Culture & End of Life Care: Conversations with Patients and Families
CME Certificate Fee: $25.00 (USD) for certificate
Optional Maintenance of Certification Credit (MOC) Fee: $10.00 (USD) per point
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1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM
1.00 Part II MOC points are available for these specialty board(s):
American Board of Internal Medicine
- Credit Type: Medical Knowledge
- Practice Areas: Hospice and Palliative Medicine
American Board of Surgery
- Credit Type: Accredited CME
- Practice Areas: Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Estimated time to complete this activity: 1.00 hours
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Author(s)/Editor(s): Eileen Van Schaik, PhD DISCLOSURE STATEMENT: All author(s), contributor(s), editor(s), and CME Office Reviewer(s) state that they do not have any financial arrangements with commercial interests that could constitute a conflict of interest. Further Author/Editor Information | Further CME Information |
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Meets Special CME Requirements in: California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont Learn More >> |
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Outcome Objectives:
As a result of completing this activity, the participant will be better able to:
- Compare methods of giving bad news to a patient.
- Consider ways to respond when a patient is overwhelmed and raises questions that are difficult to answer.
- Identify a series of steps that physicians can take to examine and address their own emotions in order to preserve the quality of patient care and protect the physician's well-being.
- Elicit information from family members to clarify the incapacitated patient's motivations when she completed a living will.
- Sort the facts surrounding an ethical question in an end-of-life situation.
- Develop and consider options for resolving ethical issues.
- Give advice to patients about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM )based on evidence.
- Negotiate treatment plans with patients who elect to use CAM along with conventional care.
- Monitor patients' usage of CAM.
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.
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CME Sponsor: University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson Credit Designation and Accreditation Statements >> |
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Current CME Approval Period:
November 1, 2022 - October 31, 2025
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Original Release Date: November 1, 2010 |
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Most Recent Review by Author: November 1, 2022 |
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Most Recent Review by CME Sponsor: November 1, 2022 |
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Financial Support Received: Initial program development supported by a grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), 2R44NR008839-03 |
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Culture & End of Life Care: Conversations with Patients and Families
1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM
1.00 Part II MOC points are available for these specialty board(s) (Optional):
American Board of Internal Medicine
- Credit Type: Medical Knowledge
- Practice Areas: Hospice and Palliative Medicine
American Board of Surgery
- Credit Type: Accredited CME
- Practice Areas: Hospice & Palliative Medicine
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Current CME Approval Period:
November 1, 2022 - October 31, 2025
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Financial Support Received: Initial program development supported by a grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), 2R44NR008839-03 |
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ACCME/AMA PRA Accreditation Statement
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 University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson and Talaria, Inc.. The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson 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.
CME Office Contact Information and CME Disclosure
The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson
Office of Continuing Medical Education
520-626-7832
uofacme@email.arizona.edu
The following University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson CME Reviewers, Activity Directors, or Planning Committee Members have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests that could constitute a conflict of interest with the proposed activity:
Robert Amend, M.Ed. Randa Kutob, MD
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MOC Recognition Statement(s)
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.00 Medical Knowledge Part II MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.
Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME of the American Board of Surgery’s Continuous Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABS credit.
If you elect to receive MOC credit for this course, you give permission for VLH.com to share your information and activity completion data with the ACCME and the specialty board(s) chosen through the ACCME's Program and Activity Reporting System (PARS).
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Culture & End of Life Care: Conversations with Patients and Families
About the Author
Eileen Van Schaik, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist
Talaria, Inc.
Clinical Assistant Faculty
Biobehavioral Nursing & Health Systems, University of Washington School of Nursing
Following an earlier career as a registered nurse, Dr. Van Schaik taught anthropology and conducted ethnographic evaluation research as a visiting lecturer and research assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham for six years. She joined Talaria in 2002, and is the principal investigator for five completed and three ongoing SBIR grants. Dr. Van Schaik enjoys translating her nursing experience and expertise in anthropology into multimedia resources for healthcare providers, patients, and families. Currently, Dr. Van Schaik is also a clinical assistant professor in Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems at the University of Washington.
Additional Contributors
Amy Baernstein, MD
Associate Professor, Medicine / General Internal Medicine
University of Washington
Laurie Fronek
Writer
Diane Timberlake, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Family Medicine
Harborview Medical Center
Disclosure: The author and contributors state that they do not have any financial arrangements that could constitute a conflict of interest.
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Culture & End of Life Care: Conversations with Patients and Families
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by Dennis Leone | May 16, 2023
Good course as it is.
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by Tomohiro Tanaka | Jul 21, 2022
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by Hidden | May 6, 2022
Very good course
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by Ross Quinn | Mar 26, 2022
OK, again I ask why I have to answer no. 6, 7, 8, and 9 when I elect to leave this box blank.
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by Eugenio Grunvald | Mar 9, 2022
Discussions may be different depending upon different cultures, latino, asian, american,etc
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by Cathy O'Neil | Aug 20, 2021
Some good tips with discussing with family and better tip on how to deal with my own emotions as the provider.
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Culture & End of Life Care: Conversations with Patients and Families
Culture & End of Life Care: Conversations with Patients and Families
Technical Requirements
This web-based activity is offered online and requires an always-on connection to the Internet (the activity cannot be downloaded). The activity works on PC or Mac computers and most tablet computers. The activity should work with the newer versions of major Internet browsers, including Edge, Chrome, Safari, and Firefox. JavaScript should be enabled in all browsers, and Popups and first party cookies need to be accepted from www.VLH.com. You should also have the latest, free Adobe Reader installed for reading documents. For additional information, read the Technical Assistance FAQ. This program also requires that you have the latest free Flash Player. IMPORTANT for iPad Users: Please download and use the Free Puffin Browser from the app store if you want to complete this course on an iPad. This course requires Adobe Flash and will not work in the iPad Safari Browser.
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