Continuity of Care in Palliative Care for Serious Illnesses

Course Code: REL-PAC-0-CCPCSI

Hours: 1

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025

Learning Objectives:
Identify at least two barriers to providing early access and continuity for palliative care support.
Describe at least two strategies to advocate for early palliative care access and continuity across settings.
Explain how to use open-ended questions to determine what individuals need to know about their anticipated healthcare needs.

Outline:

Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: The Challenges of Accessing Palliative Care

Meet Max

Serious Illness

Challenges

Strategies For Early Access

Barriers

Recommendations

Additional Barriers

Review

Summary

Section 3: Palliative Care Conversations

Goals of Care

Approaches to Goals-of-Care Discussions

Overcoming Communication Challenges

Advance Care Planning

Revisit Max

Review

Summary

Section 4: Proactive Palliative Care

Primary Diagnoses

Domains of Palliative Care

Symptom Exacerbation

Review

Summary

Section 5: Continuity of Care

Continuity of Care

Impact of Poor Continuity

Benefits of Continuity

Advantages of Technology

Review

Summary

Section 6: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

Resources

References

Subject Matter Expert: Elizabeth Vaccaro, BSN RN

Elizabeth Vaccaro earned her Bachelor of Science in nursing from Kean University. She has worked as a Multiple Sclerosis Nurse Educator. Elizabeth has worked in a variety of healthcare settings from the hospital to the pharmaceutical industry which has allowed her to have a great appreciation for all the challenges that span the healthcare field.  She has practiced in the hospice setting for nine years in a variety of roles from Case Manager, Educator, and Director of both inpatient and home care hospice. 

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; in the following settings: Post-Acute Care.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.