COURSE CREDITS & HOURS
14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™14 ACPE Credits
14.0 Contact Hours
TARGET AUDIENCE
PROGRAM PURPOSE
- Palliative Care Overview: History, Range of focus and Relation to Hospice Care
- To discover the roots of palliative medicine, its impact on traditional practice models and the relation/definition between palliative and hospice care
- Advanced Care Directives
- To define the history/legalities of advanced care directives.
- To differentiate the various formats and techniques to advance end of life discussions.
- To examine the controversies in ACD such as surgical thirty day rules.
- Pain Management and Palliative Care: Pharmaceutical review and a Review of the Issues of the Opioid Crisis
- To illustrate treatment options for critical and end of life medical conditions.
- To examine the roots and solutions of the opioid crisis particularly as related to palliative and hospice care.
- COPD, CHF and ESRD in Palliative Care
- To utilize palliative medicine skills in the planning/treatment of these common chronic conditions.
- Patient Driven Voluntary Cessation of Hydration and Nutrition
- To identify the phenomena of patient's elective decision in non acutely mortal situations to terminate their lives through active decision.
- To examine the practitioners role/obligations in such a situation
- End of Life Symptomology and Management
- To summarize the common EOL symptoms.
- To demonstrate pharmaceutical and behavioral management of these conditions.
- Reimbursement and Coverage Strategies
- To examine the CMS rules of remuneration for non palliative/hospice providers in palliative/hospice patients
- Mental State - delirium, MCI and dementia
- Can the Patient Hear Me? - awareness, unresponsiveness and coma
- Stroke - follow-up and prognosis
- Gap Analysis - quality approach to practice improvement
- Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson's in Palliative Care
- Brain Death - what is it and diagnosis
- The Plan for Monday - changes for ease of practice and improvement in care
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Accreditation
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Credit Designation for Nurses: Continuiung Education, Inc. designates this continuing nursing education activity for 12 contact hours. |
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Nurse Practitioners: can claim either ANCC Contact Hours or AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ as needed. |
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In support of improving patient care, Continuing Education, Inc./University at Sea® is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. |
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Credit Designation for Physicians: Continuing Education, Inc. designates this live activity for 14 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. |
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Osteopathic Physicians: This program is eligible for Category 2 credit with the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). US or Canadian Family Physicians: Please let us know if you require AAFP Prescribed Credits.
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Credit Designation for Nurses: Continuiung Education, Inc. designates this continuing nursing education activity for 14 contact hours. Nurse Practitioners: Can claim either ANCC Contact Hours or AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM as needed. Pharmacology credits are identified on individual activities. |
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Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada: |
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Credit Designation for Pharmacists: This knowledge-based activity is approved for 14 hours of pharmacy continuing education credit. |
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Credit Designation for Nurses: Continuiung Education, Inc. designates this continuing nursing education activity for 14 contact hours. |
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Nurse Practitioners: can claim either ANCC Contact Hours or AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ as needed. |
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PORTS OF CALL
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Chubb Travel Protection Overview
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that coverage limits are per person and that limits can vary by State.
| Standard Plan Benefits | Travel Basics | Travel Essentials | Travel Choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trip Cancellation | 100% of Trip Costs ($100,000 maximum) |
100% of Trip Costs ($100,000 maximum) |
100% of Trip Costs ($100,000 maximum) |
| Trip Interruption | 100% of Trip Costs ($100,000 maximum) |
150% of Trip Costs ($150,000 maximum) |
150% of Trip Costs ($150,000 maximum) |
| Trip Interruption - Return Air Only | $500 | $750 | $1,000 |
| Trip Delay | $500 ($100 per day) | $750 ($150 per day) | $1,000 ($200 per day) |
| Missed Connection | NA | $250 | $500 |
| Baggage & Personal Effects | $750 ($50 deductible) | $1,000 | $2,500 |
| Baggage Delay | $200 | $300 | $500 |
| Accident & Sickness Medical Expense* | $15,000 ($50 deductible) | $25,000 | $50,000 |
| Emergency Evacuation & Repatriation of Remains | $150,000 | $500,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Accidental Death & Dismemberment | NA | $10,000 | $50,000 |
| Assistance Services | Included | Included | Included |
| Additional Benefits (if purchased within 15 days of Initial Trip Payment; Day 1 is the date the Intial Trip Payment is made) | |||
| Pre-Existing Medical Condition Exclusion Waiver | Included | Included | Included |
| Trip Cancellation/ Interruption due to Financial Default | Included | Included | Included |
| Accident Sickness Medical Expense | Excess Coverage | Primary Coverage | Primary Coverage |
| Baggage & Personal Effects | Excess Coverage | Excess Coverage | Primary Coverage |
| Flight Accident | $25,000 | $50,000 | NA |
| Missed Connection | NA | Additional $250 | Included in base plan |
| Optional Benefits (if selected byt the Applicant and required premium is paid) | |||
| Medical Coverage Upgrade | Included in base plan | Included in base plan | Additional $50,000 |
| including Emergency Evacuation* | Additional $150,000 | Additional $500,000 | Included in base plan |
| Car Rental Collision Coverage | $35,000 ($250 Deductible) | $35,000 ($250 Deductible) | $35,000 ($250 Deductible) |
| Flight Accident | Amount selected up to $500,000 | Amount selected up to $500,000 | NA |
*Additional Benefits change not available for CA, CO, KS, MN, MO, MT, NH, NY, PA, TX or WA residents at this time.
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