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Essentials Book Set with Learning Modules (includes books 1-9 and all learning modules)
PLEASE READ PRIOR TO PURCHASE: The Essentials Learning Modules will expire on 12/31/2023 and the CME/MOC has expired as of September 18, 2023. This resource is for non-accredited education use.
This product will be available for purchase without CME/MOC from 9/18/2023 - 12/31/2023 and will be discontinued after 12/31/2023.
This set of consists of all 9 books and corresponding learning modules in the Essential Practices in Hospice and Palliative Medicine series. This is a foundational resources for hospice and palliative care professionals.
Book: Essential Practices for Hospice and Palliative Care, 5th Edition is the foundational resource for hospice and palliative care professionals. This popular, comprehensive 9-volume self-study tool provides a critical foundation for healthcare providers who want to incorporate the principles of hospice and palliative medicine into their daily practice.
Learning Modules: Instead of traditional posttests, each Essentials book has a corresponding online confidence-based learning module, delivered using amplifire™ software. This system serves as a great tool for orientation, ongoing assessment, and training. The learning modules are designed to test your level of knowledge and level of confidence in each topic area presented in the book series.
Topics include:
- Essentials 1 Book + Learning Module: Medical Care of Patients with Serious Illness
- Essentials 2 Book + Learning Module: Psychiatric, Psychological, Spiritual Care
- Essentials 3 Book + Learning Module: Pain Assessment and Management
- Essentials 4 Book + Learning Module: Nonpain Symptom Management
- Essentials 5 Book + Learning Module: Communication and Teamwork
- Essentials 6 Book + Learning Module: Ethical and Legal Practice
- Essentials 7 Book + Learning Module: Pediatric Palliative Care and Hospice
- Essentials 8 Book + Learning Module: COPD, Heart Failure, and Renal Disease
- Essentials 9 Book + Learning Module: HIV, Dementia, and Neurological Conditions
To purchase the Essentials Book Set without the Learning Modules, click the link below.
The Essentials Learning Modules no longer offers CME/MOC as of September 18, 2023.
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Disclosures
AAHPM endorses the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) Standards’ for disclosure and commercial support and endeavors to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor for all accredited products or programs. All who are in a position to control or influence the content of an educational activity must disclose any relevant financial relationships with commercial interests.*Disclosure documents were reviewed for potential conflicts of interest and, if identified, they were resolved prior to confirmation of participation. Only those who had no conflict of interest or who agreed to an identified resolution process prior to their participation were involved in this activity.
*A commercial interest is defined as any entity producing, marketing, reselling, or distributing healthcare goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients. (Exclusions at the time of this writing included 501-C not-for-profit organizations, government organizations, liability and health insurance providers, non-healthcare-related companies, group medical practices, for-profit healthcare providers, blood banks and diagnostic laboratories.)
Joseph W. Shega, MD and Miguel A. Paniagua, MD FACP, Series Editors, Jerrod Liveoak and Bryan O’Donnell, Staff Editors, Julie Bruno, Kemi Ani, Angie Forbes and Angie Tryfonopoulos, Education and Learning Staff, have disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
As of September 18, 2023, the Essentials Learning Modules are a non-accredited learning resource. No CME or MOC are offered with the Modules.
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Acacdemy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) designates this Enduring material for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
A total of 27 credits are available upon completion of all 9 modules. CME credits expire September 18, 2023.
Maintenance of Certification (MOC)
“Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to:
- 3 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program; and
- 3 MOC points in the American Board of Pediatrics’ (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.
It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM or ABP MOC credit.
A total of 27 MOC points are available upon completion of all 9 modules. ABIM or ABP MOC points expire on September 18, 2023.
Physicians certified with the American Board of Internal Medicine who wish to earn MOC points within the current calendar year must submit their MOC data no later than December 31 of the calendar year.
Physicians certified with the American Board of Pediatrics who wish to earn MOC points within the current calendar year must submit their MOC data no later than December 1 of the calendar year.
ABMS MOC Approval Statement
Through the American Board of Medical Specialties ("ABMS") ongoing commitment to increase access to practice relevant Continuing Certification Activities through the ABMS Continuing Certification Directory, for each Essentials Learning Module has met the requirements as an MOC Part II CME Activity (apply toward general CME requirement) and/or an MOC Part II Self-Assessment Activity for the following ABMS Member Boards:
MOC Part II CME Activity
Family Medicine
Psychiatry and Neurology
Radiology
Note: If a Member Board has not deemed this activity for MOC approval as an accredited CME activity, this activity may count toward an ABMS Member Board's general CME requirement (only). Please refer directly to your Member Board's MOC Part II Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Program Requirements.
Term of Offering
The Essentials modules originally released September 18, 2017 expired September 18, 2020. All modules were reviewed and edited by August 31, 2020 to ensure the content is accurate. CME/MOC expiration dates are extended through September 18, 2023 and may only be claimed one time.
Price
To purchase the Essentials Book Set without the Learning Modules, click the link below.