Activity ID
2053Expires
November 10, 2024Format Type
InternetCME Credit
1Fee
$0-$50CME Provider: Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company (LAMMICO)
Description of CME Course
CMS is allowing reimbursement for healthcare providers who have stand-alone discussions with patients about their health care options near the end of life, including life-sustaining treatment. Lack of reimbursement has likely represented one barrier to these important discussions. Another obstacle has been lack of knowledge on the right way to guide patients as they approach the end of their lives and need to make decisions about the type of care they want or need. There are several ethical issues that arise in this decision- making process that can be difficult to resolve. As a result, some physicians as well as their patients simply choose to avoid the topic altogether or give it short shrift. Fortunately, guidelines such as set forth by the Hastings Center which are discussed in this monograph help address these issues and promote effective and productive dialogue at a time when some argue it is most needed.
Diplomate Engagement
Pre and posttest evaluation at the end of the course. Post activity survey 3 months asking for what practice changes were made.
ABMS Member Board Approvals by Type
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Family Medicine
Orthopaedic Surgery
Psychiatry and Neurology
Thoracic Surgery
Urology
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
To use guidelines as tools to initiate end-of-life discussions with patients and families.
To undertake an end-of-life discussion with the identified key decision-maker in appropriate circumstances.
To provide end-of-life treatment according to the expressed preferences of the patient.
Keywords
Withholding, End of Life, End-of-Life, EOL, DNR, Life Sustaining, Treatment, Ethics, guidelines, POLST, Living Will, Power of Attorney, Surrogate
Competencies
Interpersonal & Communication Skills, Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Professionalism
CME Credit Type
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
Practice Setting
Inpatient, Outpatient, Physician Executives, Rural, Urban, VA/Military
National Quality Strategies and/or Quadruple Aim Care Processes
Communication Skills, End of Life Care, Medical Ethics
