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April 27, 2022 | 5:30 - 6:30 PM EDT
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Course Summary
Do you wish you had a better understanding of the differences between palliative care and hospice?
Do you wish you felt more confident in making recommendations for palliative care services for your patients, but don't know where to start?
Well, fellow SLP, this course is for you!
Participants will learn about the important collaboration between Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) and Palliative Care (PC) in caring for patients with dysphagia. The differences between PC and Hospice will be discussed, highlighting the roles of PC and SLP in acute care. Concepts are integrated with instruction on how these specialties can and should collaborate for optimal patient outcomes.
LEARNER OUTCOMES
As a result of this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the difference between palliative care and hospice services
- Identify two reasons to recommend a referral to palliative care
- Describe the collaborative relationship between palliative care and speech pathology
TIME-ORDERED AGENDA
15 min: Intro to palliative care; palliative care vs hospice
20 min: Palliative care role in acute care
15 min: Collaboration between SLP and Palliative care
10 min: Q&A, conclusion, wrap up
CONTINUING EDUCATION / CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
Course is 1 hour (CMH/PDH) and is registered for 0.1 ASHA CEUs. Partial credit is not offered.
In order to receive a certificate of completion, learners must:
- Agree to our terms of use, including copyright. Please don't sign up if you don't agree.
- Be present for the duration of this course. Attendance is tracked by this website.
- Earn a score of >80% on the 3-question multiple-choice test. If needed, learners may re-take the test in order to achieve a passing score.
- Complete and submit the course feedback survey.
- Submit the Reporting Information form and indicate whether you would like your participation reported to ASHA.
Note: if you tell us you don’t want ASHA CE reporting and later change your mind, we can't retroactively apply it.
THE INSTRUCTORS
Katie M. Thompson
AGNP-C, RN, ACHPN
Katie Thompson, AGNP-C, RN, ACHPN has worked in acute care for 11 years.
She considers herself a nurse first, and as Nurse Practitioner found her calling in the medical speciality of Palliative Care. Her work centers the prevention and alleviation of suffering by focusing on quality of life.
She thrives at the intersection of science and spirituality, medicine and ethics, autonomy and community. Prior to nursing, she served in AmeriCorps providing HIV/AIDS care and education.
Katie is a leader, advocate, counselor, and perpetual learner. Her educational background reflects her range, from ADN at Wake Tech to MSN at Duke. Perhaps there’s a terminal degree ahead, but her husband hopes not.
Disclosures
Financial: Employee of UNC Rex Hospital; receives an honorarium for this course
Nonfinancial: None
Brooke Richardson
MS, CCC-SLP
Brooke Richardson, MS, CCC-SLP has been treating adults with complex medical needs in the acute and outpatient settings since 2009.
She has been instrumental in establishing Respiratory Muscle Training (RMT) programs in multiple hospitals and other healthcare settings, and has spoken internationally on RMT.
Brooke also values exceptional-quality continuing education for other MedSLPs, and seeks to improve our patient care by emphasizing the importance of understanding a patient's whole medical picture when evaluating and treating.
When she's not teaching or seeing medically-complex patients, you can find Brooke spending quality time with her husband and daughter, drinking coffee, and dreaming of her next travel destination.
Disclosures
Financial: Employee of UNC Rex Hospital; Owner of The Modern MedSLP which owns and operates this website and collects tuitions; Receives a small commission from MedBridge when her promo code MedSLP is used at the time of purchase of a membership at that site
Nonfinancial: None
POLICIES
Cancellations:
If a participant is unable to complete the course, no refunds are offered.
Refunds:
No partial or full refunds for self-study courses, including on-demand webinars and live webinars.
No refunds for participants who enroll without agreeing to terms of use.
You must complete the course within the time frame indicated at enrollment; course access will automatically expire after that time.
Accommodations:
If you have a disability and may need accommodations, please email hello@themodernmedslp.com . If reasonable accommodations will allow you to complete the course, we will make them.
Complaints:
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