Integrating Advance Care Planning Into Your Medical Practice
Overview
Advance care planning conversations help patients consider and document the treatment choices they would make if they could no longer speak for themselves. Such conversations are a routine part of healthcare, but guiding patients through them takes skill and a framework of support.
This 2-hour course outlines how to integrate advance care planning into your daily work, using best practices to improve patient and practice outcomes.
New and Expanded Content!
In partnership with the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California, this course has been revised with new and expanded content! The updates reflect the latest research, data, and up-to-date information. The learning experience has been enhanced with revamped interactive exercises, engaging videos, and new handouts designed to reinforce key concepts. These updates were made in direct response to feedback from past participants, ensuring the content is more relevant, practical, and impactful than ever before.The refreshed curriculum now includes:
- Practical tools and sample materials to evaluate and enhance advance care planning (ACP) practices
- Current research highlighting the clinical and operational benefits of effective ACP
- Newly added resources to support staff training and patient education
This course was developed in partnership with Coalition for Compassionate Care of California.
What You'll Learn
- Learn the process for integrating advance care planning into a medical practice
- Understand the documentation requirements needed to bill for advance care planning under Medicare
- Discover how to develop an education plan specific to both clinical and office staff
- Execute a plan to make advance care planning a routine part of your work
What You'll Earn
2 continuing education (CE) credits provided through California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) Extended Learning, accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
The Doctors Company designates this activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1.0 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The Doctors Company and Shiley Haynes Institute for Palliative Care (CSU). The Doctors Company is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Who Should Enroll
Physicians, PAs, nurses, or other health professionals working with seriously ill patients in any care setting
Completion and Refunds
To complete this course and obtain a certificate, you must view the course in its entirety, correctly answer all case studies and quiz/test questions (as appropriate) and complete the evaluation. No refunds are given for self-paced courses. You will have 90 days to access this course from the date of purchase.
