This course will provide practitioners with a detailed understanding of the differences between palliative care and hospice and how they benefit our patients when utilized as partners.

Caring for a veteran at the end of life often brings a complex mix of emotions for caregivers and loved ones. As they face the anticipated loss of someone with a terminal illness or declining health, feelings of grief may emerge long before death. This anticipatory grief can show up in many ways—emotionally, physically, and behaviorally. In this session, we’ll explore how recognizing and addressing these emotions is essential to the caregiver’s well-being and the veteran’s comfort. This workshop is part of our Caregiver Confidence Education Series for family caregivers. CE credits not available.

This course reviews best practices for identifying and managing pain. Utilizing case scenarios participants will learn to formulate an effective plan of care. Discussions will explore barriers to adequate pain management including the myths and facts about morphine.

This two-part series is a comprehensive review of the most common symptoms that cause discomfort at end-of-life. Part 1 focuses on assessing and treating pain, dyspnea and anxiety. These courses discuss how these symptoms are typically treated and which medications to initiate for maximum effectiveness. The courses use assessment tools and case scenarios to promote group interaction and discussion.

This two-part series is a comprehensive review of the most common symptoms that cause discomfort at end-of-life. Part 1 focuses on assessing and treating pain, dyspnea and anxiety. Part 2 focuses on assessing and treating nausea/vomiting, delirium, agitation and constipation. These courses discuss how these symptoms are typically treated and which medications to initiate for maximum effectiveness. The courses use assessment tools and case scenarios to promote group interaction and discussion.

Join us for a 1-hour educational session designed to equip healthcare workers with the knowledge and tools to better serve our nation’s veterans. Learn about the physical, mental, and social challenges veterans face, the impact of military service on health, and how to provide culturally competent, trauma-informed care.

Veterans facing end-of-life often carry unique physical, emotional, and spiritual burdens shaped by military service, trauma, and cultural identity. This 1-hour continuing education program equips healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills to deliver respectful, trauma-informed, and veteran-centric care.

Complex Care Conversations is a day-long interactive, small-group program for clinicians who treat individuals dealing with serious, progressive illnesses. Participants will learn how to navigate goals-of-care conversations to elicit patients’ values and preferences in a mutually transformative way for clinicians and patients when time matters most.

This course will shine a light on a critical but often misunder­stood caregiving role on the hospice team: the hospice chaplain. We will demystify common misconceptions and assumptions about the work chaplains do. Participants should leave this course equipped to effectively partner with chaplains to meet the holistic needs of hospice patients, their families, and the medical professionals who care for them.