SHC Advance Care Planning: AD & POLST - 2022 Online

Fee:  Complimentary

No pre-registration required.

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Monday, May 16, 2022, 12:00 AM - Thursday, May 15, 2025, 12:00 AM

Lack of advance care planning places patients at risk of receiving care misaligned with their values, goals, and preferences as well as increased patient and family distress at end-of-life. This results from a variety of barriers at the provider, patient, and system levels of care including lack of provider knowledge, limited patient awareness, and time constraints. Current completion of Advance Directives and Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (AD &POLST) in patient files is 50% for SCMG, 72% for SRS. The purpose of this education is to address the importance of Advance Care Planning conversations, implement workflows on how to incorporate ACP in practice and to increase completion of AD & POLST in patient files to 80%.

1. Explain the benefits of advance care planning and its importance as part of delivering excellent health care.
2. Contrast appropriate use of Advance Directives (AD) versus Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST).

Accreditation:  Sharp HealthCare is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Credit:  Sharp HealthCare designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s).  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

PA Credit:  PAs may claim a maximum of 0.25  Category 1 credits for completing this activity. NCCPA accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by ACCME or a recognized state medical society.

NP Credit:  AANPCB accepts AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) issued by organizations accredited by ACCME as an equivalent number of hours of participation. 1 AMA PRA Category 0.25  credit = 0.25  contact hour(s).

       

Cultural & Linguistic Competency: This activity is in compliance with California Assembly Bill 1195 which requires that all CME activities comprising a patient care element include curriculum addressing the topic of cultural and linguistic competency.  The intent of this bill is to ensure that health care professionals are able to meet the cultural and linguistic concerns of a diverse patient population through effective and appropriate professional development.  Cultural and linguistic competency was incorporated into the planning of this activity.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Sharp HealthCare adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education (ACE). Any individuals in a position to control the content of an ACE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible entities. All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.