Activity ID
2826Expires
July 31, 2024Format Type
InternetCME Credit
1Fee
$9.60-$22CME Provider: Massachusetts Medical Society
Description of CME Course
Physicians can improve end-of-life care by ensuring that communication with patients and their families is a top priority. Poor communication among physicians, patients, and families unfortunately is common and can lead to discord and dissatisfaction with care at the end-of-life.
When conflict arises over end-of-life care, physicians with a working knowledge of ethics and skill in facilitating difficult conversations can help everyone involved in the patient’s care reach consensus. In this module, we describe strategies and techniques for developing effective communication skills about the end of life that can be used in practice.
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NoNOTE: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board’s general CME requirement. Please refer directly to your Member Board’s MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
Educational Objectives
Identify common barriers to communication among the patient, family, and medical team about end-of-life care and develop strategies to overcome them.
Develop a process-based approach to helping the patient and family work through ethical dilemmas at the end of life.
Develop a strategy for resolving a common conflict in end-of-life care; disagreement between the family and medical team about life-sustaining treatment for an incapacitated patient.
Keywords
End-of-Life Care; Ethics, Patient-centered care, Palliative care
Competencies
Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Professionalism
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Practice Setting
Inpatient, Outpatient, Rural, Urban
