Add to Calendar A Journey from the Heart: Palliative Care in Infective Endocarditis for Patients Who Use Intravenous Drugs 6/15/2023 5:00:00 PM 6/30/2025 11:00:00 PM America/New_York For More Details: https://upenn.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?P=0&EID=85553 Description: This activity is designed to provide evidence-based interprofessional education about Palliative and End-of-Life care to hospital-based, outpatient, and home care clinicians who engage in the care of patient with serious illnesses. false MM/DD/YYYY


Date & Location
Thursday, June 15, 2023, 5:00 PM - Monday, June 30, 2025, 11:00 PM

Course Overview
This activity is designed to provide evidence-based interprofessional education about Palliative and End-of-Life care to hospital-based, outpatient, and home care clinicians who engage in the care of patient with serious illnesses.

Target Audience
Specialties - ALL SPECIALTIES
Professions - Healthcare Administration, Nurse Practitioners, Other Healthcare Professionals/Non-Healthcare, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Registered Nurses


Learning Objectives

After completing this activity, participants should be able to:


  1. Describe the current landscape of drug use & the mechanisms of addiction
  2. Review best practices for addiction treatment for patients who inject drugs (PWID) with infective endocarditis (IE)
  3. Discuss the high morbidity and mortality and consider the role of Palliative Care in treating IE in PWID
  4. Discuss the ethical challenges in IE in PWID

Accreditation

In support of improving patient care, Penn Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.  

Designation of Credit
Physicians: Penn Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.


Credits
AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.00 hours), Non-Physician Attendance / Participation (1.00 hours), NCPD Hours (ANCC) (1.00 hours), ACPE (1.00 hours), Opioid Education (1.00 hours), American Academy of Physician Assistants (1.00 hours)