Thursday, July 28, 2011

1:30-2:30 PM Eastern

Sponsored by the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC).

Experts, Kathleen Puntillo, RN, DNSc, FAAN and Therese B. Cortez, MSN, NP, ACHPN, will outline the ethical and professional responsibilities of nurse participation; describe a successful communication education program to enhance skills; and detail essential concepts and resources to promote effective nurse involvement in patient and family discussions.

Learning Objectives: 

• Describe potential nurse contributions in facilitating communication about prognosis and goals of care with specific emphasis on family meetings.
• Identify resources that can help health care teams more fully integrate the nurse into palliative care discussions with patients and families.
• Discuss the development, implementation and evaluation of a communication skills educational program for ICU nurses that can be applied to other practice settings, including: core communications skills; teaching strategies; communication skills toolkit; and methods to evaluate teaching-learning processes and outcomes.

To learn more and register, go to: http://www.capc.org/support-from-capc/audio-conf/07-28-11/