Internet CME Course: Learning Module for Essentials 1: Medical Care of Patients with Serious Illness
Activity ID
2527Expires
May 31, 2024Format Type
InternetCME Credit
3Fee
$50 - $65CME Provider: American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Description of CME Course
This module focuses on the key principles of hospice and palliative care, guiding you through the approach to medical care for people with serious illness. You will learn barriers to care, models of care in various settings, quality assurance, and the roles of physicians and nurse practitioners in care.
ABMS Member Board Approvals by Type
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Family Medicine
Psychiatry and Neurology
Radiology
Commercial Support?
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
Articulate key aspects and principles of palliative care
Understand the concept of shared decision making
Describe the principles of prognostication
Identify key barriers to providing hospice and palliative care
Describe models of palliative care in various settings
Articulate key aspects of hospice care and the Medicare hospice benefit
Describe the role of physician, advance practice nurse, and interdisciplinary team (IDT) in hospice and palliative care
Articulate the common challenges in hospice and palliative care
Understand other models of delivering hospice and palliative care
Describe the role of quality assessment and performance improvement in hospice and palliative care and identify key measurement domains
Identify key issues in research in hospice and palliative care
Keywords
Palliative Care, hospice, Serious illness
Competencies
Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Medical Knowledge, Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Professionalism, Systems-based Practice
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Practice Setting
Academic Medicine, Inpatient, Outpatient, Rural, Urban, VA/Military
