Hospice & Palliative Care

Speaker: Myra Glajchen, DSW
Director of Medical Education
MJHS Institute for Innovation in Palliative Care

Purpose: The goal of the webinar is to shine a light on the importance of care transitions in medical care and highlight best practices to enhance continuity of care.

Objectives:

1. Identify the role of the social worker in the hospital, home care, ambulatory and long term care settings
2. Use best practices to complete a patient- and caregiver-centered care plan
3. Use best practices for appropriate biopsychosocial assessment and intervention focused on coordination of services and continuity of care

Target Audience:  social workers and healthcare coaches

Criteria for Successful Completion:

1. Attendance at entire session
2. Submission of completed evaluation form
3. Successful completion of a posttest (80% passing grade)

Continuing Education Credits: 1.0

Release Date: April 24, 2019

Expiration Date: January 31, 2025 

Continuing Education 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 CE certificate)

Disclosures
Myra Glajchen, DSW, 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 other 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/