A Palliative Approach to Care for Direct Care Workers
What You’ll Learn
- Describe a palliative approach to caring for people with serious illness
- Support close communication between the patient or client, family, and all care providers
- Observe, record, and report about your patients' and clients' symptoms, pain, and stress
- Provide emotional support to clients and families
What You’ll Earn
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Definition of palliative care and how it improves quality of life for patients living with a serious illness, and their families.
Accreditations and Disclosures
Contact Information: For technical questions with the online activity, contact [email protected] or (212) 201-2674
Verification of Attendance: Verification of attendance will be provided to all professionals.
Copyright Information: All rights reserved by the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC). No materials may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in articles or reviews.
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Course Media Instructions
Software Requirements: CAPC’s online curriculum, tools and technical assistance are designed to be fully compatible through multiple platforms: computer, smartphone (iOS or Android) or tablet running the following web browsers: Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, and Microsoft Edge.
Disclaimers: The opinions expressed in the courses are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the sponsor, the educational partner, or the supporter. Please review complete prescribing information of specific drugs or combination of drugs, including indications, contraindications, warnings, and adverse effects before administering pharmacologic therapy to patients.
Activities do not contain information on commercial products/devices that are unlabeled for use or investigational uses of products not yet approved.
Copyright Information: All rights reserved by the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC). No materials may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in articles or reviews.
Privacy Information: To read CAPC’s privacy policy, click here.
Course Faculty
Susan R. Misiorski, BS. Vice President of Workforce Innovations, PHI, Inc.
Peggy Powell, BA. Senior Advisor, PHI, Inc.
Gloria Garan, BS. Vice-President of Clinical Services, Cooperative Home Care Associates, Inc.
Contact information: For answers to frequently asked questions about CAPC courses, read the Online Course FAQ. For technical questions about course activity, email [email protected]. For questions about continuing education credits, contact 201-957-0077.
Provided by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.