About this Webinar for Physicians and Healthcare Professionals
Learn about the ethics and practical implications of artificial nutrition and hydration for patients near the end of life. Participants will understand the benefits and challenges of parenteral hydration for patients with advanced illness, including those associated with tube feeding for patients with advanced dementia.
Discover the indications and contraindications for artificial nutrition and hydration, the relationship between tube feeding and patient survival, and the value of goals-of-care conversations in end-of-life care.
Attendees will also apply a clinician's mnemonic for sensitive discussions and how to address common misconceptions through an example of an effective goals-of-care conversation.
This webinar is offered for both CE and CME credit:
- CE credit is available to nurses (RN, LPN, LVN; in California, Registered Nurses only), social workers and certified case managers, as well as licensed nursing home administrators in the states of Florida and Illinois.
- CME credit is available to physicians (MD, DO), nurse practitioners (NP) and physician assistants (PA).
Attendees can earn one continuing education hour. See below for full certification information and instructions.
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Nurses and Case Managers
This activity is approved for one continuing education credit hour for nurses (RN, LPN, LVN; in California, Registered Nurses only), social workers and certified case managers. Licensed nursing home administrators in the State of Florida and Illinois may also receive one hour of continuing education credit. Attendance for the entire online webinar, as well as completion of a brief online evaluation, is required. Certifications are made available after completion.
Featured VITAS Expert
Kamal Wahab, MD
Regional Medical Director, VITAS Healthcare
Dr. Kamal Wahab, regional medical director for VITAS in Florida and Georgia, delivers compassionate, evidence-based care built on a foundation of geriatrics and family medicine. A graduate of the University of Balamand Faculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Dr. Wahab completed his family medicine residency at the American University of Beirut Medical Center. He went on to complete a fellowship in geriatrics at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital.
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