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ForwardConversations in Ethics: Advance Planning Preparedness
Advance care planning (ACP) remains an essential yet underutilized component of chronic disease management and end-of-life care. Despite increasing awareness, clinicians often face challenges in initiating these discussions due to prognostic uncertainty, timing concerns and a lack of training in sensitive communication.
This course, grounded in current research led by Dr. Renee McLeod-Sordjan, explores the psychological preparedness required for both clinicians and patients to engage in effective ACP. The course highlights how attitudes toward death, rather than behavior alone, inform an individual's readiness to complete advance directives (ADs). It aims to bridge the gap between medical care and ethical end-of-life planning.
Live webinar only. Please register for Zoom link.
Target Audience
Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Social Workers, Respiratory Therapists, Clinical Chaplains, Pharmacists, Medical Students, Registered Dietitians, Social Workers and all other interested healthcare professionals.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this conference, participants should be better able to:
- Define and assess psychological preparedness for advance care planning (ACP).
- Recognize common clinician and patient barriers to advance care planning (ACP).
- Begin and lead end-of-life discussions confidently at the right time.
- Explore methods and tools to assess advance care planning (ACP) readiness in clinical environments.
Renee McLeod-Sordjan, DNP, Ph.D., R.N., FNP-BC
Director, Medical Ethics
Associate Professor
Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine
Hofstra University
Hempstead, New York
Renee McLeod-Sordjan, DNP, Ph.D., R.N., FNP-BC., faculty for this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentation or discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.
Rabbi Claudio J. Kogan, M.D., director of this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentation or discussion will not include off-label or unapproved product usage.
Vincent T. Barnovsky, moderator of this educational activity, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* to disclose, and has indicated that the presentation or discussion 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 with ineligible companies* to disclose.
*Ineligible companies – Companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
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 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This activity has been approved for 1 credit hour, CE Broker Course #20-700581, by the Florida Boards of Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine, Florida Board of Psychology and by the Florida Council of Physician Assistants.
This activity has been approved for 1 credit hour for Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Pharmacists and Techs, and Respiratory Therapists. CE Broker Course #20-700581, Baptist Health South Florida CE Broker Provider #50-182.
Pending credit approval for Clinical Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Mental Health Counselors.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 General certificate of attendance
- 1.00 Nurse Practitioners
- 1.00 Florida Board of Nursing
- 1.00 Florida Board of Occupational Therapy
- 1.00 Florida Board of Pharmacy
- 1.00 Florida Board of Psychology
- 1.00 Florida Board of Respiratory Therapy
Required Hardware/Software
Preregistration Required
Preregistration is required to receive the login information.
- Please register for the CME webinar to receive confirmation of your registration.
- After your registration is confirmed you will receive an email directly from Zoom, our webinar host. Please add [email protected] to your address book to ensure delivery.
Continuing Education Credits
In order to confirm your participation in a live webinar and claim credit, please:
- Provide your full name and email address when you register for the webinar.
- Complete the post-conference evaluation and attestation form, which will be emailed to you after the activity.
Required Hardware/Software
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