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Duration:
120 minutes including a Q&A
Includes:
• A certificate of completion
• The on-demand recording to watch at your convenience, for at least one year
• A handout in PDF format for viewing or self-printing
Objectives:
At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
• Understand the difference between hospice and palliative care
• Describe the principles of advance care planning
• Describe three ways of engaging patients and families in difficult conversations
• Understand the principles behind breaking bad news and negotiating goals of care
• Describe the dying process and how to manage symptoms in the actively dying patient
• Understand the principle of double effect
Description:
While some deaths are sudden and unpredictable, many patients go through a period of illness when death becomes increasingly probable. While some patients may find it too distressing, others whose death from their current condition is a foreseeable possibility, are likely to want the opportunity to decide what decisions should be made to manage their illness to the end of life. These difficult conversations can enable patients and their loved ones to make the best use of the time that is left and prepare for what lies ahead. Join oncology nurse practitioner Christina Kim for this valuable session to gain a better understanding about, and how to have these conversations. *Please note this webinar does not include a discussion of Medical Assistance in Dying*
Who Should Attend?:
• Acute Care Nurses Caring for Cancer Patients in all areas
• New Oncology Nurses; Palliative Care Nurses; Geriatric Nurses
• Primary Care, Home & Community Health Nurses; Tele-Health Nurses
• Nurse Practitioners, Transition, Outpost & Occupational Health Nurses
• Pharmacists, Dieticians, Medical Social Workers, Allied Oncology Staff
Christina Kim, MSN, NP, AGPCNP-BC
Christina Kim is a nurse practitioner at the Mass General Cancer Center in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She holds her bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry and has many years of experience working in a basic science laboratory setting. She currently works as an oncology nurse practitioner, specifically in medical oncology with sarcoma patients. She is a sub-investigator on several clinical trials. Christina is also a medical/science communicator on various social media platforms.
