Introduction to Palliative Care in the Community

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What You’ll Learn

  1. Describe the characteristics and principles of community-based palliative care
  2. Explain the benefits of community-based palliative care for patients, families, and health systems
  3. Differentiate between palliative care in the hospital or hospice and in the community
  4. Identify various models of community-based palliative care

What You’ll Earn

Only CAPC members who are logged in can earn the following free Continuing Education Credits:

  • Medicine: 0.75 CME
  • Nursing: 1.00 CNE
  • Social Work: 1.00 CE (NYSED)

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Tools & Resources

National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care
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Home to the National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care, the Coalition was founded by the leading hospice and palliative care organizations to coordinate and collaborate on issues and activities of importance to the interdisciplinary hospice and palliative care field.

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Community-Based Models of Care Delivery for People with Serious Illness
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Guiding principles for care of patients with serious illness in community settings, including best practice examples. National Academy of Sciences, 2017.

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Course Directors

Andrew E. Esch, MD, MBA. Consultant, Center to Advance Palliative Care.

Philip Higgins, PhD, LICSW. President Lighthouse Counseling of Salem, Inc.

Lynn Hill Spragens, MBA. President and CEO Spragens & Associates, LLC.

Jay R. Horton, PhD, ACHPN, FNP-BC, MPH, CENP. Director of Nursing Safety, Quality, and Performance Improvement Mount Sinai Hospital. Assistant Professor Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Sivan Ben-Moshe, MD. Fellow, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Sachin Kale, MD. Fellow, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Katie Wang, MD. Fellow, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Contact information: For technical questions about online activity or continuing education credits, contact membership@capc.org or 347-835-0658.

Provided by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

The Courses

Needs Assessment: Ensuring Successful Community-Based Palliative Care

Evaluating patient need, service requirements, care settings, and stakeholder priorities for the community-based palliative care program.

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Office-Based Palliative Care Program Design

Designing and implementing an office-based palliative care program, including clinical model and operational considerations.

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Program Design for Palliative Care Delivered in the Home

Translating needs assessment into service design for the community-based palliative care program.

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