Vizient PSO Topical Safety Web Conference Series - Improving end-of-life care

February 26, 2020

This series of activities will discuss safety issues and interventions and approaches to identifying and preventing adverse events and patient harm. Subject matter experts will share with participants leading practices, process improvement strategies to improve safety of care, and metrics to monitor improvement in the area of focus. 

Target Audience

Nursing

Pharmacist

Physician

Learning Objectives

1.    Discuss leading practices for improving end-of-life care that includes timely, shared decision-making with patients and families. 
2.    Describe how to begin timely advanced care planning with the patient, family and clinical team in all care settings.
3.    Describe how to prevent gaps in communication of the advanced care plan across the continuum of care.

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 ANCC
  • 1.20 CBRN
  • 1.00 General CE – Attendance
Course opens: 
02/04/2020
Course expires: 
04/11/2020
Event starts: 
02/26/2020 - 1:00pm CST
Event ends: 
02/26/2020 - 2:00pm CST
Add to calendar: 
Webinar
United States

Relevant financial relationships: None of the planning committee and/or presenters have anything to disclose


Planning committee members
Ellen Flynn, RN, MBA, JD, CPPS, RN, MBA, JD, CPPS
AVP, Programs
Vizient

Tammy Williams, MSN, RN, CPPS
Program Director
Vizient

Jim Lichauer, Pharm.D., BCPS, FASHP
Project Manager
PI Collaboratives & Advisory – Pharmacy
Vizient

Robert Dean, DO, MBA
Senior Vice President
Performance Management
Vizient

Course reviewer(s)
Tammy Williams, MSN, RN, CPPS
Vizient Approved Nurse Planner
Program Director
Vizient

Jim Lichauer, Pharm.D., BCPS, FASHP
Pharmacy Reviewer
Project Manager
PI Collaboratives & Advisory – Pharmacy
Vizient

Presenters
Carl Grey, MD
Associate Professor, Dept. of Internal Medicine
Director of Palliative Care Chair, Mortality Subcommittee

Wake Forest Health
Andrea S. Fernandez, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Chief Quality, Safety and Patient Experience Officer 
Wake Forest Health

Jennifer Gabbard, MD
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Section of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Wake Forest Health
 

 

Joint Accreditation Statement:

In support of improving patient care, Vizient, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Designation Statements:

NURSING
This activity is designated for 1.00 hours.

Vizient, Inc. is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP12580, for 1.20 contact hours.

PHARMACY
Vizient, Inc. designates this activity for a maximum of 1.00 ACPE credit hours. 
Universal Activity Number: JA0006103-0000-20-038-L05-P

PHYSICIAN
Vizient, Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CEU
Vizient, Inc. will award CEUs to each participant who successfully completes this program. The CEU is a nationally recognized unit of measure for continuing education and training programs that meet certain criteria (1 contact hour = 0.1 CEU).

Available Credit

  • 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 ANCC
  • 1.20 CBRN
  • 1.00 General CE – Attendance
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