Understanding Palliative Care: Principles, Clinical Practice Guidelines and Development as a Specialty Role
Friday, November 4, 2011
Date: November 4, 2011
Location: Nicholls State University-Betsy C. Ayo Hall Auditorium
Time: 8:00 a.m. Registration – 3:30 p.m. Education Activity Ends
Credit: 5.5 contact hours
Speakers: Lee Arcement MD, MPH FACC, FCCP is chief of Palliative Care and Chief of Cardiology South Louisiana Medical Association at L.J. Chabert Medical Center. He is board certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Tanya Schreiber RN, DNS, PHCNS–BC, ACHPN is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Nicholls State University in the College of Nursing and Allied Health. She has 25+ years of hospice and palliative care experience. She is an advance Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse and an End-of-Life Care Nursing Education Consortium Certified Trainer.
Denise Mitchell RN, MN, APRN is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Nicholls State University in the College of Nursing and Allied Health. She has 14+ years of experience as a hospice nurse. She is NLNEC trained in both Adult and Pediatric End of Life Care. She currently teaches Perspectives on Death and Dying at Nicholls State University.
Palliative care is specialized care provided to individuals with a potentially life-limiting, life threating, or chronic, progressive illness, and their families across the continuum of health care throughout the lifespan and in multiple health settings. This activity is designed to enhance participants’ knowledge of palliative care, to understand practice guidelines and essential domains of quality palliative care, and to identify ways to promote optimal palliative care.
Target audience: All healthcare providers interested in the improvement of quality of life.