25th Annual Barbara and Alan Echikson Memorial Palliative Care Symposium: What Is Reflective of a Robust Palliative Care Program?

Tuesday, April 9, 2024, 4:00 PM - 7:15 PM

We will not be accepting any registrations after 11:00am on Tuesday, April 9th.

Palliative care necessitates a multifaceted approach involving healthcare providers from various disciplines. However, practice gaps persist, hindering the optimal delivery of care to palliative patients, their families, and medical staff.

Challenges include fragmented communication among healthcare providers, limited collaboration between different specialties, and inadequate understanding of the diverse needs of patients. Variations in prescribing practices, insufficient utilization of available guidelines, and a lack of systematic approaches of goal-concordant care further contribute to suboptimal outcomes. The underutilization of child life services can result in missed opportunities to address the unique emotional and developmental needs of pediatric patients and their families. Lastly, emotional burnout and compassion fatigue among healthcare staff may compromise the delivery of holistic care, further exacerbating these gaps.

This activity will provide an overview of the current palliative care guidelines and evidence-based prescribing practices; effective methods for enhancing communication and collaboration skills of team members; strategies for recognizing and managing emotional well-being and fostering resilience of the medical staff, and unique contributions child life specialists can bring to the care team.


Planning Committee
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center

Co-Chairs
Maria Roesler, MSN, RN, CHPN
Mary Velardi-Stoffel, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, HNB-BC
Natasha Lopez, MSN, APN, AGNP-BC, CCRN, CSC, CMC

Planners
Phyllis S. DeJesse, DMH, MA, RN
Wendy S. A. Edwards, MD
Kristin G. Fless, MD
Harriet Freeman, BA
Rabbanit Jennifer Geretz, BA
Brittany Haliani, MLS, AHIP, CHIS II
Bilal Khan, MD, MBA
Angela McCabe, MSW, LCSW-R, OSW-C
Julya Rempel, MSN, GNP, WCCN
Caitlin Ridge, BA
Ripka Sethi, MD
Rosemarie Vasquez, DNP, APN, AGNP-C, ACHPN

Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
Patrick Dwyer
Keisha Ferguson

1. Describe a systematic approach to prescribing goal-concordant medications in serious illness
2. Review safe and responsible opioid prescribing strategies in palliative care
3. Describe strategies to managing emotional well-being and reducing the risk of compassion fatigue and burnout of providers
4. Define the role of the child life specialist in palliative care
5. Recongize how grief impacts healthcare professionals in their professional and personal lives

Registration:  Complimentary

Pre-registration is required.
Registration for the symposium can only be accepted through our secure on-line website until April 7, 2024.

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.

In support of improving patient care, 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 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim those contact hours actually spent participating in the activity.

Social Workers: 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. This course meets NJBSWE requirements for prescription opioid education: N.J.S.A. 45:15BB-11.1.

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

The relevant financial relationships of all individuals who affect the content of continuing education activities and any discussion of off-label/investigational uses will be disclosed to the audience at the time of the activity.

 

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), Non-Physician Attendance (3.00 hours), Social Worker: NJBSWE CE Credits (3.00 hours)

Virtual Meeting

Additional information and instructions for virtual meeting access will be emailed to registrants the week of April 8, 2024.

No faculty are available for this activity at this time.

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

This activity is jointly provided by

Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center
Palliative Care Education Committee
and
Rutgers Health





Generous financial support provided by

Bill Echikson
and
Robert J. Freeman Memorial Fund