Hospice & Palliative Care

Speaker: Betty Hilleman, MBA, MSN, RN, CHPN
Palliative Care RN Specialist
MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care

Purpose: The goal of this webinar is to gain an introductory understanding of the social changes that have occurred since the enactment of the Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) in 1991, specifically the advance directive. This webinar will provide an introduction to major efforts leading the field of palliative care to improve the quality of advance care planning discussions and the completion of advance directives.

Objectives:

1. Discuss the prevalence and significance of having an advance care planning discussion and completion of an advance directive
2. Recognize the barriers and facilitators to conducting advance care planning discussions and completing an advance directive
3. Describe resources and strategies for improving advance care planning discussions and completing an advance directive for patients and families and professionals
4. Review common situations in which nurses can identify barriers and facilitate discussions and completion of advance directives

Target Audience: nurse practitioners, registered nurses, advanced practice nurses, and registered nurses with a specialty in palliative care/hospice

Criteria for Successful Completion:

1. Attendance at entire session
2. Submission of completed evaluation form
3. Successful completion of a posttest (70% passing grade)

Continuing Education Credits: 1.0

Continuing Education Accreditation:

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

Fees:
Individual: Free (includes CE certificate)

Release Date: May 30, 2019

Expiration Date: May 9, 2025

Disclosures:
Betty Hilleman, MBA, MSN, RN, CHPN, 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 other 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

Funding Disclosure: No commercial funding has been accepted for the activity.

Location: Online at https://www.mjhspalliativeinstitute.org/e-learning/