Essentials Book Set (includes books 1-9)
Essential Practices for Hospice and Palliative Care, 5th Edition (previously named the UNIPAC series) is the foundational resource for hospice and palliative care professionals.
Category
  • Academic/Education Strategies
  • Regulatory/Public Policy
  • Pediatrics
  • Pain Management
  • Non-Pain Symptom Management
  • Medical/Clinical Knowledge
  • Hospice
  • Disease Trajectories and Prognosis
  • Core Content
  • Communication/Teamwork
  • Business Practice/Program Management
  • Board Prep
Format
  • Paperback Book (shipped)
Credits
Lessons from a Therapist’s Chair: Optimizing Palliative Communication through Psychotherapy Best Practices and Skills
The use of communication as a therapeutic tool is an essential piece of both palliative medicine and psychotherapy. The approach with which communication is conceptualized and taught, however, is markedly different between the two fields.
Category
  • Communication/Teamwork
Format
  • Interactive Enduring Activity
Credits
  • 0.50 ABIM MOC
  • 0.50 CME (physician only)
  • 0.50 Participation
Speaking the Same Language: Bridging Cultural and Linguistic Barriers in Palliative Care
Hospice and palliative care providers recognize the value of effective communication to facilitate exploration of patients' and families' values and goals; however, many providers struggle to perform these key tasks when patients cannot communicate in English or have cultural norms which differ significantly from their own. Concepts such as autonomy and patient self-determination, 'truth telling'/disclosure of difficult news, shared decision making, as well as the acceptability of various treatments and communication techniques may present invisible barriers for palliative care providers working across cultures. 
Category
  • DEI: Addressing Disparities/Advancing Equity
  • Communication/Teamwork
Format
  • Interactive Enduring Activity
Credits
  • 0.50 ABIM MOC
  • 0.50 ABP MOC
  • 0.50 CME (physician only)
  • 0.50 Participation
Communications Micro-Learning Flight: Keeping the Connection: Addressing Challenges in Communicating Behind the Masks
Join Rachelle Bernacki, MD MS FAAHPM AGSF, Miguel Paniagua, MD and Stephanie Kiser, MD MPH in this Communications Micro-Learning Flight consisting of three 15-minute micro-learning sessions envisioned to address the pandemic challenges in delivering one of our most vital medical interventions: communication. This activity is designed to share novel skills we have put into practice for communicating "behind the masks", as well as reinforce existing communication principles which are now increasingly vital to providers throughout the healthcare system.
Category
  • Academic/Education Strategies
  • Communication/Teamwork
Format
  • Video
  • Self Study
Credits
  • 0.75 ABIM MOC
  • 0.75 CME (physician only)
  • 0.75 Participation
Improving Public Messaging about Advance Care Planning, Palliative Care, and Hospice using Evidence-Based Principles
Messaging to the public regarding advance care planning, palliative care and hospice is inconsistent and confusing. Hospice and palliative care specialists are often asked to talk to the public about care for people with serious illness, but most have received little or no training in public messaging or media engagement. This activity reviews the need for improving public messaging about advance care planning, palliative care, and hospice along with the empirical evidence for public attitudes and awareness of these aspects of care for serious illness.
Category
  • Academic/Education Strategies
  • Research/Quality Improvement
  • Hospice
  • Communication/Teamwork
Format
  • Subscription
  • Video
  • Self Study
Credits
In Bad Faith: The Influence of PROP and CDC on Failed National Opioid Policy
Diligent analyses of the causes of overdose deaths attributed to opioids have shown that illegal drug - especially illicit fentalogues and heroin - are the driving force behind these deaths, rather than prescription pain medications. The discussion explores on the negative effects of the CDC Pain Guidelines for patients in chronic pain, including those receiving palliative care, and it offers insight into serious concerns and hopes for balanced national opioid policy in the future.
Category
  • Pain Management
  • Communication/Teamwork
Format
  • Video
  • Self Study
Credits
  • 1.00 CME (physician only)
  • 1.00 Participation
Doctor, Our New Hospice Admission is in Pain! Should I Continue that 32 mg of Buprenorphine or Not?
Substance use disorders (SUD), and especially opioid abuse disorder (OUD) with resulting overdose-related deaths, constitute one of the most significant health crises of modern times.
Category
  • Academic/Education Strategies
  • Research/Quality Improvement
  • Pain Management
  • Communication/Teamwork
Format
  • Subscription
  • Video
  • Self Study
Credits
Our Stories: Transgender and Non-binary Professionals On the Essence of Person-centered Care
In this moderated panel discussion, transgender and non-binary professionals will share their own life experiences and recommend affirming practices for communicating with and caring for people in this diverse community.
Category
  • Academic/Education Strategies
  • Research/Quality Improvement
  • Pain Management
  • Communication/Teamwork
Format
  • Subscription
  • Video
  • Self Study
Credits
Advanced Pain Management Course Recording (2022)
Practices for prescribing and titrating opioid infusions vary widely, including within the field of hospice and palliative care.
Category
  • Research/Quality Improvement
  • Pain Management
  • Medical/Clinical Knowledge
  • Core Content
  • Communication/Teamwork
  • Resilience and Well-Being
Format
  • Video
Credits
Truth Be Told or Still not Sold? The Case for Benzodiazepines in the Palliative Management of Delirium
The current palliative management of delirium involves (1) identification of reversible causes of delirium, (2) non-pharmacologic measures, and (3) pharmacologic interventions for palliation. Clinicians reserve pharmacologic interventions for cases of hyperactive delirium or refractory delirium. Specific pharmacologic agents treating delirium have typically involved using drugs from the neuroleptic class. Often families request sedation for their loved one, complicating neuroleptic choice. Early randomized controlled trials found that benzodiazepines cause worsening delirium. Other research showed that benzodiazepines and central nervous system depressants cause significant complications in the elderly leading to further avoidance. The avoidance of benzodiazepines continued as guidelines warned of their use in delirium except in the case of alcohol withdrawal. Recent randomized controlled trials suggest that benzodiazepines are effective when sedation is required as part of the delirium treatment strategy. There is also evidence for their benefit as breakthrough agents for delirium. As benzodiazepines are potent sedatives, clinicians need to carefully weigh the risks and benefits before prescribing benzodiazepines in patients with delirium and discuss the goals of care with family caregivers and patients (if possible). Identifying when to use, how to use, and what patients will benefit from benzodiazepines becomes essential.
Category
  • Pain Management
  • Communication/Teamwork
Format
  • Video
  • Self Study
Credits

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