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The Geriatric Palliative Care Curriculum provides advanced interdisciplinary healthcare practitioners with foundational knowledge and skills to provide a unique approach to the palliative care of older adults, including:
- Disease management with compassionate caring,
- Maintaining optimum functional abilities in the presence of protracted illness,
- Promoting quality of life, and
- Anticipating and preparing for a peaceful death in the midst of chronic disease.
Faculty/Content Experts for the Geriatric Palliative Care Curriculum and Disclosure of Financial Relationships
- PI: Beverly Lunsford, PhD, CNS-BC, RN
- CoPI: Philip Blatt, PT, PhD, NCS
- Director of Instructional Design: Laurie Posey, EdD
- Cheryl Arenella MD, MPH
- Jacqueline Barnett, MSHS, PA-C
- Barbara L. Bouton, MS, FT
- Elizabeth Cobbs, MD
- Mary Corcoran, PhD, OTR/L,FAOTA
- Namirah Jamshed, MD
- Jean, Johnson, PhD, RN, FAAN
- Laurie Lyons, MA
- Paul Tschudi, Ed.S, MA, LPC
The Faculty/Content Experts have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Special Thanks to the Palliative Care Network.
Technical Requirements
- This course requires the Adobe Flash Player (Download Flash Player)
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Preferred Internet Browsers: Firefox, Chrome or Safari
Getting Started
- First, create an account; then follow these instructions to enroll, complete the module and print your certificate: How to Navigate the GePaC Curriculum.
- We are currently evaluating these modules for their value in graduate education. Click here to learn more about this study.
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Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit is available for physicians. A Certificate of Participation for Non-Physician Healthcare Professionals is available for physician assistants, advance practice nurses, nurses, physical therapists and other healthcare professionals. This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and The George Washington University School of Nursing and School of Medicine and Health Sciences. The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. |
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- Date of Original Release: December 15, 2012
- Last Review Date: December 15, 2015
- Termination Date: December 15, 2018