavioral Health (LPC and LMFT)
The Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Office of Continuing Medical Education is a board approved CE provider and designates this program for a maximum of 4 CE credit(s). 

Oklahoma State Board of Examiners of Psychologists 
Oklahoma State University is a board approved CE provider and designates this program for a maximum of 4 CE credit(s). 

Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy

This program has been approved for 4 credits of CE by the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy. 

Chaplain CE

The provider of this educational event has designed the program so that it may be considered by participants for use as continuing education to enhance the professional knowledge and pastoral competency of chaplains certified through the Board of Chaplaincy Certification Inc.® an affiliate of the Association of Professional Chaplains®.”

Osteopathic Specialty Credits

This package is eligible for 4 Internal Medicine (AOBIM) specialty credits.

Questions

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Course Faculty

Jennifer Clark, MD

Kelley Scott, BSN, RN, CHPN

Relevant Disclosures

At the time the presentations were recorded, no content controllers had any relevant financial interests to disclose.

The Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine, adheres to the AOA Guidelines for CME sponsors and the ACCME Criteria, Standards and Policies regarding industry support of continuing medical education. Disclosure of faculty and their commercial relationships will be made prior to the activity.

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