Hospice & Palliative Care

Speaker:
Daniel G. Fein, MD
Acting Chief, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
Director, Inpatient Pulmonary Services, Montefiore Medical Center
Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Montefiore Wakefield
Director, Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Montefiore Wakefield
Associate Professor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Purpose: This webinar will explore the unique palliative care needs of patients living with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a population often burdened by persistent symptoms, unpredictable disease trajectories, and frequent hospitalizations. Drawing from a pulmonologist’s perspective, the session will highlight practical strategies for symptom management, advance care planning, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Attendees will gain insights into integrating palliative approaches earlier in the disease course to improve quality of life, reduce distress, and support patients and families throughout the illness journey. 

Objectives:

1. Describe disease trajectory and prognostication of patients with COPD 
2. Discuss advance care planning for patients with COPD
3. Highlight collaborative models between pulmonology and palliative care

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 entire session
2. Submission of completed evaluation form

Continuing Education Credits: 1.0

Continuing Education Accreditation

Physicians: The AAFP has reviewed MJHS 2025-2026 Interprofessional Webinar Series, and deemed it acceptable for AAFP credit. Term of approval is from 09/18/2025 to 08/31/2026. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This session Listening Between the Breaths: Palliative Perspectives in Advanced COPD is approved for 1.0 Live 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:
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Disclosures
Daniel G. Fein, MD 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