Total Credits: .75
Shifting Goals of Care Towards End of Life
Are you comfortable discussing end of life issues with your patients? Dr. Myers shares how to have these types of conversations.
Educational Objectives:
Apply conversational strategies to goals of care discussion
Distinguish various members/roles or hospice care team
Outline multiple strategies to achieve goals of care
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). The Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association (AOMA) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians.
GRIEVANCE POLICY: The AOMA strives to provide continuing medical education programs to fulfill the needs of the attendees and to meet the AOA Uniform Guidelines and AOA Accreditation Requirements. Comments, questions, or complaints should be forwarded to AOMA Executive Director Josephine Zammuto, by calling the AOMA Office at 602-266-6699 or by mail to AOMA, 1951 W. Camelback Rd., Suite 105, Phoenix, AZ 85015, or by email to info@azosteo.org.
| Shifting Goals of Care Towards End of Life - Handout (2.6 MB) | 22 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Shelly Myers, DO is a board-certified family medicine physician. She earned her B.S. at Northern Arizona University, completed medical school at Midwestern University Arizona College of Medicine, and finished her residency at Honor Health Osborn. She specializes in hospice and palliative care, currently working with Hospice of the Valley in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Myers leads an inpatient hospice unit and performs house calls to homebound hospice patients living in the community.
Dr. Myers has no disclosures
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