Tuesday, May 2, 2017: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Jefferson West (Washington Hilton) - Concourse Level
Faculty:
Bernice M Burkarth, MD, HMDC, FAAHPM, Treasure Health, Stuart, FL, Sandra Lee Huster, BA, Covenant Care, Pensacola, FL, Carla Cheatham, MA, MDiv, PhD, TRT, Capitol Hospice, Austin, TX, Brian W Jones, DHSc, CHPCA, Hospice Care of St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Edgewood, KY, Cathy Emmett, PhD, ARNP, ACHPN, Suncoast Hospice, Clearwater, FL, Leanna Anderson, MSW, LICSW, Hospice of the Northwest, Mount Vernon, WA, Diane Snyder Cowan, MA, MT-BC, CHPCA, Hospice of the Western Reserve, Inc, Cleveland, OH, Melinda M. Gruber, MBA, PhD, Caring Circle, Saint Joseph, MI, Patricia Talone, MSPT, Main Line Health Home Care and Hospice, Radnor, PA, Dan Haire, RN, BSN, CHPN, Hospice of Western Kentucky, Owensboro, KY, Bridget Montana, MSN, APRN, FPCN, MBA, Hope HealthCare Services, Fort Myers, FL and Amanda Dunnem, CNA, Caring Circle, Buchanan, MI
This session will focus on providing care in last seven days of life and how each member of the team contributes to improving the experience of the patient and family during that time. In the context of public reporting and the new hospice Medicare payment model with the service intensity add-on, this presentation will offer innovative strategies to create staffing models that manage the operational and logistical challenges of the tracking of time and discipline while maximizing presence at the bedside and supporting the caregiver. Faculty will address knocking down the silos that isolate team members and explore not only the care provided directly at the bedside, but also the contributions from the education, communication, and operational team members whose contribution helps to make the interdisciplinary care of the patient and family possible.
Learning Objectives:
1. Describe strategies to identify patients entering the end (last week) of life and to communicate this information to the care team
2. Identify strategies to maximize the role each team member can play in caring for patients and their families in the last week of life
3. Identify operational challenges and opportunities to develop innovative staffing models to care for patients and their families in the last seven days of life
CE/CME: Counselor, Nurse, Physician and Social Worker