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Advance Care Planning Virtual Symposium

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Thursday, April 4 2024 – 9:00AM to 12:30PM
Add to Calendar 20240404T090000Z 20240404T123000Z America/Chicago Advance Care Planning Virtual Symposium <p>"Empowering Tomorrow's Workforce: An Advance Care Planning Education Conference"</p><p>The purpose is to convene educators and professionals from diverse backgrounds to engage in meaningful discussions around workforce preparation for facilitating end-of-life planning. This conference aims to raise awareness about the importance of preparing professionals who can engage in compassionate, person-centered advance care planning.</p><h2><a href="https://choose.creighton.edu/register/?id=d5afdb83-4115-4238-a07e-c9dcbce2baa7" target="_blank">Sign Up</a></h2><h2>&nbsp;</h2><p><a href="https://live-creighton-www-primary.pantheonsite.io/sites/default/files/ACP_Save the Date Postcards_final_12_19_23.pdf" target="_blank">Click here to view/download the save the date</a></p><p><a href="https://live-creighton-www-primary.pantheonsite.io/sites/default/files/ACP_Poster - Speaker_final_12.19.23_0.pdf" target="_blank">Click here to view/download the event flyer</a></p><h2>Jointly Provided by</h2><p>Creighton University<br>Nebraska Hospice and Palliative Care Association</p><h2>Designed for</h2><p>Statewide health and non-health professionals and educators including: Physicians and Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Social Workers, Chaplaincy, Medical and Mental Health Providers, Behavioral Therapists, Law, and Finance professionals who practice or teach advance care planning in Nebraska.</p><h2>Objectives</h2><ul><li>Emphasize the importance of ACP as a means to deliver ethically-driven patient-centered care that respects and honors individual values, preferences, and autonomy.</li><li>Highlight the connection between ACP and palliative care, encouraging educators and professionals to better understand and teach this vital aspect of end-of-life planning.</li><li>Raise awareness and understanding of ACP roles and options among health and non-health professionals to bridge the gap between ACP education and its practice.</li><li>Encourage collaboration between educators and professionals through opportunities to network and share successful ACP education practices and initiatives.</li></ul><hr><h2>Schedule</h2><p><strong>9 a.m.</strong><br><strong>Opening Session: Promoting Value-Aligned &amp; Patient-Centered ACP&nbsp;</strong><br>Speaker Introduction: <em>Marilee Malcom</em></p><p>Speaker:<em> Timothy Ihrig, MD, MA</em></p><drupal-media data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="b24a4d4d-a808-45be-87d9-97235733bea0">&nbsp;</drupal-media><p>Dr. Ihrig is a Creighton alumni (BA ‘91) and an internationally recognized expert in palliative and hospice medicine. His innovative approach to communication is a recognized model for academic training and transforming the paradigm of care for the most vulnerable and ill individuals. His featured TED talk has been viewed more than 1.5 million times and <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/12/16/250194489/how-palliative-care-helps-one-iowa-family-s-experience">National Public Radio’s, “All Things Considered”</a> featured him in a story on the development and transformative nature of his philosophy of care.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><strong>9:50 a.m.</strong><br><strong>Panel Discussion: Clarifying Roles and Identifying Gaps&nbsp;</strong><br>Moderator: <em>Mandy Kirkpatrick, PhD, RN</em></p><p style="margin-bottom:11px;"><em>Panelists:</em><br><em>Victoria Haneman, JD, LLM</em><br><em>Leslie A. Kuhnel, DBe, MSHCE, MPA, HEC-C</em><br><em>Timothy Ihrig, MD</em><br><em>Abby Stella, PLMHP, PCMSW</em></p><p><strong>10:45 a.m.</strong><br><strong>Break</strong></p><p><strong>11 a.m.</strong><br><strong>Introduction to ACP Competencies</strong><br>Speaker: <em>Meghan Potthoff, PhD, APRN</em></p><p><strong>11:20 a.m.</strong><br><strong>Small Group Discussion</strong></p><p><strong>11:50 a.m.</strong><br><strong>Large Group Facilitation/Report-Out</strong></p><p><strong>12:10 a.m.</strong><br><strong>Closing Session: Bridging the Gap Between Education &amp; Practice</strong><br>Speaker: <em>Mandy Kirkpatrick, PhD, RN</em></p><p><strong>12:30 p.m.</strong><br><strong>Adjournment</strong></p><hr><h2>Education Credit</h2><p><strong>Nurse CE</strong><br>Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education designates this activity for 3.0 contact hour for nurses. Nurses should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.</p><p><strong>Social Work</strong><br>This program is Approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Approval # 886706635-8875) for 3 continuing education contact hours.</p><p><strong>Continuing Legal Education</strong><br>Creighton University School of Law is an accredited sponsor of continuing legal education in the states of Nebraska and Iowa. This program has been approved for 3.0 hours of continuing legal education in Nebraska. Iowa approval is pending.</p><p><strong>Accreditation Statement&nbsp;</strong><br>In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education (HSCE) and <span jsaction="rcuQ6b:npT2md;PYDNKe:bLV6Bd;mLt3mc" jscontroller="msmzHf">Nebraska Hospice and Palliative Care Association</span>. Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.</p> Online

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Description

"Empowering Tomorrow's Workforce: An Advance Care Planning Education Conference"

The purpose is to convene educators and professionals from diverse backgrounds to engage in meaningful discussions around workforce preparation for facilitating end-of-life planning. This conference aims to raise awareness about the importance of preparing professionals who can engage in compassionate, person-centered advance care planning.

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Jointly Provided by

Creighton University
Nebraska Hospice and Palliative Care Association

Designed for

Statewide health and non-health professionals and educators including: Physicians and Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Social Workers, Chaplaincy, Medical and Mental Health Providers, Behavioral Therapists, Law, and Finance professionals who practice or teach advance care planning in Nebraska.

Objectives

  • Emphasize the importance of ACP as a means to deliver ethically-driven patient-centered care that respects and honors individual values, preferences, and autonomy.
  • Highlight the connection between ACP and palliative care, encouraging educators and professionals to better understand and teach this vital aspect of end-of-life planning.
  • Raise awareness and understanding of ACP roles and options among health and non-health professionals to bridge the gap between ACP education and its practice.
  • Encourage collaboration between educators and professionals through opportunities to network and share successful ACP education practices and initiatives.

Schedule

9 a.m.
Opening Session: Promoting Value-Aligned & Patient-Centered ACP 
Speaker Introduction: Marilee Malcom

Speaker: Timothy Ihrig, MD, MA

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Ihrig

Dr. Ihrig is a Creighton alumni (BA ‘91) and an internationally recognized expert in palliative and hospice medicine. His innovative approach to communication is a recognized model for academic training and transforming the paradigm of care for the most vulnerable and ill individuals. His featured TED talk has been viewed more than 1.5 million times and National Public Radio’s, “All Things Considered” featured him in a story on the development and transformative nature of his philosophy of care.  

9:50 a.m.
Panel Discussion: Clarifying Roles and Identifying Gaps 
Moderator: Mandy Kirkpatrick, PhD, RN

Panelists:
Victoria Haneman, JD, LLM
Leslie A. Kuhnel, DBe, MSHCE, MPA, HEC-C
Timothy Ihrig, MD
Abby Stella, PLMHP, PCMSW

10:45 a.m.
Break

11 a.m.
Introduction to ACP Competencies
Speaker: Meghan Potthoff, PhD, APRN

11:20 a.m.
Small Group Discussion

11:50 a.m.
Large Group Facilitation/Report-Out

12:10 a.m.
Closing Session: Bridging the Gap Between Education & Practice
Speaker: Mandy Kirkpatrick, PhD, RN

12:30 p.m.
Adjournment


Education Credit

Nurse CE
Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education designates this activity for 3.0 contact hour for nurses. Nurses should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Social Work
This program is Approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Approval # 886706635-8875) for 3 continuing education contact hours.

Continuing Legal Education
Creighton University School of Law is an accredited sponsor of continuing legal education in the states of Nebraska and Iowa. This program has been approved for 3.0 hours of continuing legal education in Nebraska. Iowa approval is pending.

Accreditation Statement 
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education (HSCE) and Nebraska Hospice and Palliative Care Association. Creighton University Health Sciences Continuing Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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