New at CAPC: November-December 2024
CAPC is constantly creating new products—and updating existing ones—to ensure you have the best tools and technical assistance to do your job. Here's an update about what we've done in November and December 2024.
New Resources
2024 Serious Illness Scorecard
CAPC's new 2024 Serious Illness Scorecard rates each state's capacity to deliver high-quality care to people living with a serious illness. The Scorecard provides an in-depth report on each state’s palliative care landscape, comparisons to other states across the country, and actionable recommendations to improve access to palliative care in your state or region.
Nephrology Learning Pathway
Patients with chronic kidney disease and/or end-stage kidney disease face specific symptoms and challenges, particularly when deciding on treatment. This Learning Pathway includes continuing education courses and other resources to strengthen communication, manage common symptoms, and integrate palliative care practices and specialists in patient treatment.
Literature on Palliative Care and Serious Illness
Explore this curated collection of literature, including peer-reviewed journal articles and other thought pieces, that helps palliative care leaders and champions make the case for additional support for people living with serious illness.
Advancing Equity for Black Patients with Serious Illness
Black people in the United States experience disproportionate suffering when diagnosed with a serious illness—like cancer, heart failure, and dementia—compared to their white counterparts. CAPC's new guide, Advancing Equity for Black Patients with Serious Illness, takes a practical approach to addressing health disparities. Drawn from research, examples of health equity initiatives from across the country, and the wisdom of health equity leaders, the guide provides a roadmap for health equity change agents who want to take action.
A Practical Road Map to Increasing Personal, Professional, and Team Sustainability
Step-by-step self-care guidance, including how to integrate self-care practices into your daily routine and team conversations. This document can be found in CAPC's Health Care Professional Well-being Toolkit.
Why Do We Always Want to See a Zebra? Normalizing Emotional Coping in Serious Illness
This on-demand Interprofessional Grand Rounds session reviews anticipated emotional reactions to diagnoses and life with a serious illness, as well as the essential role defense mechanisms play in mitigating harm.
Providing Culturally Centered Care for Indigenous People of North America (IPNA)
IPNA living with serious illness, and their families, have unmet needs within our health care system. It can be challenging to provide culturally centered care when clinicians have gaps in knowledge. This on-demand Interprofessional Grand Round will help you gain essential knowledge and resources for delivering culturally centered care to this population.