2024 Annual Meeting | C78 - Neuro-palliative Care: Maximizing Quality of Life in Serious Neurologic Illness

Date Monday 04/15/24

Time 01:00 PM - 03:00 PM MDT Add To Calendar

Location Colorado Convention Center | 601

Session Format This program will be presented both in-person and online

On Demand This program will be available in the meeting's On Demand product.

Event Type Seminar

Director(s) Heather Leeper, MD

Topic(s) Aging, Dementia, and Behavioral Neurology, Neuromuscular and Clinical Neurophysiology (EMG), Palliative Care

Learning Objectives Participants should be able to define palliative medicine and person-centered care; describe applicability of palliative care concurrent with neurologic care across the illness trajectory; effectively recognize and elicit goals, needs, and concerns of people living with serious neurologic illness and their caregivers through high-quality person-centered communication; and collaborate with patients and caregivers to formulate goal-concordant symptom management and supportive care plans.

CME Available 2.00 CME credits

Core Competencies Patient Care & Procedural Skills, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism, Medical Knowledge, Practice-based Learning and Improvement, Systems-based Practice

Program Level Intermediate

Program Tracks Brain Health, Neurohospitalist

Recommended Audience Fellow, Resident, General Neurologist, Specialist Neurologist, Non-neurologist, Advanced Practice Provider, Neurohospitalist, Medical Student

Teaching Styles Case-based, Didactic, Other

Program Materials Program Evaluations

Event Timeline
01:00 PM - 01:05 PM MDT	Introduction	Introduction to Principles of Palliative Medicine Heather Leeper, MD
01:05 PM - 01:25 PM MDT	Speaker	Case-based Presentation 1 Christina L. Vaughan, MD, MHS
01:25 PM - 01:35 PM MDT	Q&A	Case 1 Q&A Christina L. Vaughan, MD, MHS
01:35 PM - 01:55 PM MDT	Speaker	Case-based Presentation 2 Kwame Adjepong, MD
01:55 PM - 02:05 PM MDT	Q&A	Case 2 Q&A Kwame Adjepong, MD
02:05 PM - 02:25 PM MDT	Speaker	Case-based Presentation 3 Heather Leeper, MD
02:25 PM - 02:35 PM MDT	Q&A	Case 3 Q&A Heather Leeper, MD
02:35 PM - 02:55 PM MDT	Discussion	Panel Discussion Heather Leeper, MD
02:55 PM - 03:00 PM MDT	Closing Remarks	Summary and Closing Remarks Heather Leeper, MD

Faculty Disclosures
Heather Leeper, MD	Dr. Leeper has nothing to disclose.
Christina L. Vaughan, MD, MHS	Dr. Vaughan has nothing to disclose.
Kwame Adjepong, MD	Dr. Adjepong has nothing to disclose.