Adding a new service can be overwhelming, but don’t let that stop you. Let this session be your guide to developing and implementing an effective palliative care program. Turn the vision into a reality with this comprehensive webinar that will review all the requirements, responsibilities, best practices, care domains, and more to ensure your program thrives.

WEBINAR DETAILS

Part 2 of the Palliative Care Program Package will walk through the design and implementation of a community-based palliative care program. It will discuss the requirements, the eight domains of palliative care to consider, necessary staff, processes, and procedures. Operational and clinical best practices, including key roles, responsibilities, and team members to include in a successful CBPC program, will be addressed. Learn how to measure and communicate across the continuum of care with community partners to create a flourishing provider partnership.

AFTER THIS WEBINAR YOU’LL BE ABLE TO:

• Discuss the purpose of following the National Consensus Project’s Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care publication when designing a community-based palliative care (CBPC) program
• Consider the eight domains of palliative care when forming a CBPC program
• Explain the roles and responsibilities of clinical teams in a CBPC program
• Understand the function of care planning, the interdisciplinary team (IDT), and visit schedules
• Use palliative care as an outreach and bridge program

THIS WEBINAR WILL BENEFIT THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES:  Hospice, Palliative Care, Home Health, Home Care

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?  This informative session is designed for organizations considering implementation of a community-based palliative care program. Owners, CEOs, governing bodies, board members, CFOs, DOPCSs, clinical supervisors, business development teams, billing staff, intake personnel, medical directors, palliative care certified staff, NPs, PAs, nursing staff, and social service support teams are encouraged to attend.

TAKE-AWAY TOOLKIT

• Valuable resource links, including:
  • Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care 4^th Edition
  • A Practical Guide to Implementing a Home-Based Palliative Care Program
  • Training log
  • PDF of slides and speaker’s contact info for follow-up questions

• NOTE: All materials are subject to copyright. Transmission, retransmission, or republishing of any webinar to other agencies or those not employed by your agency is prohibited. Print materials may be copied for eligible participants only.

MEET THE PRESENTER:  Kathy Ahearn, RN, BSN, PHN, ALECC, Inc.

Kathy Ahearn has a Bachelor’s in both Nursing and Social Work and is the CEO and Founder of ALECC, Inc. ALECC provides years of post-acute care experience, ranging from clinical staff to executive leadership and consulting. Kathy provides a unique ability to identify agency challenges and opportunities, quickly providing education, support, and mentoring to organizations, guiding them to a new level of operation and success.

Kathy helped develop pain scales to standardize assessment with the American Pain Society and the Joint Commission. She expanded into medical devices as a Managed Care Director developing one of the first real-time cloud-based disease specific software programs to assist patients, clinicians, and managed care organizations to improve outcomes and collect data.

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