MD Anderson Updates in Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Intensive Physician Board Review Course 2018

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Updates in Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Intensive Physician Board Review Course 2018

Format:3 videos, size: 9.34 GB

Course Audience: internist

Overview:

Date & Location: 2018

Target Audience

Specialties – Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Internal Medicine

Professions – Physician (MD or DO), Student or Trainee

Overview

This Board Review Course will allow physicians, fellows and advanced nurse practitioners will gain the knowledge and competence pertaining to symptom and pain management, issues facing patients at end-of- life, and effective communication techniques to implement into clinical practice.

Objectives

1. Interpret spiritual, legal and medical issues facing patients at end-of-life.
2. Provide optimal end-of-life care including symptom management, psychosocial support and state of the art pain management.
3. Demonstrate effective communication techniques with patients in the advanced stages of cancer or debilitating disease and provide quality end-of-life care.
4. Identify non-cancer conditions needing palliative care.

 

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