This course expires at the end of April 2023. Stay tuned for a new Introduction to Palliative Care course coming in May.

An In-Depth Look at Palliative Care and Its Services

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What You’ll Learn

  1. Define palliative care and the impact it has on quality of life for patients and their families
  2. Describe the characteristics of patients who can benefit from palliative care
  3. Locate resources to address your patients' palliative care needs

What You’ll Earn

After completing the course, you’ll earn a Verification of Attendance certificate.

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

  • 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
  • Case Management: 1.25 CE
  • Nursing: 1.00 CNE
  • Social Work: 1.25 CE (NYSED)
  • Social Work: 1.00 CE (NASW)

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Tools & Resources

About Palliative Care
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Definition of palliative care and how it improves quality of life for patients living with a serious illness, and their families.

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2019 State-by-State Report Card on Access to Palliative Care in Our Nation's Hospitals
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2019 report on growth of hospital palliative care across the fifty states, gaps in access, and federal and state policy recommendations.

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‘I Don’t Want Jenny To Think I’m Abandoning Her’: Views On Overtreatment
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A palliative care physician helps a cancer patient cope with her coming death, while her oncologist struggles to give up treatment. Diane E. Meier, MD, FACP. Health Affairs Blog, 2014.

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Course Directors

Amy Case, MD, FAAHPM. Associate Professor of Oncology, Chair, Department of Supportive Care.*

Melissa Bakar, MD. Assistant Professor, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.*

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

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

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

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.

*indicates ABIM Peer Reviewer

Contact information: For answers to frequently asked questions about CAPC courses, read the Online Course FAQ. For technical questions about course activity, email membership@capc.org. For questions about continuing education credits, contact 201-957-0077.

Provided by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

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