What Every PA Needs to Know About Palliative Care

PAs are valued frontline providers who patients trust with their healthcare needs in varied clinical settings, including primary care practices, hospitals, and subspecialty medical clinics.

This course offers PAs an introduction to palliative care and how it supports patients with serious illnesses. You’ll learn to conduct an advance care planning discussion and identify when patients could benefit from specialty palliative care.

• Differentiate between usual care, palliative care, and hospice care
• Identify the role of each member of the palliative care team and the benefits of interdisciplinary care
• Describe unique elements of the palliative care delivery process
• Recognize the value of palliative care in a specific care setting
• Conduct an advance care planning conversation
• Assess and identify patients who would benefit from palliative care

1 continuing education (CE) credit 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 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. 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 California State University Shiley Haynes Institute for Palliative Care. The Doctors Company is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

This activity has been reviewed by the AAPA Review Panel and is compliant with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

PAs caring for patients with advanced illnesses working in any practice setting

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.