INTRODUCTION

Spirituality and religiosity are recognized as factors that contribute to quality of life and coping strategies in many persons facing life-threatening illnesses. These life-threatening events can also give rise to spiritual distress. When combined with chronic or acute pain and other physical and psychological symptoms, spiritual distress can be a component of a patient’s total suffering, which the Palliative Care Team (The Collective Soul) seeks to alleviate, enhancing the Human spirit and creating a healing environment in the middle of the distressful situation. The purpose of this course is to provide a better understanding of the Palliative Care Team’s role in enhancing the Human spirit and relieving patients’ bio-psychosocial and spiritual suffering.

EVENT FOCUS

The purpose of this virtual educational event is to provide community-based, hospital, chaplains, ministers and other interested healthcare professionals with skills for a better understanding of the Palliative Care Team role; embracing the Human spirit of patients with advanced illness, multiple physical, psycho-social, spiritual, and religious issues. Attendees at this conference will learn the principles of Palliative Care and Hospice, the state-of-the art of physical, emotional, and spiritual symptom management, as well as, effective communication with patients and families at the end of life integrating Spiritual Care into the Palliative Care practice.

THE 2023 STEVE THORNEY LECTURE IN SPIRITUAL CARE AWARD RECIPIENT

Karen E. Steinhauser, PhD

Professor, Population Health Services and Medicine
Associate Chief, Research Palliative Care
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina

WITH ADDITIONAL ESTEEMED SPEAKERS

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

Describe the importance and the role of the interdisciplinary team in the palliative care and hospice setting in the care of patients with advanced illnesses and their family in a multicultural environment;
Apply the principles of management of different distressing physical symptoms of patients with advanced illnesses; and
Utilize the principles of management of distressing emotional and spiritual symptoms in patients with advanced illnesses and their families.

TARGET AUDIENCE

The activity target audience includes physicians, chaplains, ministers, clergy, spiritual care counselors, nurses, social workers and other healthcare professionals delivering spiritual care in the community and healthcare facilities.

EDUCATIONAL METHODS

Didactic/Lecture
Panel Discussions
Question and Answer Sessions
Case Presentations

EVALUATION

An online evaluation tool will provide participants with the opportunity to comment on the value of the program content to their practice decisions, performance improvement activities, or possible impact on patient health status. Participants will also have the opportunity to comment on any perceived commercial bias in the presentations as well as to identify future educational topics.

ACCREDITATION

In support of improving patient care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 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.

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center designates this live activity for 11.0 Nursing Contact Hours.

SOCIAL WORK CONTINUING EDUCATION

Social Work Credit will be awarded totaling up to 10.50 CEUs. Certificates provided upon completion of symposium evaluation.

REGISTER

The Collective Soul Symposium