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Culture & End of Life Care: Conversations with Patients and Families


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

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

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 ineligible companies (commercial interests) that could constitute a conflict of interest.
Further Author/Editor Information | Further CME Information
Meets Special CME Requirements in: California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont     Learn More >>

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.

CME Sponsor: University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson
Credit Designation and Accreditation Statements >>
Current CME Approval Period: November 1, 2022 - October 31, 2025
Original Release Date: November 1, 2010
Most Recent Review by Author: November 1, 2022
Most Recent Review by CME Sponsor: November 1, 2022
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
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

Current CME Approval Period: November 1, 2022 - October 31, 2025
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

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@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 ineligible companies (commercial interests) that could constitute a conflict of interest with the proposed activity:

Robert Amend, M.Ed.
Randa Kutob, MD

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).

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.

Culture & End of Life Care: Conversations with Patients and Families
Ratings (1886 responses)
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Average Rating: 4.00/5.00
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Average Rating: 4.25/5.00
User Comments
by Hidden | Jun 27, 2024
1) In the first scenario, it seemed like the bad physician interaction played twice instead of showing the good physician interaction. Maybe look and see if this needs to be fixed 2) I think scenario 3 on CAM should be updated. I think that most providers would be quick to go along with a patient wanting massage therapy. The more common and problematic scenario I see in 2024 is use of medical marijuana, and this is a more challenging issue for which cme would be helpful. But perhaps this area is better suited for its own course.
by Dennis Leone | May 16, 2023
Good course as it is.
by Tomohiro Tanaka | Jul 21, 2022
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by Hidden | May 6, 2022
Very good course
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.
by Eugenio Grunvald | Mar 9, 2022
Discussions may be different depending upon different cultures, latino, asian, american,etc
Culture & End of Life Care: Conversations with Patients and Families
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 CME
California Geriatric CME
From the CA Board of Medicine: "General internists and family physicians who have a patient population of which over 25 percent of the patients are at least 65 years of age, are required to complete at least 20 percent of their mandatory CME in the field of geriatric medicine. All other physicians are encouraged to take a course in geriatric medicine, including geriatric pharmacology, as part of their mandatory CME."
Connecticut Cultural Competence CME
Started with licensing periods of October 1, 2010.
District of Columbia Public Health Topics CME
Iowa End of Life Care CME
Massachusetts End of Life Care CME
May be counted as risk management credits.
Massachusetts Risk Management CME
Michigan Medical Ethics CME
Nevada Cultural Competency / Diversity, Equity and Inclusion CME
New Jersey End of Life Care CME
Oregon Cultural Competency Education CME
Rhode Island Cultural Awareness CME
Texas Medical Ethics / Professional Responsibility CME
Vermont Hospice / Palliative Care / Pain Management CME

View other courses meeting Special State Requirements
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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