OVERVIEW

Interdisciplinary Roles in Palliative and Hospice Care is organized by Nebraska Methodist College (NMC).

Release Date: 1/13/21
Review Date: 1/13/23
Expiration Date: 1/13/24

Description:
Hospice and Palliative care, what is the difference? This program will discuss providing quality palliative care for patients across the lifespan. It will also identify the need for collaborating with interdisciplinary team members in palliative and hospice care.

Program Objectives:
• Describe the philosophy and principles of hospice and palliative care that can be integrated across settings to affect quality care at the end of life.
• Discuss aspects of assembling physiological, psychological, spiritual, and social domains of quality of life for patients and families facing a life-threatening illness or event.

Credits

Continuing Education Information
Nursing:
1.0 contact hours awarded. Midwest Multistate Division Approved Provider #NE1025-1. Nebraska Methodist College Professional Development is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Midwest Multistate Division, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Occupational Therapy:
This offering meets the continuing education criteria for 1.0 clock hours for Nebraska and Iowa occupational therapists and certified occupational therapy assistants.

Physical Therapy:
This offering meets the continuing education criteria for 1.0 clock hours for Nebraska and Iowa physical therapists and physical therapist assistants.

Respiratory Care Practitioners:
This offering meets the continuing education criteria for 1.0 clock hours for Nebraska licensed mental health practitioners.

Social Work:
This offering meets the continuing education criteria for 1.0 clock hours for Nebraska Social Workers.

Speech Therapy:
This offering meets the continuing education criteria for 1.0 clock hours for Nebraska Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology.

Education:
1.0 education hours. Nebraska Methodist College Professional Development assigns education hours based on 60 minutes of classroom instruction for each offering. Participants may use these for their professional continuing education hours and toward re-licensure if so approved within the standards and guidelines of their discipline.

  • 1 Contact Hours
  • 1 Hours
  • TARGET AUDIENCE

    Social WorkerHealthcare ProfessionalsNursesSocial Workers

    SPECIALITIES

    Hospice and Palliative Licensed NurseCritical Care Medicine

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