Monday, May 1, 2017: 1:30 PM-2:30 PM
International Ballroom Center (Washington Hilton) - Concourse Level
Faculty:
Diane E Meier, MD, Center To Advance Palliative Care Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, Dana Lustbader, MD, ProHEALTH Care Associates, New Hyde Park, NY, Richelle Nugent Hooper, MBA, MSN, FNP, ACHPN, Four Seasons CFL, Flat Rock, NC, Donna Stevens, BS, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA and Robert Parker, DNP, RN, CENP, CHPN, Interim HealthCare Inc., Lockhart, TX
Not long ago palliative care was available only through the Medicare hospice benefit for the terminally ill; now many hospices and other palliative care providers are rising to the challenge of building community-based services for patients not yet eligible for hospice, including home-based palliative care services. Several home-based palliative care programs across the country are delivering this service to their patients. This session will highlight four programs that serve as examples for others who want to implement and sustain this critical service in their own organization.
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe the role of home-based palliative care in the continuum of palliative care programs
2. Describe the characteristics of four diverse successful home-based palliative care models
3. Explain the challenges and opportunities of available home-based palliative care models in order to determine which model could be implemented in your own community
CE/CME: Nurse, Physician and Social Worker