From Hospital to Home: Setting the Agenda for Serious Illness Research in Our Communities (PaRC) 10.10.24

Target Audience

Nurse Practitioner
Pharmacist
Physician
Psychologist
Social Worker

 

Learning Objectives

1) Attendees will understand local circumstances and health conditions contributing to the rising need for palliative care. 
2) Attendees will become familiar with ongoing local community-involved research projects in palliative care. 
3) Attendees will learn about specific ways in which palliative care research and community collaboration impact delivery of medical care in the hospital and in progressive care settings. 
4) Attendees will have the opportunity to review research posters which will bolster and expand their understanding of the impact of palliative healthcare research in their community.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 4.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 4.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
10/09/2024
Course expires: 
12/27/2024

Disclaimer Statement

The information presented at this CME program represents the views and opinions of the individual presenters, and does not constitute the opinion or endorsement of, or promotion by, the UPMC Center for Continuing Education in the Health Sciences, UPMC / University of Pittsburgh Medical Center or Affiliates and University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.  Reasonable efforts have been taken intending for educational subject matter to be presented in a balanced, unbiased fashion and in compliance with regulatory requirements. However, each program attendee must always use his/her own personal and professional judgment when considering further application of this information, particularly as it may relate to patient diagnostic or treatment decisions including, without limitation, FDA-approved uses and any off-label uses.

University Club Ballroom A Location
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

Yael Schenker MD MAS    
Jane Schell MD—Chief, Section of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics, University of Pittsburgh; Medical Director, UPMC Palliative and Supportive Institute
Rev. Dr. Brenda J. Gregg, Founder/Executive Director, Project Destiny, Inc.Senior Pastor, Destiny of Faith Church
Jennifer Vennare, President, UPMC At-Home Services, Home Healthcare, Family Hospice and UPMC Your Care
Mary Hartley, President, The Arc of Greater Pittsburgh
David A. Nace, MD MPH, Division Chief, Geriatric Medicine Professor of Medicine University of Pittsburgh, UPMC
Margaret Rosenzweig PHD, CRNP-C
Hailey Bulls PHD
Kelly Harris MD MS
Carissa Low PHD
Maria Belin MLIS - CARE-Gleitsman Program Outcomes 
Jennifer Seaman PHD, RN, CHPN - Junior Faculty Visiting Program Outcomes
Margaret Rosenzweig PHD CRNP-C - UPP Ambassador Project 
Hailey Bulls PHD - Development of an Opioid Stigma Intervention
Carissa Low PHD & Liz Kairis BS M3- ROSA Findings
David Lazris MD /Svea Chang BA M3 - Findings from the Good Day/BALANCE Project
Sarah Belcher PHD RN OCN - Medication adherence trajectories among multiple myeloma patients 
Kelly Harris MD MS - Prenatal CCHD Communication
Teresa Hagan Thomas PHD BA RN - Prelim data from Serious Game RCT 
Justin Yu MD MS - Development of a Meaning-Centered CBT Psychological Intervention for CMC Family Caregivers 
Alexandra Bursic MD - Concurrent Hospice-Dialysis Model
Gina Piscitello MD MS - Racial Disparities in DNR orders
Shane Belin BS - Results from PEACE-Compare
Kimberly Rak PHD & Rachel Butler MAS - Communication preferences in GOC discussions among Black surrogate decision makers in ICU settings 
Julie Childers MD - Communication strategies for patients with opioid use disorder
Kimberly S. Johnson MD, MHS, Professor of Medicine, Duke University Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
Senior Fellow in the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development 
Dr. Kimberly S. Johnson, MD
 

Disclosure Statement: No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any proprietary entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients to disclose.

 

Accreditation and credit designation

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh 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.

Physician (CME)

The University of Pittsburgh School designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing (CNE)

The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 4.0 contact hours.

Other Healthcare Professionals

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 4.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 4.00 Attendance
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