This course will help you determine the steps you need to take to build and implement an effective advance care planning program and describe how resources from the FIVE WISHES framework program can help. You will learn how to build support, determine goals and measures, and identify processes and standards to ensure your program is making a difference for your care recipients and your healthcare organization.
The goal of this course is to provide healthcare professionals with the fundamentals an advance care planning program.
This course will help you determine the steps you need to take to build and implement an effective advance care planning program and describe how resources from the FIVE WISHES framework program can help. You will learn how to build support, determine goals and measures, and identify processes and standards to ensure your program is making a difference for your care recipients and your healthcare organization. The goal of this course is to provide healthcare professionals with the fundamentals an advance care planning program.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP# 13791
Nurses will receive 1.50 contact hours for participating in this course.
In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
District of Columbia Board of Nursing Approved Continuing Education program (CEBroker Provider #50-290).
Nurses will receive 1.50 contact hours for participating in this course.
Florida Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.50 contact hours for participating in this course.
Georgia Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
South Carolina Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
West Virginia Board of Registered Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
New Mexico Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Arkansas State Board Of Nursing Approved Continuing Education program (CEBroker Provider #50-290).
Kentucky Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Nurses will receive 1.50 contact hours for participating in this course.
Mississippi Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
North Dakota Board of Nursing (CEBroker Provider #50-290)
Texas HHSC has determined that Relias Learning’s submitted training meets or exceeds the minimum standards for HCSSA administrator training in the following categories: Licensed Home Health, Licensed and Certified Home Health, Personal Assistance Services, Hospice. Texas HHSC also recognizes Relias Learning provides continuing education for administrators and alternate administrators. This activity is approved for 1.5000 contact hours.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: The Importance of Advance Care Planning
Defining Advance Care Planning
Relevance of Advance Care Planning
Benefits of ACP
The Need for a Program Approach
Review
Summary
Section 3: Support the Program
Designate Leadership
Develop Goals
Develop Measures
Identify Resources
Review
Summary
Section 4: Develop Processes
Identify Opportunities for Advance Care Planning Conversations
Models for Identifying Opportunities
Build Triggers
System-Wide Conversations
Identify Workflow Elements
Review
Summary
Section 5: Provide Education and Training
The Need for Training
Recommendations for Education and Training
Review
Summary
Section 6: Standardize Practices
Follow Existing Practice Standards
Provide a Framework for Conversations
Establish Documentation Processes
Review
Summary
Section 7: Engage the Community
The Importance of Involving the Community
Supportive and Educational Materials
Healthcare Outreach
Review
Summary
Section 8: Conclusion
Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
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Kathleen Taylor MA, LMHC serves as the Healthcare Advisor for the Five Wishes program. Kathleen has over 27 years of experience in the healthcare and nonprofit sectors. Her passion is centered in improving the healthcare experience for people who are sick and vulnerable, and helping healthcare professionals master skills in cultivating empathy and communicating compassionately. She operates a healthcare consulting practice focused on palliative care communication, strategy and programming. Previously, she served for a decade as the Director of community engagement at the country's largest nonprofit hospice organization where she led their advance care planning education programs, and developed their first training program on empathy and compassion in patient care. She also worked as a hospice counselor serving patients and families coping with life-limiting illness, caregiving and grief.
Kathleen is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Qualified Clinical Supervisor. She earned a Bachelor's degree in Psychology at Stetson University, a Master's degree in Mental Health and Rehabilitation Counseling at the University of South Florida, and a Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management & Innovation at the University of Tampa's John Sykes College of Business.
Disclosure: Kathleen Taylor has no Relevant Financial or Non-Financial Relationship with ineligible companies to disclose.
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