What Every Patient Advocate Needs to Know About Palliative Care
Professional patient advocates serving clients with significant health challenges should understand the benefits of palliative care, which is person-centered care designed to anticipate, prevent and manage suffering for patients with serious illness, from the time of diagnosis onward.
This online course examines the basic tenants of palliative care and how patient advocates can use it to support the people they serve. Topics covered include delivering bad news, goal setting, advance care planning and more.
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Patient advocates are professionals dedicated to promoting their clients’ right to exercise autonomous decision making and meaningful informed consent, according to the ethical standards of the Patient Advocate Certification Board®. This advocacy role is nowhere more important than with a patient and family confronted with a life-threatening illness.
This course is ideal for:
- Patient advocates working in private practice or in any care setting
- Experienced or new patient advocates interested in learning more about palliative care
As patients and families struggle with the emotional, physical, and relational challenges that can accompany a serious or life-limiting illness, conflict or miscommunication may occur. Patient advocates can be called on to facilitate communication in multiple ways: between patient and family, between family members, and between the patient and/or family and the providers or interdisciplinary team.
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Fast Facts
| Begins: | Immediately upon registration |
| Is taught: | Completely online and is available 24/7 |
| Offers: | 1 Continuing Education Hour |
| Costs: | $49 per student, group discounts available |
| Requires: | Computing skills sufficient to complete graduate work, access to a computer with an Internet connection. |
| Is ideal for: | Patient advocates in any healthcare setting and working with any patient population. |
| Provides: |
A basic overview of palliative care |
| Cancellation Policy: |
There are no refunds on our self-paced courses |
Course Information
DATE: Open Registration
LOCATION: Online
COST: $49 per student
CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS: 1 hour
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Program Objectives/Content |
What Every Patient Advocate Needs to Know about Palliative Care provides patient advocates with an overview of the issues and themes most prevalent in serious illness, as well as the resources available to support patients and families on this journey. Learn more about the What Every… Needs to Know About Palliative Care series and maximize your investment in palliative care.
At the conclusion of the What Every Patient Advocate Needs to Know about Palliative Care course, participants will be able to:
- Differentiate among “usual” care, palliative care, and hospice care in advising patients.
- Participate in educating patients about care delivered by an interdisciplinary team that recognizes the appropriate role of each care team member.
- Incorporate unique elements of the palliative care delivery process into client discussions.
- Differentiate the value of palliative care in various care settings.
- Conduct an advance care planning conversation.
- Assess and identify patients who would benefit from palliative care.
- Describe opportunities to integrate palliative care elements into general patient advocacy practice.
- Learn when to refer a patient to palliative care and the benefits of providing palliative care in various care settings.
Course Authors
- Sharon Stevenson DVM, PhD
- Kendra Deja, LCSW, MSN, GNP-BE, ACHPN
- Karl Steinberg, MD, CMD
- Kathy Brandt, MS
- In collaboration with:
- Carol Lovci, RN, MSN
- Monique Parrish, DrPH, MPH, LCSW
- Sue Wintz, MDiv, BCC
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Course Information
DATE: Open Registration
LOCATION: Online
COST: $49 per student
CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS: 1 hour
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For patients and your organization to get the full benefits of palliative care, EVERYONE needs to understand what it is, how and when to refer, and how to integrate its fundamentals into your practice. Learn more about the entire “What Every… Needs to Know About Palliative Care” here. Other courses available:
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