Interprofessional Faculty Development Cohort IX- A Microcredential
Description: The purpose of Interprofessional Practice Education (IPE) is to prepare health profession students for interprofessional practice by teaching collaborative practice competencies within the context of interprofessional teams. All health professions now require the integration of IPE into their curricula. Faculty and preceptors must be prepared to integrate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for effective collaborative practice into the curricula of both the pre-clinical and clinical years of training.
Complexity in the context of palliative care: a systematic review
People receiving palliative care have complex, wide-ranging, and changing needs, not just physical distress, but also psychosocial, practical, and spiritual. Influences on complexity in palliative care are different among healthcare providers and may depend on diverse aspects of the patient's condition, time, and environment. Therefore, this study aimed to integrate and describe the perspective of complexity in palliative care.
Euthanasia Of Pets Fact Sheet From The American Veterinary Medical Association
It’s never an easy decision to make. Sometimes, the kindest thing you can do for a pet that is so ill or severely injured that they'll never be able to resume a quilty life, is to have your veterinarian provide a humane death by euthanasia.
Such a decision may be one of the most difficult ones you'll ever make for your pet. Although euthanasia is a personal decision, it doesn’t need to be a solitary one. Your veterinarian, family and close friends can help you make the right decision and can support you as you grieve the loss of your pet.
Pet Loss & Grief Fact Sheet From The American Veterinary Medical Association
The relationship shared with your pet is a special and unique bond, a tie that some might find difficult to understand. There will be well-meaning friends and family members who will think that you should not mourn for your pet or who will tell you that you should not be grieving as hard as you are because it’s “just a cat” or “just a dog.” Your grief is normal, and the relationship you shared with your special friend needs to be mourned.
Know the Facts: Older Adults and Palliative and End-of-Life Care
What palliative and end-of-life care? What are obstacles to palliative and end-of-life care? What mental health issues and concerns do some older adults face near end-of-life?
About the organization: The Office on Aging is the focal point for APA activities pertaining to aging. Its mission is to promote the application of psychological knowledge to issues affecting the health and well-being of older adults. The Office on Aging also supports the work of the APA Committee on Aging.
Know the Facts: Culturally Diverse Communities and Palliative and End-of-Life Care
Why is culture important? How does ethnicity influence palliative and end-of-life care? What are the barriers to effective communication? And what is the role of family?
About the organization: The Office on Aging is the focal point for APA activities pertaining to aging. Its mission is to promote the application of psychological knowledge to issues affecting the health and well-being of older adults. The Office on Aging also supports the work of the APA Committee on Aging.
Code of Medical Ethics: Chapter 5: Caring for Patients at the End of Life
The Code of Ethics is widely recognized as the most comprehensive ethics guide for physicians, and is put out by the AMA. Opinions covered in Chapter 5 include: Advance Care Planning; Advanced Directives; Withholding or Withdrawing Life-Sustaining Treatment; Orders Not to Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR); Medically Infective Treatments; Sedation to Unconsciousness in End-of-Life Care; Physician Assisted Suicide; Euthanasia.
Delivering Bad or Life-Altering News
This article discusses strategies for delivering serious news. Several common frameworks are identified (ABCDE, BREAKS, SPIKES, Nurse). It is written from a physician perspective.
Culture Clash No More: Integration and Coordination of Disease Treatment and Palliative Care
"Culture Clash No More: Integration and Coordination of Disease Treatment and Palliative Care" include the following learning objectives: the limitations of the Medicare hospice benefit; defining three models of palliative care; identifying the benefits and barriers to early palliative care referral and intervention; identifying reasons patients are lost to follow up; recognizing the importance of health literacy to care decisions; listing possible disease treatments that fit into the hospice model.
Patient and Family Experiences (Negative and Positive) with Health Care Teams
These short video snippets capture patients and/or family members describing their experiences with health care services representing a range of specialty care. The first series illustrates the negative impact when care providers are not communicating with each other to coordinate care. The second video series describe the positive impact of interprofessional collaborative practice where professionals are communicating and collaborating to optimize care.
