What You Need to Know about End-of-Life Care and Options
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Includes one complimentary Continuing Education (CE) credit.
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Supporting individuals throughout their end-of-life journey requires an understanding of the resources available to them. This session will give professionals an overview of end-of-life care and options for adults in the United States. We will cover topics such as advance care planning, palliative care, hospice care and additional considerations for people living with dementia. We also will discuss end-of-life options such as voluntary stopping eating and drinking, and medical aid in dying.
During our time together, we will discuss ways in which members of a healthcare team can process their feelings about death, and the bias that may come with it, in order to best support their clients at end-of-life.
Participants in this webinar will be able to:
- List two end-of-life care options available in the United States.
- Describe the difference between hospice and palliative care.
- Describe how a professional’s bias can negatively impact someone’s end-of-life experience.
Presenter:
Ashley Fry, DNP, directs clinical engagement for Compassion & Choices, supporting clinicians in providing equitable and quality end-of-life care and working with legislators to advocate on behalf of hospice and palliative patients. She has more than 15 years’ nursing experience, which includes work as a nurse practitioner in inpatient and outpatient hospice and palliative care. She holds board certification as an Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and as an Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse.
Ottamissiah “Missy” Moore is director of staff development at Bridgepoint Nursing and Rehabilitation Center at Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Moore has extensive experience in care at the end of life, and previously served as president of the National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses and a lifetime member of the National Black Nurses Association.