New Jersey Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services Palliative Care Training for Case Managers

Learn to define and characterize pain, recognize the prevalence of pain, understand disparities in pain management based on race, ethnicity, and gender.

Learn the components of a comprehensive pain assessment and its importance in safe and effective pain management.

After completing this course, learners will be equipped with evidence-based strategies to identify and treat anxiety in patients living with a serious illness.

After completing this course, learners will have the tools to accurately identify and treat depression in patients living with a serious illness.

Learn how to identify and diagnose opioid use disorder (OUD) and practice communicating with patients about OUD and pain management.

This course offers tools and guidance for assessing and addressing the needs of caregivers of people with serious illness.

Learn how to support caregivers of people living with dementia, including assessment of caregiver burden and connecting caregivers to essential support systems.

Learn best practices for having patient-centered conversations about a serious illness diagnosis. These discussions are the foundation of building a trusting clinician-patient relationship.

Learn best practices for building trust, eliciting patient values, and having patient-centered conversations about goals of care.

Learn techniques to help patients and their caregivers plan for the future, both during the early stages of a serious illness and as a disease progresses.

Guidance for all clinicians on improving communication and ensuring smooth transitions of care for patients living with serious illness.