Palliative Care: What every provider should know

This session will focus on palliative care: when to have the conversation, resources in your community, and other considerations.

1. Identify clinical indicators and disease trajectories that signal an appropriate time to refer patients to palliative medicine, including both early integration and late stage referral scenarios.

2. Describe the scope, services, and interdisciplinary roles of the palliative care team and explain to patients and families what they can expect when engaging with palliative care.

3. Demonstrate effective, compassionate communication strategies for initiating palliative care conversations with patients and families, including language that supports shared decision-making and aligns care with patient values and goals.

This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hour(s) of continuing education (which includes 0 hour(s) of pharmacology) by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners®. Activity ID 26017631. This activity was planned in accordance with AANP Accreditation Standards and Policies.

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