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The Essentials of Palliative Care for the Primary Care Provider Part 1


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This session will introduce you to what palliative care is and isn’t and how primary care providers can connect their patients to this service. Attendees will also learn what qualifies someone for palliative care and resources to help with prognostication.

Credits: 1.0 contact hours; 0 are pharmacology
Expiration Date: December 31, 2024
$25

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After taking part in this educational activity, participants should be better able to:

-As a result of this activity, the learner will be able to explain the difference between hospice and palliative care.
-As a result of this activity, the learner will be able to identify when a patient or client would benefit from palliative care services.
-As a result of this activity, the learner will be able to identify how to connect a patient to palliative care services.


Clark Cassone, MSN, FNP-BC, ACHPN

Nurse Practitioner, Palliative Care Consultant

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Clark Cassone is a board-certified family nurse practitioner and advanced hospice and palliative nurse. They are an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Nursing at Simmons University where they teach Advanced Pharmacology. Their clinical practice is in palliative care at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. They are an expert in symptom management in palliative care and counsel patients using evidence-based research, including treatment with medical marijuana. They have presented on medical marijuana to both student and professional nurse practitioners.

CE INFORMATION

Obtain Your Credits

To earn credits for this activity, navigate to the Content(s) tab and complete all course components in the following order: 1) watch the course presentation video; 2) complete the course evaluation; 3) pass the post-test with a score of 2/3 (66.7%) or higher. You may retake the post-test until a passing score is achieved, at which point you will be able to view/print a copy of your certificate of completion. This online certificate will also be saved within your profile 'My Dashboard' -> 'Transcript/Certificates Earned'  for future access.

Designation Statement

NPACE designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.00 contact hours, of which 0.00 is pharmacology credit. Participants should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Accreditation Statement

Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education (NPACE) is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC).

In addition to ANCC, NPACE is approved as a provider of continuing education in nursing by: the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP8720 and Florida CE Broker #50-1476.

DISCLOSURES

Faculty

Contributing faculty, Clark Cassone, FNP-BC, ACHPN have disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Planners

All planners and contributors involved in this educational activity have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. 

Disclaimer

The material presented in this continuing education program is being made available for educational purposes only and is not intended to represent the best or only methods, medications and/or guidelines appropriate for the medical situation discussed. Rather the material is intended to present an approach, view, statement, or opinion of the presenter(s), which may be helpful, or of interest to other practitioners and should not be used by clinicians without the evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities. NPACE disclaims any liability, loss, injury, or damage incurred as a consequence, directly or indirectly, of the use and application of any information given in a presentation.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use

This educational activity may mention the uses of products that are not approved by the FDA for the indication(s) being discussed. The presenter(s) are instructed to notify participants when they are discussing unapproved uses or investigational agents. The opinions related to unapproved uses of products are solely those of the presenter(s) and are not endorsed or recommended by NPACE. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.

Commercial Support

There is no commercial support for this activity.

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Course Evaluation
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Certificate
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1.00 Contact Hours credit  |  Certificate available You can now view/print a copy of your certificate of completion by clicking the button to the right. This online certificate will also be saved within your 'My Dashboard' --> 'Transcript/Certificates Earned' for future access.
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