23rd Annual Barbara and Alan Echikson Memorial Palliative Care Symposium: Lifting the Curtain on the End of Life Experience - A CE Accredited Activity in Two Acts

Wednesday, April 6, 2022, 4:00 PM - 7:15 PM, Virtual Event

We will not be accepting any registrations after 10:00am on Wednesday, April 6th.

Grab your popcorn and settle in for a dynamic workshop with a double feature of two award-winning short films, Caregiver: A Love Story and Extremis, that bring you right up to the bedside of seriously ill patients and their families. Join Dr. Jessica Zitter as she explores the intricacies of advance care planning and family centered care through the characters on the screen.

In our current medical culture, patients with serious and end-stage illness are subjected to a healthcare system that relies on protocols and does not encourage communication, information transfer, or solicitation of patient preferences. As a result, patients are often treated with unnecessarily aggressive and unwanted medical and surgical procedures, which frequently impair quality of care and safety. And even in circumstances where patients and families opt out of this default high-intensity medical treatment, they are often left with a lack of support and preparation for the realities they will be facing. Healthcare providers also suffer in this system, as they find themselves following protocols without really considering the preferences, needs, and values of the humans involved.

This activity aims to increase resilience among healthcare providers by raising awareness of the challenging culture in which they work and reflecting on their own psycho-emotional responses to it. Giving people an opportunity to see themselves from outside can bring to light some of the disconnects and conflicts they may not have time to notice in their overwhelming workdays. With this perspective, and the opportunity to reflect on new approaches, healthcare providers will become more aware of their role in the system, and understand how enhanced communication and planning can improve the outcomes of their patients and families, and themselves.

This narrative medicine workshop will explore not only how we can be better clinicians, but how we can have more compassion for ourselves as we do the challenging work of caring for seriously ill patients.

Activity Faculty
Jessica Zitter, MD, MPH, FCCP, FAAHPM
Dr. Jessica Zitter is a national advocate for improving the way we die in America. Throughout her twenty-five years as an ICU physician, she has had a front-row seat to the public health crisis of over-mechanized dying. Her mission is to unveil this hidden crisis through personal narrative and the stories of real patients - and to envision a new way forward. Whether caring for patients, making films, writing, or speaking on the national stage, her message is clear: We must bring more honesty, compassion, and justice to the care of patients with serious and end-stage illness. In that way, we will achieve the best life possible for all.

Planning Committee
Natasha Lopez, MSN, APN, CCRN, CSC, CMC, Nurse Practitioner, Palliative Care, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
Davita Mabourah, MD, Interim Medical Director, Palliative Care, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
Angela McCabe, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C, Director, Cancer Services-Patient and Family, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
Julya Rempel, MSN, GNP, ACHPN, Nurse Practitioner, Palliative Care, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
Maria Roesler, MSN, RN, CHPN, Administrative Director, Palliative Care, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
Rosemarie Vasquez, DNP, MSN, APN, ACHPN, Nurse Practitioner, Palliative Care, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
Mary Velardi-Stoffel, MSN, RN, HNB-BC, Clinical Nurse Educator, Nursing Education, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
Gloria Houston, Project Coordinator for Jessica Zitter, MD, MPH
Patrick Dwyer, Director, Continuing Medical Education, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences

1. Recognize the challenges in decision-making for patients with serious illness and end of life conditions in America
2. Describe the prevalence and impact of family caregiver burden
3. Provide support to seriously ill patients in crucial decision-making moments, whether in the ICU or at home
4. Reflect on the increased self-compassion and resilience around this difficult work

Registration:  Complimentary

Pre-registration is required.
Registration for the symposium can only be accepted through our secure on-line website until April 3, 2022.

Confirmation
Once registered, you will receive an email confirmation. As the program date approaches, you will receive additional information to assist you with your plans to participate in this activity.

Virtual Meeting
Additional information and instructions for virtual meeting access will be emailed to registrants the week of April 4, 2022.

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences and Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center. Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences 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.

Physicians: Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences designates this live activity for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nurses: This activity is awarded 3 contact hours. (60 minute CH) Nurses should only claim those contact hours actually spent participating in the activity.


Social Workers: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences 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. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 3 clinical continuing education credits.

This program is approved for social work continuing education hours by Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care in accordance with New Jersey administrative code 13:44G-6.4 and recognized by The New Jersey Board of Social Work Examiners. This program is approved for 3 clinical social work continuing education hours..

Method of Participation
In order to meet the learning objectives and receive continuing education credit, participants are excepted to formally register for the activity, watch the webinar and complete the on-line evaluation at the conclusion of the activity. A CE certificate will be emailed to participants upon completion of the on-line evaluation.

Course Material
In an effort to provide the most complete materials to attendees and conserve resources, PDF versions of the lecture slides will be made available online to registered attendees. Additional information will be provided in future confirmation communication.

For any other questions, concerns, or if you require special arrangements to attend this activity, please contact CCOE by email at [email protected].

Rutgers and Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center reserve the right to modify program content, faculty and program activities. It also reserves the right to cancel the activity if necessary.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (3.00 hours), ANCC Contact Hours (3.00 hours), ASWB ACE Credit (3.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance (3.00 hours), Social Worker: NJBSWE CE Credits (3.00 hours)

No faculty are available for this activity at this time.

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

This activity is jointly provided by

Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
Palliative Care Education Committee
and
Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences





Generous financial support provided by

Bill Echikson
and
Robert J. Freeman Memorial Fund