Objectives
After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:
1|Discuss symptoms at the end-of-life.
2|Discuss current treatments for end-of-life symptoms.
3|Identify key differences between palliative care and hospice.
Faculty
Emily Zametkin, MBBS
Hospice Medical Director
Assistant Professor of Palliative Care and Emergency Medicine
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School - Baystate
Faculty Disclosure
The design and content of Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education (CE) activities support quality improvement in healthcare and provide fair and balanced views of therapeutic options. Any relevant financial relationships are mitigated prior to the educational activity.
None of the planners or faculty for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Baystate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Nurses
Baystate Continuing Interprofessional Education designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 contact hour(s). Nurses should only claim the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 1.00 ANCC Contact Hours
- 1.00 BCIPE Instructional Hours