Nephrology

An introduction to palliative care, how it is delivered, its impact on quality of life, and the growing population of patients who need it.

Learn best practices for having patient-centered conversations about a serious illness diagnosis.

Learn how to effectively discuss prognosis with patients and their caregivers.

Learn best practices for building trust, eliciting patient values, and having patient-centered conversations about goals of care.

Learn techniques to help patients and their caregivers plan for the future, both during the early stages of a serious illness and as a disease progresses.

Assesses for nine symptoms experienced by patients with serious illness and quantifies their severity. Alberta Health Services.

Validated screening tool to assess burdens and impacts of kidney disease on patients.

Two palliative care clinicians provide the ins-and-outs of assessing and treating fatigue in patients with serious illness.

After completing this course, learners will have the tools they need to manage dyspnea, including the physical causes of shortness of breath and the emotional impact on the patient.

After completing this course, learners will be equipped with evidence-based strategies to identify and treat anxiety in patients living with a serious illness.

After completing this course, learners will have the tools to accurately identify and treat depression in patients living with a serious illness.

Learn to define and characterize pain, recognize the prevalence of pain, understand disparities in pain management based on race, ethnicity, and gender.

Learn the components of a comprehensive pain assessment and its importance in safe and effective pain management.

Gain an overview of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic pain treatments, including risks and benefits, and learn how to match the analgesic to pain type.

Learn how to decide on an appropriate opioid, route of delivery, and dose, and understand how to prescribe for incident and breakthrough pain.

Practice prescribing initial opioid doses for different pain types and characteristics. Learn to adjust dosing as needed to manage pain effectively.

Learn to develop a pain treatment plan with realistic goals and proper documentation, and implement universal precautions to help with the risk of opioid use disorder.

Learn how to identify and diagnose opioid use disorder (OUD) and practice communicating with patients about OUD and pain management.

A clarification distinguishing palliative care - available during any treatment - and hospice, which is a specific Medicare benefit.

Comprehensive article including the basics to know for holistic patient-centered care.

Assessing and supporting caregivers of people with serious illness.

This course provides context and best practices for identifying older adults at risk for poor outcomes, including falls, delirium, and caregiving challenges.

An expert provides background on trauma-informed care, explains the markers of trauma, and provides guidance on screening.

A national coalition promoting effective communication among patients, families, healthcare providers, and payers to ensure that patients receive the care that is important to them.