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Each person’s death is unique and each person has his/her own understanding, views and attitudes toward death. Participate in this module to learn about death and dying within a social, cultural and personal context. Participants will identify the signs of impending death, non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic approaches to managing symptoms during the dying process, become familiar with “The Conversation” for assisting with end of life decisions and appreciate the value of the clinicians’ “Pause” at the time of death.

This learning module, created by Christopher G. Mitchell and Valerie Gruss, discusses the dying process. By the end of the module learners should be able to: (1) discuss death and dying a social, cultural, and personal context; (2) describe the four domains of comfort care at the end of life; (3) identify nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic approaches to managing symptoms and issues of dying; (4) list the signs of impending death; (5) recognize "The Conversation" instructions for end of life decisions; and (6) summarize the value of the clinician's "Pause", including how it can be applied to their practice. Registration is required to access the material but there is no charge.

Source: ENGAGE-IL, 2022
https://engageil.com/health-professional-ce/