Hospice & Palliative Care

Speaker:
Damani Taylor, MD, FAAP
Hospice Physician
MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care

Purpose: This webinar will review the assessment and treatment of pain in children with advanced illness.

Objectives:

1. Identify barriers to pain management in children
2. Recognize the signs and symptoms associated with pain in the pediatric hospice patient
3. Identify pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic management strategies for pain in the pediatric hospice population

Target Audience: Primary care providers, nurse practitioners, palliative care specialists, pain specialists, registered nurses, advanced practice nurses, registered nurses with a specialty in palliative care/hospice, social workers, allied health professionals, fellows, residents, and medical students

Criteria for Successful Completion:

1. Attendance at the entire session (Dial-in/audio-only phone connections are not accepted)
2. Submission of completed evaluation form

Continuing Education Credits: 1.0

Continuing Education Accreditation

Physicians: The AAFP has reviewed MJHS 2026-2027 Interprofessional Webinar Series, and deemed it acceptable for AAFP credit. Term of approval is from 09/10/2026 to 08/31/2027. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This session Pediatric Pain Management 2027 is approved for 1.0 online AAFP Elective credits.

Note: Physicians should contact their respective licensing boards and specialty certification boards about acceptance of AAFP Elective credits when attempting to satisfy CME credit requirements.

Nurses: The MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care is an approved provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Northeast Multistate Division Education Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Social Workers: MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0242.

Fees:
Individual: Free (includes CME/CE certificate)
Group: Free (includes unlimited CME/CE certificates)

System Requirements for Computers and Mobile Devices:
https://support.goto.com/webinar/help/system-requirements

If you plan to join from a mobile device, please download the GoTo App (https://www.goto.com/download) from the Google Play Store (Android) or the App Store (iPhone/iPad), so you can view the webinar and get continuing education or professional development credit.

Disclosures:
Damani Taylor, MD, FAAP, has no financial arrangements or affiliations with any commercial entities whose products, research, or services may be discussed in these materials. Any discussion of investigational or unlabeled uses of a product will be identified.

No Planning Committee Member has any disclosures.

Planning Committee Members
Myra Glajchen, DSW
Kerrianne P. Page, MD, HMDC
Joyce Palmieri, MS, RN, CHPN
Karen Richards, PhD, EdS