Strengthening Hospice and Palliative Care in the Emergency Department: From Barriers to Opportunities Micro Learning Series

Strengthening Hospice and Palliative Care in the Emergency Department: From Barriers to Opportunities Micro Learning Series is organized by American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM).

Activity Published: 09/26/2025
Activity Expires: 08/30/2028

Description:
Patients and families often come to the emergency department (ED) during moments of crisis, and the right approach can shape their entire care journey. This four-part micro-learning series is designed for emergency medicine clinicians and hospice and palliative care specialists who want to strengthen their skills in delivering high-quality, patient- and family-centered care in the ED.
Through short, case-based modules (15–20 minutes each), you’ll explore:

• How to bring palliative care into the ED to meet urgent patient and family needs.
• The business and systems case for ED-based palliative care and how to advocate for resources.
• Practical, real-world strategies for integrating interdisciplinary care and facilitating hospice transitions directly from the ED.
• The latest evidence and future directions shaping the growing field of emergency palliative care.

Each flight features diverse interprofessional faculty and real clinical cases, ensuring you gain insights you can apply immediately in practice.

Strengthen your skills at the intersection of emergency and palliative care. This four-part micro-learning series offers short, case-based sessions to help ED clinicians and hospice and palliative care specialists deliver compassionate, effective care when it matters most.

Learning Outcomes:

• Apply approaches to primary and subspecialty hospice and palliative care delivery in the acute care setting when caring for patients and families in the ED.
• Integrate strategies to operationalize subspecialty hospice and palliative care in the ED, including workflow models, consult triggers, and embedded team structures.
• Collaborate effectively within an interdisciplinary team to identify, prioritize, and address acute hospice and palliative care needs for patients and families presenting to the ED.
• Evaluate and incorporate evidence on the impact of hospice and palliative care delivery in the ED to guide decisions that improve outcomes for patients, families, providers, and health systems.