Hospice & Palliative Care

Speaker: Kerrianne P. Page, MD, HMDC
Associate Chief Medical Officer
Hospice Medical Director

Purpose: The determination of accurate prognosis is one of the most important concepts in medicine, yet it often remains elusive. This webinar will examine the current evidence and tools for establishing prognosis and will discuss a framework for the application of evidence based prognostic data in the clinical setting.

Objectives:  

1. Examine the impact of determining and communicating a prognosis to patients, caregivers, and other providers
2. Identify the factors that influence prognosis
3. Review disease-specific prognostication tools
4. Discuss the impact of artificial intelligence on the future of prognostication

Continuing Education Credits: 1.0

Continuing Education Accreditation

Physicians: This on-demand webinar, The Art and Science of Prognostication, with a beginning date of November 16, 2023, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 1.0 prescribed credit by the American Academy of Family Physicians. AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1.0 credit(s)^™ toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Physicians should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses: The 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.

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: Free (includes CME/CE certificate)

Release Date: November 16, 2023

Expiration Date: November 14, 2024 (for physicians and non-physicians); July 1, 2024 (for nurses); January 31, 2025 (for NYS Social Workers)

Disclosures:

Kerrianne P. Page, MD, HMDC, 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
Lara Dhingra, PhD
Myra Glajchen, DSW
Helena Knotkova, PhD
Joyce Palmieri, MS, RN, CHPN
Russell K. Portenoy, MD
Karen Richards, PhD, EdS
Wini Schein, BA

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

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