Serious Illness Conversations, Part 1: Framework and Communication Practice

Friday, July 7, 2023, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Webinar

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (2.75 hours), ANCC Nursing Contact Hours (2.75 hours), CME-Designated Participation Credit (2.75 hours)

This three-hour interactive, skills-based session gives clinicians of any discipline a talking map for effective, efficient goals of care conversations.

Led by Dartmouth Health Serious Illness Care Program faculty, the session features active learning and reflection, including progressive skills practice. Participants will leave the session with the skills and tools to begin having these conversations with their patients.

To maximize time for skills practice, prior to the session participants will be expected to: watch a short video (8 minutes) and to print out training materials.

The faculty for this session is Dr. Max Vergo.

Training sessions are virtual to allow more ready access across the New England area, and it remains interactive and high energy!

In order to participate and get credit for this activity, you will be required to have working audio and visual. If you don’t, the facilitator will ask you to leave the activity and reschedule when your technology is functional.

Please note: The virtual conference meeting access link will be emailed to registered participants 24-48 hours prior to the start of the activity.

Learning Outcome(s)
At the conclusion of this learning activity, 100% of learners will be able to apply recommendations suggested in the Serious Illness Conversation Guide (SICG) in their patient interactions in order to enhance personal competence in making value-aligned treatment recommendations and provide appropriate documentation for care of seriously ill patients.

Online registration is closed. For questions, please email [email protected].

Registration is online and by credit card only. The registration fee is $10. Residents, Fellows and students can attend for free (advance registration required for planning purposes).

Preregistration and payment required. The registration deadline is 2 days prior to the activity date. There will be no refunds after the registration deadline has been reached. A $10 administrative fee will be retained on all refunds requested before the registration deadline. For registration questions, please e-mail [email protected] or call (603) 653-1234.

Dartmouth Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Dartmouth Health designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 2.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Dartmouth Health Nursing Continuing Education Council is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

This educational activity carries 2.75 contact hours.      

Receiving Credit
The following steps must be completed in order to receive credit for this event:

• Register for the event online
• Attend the event or session(s).
• Complete the online evaluation (located under My Account in the top menu) - Must be submitted within 30 days after the activity

For questions or technical support, please email [email protected] or call (603) 653-1234.

For registration questions, please e-mail [email protected]. 

If you do not wish to be included on the conference participant list, please email [email protected] to inform us.

The CME and CNE Offices are not liable for expenses incurred by participants due to cancellation or changes in programs.