Equitable Care at End of Life

Activity description 

To promote diversity and cultural competence in health care providers, help decrease barriers and achieve the goal of trust and successful communication in end-of-life care in interracial settings, an assessment of patients' values, beliefs and preferences are needed. This activity will identify disparities and discuss barriers preventing underrepresented diverse groups from access to hospice and end-of-life care and explore ways to provide equitable care to all diverse groups at the end of life.

Provided by
This activity is jointly provided by Optum Health Education and Optum Hospice Pharmacy Services.

Commercial support
There was no commercial support received for this activity.

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Target Audience

This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of dietitians, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, physicians, PAs, psychologists, social workers and other health care professionals that have an interest in learning about equitable care at end-of-life.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this educational activity, participants should be able to:

  • Explore ways to create an environment in which equitable care is provided to all at end of life.  
  • Describe disparities in pain and symptom management in rural and underserved communities.
  • Discuss barriers that may interfere with the pain and symptom management process for both the patient and provider. 
Activity summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.25 ACPE - Pharmacists
  • 1.25 ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians
  • 1.25 AMA - Physicians
  • 1.25 ANCC - Nurses
  • 1.25 APA - Psychologists
  • 1.25 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 1.25 CDR - Dietitians
  • 1.25 ASWB - Social Workers
Activity opens: 
12/08/2022
Activity expires: 
12/08/2025
Rating: 
0

Presenter
Martha L. Twaddle, MD, FACP, FAAHPM, HMDC 
The Waud Family Medical Directorship
Palliative Medicine & Supportive Care 
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Northwestern Medicine
Lake Forest, Illinois

Activity planner
Rebecca Gleason, RN
Clinical Activity Manager
Optum Health Education 

Disclosures of relevant financial relationships
In accordance with the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education's (ACCME) Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, Optum Health Education (OHE) requires all those in control of educational content to disclose their financial relationships with ineligible companies within the prior 24 months. Ineligible companies are defined by the ACCME as companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care products used by or on patients. Individuals must disclose all financial relationships, regardless of the amount, with ineligible companies and regardless of their view of the relevance of the relationship to the education. OHE ensures that the content is independent of commercial bias.

The activity faculty or planners have no financial relationships to disclose.

Method for calculating CE credit
CE credit was calculated by the complexity of content.

Accreditation statement
Joint Accreditation LogoIn support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Optum Health Education and Optum Hospice Pharmacy Services. Optum Health Education 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 health care team.

Credit designation statements

Dietitians 
Completion of this RD/DTR profession-specific or IPCE activity awards CPEUs (One IPCE credit=One CPEU). 

If the activity is dietetics-related but not targeted to RDs or DTRs, CPEUs may be claimed which are commensurate with participation in contact hours (One 60 minute hour=1 CPEU). 

RD's and DTRs are to select activity type 102 in their Activity Log. Performance indicator selection is at the learner's discretion. 

Nurses
The participant will be awarded up to 1.25 contact hour(s) of credit for attendance and completion of supplemental materials.

Nurse practitioners
The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME and ANCC.

Pharmacists/Pharmacy technicians
This activity is approved for 1.25 contact hours ([0.12] CEU) in states that recognize ACPE.
Attending the full program will earn 1.25 contact hours.
Unique Activity Number(s):   JA0007123-9999-22-175-H04-P/T

Physicians
Optum Health Education designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

PAs
The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) accepts credit from organizations accredited by the ACCME.

Psychologists
Optum Health Education is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to offer continuing education for psychologists. Optum Health Education maintains responsibility for this program. 1.25 CE hour.

Social workers
ACE LogoAs a Jointly Accredited Organization, Optum Health Education is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Optum Health Education maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.25 enduring continuing education credits.

Counselors and/or marriage and family therapists
CA: The Board of Behavioral Sciences has deferred CE course approvals to APA and ASWB for its licensees. See those approvals under Psychologists and Social Workers.
Other States: If your state is not specifically listed, nearly all state Counselor and MFT boards accept either APA or ASWB approval, or are reciprocal with other state licensing board approvals. Check with your board to be sure.

Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be provided to learners upon completion of activity requirements, enabling participants to register with licensing boards or associations that have not been pre-approved for credits. To apply for credit types not listed above, participants should use the procedure established by the specific organization with which they wish to obtain credit.

Available Credit

  • 1.25 ACPE - Pharmacists
  • 1.25 ACPE - Pharmacy Technicians
  • 1.25 AMA - Physicians
  • 1.25 ANCC - Nurses
  • 1.25 APA - Psychologists
  • 1.25 Attendance - General Attendance
  • 1.25 CDR - Dietitians
  • 1.25 ASWB - Social Workers
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