Anxiety
After completing this course, learners will be equipped with evidence-based strategies to identify and treat anxiety in patients living with a serious illness.
Symptom Management
Receive CAPC Designation
What You’ll Learn
Improve patient quality of life and prevent avoidable crises for patients with serious illness through expert management of common symptoms.
Uncontrolled symptoms lead to preventable suffering and crises that often result in ED visits and hospitalizations for patients and their families. CAPC’s symptom management unit covers techniques for assessing and managing common sources of distress, including nausea, constipation, dyspnea, depression, and anxiety. Pain is a much-feared side effect of many serious illnesses, but is manageable with proper training. For comprehensive training in pain management, see our pain management curriculum.
CAPC Designation
CAPC members, take all five courses in this unit to achieve CAPC Designation status in symptom management. Designation can be added to your performance file or resume to indicate comprehensive training in symptom management for patients with serious illness. You must be logged in with a CAPC member account for your Symptom Management course completions to count toward CAPC Designation.
What You’ll Earn
CAPC members can earn the following free continuing education credits and MOC credits:
- 5.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
- Case Management: 6.75 CE
- Nursing: 7.50 CNE, 4.75 Pharmacotherapy
- Social Work: 6.25 CE (NYSED)
Learn more about becoming a CAPC member.
The continuing education values listed on this page apply to the current term of accreditation for the courses in this unit. See individual course pages for more information about the accrediting bodies.
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LoginConstipation
Constipation occurs in at least 70% of patients living with a serious illness and often goes unrecognized. After completing this course, learners will have the tools to successfully identify and manage the impact of constipation.
Depression
After completing this course, learners will have the tools to accurately identify and treat depression in patients living with a serious illness.
Dyspnea
After completing this course, learners will have the tools they need to manage dyspnea, including the physical causes of shortness of breath and the emotional impact on the patient.
Nausea/Vomiting
Nausea and vomiting are common symptoms of serious illness and can cause dangerous complications. After completing this course, learners will be equipped with practical skills to identify, manage, and reduce these symptoms.