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Distance Learning: Primary Palliative Care: The Critical Link (CURE Activity)

SOWEGA-AHEC, in partnership with Tift Regional Medical Center and the UGA College of Pharmacy, has developed CE/CME/ACPE opportunities for healthcare professionals. CURE Activities are presented by experienced practitioners who share cutting edge educational content.

Those interested in watching without receiving CE/CME/ACPE, the programs are FREE. Attendees requestingCE/CME/ACPE, must complete an evaluation and pay a nominal fee. 

Sponsor: Southwest Georgia Area Health Education Center (SOWEGA AHEC)

Presenter: 
Tammie E. Quest, MD
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor of Geriatrics & Gerontology
Emory University School of Medicine
Director, Palliative Care Center
Department of Veterans Affairs



 

Session Description:
Dr. Tammie Quest shares details regarding palliative care and current palliative care models. She describes the role of primary care providers in palliative care best practices. During the presentation she defines four illness trajectories common to the end of life. 

Dr. Quest provides information regarding the two levels of palliative care, the practical elements of palliative care, primary care guidance in advance directives, differences in hospice care and palliative care, and barriers to discussing end of life care. She offers various research data regarding hospice utilization, hospice median length of stay, location of death of patients and their survival time, demographics, and reimbursement of services of hospice care. The research she provides also details the use of hospice care in patients receiving services from oncology, dialysis, nursing homes, and veterans.

Session Objectives: 
On completion of this activity, the participant should be able to:

  1. Define palliative care and current palliative care models.
  2. Describe the role of primary care providers in palliative care best practices.
  3. Discuss four illness trajectories common to end of life.


 

Registration Link: http://sowega-ahec-cure22a.eventbrite.com 
Evaluation Link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CURE22Archived
Handouts: http://sowega-ahec.org/uploads/159_Handout.pdf 

Hours Available Until: 11.14.12

About Tammie E. Quest, MD
Dr. Tammie Quest is an Associate Professor of Medicine for the Emory University School of Medicine within the Emergency Medicine Department and the Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology. She is the Director of the Palliative Care Center with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Dr. Quest graduated from the University of California, School of Medicine in San Francisco California. She completed her Emergency Medicine Residency at the Alameda County Medical Center and Highland General Hospital in California. 

She is board certified in Emergency Medicine and in Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine. 

For additional speaker info: 
http://sowega-ahec.org/uploads/156_About_the_Speaker.pdf

Continuing Education:
This internet activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Medical Association of Georgia (MAG) through joint sponsorship of Tift Regional Medical Center (TRMC) and SOWEGA-AHEC. TRMC is accredited by MAG to provide continuing medical education to physicians. TRMC designates this internet activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The University of Georgia, College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. 

SOWEGA-AHEC is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Georgia Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing COA. 

This activity is approved for 1.0 contact hours. Activity # 2011-11B

Technology Requirements:
Participants registering for programs should have access to the following technology for best viewing and participation:

  • Personal computer with Macintosh or Windows with 512 MB of RAM
  • Broadband internet connection such as an office LAN, DSL, or cable modem
  • Phone next to personal computer (or speaker phone if multiple people are viewing)
  • Computer speakers (built-in or attached)
  • Latest version of Adobe Flash which can be downloaded for free at http://www.adobe.com/


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