End-of-life Issues & Palliative/hospice Care in Dementia
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End-of-life Issues & Palliative/hospice Care in Dementia is organized by UK HealthCare CECentral.
Release: Sep 07, 2021
Expires: Sep 06, 2024
Needs Statement:
Addressing end-of-life issues and the provision of Hospice care has been shown to provide numerous benefits to patients and their families including but not limited to: pain and symptom management, quality of life for the patient, medical care consistent with a patient’s goals, preferences and values, caregiver well-being. Irrespective of hospice referral, understanding the changing roles of care providers at end-of-life and palliative efforts designed to promote quality rather than quantity of life remains a challenge for most. Formal training in end-of-life issues and palliative/hospice care in dementia does not exist to any substantive degree in the majority of healthcare professional training programs.
Objectives:
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants will be able to:
• Describe appropriate identification of conditions that warrant transition to palliative/hospice care models in residents of long term care facilities.
• Discuss palliative/hospice care strategies to improve quality of life & reduce caregiver burden in the end stage of life in patients with and without appreciable dementia.
