Hospice & Palliative Care

Speaker: Phanthira Christina Tamsukhin, MD
Palliative Medicine Physician
Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY

Purpose: The development and advancement of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has transformed HIV/AIDs into a chronic disease, which results in an overall increase in prevalence of HIV/AIDS cases and rise in the number of people living with symptomatic HIV disease. Chronic illnesses have high symptom burdens and increase care needs. The course of illness is characterized by periodic, acute exacerbations that will require an increase of care, and aggressive symptom management during acute and future exacerbation is essential. Prognostication is challenging because these patients are at risk for sudden death but may stabilize for prolonged periods.

Objectives:  

1. Discuss quality of life, goal setting, and the role of palliative care for patients with HIV
2. Explain the assessment of prognostication in patients with HIV
3. Review management of selected HIV-specific symptoms
4. Describe strategies in advance care planning for palliative care patients with HIV

Target Audience: Primary care providers, nurse practitioners, palliative care specialists, pain specialists, registered nurses, advanced practice nurses, registered nurses with a specialty in palliative care/hospice, social workers, allied health professionals, fellows, residents, and medical students

Criteria for Successful Completion:

1. Attendance at entire session
2. Submission of completed evaluation form
3. Successful completion of a posttest; 80% passing grade (mandatory to receive CE credit for social workers)

Continuing Education Credits: 0.75

Continuing Education Accreditation

Physicians: The AAFP has reviewed MJHS Institute for Innovation in MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care Interprofessional Webinar Series - On Demand (4), and deemed it acceptable for AAFP credit. Term of approval is from 10/10/2024 to 10/10/2025. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This session Caring for Patients with HIV is approved for 0.75 enduring AAFP Elective credits.
Note: Physicians should contact their respective licensing boards and specialty certification boards about acceptance of AAFP Elective credits when attempting to satisfy CME credit requirements.

Nurses: The MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Northeast Multistate Division Education Unit, an accredited approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Social Workers: MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0242.

Fees: Free (includes CME/CE certificate)

Release Date: July 6, 2023

Expiration Date: October 10, 2025 (for physicians and non-physicians); February 1, 2025 (for nurses); January 31, 2025 (for NYS Social Workers)

Disclosures:

Phanthira Christina Tamsukhin, MD, has no financial arrangements or affiliations with any commercial entities whose products, research, or services may be discussed in these materials. Any discussion of investigational or unlabeled uses of a product will be identified.

No Planning Committee Member has any disclosures.

Planning Committee Members
Myra Glajchen, DSW
Kerrianne P. Page, MD, HMDC
Joyce Palmieri, MS, RN, CHPN
Karen Richards, PhD, EdS

Funding Disclosure: No commercial funding has been accepted for the activity.

Location: Online at https://www.mjhspalliativeinstitute.org/e-learning/