An Introduction to the Practice of Palliative Medicine

CME Certificate Fee: $25.00 per credit (hour)

1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM
Estimated time to complete this activity: 1.00 hours

Lead Author(s): Ellyn Lee, MD
The author(s)/contributor(s) state that they do not have any financial arrangements that could constitute a conflict of interest.
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Meets Special CME Requirements in: California, Iowa, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont Learn More >>

Course Learning Objectives:

Manage difficult symptoms commonly seen in palliative care and end-of-life patients.
Communicate bad news effectively.
Coordinate palliative care between professionals and across institutional settings.
Refer a patient for hospice and end-of-life care.

Learning Format: Case-based, interactive online course, including mandatory assessment questions (number of questions varies by course or module). Please also read the Technical Requirements.

CME Sponsor: University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center
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Current Approval Period: January 27, 2012 - January 26, 2014

Original Release Date: January 27, 2010

Most Recent Review by Author: January 27, 2012

Most Recent Review by CME Sponsor: January 27, 2012

Financial Support Received: None

An Introduction to the Practice of Palliative Medicine

1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM

Current Approval Period: January 27, 2012 - January 26, 2014

Financial Support Received: None

ACCME/AMA PRA Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center and Medical Directions, Inc. The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The comments and opinions expressed herein are those of the authors of this program and are in no way to be considered comments or opinions of The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center.

Approval for CME credit by The University of Arizona College of Medicine at the Arizona Health Sciences Center should not be construed as endorsement of any product.

Any author disclosures regarding commercial relationships are listed in the author's biography.

University of Arizona CME Office Contact Information and CME Disclosure

University of Arizona College of Medicine
Office of Continuing Medical Education
520-626-7832
uofacme@email.arizona.edu

The following CME Office Reviewer states that neither he nor any immediate family members have any financial arrangements that could constitute a conflict of interest with the proposed activity:

John M. Harris Jr., MD, MBA

An Introduction to the Practice of Palliative Medicine

About the Author

Ellyn Lee, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
University of Arizona, College of Medicine

Dr. Lee is Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Section of Geriatrics and Gerontology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. She is Co-Director of Supportive Care Services at the Arizona Cancer Center in Tucson, Arizona, as well as Medical Director of Palliative Medicine at University Medical Center and the Arizona Cancer Center. She is currently starting a Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellowship at the University of Arizona. Previously, she was on faculty at Rush University in Chicago, where she was the Medical Director of Heartland Hospice.

Disclosure: Dr. Lee states that she does not have any financial arrangements that could constitute a conflict of interest.

About the Editor

John Harris Jr., M.D., M.B.A.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Arizona, College of Medicine

Dr. Harris is Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. He is the President of Medical Directions, Inc. Dr. Harris has served as the Principal Investigator on multiple NIH-funded studies of online CME. He is the Senior Editor of The Virtual Lecture Hall's online CME programs and the author of a number of professional papers dealing with online CME.

Disclosure: Dr. Harris states that he does not have any financial arrangements that could constitute a conflict of interest.

An Introduction to the Practice of Palliative Medicine

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by Kurt Woeller \| Nov 2, 2012 Overall, very good information

by Kerry Johnson \| Oct 17, 2012 It would be a better learning experience to give information needed to answer quesions prior to, and not after, asking the questions.

An Introduction to the Practice of Palliative Medicine

This course meets general AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credit(s)^TM requirements in states that have a CME requirement.

Based on information from state licensing authorities, this program meets special CME requirements in these states:

	California End-of-life / Palliative Care
	Iowa End-of-life Care
	Massachusetts End-of-life Care May be counted as risk management credits.
	Nevada Ethics
	Oregon Pain Management / Terminally Ill / End-of-life
	Rhode Island Medical Ethics
	Rhode Island Pain Management / End-of-life Care
	Texas Medical Ethics / Professional Responsibility (all physicians)
	Vermont Hospice / Palliative Care / Pain Management

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An Introduction to the Practice of Palliative Medicine

Technical Requirements

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