End of Life Care I

End of Life Care I

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Tentative Schedule
8:00-8:30 am	SSOM Atrium	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30-9:30 am	Seminar Rooms	Reflection Small Group Session
9:30-9:45 am		Break
9:45-10:00 am	Tobin Hall 190	Session Overview and Case History Introduction Theresa Kristopaitis, MD
10:00-10:45 am	Tobin Hall 190	Giving Bad News Shelly Lo, MD
10:50-11:35 am	Tobin Hall 190	Developing an Effective Oral Analgesic Regimen Theresa Kristopaitis, MD
11:40 am-12:15 pm	Tobin Hall 190	Advance Directives, Establishing Goals of Care John Hardt, PhD
12:20-1:00 pm	Tobin Hall 190	Hospice Theresa Kristopaitis, MD

Objectives -- At the conclusion of this PCM-3 session, students will be able to:

State and apply the key steps in delivering bad news
State and apply key steps in discussing code status (resuscitation preference)
Develop an effective oral analgesic regimen
Define "Advance Directive"
Begin the process of establishing the overall goals of care with a patient with a life-limiting illness
Demonstrate knowledge of the philosophy of hospice and the services provided by a hospice program

Required Readings:

Fast Facts and Concepts #23 ~ Discussing DNR Orders Part I
Fast Facts and Concepts #24 ~ Discussing DNR Orders Part II
Discussing Resuscitation Preferences with Patients: Challenges and Rewards
"I'm Not Ready for Hospice": Strategies for Timely and Effective Hospice Discussions

Pocket Guides:

Assignment:

Pain Management Self-Assessment E-Module ~ Available on LUMEN ~ Vertical End of Life Curriculum

http://www.stritch.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/softchalkhdht/kristopaitisendoflife/index.html

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Last Updated: 10/10/12
Created: 09/16/2002