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As a regional leader in hospice care and palliative medicine, Samaritan’s Mary Ann Boccolini Institute for Education, Research & Innovation offers educational programs for healthcare providers. The following list of courses are currently being offered virtually. Please note presentations are subject to change.
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Pain is a common symptom reported by patients with serious illness and those facing end-of-life. This education activity provides an interdisciplinary approach to pain management, including a review of the language patients and clinicians use to describe and classify pain, the fundamentals of pain pathology, and the common interventions for mitigating pain.
By the end of this palliative care and hospice course, participants will be able to:
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Trauma may affect patients in multiple care settings. The World Health Organization reports that 70% of those surveyed experienced lifetime trauma. In the United States, 15-17% of adults have experienced at least four Adverse Childhood Experiences. Trauma-informed care is an approach to care that improves the health and lives of those seeking care. This training will provide an overview of psychological trauma, the impact trauma has on the clinical presentation, and practices that may be implemented to reduce or prevent further harm.
At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to:
This eight-module hospice and palliative care training and education program is designed to increase clinician confidence in caring for individuals who are seriously ill. Each module increases competence in one of the eight domains of quality palliative care created by the National Consensus Project (2018) that are shown to contribute to quality patient outcomes, such as better symptom management, less emergency department use, reduced re-hospitalization, and living the last days of life where the patient wants to be, such as in their homes. Learning focuses on team-based education, collaboration across care settings, and effective communication, as well as developing skills needed to provide ethical, culturally sensitive, whole patient-centered care.
At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to:
