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"EPEC 8 Module: Psychosocial Issues in Veterans"

Friday, May 11, 2012 - 8:30am

Objectives

  • Summarize the basic characterisitcs of our importat psychosocial issues of Veterans
  • Assess these issues in Beterans
  • Identify resources available to help manage these issues

Skin Issues at End-of-Life

Friday, April 27, 2012 - 8:30am

Objectives:

  • Discuss common skin issues pertaining to patients at end-of-life
  • Explain basic skin care assessment
  • Describe wound care treatment options for patients at end-of-life

"Shared Decision Making"

Friday, April 13, 2012 - 8:30am

Objectives:

  • Define shared medical decision making
  • Examples of when it is appropriate and how it is achieved
  • Discussion of times when it might not be appropriate

"Matters of the Heart: Caring for the Patient with Heart Failure"

Friday, March 23, 2012 - 8:30am

Objectives:

  • Review pharmacological and non-pharmocological treatment
  • Describe disease trajectory and prognostication
  • Discuss role of palliative care and criteria for hospice elgibility
  • Reveiw management of common symptoms in advanced heart failure

"Palliative Care and the ICU"

Friday, March 9, 2012 - 8:30am

Objectives:

  • To describe the history of palliative care in the ICU
  • To discuss current approaches to palliative care in the ICU
  • Present options for withholding/withdrawing treatment in the ICU

"Driving Miss Daisy: Should Our Hospice Patients Be Driving?"

Friday, February 24, 2012 - 8:30am

Objectives:

  • Learn how to screen patients for impaired driving abilities and what resources are available for both healthcare providers and their patients who are not able to drive.
  • Be more knowledgeable about curent literature regarding the effect of
    medications and diseases on patients' driing ability.
  • Know what a healthcare professional's legal and ethical responsibilities to assess their patients for physical or mental impairments that might adversely affect driving abilities. 

"The Art, The Anger, The Waiting...."

Friday, February 10, 2012 - 8:30am

Objectives:

  • To relate anger and art to the process of waiting
  • To incorporate the definitions of anger and art into the complexities of serving caregivers of dying patients
  • To discuss the relationship between anger and art with the intertwined relationship between
    patients, caregivers, providers and other team members involved in the care of
    the dying patient.

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"Respiratory Issues at End-of-Life"

Friday, January 27, 2012 - 8:30am

Objectives:

  • Participants will be able to express understanding of the autonomic nervous system, and it’s role in the respiratory system
  • Participants will be able to define common terms, such as  “dyspnea”, “tachypnea”, “subjective”
  • Participants will beable to verbalize when it is appropriate to use oxygen at the end of life, and when it is not appropriate to use oxygen.
  • Participants will be able to verbalize the appropriate reasons to use anti-cholinergic medications for excessive secretions

"Breathing Better: How Does Non-Invasive Ventilation Work?"

Friday, January 13, 2012 - 8:30am

Objectives:

  • Understand the mechanism by which BiPAP and CPAP work for relief of dyspnea
  • Be able to select patients who may benefit from non-invasive
    ventilation
  • Be able to give appropriate settings for BiPAP and CPAP

"Caring for the Hospice Patient with Liver Disease"

Friday, December 9, 2011 - 8:30am

Objectives:

  • Common causes of liver disease
  • Hospice criteria for terminal diagnosis of liver disease
  • Treatment of symptoms in liver disease

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Upcoming Events

NAIFA of Greater Wiston-Salem Charity Golf Tournament

Thursday, May 17, 2012 - 11:30am

Join friends of NAIFA at thier Annual Charity Golf Tournament to benefit Hospice & Palliative CareCenter. The tournament is scheduled for Thursday, May 17 at Pine Brook Country Club. The tournament is a Captain's Choice - 4 person team - with a shotgun start at 1:00 pm. The registration fee is $70 per person or $280 for a team and includes green fee, cart, lunch, range balls, and a mulligan package.

Dan River Poker Paddle Run

Saturday, June 2, 2012 (All day)

8th Annual Dan River Poker Paddle Run - 6.2 mile canoe/kayak trip on the scenic Dan River through Hanging Rock State Park. Proceeds benefit Hospice & Palliative Care Patients in Stokes County. Click here to see flyer.

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