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West Virginia University, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center

End of life Care: The Latest Including Pain Management

Medium: DVD and Supplemental Reading

Please note: The content of this course is identical to that of the End of Life Care: The Latest Including Pain Management live courses held April 7 and April 14, 2010, as well as the End of Life Care DVD. The AMA states that physicians cannot claim credit for attending the same course twice.

This video is designed for all licensed West Virginia physicians, nurses, and physician assistants to enable you to meet the Mandatory End-of-Life Education required by House Bill 2815.

This course is appropriate for those providers needing to meet the requirement of two hours of end-of-life care including pain management education for licensure purposes.

Target Audience and Course Description

The program is designed for all physician specialties, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, social workers, clergy, and other allied health professionals who wish to increase their knowledge and skills in end-of-life care including pain management.

Educational Objectives

After viewing this video, providers should be able to:

calculate starting dosages for opioids and use the new Pocket Pain Reference Card

describe approaches to evaluating and treating nococeptic and neuropathic pain

apply pain management principles to cases

explain a six step protocol for communicating with patients and families about end-of-life decisions

describe the format and function of family meetings to reach consensus on goals of care

discuss the role of advance directives, Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) cards, and Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment (POST) forms to indentify and respect patients' end-of-life wishes

Speaker

Alvin H. Moss, MD
Director, Center for Health Ethics and Law
WVU Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, WV

Disclosure

All those in a position to control content indicated that they have no significant interests to disclose.

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Course Credit

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the WVU School of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Education and the WV Center for End-of-Life Care. The WVU Office of CME is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The WVU Office of CME designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This continuing education activity has been provided by the West Virginia University School of Nursing for 2.4 contact hours. The West Virginia University School of Nursing is an approved provider of continuing education by the State of West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses, Legislature Rule §19CSR11-4 under provider number WV1996-0120RN.

Release Date: June 14, 2010

Nursing Credit: June 15, 2010

Date of Termination: May 2013

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Credit Fee

You may view this activity free of charge. If you wish to receive continuing education credit, there is a $45 credit fee. (WVU Full-Time Faculty and Staff: $15.00) Once you have successfully passed the post-test with a 70% score, you will be asked to submit payment information either by credit card electronically (VISA, Mastercard, Diners Club, Discover, American Express) or check via U.S. mail.