CANCELED on May 27, 2008
End of Life Care
Friday, June 6, 2008, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Are you honoring patient's care wishes for end of life care? Are you
relying on outdated policies, procedures and forms? Have you heard of
POLST? POLST (Physician Order Life Support Treatment) has been in use
for over 6 years to support patient end of life wishes and continuity
of care. You need to be prepared to assist those who live for a
prolonged period of time with a fatal disease prior to their death.
Fatal diseases are not confined to cancer, but include congestive heart
failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, end stage renal
failure, liver failure, etc. The period that marks the end-of-life is
often a long and potentially positive period where appropriate care can
enhance relationships, support the family, alleviate pain, and promote
spiritual growth. No matter who you care for or in what setting, you
will leave this work shop with a new perspective on End-Of-Life Care as
well as the skills to make a difference in this very important season
of life.
Objectives
Discuss the influences that fuel the denial of death by society and health care providers.
Discuss the importance of pain and symptom management during the end-of-life transition.
Describe ways that nurses can support the dying and their family during the end-of-life transition.
Presenter
Patsy L Maloney, EdD, MSN, RN, BC, CEN, CNAA, Associate Professor at
Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma WA. Dr. Patsy Maloney is educated
as an Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist and has assisted numerous
patients and families through the end-of-life transition for the past
28 years. She is an ELNEC (End of Life Nursing Education
Consortium)Trainer. ELNEC is a national education program to improve
end-of-life care by nurses, and is funded by a major grant from The
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. ELNEC is administered through a
partnership between the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and
the City of Hope National Medical Center. The material she will present
has been developed by ELNEC and the University of Washington's TNEEL
(Toolkit for Nursing Excellence at End of Life Transition) Project also
funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Contact Hours: 6.25
Fee: $99.00
For more information contact PLU CNE at 253-535-7683 or bennett@plu.edu