Critical Care
This Learning Pathway contains training and tools to provide an added layer of support for critical care patients. It includes continuing education courses in how to communicate with patients about their goals of care, support difficult decision-making, reduce risks for older adults, and when to refer to specialty palliative care.
Learn best practices for having patient-centered conversations about a serious illness diagnosis.
Learn how to effectively discuss prognosis with patients and their caregivers.
Learn best practices for building trust, eliciting patient values, and having patient-centered conversations about goals of care.
Learn to effectively lead meetings that help patients and caregivers become aligned around the patient’s goals.
Learn techniques to help patients and their caregivers plan for the future, both during the early stages of a serious illness and as a disease progresses.
Checklist of triggers for referral to a specialty palliative care team.
Conducting a comprehensive pain assessment to guide safe and effective treatment.
Patient eligibility, which providers can bill, understanding time-based billing, and what documentation is required. Center to Advance Palliative Care, 2024
This course provides context and best practices for identifying older adults at risk for poor outcomes, including falls, delirium, and caregiving challenges.
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