Pediatric Palliative Care Training Series - Module 3: Ethics, Decision-Making, Advance Care Planning is available for 90 days after enrollment.

2.5 hours

The third in a series of ten pediatric palliative care modules, Ethics, Decision-Making, Advance Care Planning provides a complete overview of decision making, communication strategies, and advance care planning when caring for children with life-threatening conditions and their families. In addition to outlining specific issues and strategies for each topic, the issues of uncertainty, conflict resolution, and difficult and unique ethical situations in pediatric palliative care are also discussed. In addition, a wealth of references regarding ethics, decision-making and advance care planning are provided to help your organization provide quality pediatric palliative care and hospice services in your community.

Objectives:

• Describe the basis of decision-making
• Define the role of the child in participating in decision-making
• Explore the basics of effective communication with children with life-limiting illnesses and their families; and
• Formulate an ethically and medically appropriate advance care plan that is consistent with the child’s and family’s goals, values and culture.

In order to complete this online course and obtain CE/CME credit, the participant must view the entire course, correctly answer all case studies and quiz questions and complete the evaluation.

You will have access to this course for 90 days from the date of purchase.

Subject Matter Experts: Suzanne Toce, Director of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Gundersen Lutheran Health System in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, and Sarah Friebert, Director of the Palliative Care Division at Akron Children’s Hospital in Akron, Ohio. Drs. Toce and Friebert have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Course Release Date: 9/26/11

Course Expiration Date: 9/26/14

Counselor: NHPCO is recognized by the National Board of Certified Counselors, Inc. for continuing education for national Certified Counselors. NHPCO adheres to NBCC continuing Education Guidelines. This education activity is approved for 1.5 hours determined by the content, and counselors are awarded continuing education credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Nurse:  NHPCO is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

NHPCO designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 contact hours. Nurses should claim only the contact hours commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Accredited status by ANCC refers only to continuing nursing education and does not imply endorsement of any commercial product discussed in conjunction with this activity.

Physician: The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

NHPCO designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Social Worker: NHPCO is an approved provider of continuing education contact hours by the National Association of Social Workers (provider #886414158). This education activity is approved for 1.5 hours determined by the content, and social workers are awarded continuing education hours commensurate with the extent of their participation.

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