The PARTNER Program, June 7th, 2022

June 7, 2022

Giving nurses and social workers a large, well-defined role in supporting families of patients at high risk of death improves family psychological outcomes, improves patient outcomes, and improves nurse-physician collaboration. 

Target Audience

Nurse
Social Worker
Case Manager

Learning Objectives

State the goals of the PARTNER Program.

Describe two core communication skills used in family meetings.

Define what happens in a first meeting with family.

Demonstrate two core communication skills when placed in a hypothetical situation.

Verbalize the steps to make a family meeting happen.

Identify the family’s question and concerns prior to the family meeting.

Demonstrate how to conduct a pre-family meeting.

Verbalize how to integrate core communication skills into their practice.

Verbalize and demonstrate how to intervene gently in family meetings.

Verbalize how to properly document after a family meeting.

Verbalize questions regarding their role in implementing the PARTNER Program.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 6.50 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 6.50 Attendance
Course opens: 
06/07/2022
Course expires: 
07/07/2022
Event starts: 
06/07/2022 - 8:00am EDT
Event ends: 
06/07/2022 - 4:30pm EDT
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7:45--8:00 a.m.

Registration and Breakfast

Improvement Specialists*

8:00--8:30 a.m.

PARTNER Overview (PP)

Janet Leahy, CRNP

 

8:30--9:00 a.m.

Core Communication Skills (PP)

Janet, CRNP

 

9:00--9:15 a.m.

First Meeting with Family (Didactic/Video)

Janet Leahy, CRNP

9:15—10:00 a.m.

Skills Practice I: First Meeting with Family

Janet Leahy, CRNP

 

10:00--10:15 a.m.

Break

 

10:15—11:00 a.m.

Skills Practice ll:  First Meeting with Family

Janet Leahy, CRNP

 

11:00--11:30 a.m.

Making Family Meetings Happen/Pre-Family Meeting/Question Prompt Sheet (Didactic/video)

Janet Leahy, CRNP

11:30--12:00 p.m.

LUNCH

 

 

12:00--1:00 p.m.

Skills Practice III: Pre-Family Meeting

Janet Leahy, CRNP

 

1:00--1:15 p.m.

Gentle Intervening (PP)

Janet Leahy, CRNP

1:15--1:45 p.m.

Skills Practice IV: Gentle Intervening

Janet Leahy, CRNP

1:45--2:00 p.m.

Break

 

2:00--2:45 p.m.

Skills Practice IV: Gentle Intervening

Janet Leahy, CRNP

 

2:45--3:00 p.m.

3:00--4:00 p.m.

4:00 p.m.

 

Taking the Skills Home

Documentation and Implementation

Adjournment

 

Janet Leahy, CRNP

Improvement Specialists

Improvement Specialists

 

UPMC Shadyside
Pittsburgh, PA
United States
 

Janet Leahy, MSN, CRNP, ACHPN

Ashley Wills, DNP, FNP-C

Anastasia Hook, MSN, RN, CPN, CCRN

Kimberly Emanuele, MSN, RN

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.

Available Credit

  • 6.50 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 6.50 Attendance
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