End of Life Series“Prognostication: The Good, the Bad and the Irrelevant”
Deborah Grassman, ARNP, MSN
September 21, 2010
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EDT
This presentation will provide information to Healthcare Providers on the value of providing prognoses to patients so End-of-life strategies can be developed. Provocative videos and thought-stimulating questions will inspire each participant to seek meaningful ways to incorporate the provision of prognoses in clinical practice.
Highlights & Objectives:
- Identify at least 4 barriers for providing prognosis
- Verbalize at least 3 reasons that the time preceding death is valuable
- Discuss the roles of overly optimistic and pessimistic prognoses
- Review research related to prognoses and its implications
- Communicate at least 2 tools for providing survival estimates
- Learn the essential End-of-Life Strategy for helping others prepare for death
1.5 Contact Hours Per Webinar: N, NA, P, NH
Price Options: $89.00 per webinar web/phone connection
Contact Hour Fees: Free to primary site attendee, $10.00 per additional attendee at the same site (web/phone connection), per webinar.