To Be or Not To Be is NOT the Question: Caring for Patients with Advanced Illnesses
Effective Date: 12/01/18
Expiration Date: 06/30/19
Instructions to Receive CME credit:
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Faculty: Marianne Holler, DO Chief Medical Officer VNA Health Group
Overview:
A growing consensus is emerging across the nation about the importance of expert end-of-life care, especially as it relates to honoring individual wishes and preferences in the context of an advanced or terminal illness. In New Jersey, patients at the end-of-life are treated with more aggressive medical care than in any other state in the nation. The need to improve the current state of end-of-life care delivery in New Jersey is by establishing patient priorities and defining goals of care both through effective communication and better utilization of palliative care is urgent; thus patients and families will be assured of being provided with quality care, respect, compassion and dignity.
Objectives
- Recognize ways in which palliative care benefits patients with life-limiting illnesses
- Identify ways to integrate palliative care in practice
- Discuss how to help patients and families make decisions about treatment based on goals of care
Disclosures: Marianne Holler, DO – No disclosures
Non-faculty contributors and other involved in the planning, development
and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships
to disclose.
Accreditation Statement: Community Medical Center is accredited by the Medical Society of New Jersey to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation Statement: Community Medical Center designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category I Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Estimated completion time: 1.0 hour of instruction
Target Audience: This program has been designed for Physicians, Physician Assistant’s, Nurse Practitioners, and other healthcare professionals who are involved with End of Life Care.
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References:
- Mastering Communication with Seriously Ill Patients, Back, Arnold, Tulsky. Cambridge Univ Press, NY 2009
- Leading a Family Meeting, David E. Wasserman, MD
- The Conversation: A Revolutionary Plan for End of Life Care; Volandes 2015
- NJ Governor’s Advisory Council on End-of-Life Care Report and Recommendations, Nov. 2018