The WV Center for End-Of-Life Care Will Be Sponsoring a Respecting Choices 2-Day POLST

Communication to Improve End-of-Life Decision-Making Webinar Series

February 12, 2015 - Honoring the Patient’s Advance Directives April 2, 2015 - Facing the Threat of Legal Action April 30, 2015 - Telling the Family “No”

All webinars are 12:00-1:00 pm

Social workers can help meet the unique needs of patients and families faced with serious medical conditions and life-limiting illnesses. The need for social workers trained and skilled in working in end-of-life care has increased, because of advancements in medical technology, rising rates of chronic illness, increasing number of older patients, and longer life spans. This series of webinars will increase the knowledge and comfort level of social workers and others who work with patients and families to conduct advance care planning conversations to ensure that end-of-life care treatment preferences are informed and honored.

At the completion of this series, participants should be able to:  Review the ethics of end-of-life decision making;  Describe WV health care law as it applies to frequent challenging end-of-life issues; and  Present a systematic process for analyzing and resolving challenging cases.

Course Faculty Jeanie Brenneman, MSW, LCSW – Social Worker, Amedisys Hospice Alvin H. Moss, MD – Director, WV Center for End-of-Life Care Sandra A. Price, JD - Risk Manager, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center of West Virginia University Valerie Satkoske, MSW, PhD – Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh Mandy Weirich, MSW – Adult Services Trainer, WVDHHR

Target Audience: These webinars are appropriate for social workers and others who help patients to complete advance directives, conduct end-of-life care conversations with patients and family members, and assist in resolving conflict about end-of-life care in diverse health settings.

Course Credit: This webinar series is sponsored by the Center for Health Ethics and Law, Provider Number 490095, which is a West Virginia Certified Provider of continuing education credits for social workers. This program has been awarded up to 1 hour of continuing education credit per session. Please consult your state licensing board for limits on CE hours for other than “face-to-face” programs.

This webinar series has been approved for up to 3 WVU Gerontology Practitioner (GPC) credits, 1 hour for each session under the category Social Policy and Aging OR Ethics and Aging. Information and links can be found at http://socialwork.wvu.edu/certificate-programs/gerontology-practitioner-certificate.

Disclosure: All those in a position to control content of this program have indicated that they have no significant interests to disclose. Communication to Improve End-of-Life Decision-Making Based on Ethics, Law, and Process - What do I do?

Registration:

Registration for this webinar series is through the WV Geriatric Education Center e-commerce site. To register, click on the link 2015 End-of-Life Care Webinar Series Registration which will take you to the WVGEC site. There is no fee for these webinars, however, you must register to attend. Detailed login instructions, handouts, evaluations, and CE request forms will be sent via e-mail to registrants upon receipt of registration.

This project is/was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number UB4HP19050 West Virginia Geriatric Education Center for $2,000,000. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

PENDING REVIEW: Those enrolled in the Gerontology Practitioner Certificate program of the West Virginia University School of Social Work may receive credit for attending this training. For more information on the program visit: http://socialwork.wvu.edu/certificate-programs/gerontology-practitioner-certificate

For questions or additional information call Cindy Jamison at 877-209-8086 or email [email protected].