Hospice & Palliative Care

Speaker: Judith A. Paice, PhD, RN
Director, Cancer Pain Program
Division, Hematology-Oncology
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine

Purpose: By attending this webinar, participants will understand the common pain syndromes experienced by those with cancer, as well as treatment options and current guidelines. Challenges in management will be discussed and cases will be used to illustrate present complexities. The goal is to provide safe and effective care to those experiencing cancer pain.

Objectives:  

1. Review pain syndromes seen in people with cancer
2. Examine pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment options
3. Provide education to patients and families related to safe and effective use of pain therapies

Continuing Education Credits: 1.0

Continuing Education Accreditation

Physicians: The AAFP has reviewed MJHS 2024-2025 Interprofessional Webinar Series, and deemed it acceptable for AAFP credit. Term of approval is from 09/26/2024 to 08/31/2025. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. This session Cancer Pain Management is approved for 1.0 online AAFP Elective credit.
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:
Individual: Free (includes CME/CE certificate)
Group: Free (includes unlimited CME/CE certificates)

Note to Groups:
If you plan to attend as a group, the group facilitator should register for the webinar. After registering, group facilitators will receive detailed email instructions on how to process CE credits for group attendees. Please email [email protected] or call (212) 649-5500 with additional questions.

Attending by Smartphone:
No dial-in (i.e., listen only) connections are permitted for CE credit. To attend by phone, download and install the GoToWebinar App from the Apple Store or Google Play.

System Requirements for Computers and Mobile Devices:
https://support.logmeininc.com/gotowebinar/system-check-attendee

Disclosures:
Judith A. Paice, PhD, RN, 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/