Palliative Care: Principles and Strategies for Transforming End-of-Life Care
DATE: April 17, 2008
LOCATION: Nicholls State University - Betsy C. Ayo Auditorium
TIME: 8:00 a.m. (registration) - 3:30 p.m. (education activity ends)
CREDIT: 5.5 contact hours
COST: Fee includes continental breakfast, break refreshments, and handout
- $65 for individuals
- $30 for retired nurses age 55 and over
- $20 for Nicholls faculty and staff
- $20 for current Nicholls students
- $10 late registration fee for registering less than 7 days prior to activity
SPEAKERS: Tanya Schreiber MSN, APRN-BC is a Clinical Nurse Specialist and an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Nicholls State University. Ms. Schreiber currently holds Board Certification as an Advanced Practice registered Nurse in Palliative Care and in Community Health Nursing. Having over twenty years of palliative care experience, she is certified as an End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium trainer and a palliative care nurse consultant.
Denise Mitchell MN, APRN, CNS is a Clinical Nurse Specialist and an Assistant Professor of Nursing at Nicholls State University. Ms. Mitchell has over twenty years of professional practice in areas including emergency nursing, critical care, pediatric care, home health, and hospice. Having presented numerous professional and community programs on End-of-Life Care, she also teaches Nursing 352, Perspectives on Death and Dying, at Nicholls State University. She is also certified as an End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium trainer for adult and pediatric end of life care.
DESCRIPTION: This continuing nursing education activity, designed for staff nurses, educators, and managers will address key precepts of palliative care; issues that impact end of life care, including legal and ethical issues; factors that influence communication with the healthcare team, patient, and family regarding end of life processes; and the role of the nurse and healthcare team in transforming end of life care within a healthcare setting and across the healthcare continuum. The goal of this continuing nursing education activity is to enhance the nurse’s knowledge of the precepts of palliative care, to recognize the value and role of nurses in transforming end of life care, and to improve the nurse, healthcare team, and institutional response to persons nearing the end of life.