Meeting Primary and Palliative Needs in Home-Visiting Programs

This webinar will equip home-based primary and palliative care clinicians with a shared, practical skill set for managing the population they increasingly hold in common—those with a serious-illness diagnoses, functional impairment, often high-risk older adults with dementia, cancer, CHF, COPD and diabetes. Using real-world, case-based scenarios, interprofessional faculty from both home-based primary care and home-based palliative care, will explore:

• Pain and symptom management for common chronic, serious illness presentations
• Medication evaluation and deprescribing best practices
• Strategies for coordinating care across multiple specialists, home health agencies, and social services
• Consulting etiquette” that allows a home-based team to modify care plans across providers to align with patient and family needs and goals
  

Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with faculty during a panel discussion exploring common challenges, effective solutions, and best practices in home-based serious illness care.