Summary:
Healthcare professionals have an important role in opening discussions with patients and their family members regarding advance care planning. Despite intensive efforts, most Americans do not have an Advance Directive and may face a life-threatening illness without a plan to guide their healthcare providers or relatives. End-of-life care experts stress the need for major changes in the approach to promoting advance care planning, including a focus on promoting ongoing dialogue between patients and healthcare providers. As patient advocates, clinicians are in a strong position to work with patients and other healthcare professionals to make these important changes occur.
Objectives:
The goal of this continuing education course is to provide nurses, advanced practice nurses, physicians, health educators, physical therapists, radiologic technologists, registered dietitian nutritionists, and respiratory therapists with information regarding ways to improve conversations about advance care planning such as advance directives and living wills. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to:
- Identify barriers that patients, families and healthcare professionals face in implementing discussions regarding advance care planning such as advance directives and living wills.
- Describe problems created by the lack of an advance directive.
- Describe new ways that healthcare professionals can involve patients in advance care planning
Accreditation Information
This course is intended for an interprofessional audience, including nurses, certified medical assistants, dietitians, health educators, imaging and radiology technicians, physical therapists, physicians, and respiratory thereapists.
Physical therapists: Take this version of the course to ensure you receive appropriate credit.
Relias LLC (formerly OnCourse Learning) is an approved sponsor by the New York State Education Department of CE for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants from 6/11/2019 to 6/10/2022.
This activity is provided by the TX Board of PT Examiners Accredited Provider 2202008TX for 02/01/2019 to 02/28/2022 and meets continuing competence requirements for physical therapist and physical therapist assistant licensure renewal in Texas. The assignment of Texas PT CCUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by TPTA or TBPTE.
OnCourse Learning is recognized by the Physical Therapy Board of California as an approved reviewer and provider of continuing competency courses for the state of California for 4/5/10 to 12/31/18. Relias LLC is recognized by the Physical Therapy Board of California as an approved reviewer and provider of continuing competency courses for the state of California as of 1/1/2019.
Relias LLC (formerly OnCourse Learning) is a licensed physical therapy continuing education sponsor (#216.000290) with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation from October 2018 through September 30, 2020.
This course has been approved as meeting the continuing education requirements for PTs and PTAs by:
The Ohio Physical Therapy Association (approval no. 18S7437 for 8/24/18 to 8/24/19).
The FL PT Association (approval no. CE19-538962 for 01/01/19 to 12/31/19); Approval of this course does not necessarily imply the FL PT Association supports the views of the presenter or the sponsors.
The NJ Board of PT Examiners (approval no. 1801-235 02/01/18 to 01/31/20).
This course has been approved by the NV State Board of PT Examiners for 0.1 units of continuing education for 08/01/18 to 7/31/2020.
Other states may accept this course for meeting their CE requirements. Check with your state association or board.
Course Originally Released on:
6/2/2014
Date of Most Recent Review:
11/14/2019
Course Termination/Update Date:
11/14/2022
Unless stated above, the planners and authors of this course have declared no relevant conflicts of interest that relate to this educational activity. Relias LLC guarantees this educational activity is free from bias.
Please see CE Course Instructions to learn how to earn CE credit for this module.
For Florida professionals:
This course completion will be electronically reported to CE Broker as required per Florida Statute 456.025(7). Click here to view your CE Broker transcript and check the status of your CE requirements with a FREE 7-day CE Broker trial subscription. It may take up to 24 hours for the course to appear on your CE Broker transcript.
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