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ForwardPalliative Education & Training Day (PET Day) 4.28.26
Target Audience
Nurse
Nurse Practitioner
Pharmacist
Physician
Physician Assistant
Social Worker
Learning Objectives
- Provide basic patient education on the nature of chronic pain
- Frame a decision to set boundaries on or taper opioids based on patient well-being
- Introduce mind-body strategies for pain management
- Identify evidence-based parameters of dysphagia management, most especially surrounding use of thickened liquids and/or enteral nutrition
- Identify appropriate and functional aspiration risk mitigation strategies when overall therapeutic candidacy is limited
- Identify ways in which providers across disciplines can proactively advocate for SLP services for dysphagia management as well as how they can help facilitate appropriate conversations surrounding dysphagia management
- Learn spiritual practices common at end-of-life from various faith traditions
- Learn to confidently engage with their patients on spiritual topics
- Learn to make more effective spiritual care referrals for their patients
Additional Information
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 3.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Social Work (ASWB)
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh 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. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 3.50 continuing education credits.
Physician Assistant (AAPA)
The University of Pittsburgh has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 3.5 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.
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
- 3.50 AAPA Category I CME
- 3.50 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.
- 3.50 ASWB
- 3.50 Attendance