Hospice & Palliative Care

Speaker: Cristian Zanartu, MD
Palliative Care Physician

Purpose: The purpose of this webinar is to reflect on the nature of pain as a natural alarm and a starting point for recovery, and not only an ailment to be numbed.

Why Do I Need to Know This? The failure of the medical establishment in treating chronic pain urges us to reacquaint ourselves with the multifaceted nature of pain and address it holistically and humanely.

Objectives:  

1. Understand the biological, emotional, cognitive, behavioral, social and spiritual components of chronic pain
2. Realize the essential failure behind the pure medicalization of chronic pain
3. Realize the pivotal role that Palliative Medicine can play in the healing process of chronic pain, thanks to its multidisciplinary nature

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: 1.0

Continuing Education Accreditation

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)

Release Date: October 10, 2023

Expiration Date: February 1, 2025 (for nurses); January 31, 2025 (for NYS Social Workers)

Disclosures:

Cristian Zanartu, 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 financial 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/