Videos & DVDs
- End of Life Care Including Pain Management
Beyond the Basics Video/DVD
Please note: The content of this course is identical to that of the End of Life Care Including Pain Management: Beyond the Basics web course. The AMA states that physicians cannot claim credit for attending the same course twice. This course and the End of Life Care Including Pain Management: Beyond the Basics web course would be considered the same course.)
Presented by
- WVU Center for Health Ethics and Law
- WV Palliative Care Network
- WVU School of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Education
- WVU School of Nursing
Speakers
Alvin H. Moss, MD
Director, Center for Health Ethics and Law
WVU Health Sciences Center
Morgantown, WV
Charlene Farrell, RN
President, Hospice Council of WV
Executive Director, Hospice of Huntington
Huntington, WV
Sue Warren , MD
Medical Director,
Hubbard Hospice House
Medical Director, Kanawha Hospice Care
Charleston, WV
Kim Ashcraft, RN, FNP, HPNA
Palliative Care Nurse Coordinator
Charleston Area Medical Center
Charleston, WV
Course Description
This program, featuring experts in the field of end-of-life care and pain management, will provide health care professionals with information on the following topics:
- pain management
- communication
- hospice
- outcomes of palliative care teams
- assessing decision-making capacity
- use of the POST form
Educational Objectives
After viewing this program, providers should be able to:
- describe principles for advanced pain management including opioid rotation and use of adjuvant medications
- present the crucial role of communication determine when hospice referral is appropriate
- identify the improved outcomes with palliates care teams in hospitals in WV
- perform an assessment of decision-making capacity
- develop an approach to using the POST form in his/her practice
Course Credit
The WVU School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The WVU Office of CME designates this educational activity for maximum of 2 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.
This continuing education activity has been provided by the West Virginia University School of Nursing for 2.4 contact hours. The West Virginia University School of Nursing is an approved provider of continuing education by the State of West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses, Legislative Rule §19CSR11-4 under provider number WV1996-0120RN.
To Request a Video or DVD...
- Complete the attached Request form.
- Submit the appropriate payment information and form (check or credit card). $45/single person.
A discounted rate of $30 per person is available for groups of 10 or more. Please contact the Office of CE at 304-293-3937 for more information. Or compete the attached Request form for Groups of 10 or More.
Return of the video or DVD and complete post-test and evaluation are required to receive credit.
Additional Information
For more information on this or other upcoming CE conferences, please contact the Office of CE at 304-293-3937, visit our website at http://www.ce.wvu.edu, or e-mail ce@wvu.edu.
Disclosure Policy
The speakers have indicated that they have no significant interests to disclose.
Special Thanks
Special thanks to Purdue Pharma, L.P., Merck, Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, AMA EPEC, and the Medical Advisory Committee for the WV Center for End-of-Life Care for providing educational grants and support for this project.
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