Palliative Care Conference: The Interprofessional Team Approach to Care in the Time of COVID-19

October 28, 2021

Baptist Health Medical Group’s Palliative Care Department, presents The Interprofessional Team Approach to Care in the Time of COVID-19. Palliative care is a rapidly growing medical specialty, and a mounting body of evidence shows that it enhances the quality of healthcare for persons living with serious illness and for their families, while reducing medical expenditures. Join us as our interprofessional panel discusses the tools necessary to assess and treat physical and psychological symptoms, identify and support for spiritual distress, communicate goals of care and assist with complex medical decision making that aligns with patients’ and families’ cultural and religious beliefs through a series of case-based presentations.   

Target Audience

Palliative Care Team Members, including Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Social Workers, Respiratory Therapists, Clinical Chaplains, Pharmacists, Medical Students, Registered Dietitians and other interested healthcare professionals.   

 

Learning Objectives

  • Implement strategies to participate in more goals of care and advance care planning conversations. 
  • Deliver care to reduce suffering and improve quality of life for both the patient and the family.
  • Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team to support end of life care.
Course Summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.50 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Dietitians
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Clinical Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Mental Health Counselors
  • 1.50 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Pharmacy
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Respiratory Therapy
Course opens: 
09/13/2021
Course expires: 
12/17/2021
Event starts: 
10/28/2021 - 6:00pm EDT
Event ends: 
10/28/2021 - 7:30pm EDT
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6:00 p.m.          Welcome & Introductions Case Presentation

6:10 p.m.          Physician Approach

6:25 p.m.          Nurse Approach

6:40 p.m.          Pastoral Care Approach

6:55 p.m.          Social Work

7:10 p.m.          Panel Discussion & Question and Answers

7:30 p.m.          Adjourn

Live Webinar
United States

Yuleidys Cruz, R.N.
Intensive Care Unit Nurse 
Baptist Hospital of Miami

Brenda Daniels, M.D.
Palliative Care Physician 
Baptist Hospital of Miami

Chaplain Maxine Millender 
Pastoral Care Department
Baptist Hospital of Miami

Cristina H. McCabe, MSW
Social Work Case Manager 
Baptist Hospital of Miami

Dr. Ana M. Viamonte Ros, Dr. Brenda Daniels, Chaplain Maxine Millender, Cristina H. McCabe, and Yuleidys Cruz, faculty for this educational activity, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentations or discussions will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.

Non-faculty contributors and others involved in the planning, development, and editing/review of the content have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies*

*Ineligible companies - Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Disclosure Policy and Disclaimer

Baptist Health South Florida is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Baptist Health has been re-surveyed by the ACCME and awarded Commendation for 6 years as a provider of CME for physicians.

Baptist Health South Florida designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity has been approved for 1.5 credit hours, CE Broker Course #20-860781, by the Florida Boards of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine and by the Florida Council of Physician Assistants.

This activity has also been approved for 1.5 credit hours for Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Dietitians, Social Workers, Pharmacists and Techs, and Respiratory Therapists. Baptist Health South Florida CE Broker Provider #50-182.

Available Credit

  • 1.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.50 General certificate of attendance
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Dietitians
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Clinical Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Mental Health Counselors
  • 1.50 Nurse Practitioners
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Nursing
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Pharmacy
  • 1.50 Florida Board of Respiratory Therapy
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