The Center to Advance Palliative Care’s (CAPC’s) clinical training course, Introduction to Palliative Care for Health Professionals is for health professionals from all specialties and disciplines as well as clinicians-in-training. This open-to-all course offers a 360° view of the palliative care field—what it is, who delivers it, and who benefits from it. Take the course and:
- Watch before/after patient videos demonstrating the impact of Palliative Care
- Engage with interactive screens
- Come away with an understanding of how to relieve unnecessary suffering and improve quality of life through basic palliative care principles and practices.
Physicians, nurses, social workers, and care managers from CAPC member organizations, log in and take the course to earn free CE/CMEs. Free ABIM Maintenance of Certification (MOC) credits are also available for physicians. Non-members earn a Verification of Attendance certificate.
Patients and families living with serious illness have a range of needs beyond disease treatment, including support for functional limitation, pain and other symptoms, and caregiver burden. Use the tools in CAPC’s Patient Identification and Assessment Toolkit to establish criteria for finding the right patients at the right time and assessing their physical, functional, emotional, social, and spiritual needs. Many resources in this toolkit are open to all. The toolkit includes:
- Resources specific to inpatient providers; community-based providers; and systems, plans, and accountable care organizations
- Evidence-based resources for assessing pain, symptom burden, psychological and social needs, caregiver burden, and spiritual distress
- Information to help patients and families understand palliative care and request a consult when needed.
South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations is a proud member of the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC), the nation’s leading resource dedicated to increasing the availability of quality, equitable health care for people living with a serious illness. CAPC is offering a 15% discounted membership rate to SDAHO members. CAPC members receive exclusive access to clinical training through a robust online course curriculum with free continuing education credits; small-group consulting with national experts in the palliative care field; hundreds of ready-to-use tools and technical assistance; webinars on hot topics; and a vibrant, collaborative community of health care professionals working with people living with a serious illness. One CAPC membership provides an organization’s entire staff with unlimited access to CAPC training, tools, and expert resources. Learn more at capc.org or contact the CAPC membership team at membership@capc.org.
