NHPCO’s Palliative Care Webinar Miniseries (June 6 – August 1)

Planned by the Palliative Care Council, this webinar series will serve as a practical guide to palliative care programs, covering topics from needs assessments, launching a program to maintaining and sustaining it. Billing and reimbursement strategies will be integrated into each webinar. For additional conversations and in-depth discussions on these topics, please join the Palliative Care Council for office hours during the months of June, July, and August. Each webinar will be held from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET and will be 1 hour in length.

To view more details on each webinar descriptions, learning outcomes, and faculty, please select the topics below. Topics are subject to be fine-tuned closer to the webinar date.

• • • June 6, 2024 | Laying the Foundation: Needs Assessment and Funding for Successful Palliative Care Programs
    • June 20, 2024 | Strategies for Initiating and Launching a Successful Palliative Care Program
    • July 18, 2024 | Scaling Up: Strategies for Growing and Expanding Your Palliative Care Program
    • August 1, 2024 | Sustaining Success: Strategies for Maintaining and Advancing Your Palliative Care Program

Faculty:

The faculty (as indicated on each topic page) and the planners below for these educational events have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

Planners

• • • Sarah Bal, CAE | NHPCO
    • Gavin Baumgardner DO, MHA | Contessa Health
    • Danielle DiGennaro | Agrace Hospice Care
    • Rory Farrand, APRN-BC, MS MA MSN | NHPCO
    • Tiffany Hughes AGNP-C | PalliCare, Inc.
    • Maureen E Kelleher, CHPCA, MBA, RN | SimiTree Healthcare Consulting, LLC
    • Jennifer McClennon, MSN, RN, CNL, CHPN | NHPCO
    • Bob Parker, CENP, CHP, CHPN, DNP, RN | Kindful Health
    • Amy Scheu | Aurora Health at Home
    • Lisa VanderWel, LMSW | Corewell Health West

Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) 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.

After participating in the live webinar, participants must pay the CE/CME fee and complete an evaluation to receive their selected CE credit. To earn social work credit, participants must also complete a 10-question post-test with a 70 percent passing score. Credit hours and availability are subject to change. Credit hours and availability are subject to change.

Available Credit

• • • 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
    • 4 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit
    • 4 Nurse Contact Hours
    • 4 Social Work

Joint Accreditation IPCE Credit Statement
This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 4 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

CNE Credit Designation Statement
NHPCO designates this live activity for a maximum of 4 nursing contact hour(s). Nurses should claim only the contact hours commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CME Credit Designation Statement
NHPCO designates this live activity for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Certificate of Participation for Non-physician Healthcare Professionals: For participants* whose disciplines are other those above may request a Certificate of Participation for Non-physician Healthcare Professionals to submit to your accrediting bodies/licensing boards for continuing education credit. This certificate will indicate this activity was certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. It is the responsibility of participants to submit the certificates to their accrediting bodies/licensing boards for approval. Unfortunately, NHPCO cannot guarantee its acceptance. To receive this certificate, you must complete all CE/CME requirements and indicate your desire to receive this certificate on the evaluation form.

ACE Approval Statement
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, NHPCO is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course will receive up to 4 general continuing education credits.